Nine Inch Nails live performances

Nine Inch Nails playing in November 2013; from left to right: Pino Palladino, Ilan Rubin, Trent Reznor, and Alessandro Cortini

The rock band Nine Inch Nails started doing tours when it was first made in 1988. Trent Reznor started the band and does most of the work for the band's studio. The band has played in many festivals. For example, they played at Woodstock '94, Lollapalooza in 1991 and 2008, and the MTV Video Music Awards. Before 2013, they did 938 gigs.[1]

Nine Inch Nails does not play the same in concerts than when they do in studios.[2][3] Reznor makes and plays most of the band's music. Other people might sing or play instruments if it is needed for the song. Reznor makes groups of backing musicians (people who play for concerts). Alessandro Cortini (one of the band's keyboardists) said that how the band plays in studios and in CDs is different from how they play in concerts.[4]

Before 2016, Reznor was the only member of the band. Nine Inch Nails' concerts have lighting effects used for the stage. The effects have been done by Reznor and Rob Sheridan starting in 1999.[5] Three tours have been talked about in albums and documentaries.[6][7]

Critics have said that the tours are good. Some critics talk about how the stage feels aggressive. They also liked the effects that the stage uses. In 2008, Reznor wanted the band to stop touring after 2009.[8] They started touring again in 2013.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Nine Inch Nails Tour Dates". Theninhotline.net. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ Zahlaway, Jon (May 16, 2005). "Live Review: Nine Inch Nails in Boston". LiveDaily. Archived from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2021. Those who know Nine Inch Nails only from their studio recordings—industrial-rock affairs heavy on synthesized sounds—might assume that the group's material wouldn't translate well in a live setting. They'd be sorely mistaken, as evidenced by the band's Friday night (5/13) performance at Boston's Orpheum Theatre.
  3. ↑ Busby, Brent (March 23, 2007). "DVD Review: Nine Inch Nails Live". Western Courier. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2021. In theory, Nine Inch Nails shouldn't be a great live band. Reznor's music sometimes consists of non-organic instruments thrown straight onto a computer, at times being twisted to the point of not even sounding like the original source.
  4. ↑ Wigney, Allan (March 3, 2006). "NIN keyboardist having a blast". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved February 1, 2021. Archived at Canadian Online Explorer.
  5. ↑ Wener, Ben (February 5, 2002). "A tour souvenir from Nine Inch Nails". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Nine Inch Nails Releases "Closure"". MTV. December 2, 1997. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  7. ↑ Saraceno, Christina and Austin Scaggs (June 8, 2001). "NIN Doing Fragility DVD". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ Concepcion, Pocholo (July 13, 2009). "Trent Reznor, 20 years later". Showbizandstyle.inquirer.net. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  9. ↑ Phillips, Amy (25 February 2013). "Trent Reznor Announces the Return of Nine Inch Nails: Extensive Touring for 2013 and 2014". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media Inc. Retrieved February 1, 2021.