Having very mixed emotions while writing this. About an hour ago at small club, The Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, California, ended era of the most magnificent live performances probably ever made. Nine Inch Nails‘s last show of Wave Goodbye tour took place there today and according to several forums the atmosphere has been intense, incredible, epic, etc etc.

At the same time this means that my 6th and probably last NIN show happened at Milan this summer. All those six shows has been overwhelming unique experiences, including long and short distance traveling, meeting great people, seeing awesome opening acts (Ladytron, Serena Maneesh, The Mars Volta, Korn, QOTSA…), long car drives, spending ridiculous amounts of $ to plane ticks, having friends around the globe, having good times before and after show…so much great memories. Every gig has meant to me more than I can express myself now without sounding cliché. I Never forget the feelings and excitement minutes before the first song of the set. I never forget the empty, tired but happy feelings after the last song.

But to all fellow Nails fans, there’s no need for depression. Nevertheless worldwide, long tours are now probably over the story of the band continues. As mr. Reznor says “My best work is yet to become”

Facts about the last show @  Wiltern Theater, Los Angeles, CA 2009.09.10 [...]

Setlist:

1. Home
2. Somewhat Damaged
3. The Collector
4. Discipline
5. March of The Pigs
6. Something I Can Never Have
7. The Frail
8. The Wretched
9. Ruiner
10. Head Down
11. Burn
12. Just Like You Imagined (w Mike Garson)
13. La Mer (w Mike Garson)
14. Eraser (w Mike Garson)
15. The Becoming (Still) (w Mike Garson)
16. Down In The Park (w Gary Numan & Mike Garson intro(?) )
17. Metal (w Gary Numan)
18. I Die: You Die (w Gary Numan)

19. 1,000,000
20. Letting You
21. Survivalism
22. Suck
23. Down In It
24. The Hand That Feeds
25. Head Like A Hole

26. Me, I’m Not (w Atticus Ross)
27. The Warning (w Atticus Ross & Dave Navarro)
28. Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now) (w Dave Navarro)
29. Gave Up (w Dave Navarro)

30. Mr. Self Destruct (w The Dillinger Escape Plan)
31. Wish (w The Dillinger Escape Plan)
32. Atmosphere (cover – Joy Division)
33. Dead Souls (cover – Joy Division)
34. The Good Soldier
35. The Day The World Went Away
36. Hurt
37. In This Twilight

Said after gig in forums:

“unreal show. as great as the last phx show and fonda was, this was on another level. really a significantly higher level for me”

“one word….EPIC!”

“I can’t stop crying… show started at 9:23pm and ended at 12:38pm. WOW!!!”

“Holy shit. That was probably the best show I’ve ever attended…”

“Words cannot describe what I just witnessed.”

Interesting notes:

- NIN went to number one trending topic in Twitter during the show.

- There has been lots of professional HD cams in last gigs…DVD?

- Trent on thank you speech: “I will continue doing music with these guys…”

- According to nintourhistory.com this show was the 830:th NIN concert.

- In This Twilight was 15010:th song performed live.

Discussion of the show, links to YouTube vids and more in nin.com forum
Review in Spin.com

Final song: In This Twilight