Nine Inch Nails with QOTSA and DFA 1979

This series of pictures were taken with a Samsung a680 Camera phone. I borrowed it from work to demo it just to see how it actually did with the photos. I must admit I am pretty impressed with the quality, for a camera phone. Now that I've hacked the camera and it costs me nothing to download the pictures, I think I may be purchasing this particular model in the future.

Now on to the concert.

That's right... Floor tickets to the Nine Inch Nails concert in Calgary. If you've read my blog, then you know I was pretty excited about this concert.

Death From Above 1979

Stoner rock out of Toronto played by a two piece that certainly had a much bigger sound than the sum of the members should have been able to produce. Overall, for an opening act, they were definately a good band. They played a pretty energetic set, but it was clear that they were there as a seating soundtrack while everyone prepared for what was coming next.

It was early in the night, and I was still figuring out the best timing on my pictures, but that's DFA 1979

Queens Of The Stone Age

Leaders among the stoner rock scene, they put on a fantastic set. I enjoy their music, but it's not something that I would regularly pop into my playlist. However, their set was big and their musicianship was nothing short of fantastic. They definately held the crowd for the entire length of their set and proved that the music really translates well into a live setting. Overall, I definately enjoyed their set which is pretty impressive for who they were opening up for.

You can get a pretty good idea of the lighting and stage show for the QOTSA set.

NINE INCH NAILS

AMAZING. Not a whole lot more can be said about the show. The playlist was fantastic spanning their whole discography. Highlights include Dead Souls from The Crow soundtrack, The Wretched from The Fragile and of course Hurt. There was a huge lighting effects show, which included an huge screen around the stage at some points. This was used to display various videos during some of the slower songs. The music was absolutely fantastic, and the industrial sound played extremely well in the live environment. I think it just goes to show the extent that Trent Reznor plans things and how important every aspect of his music is. I can't really comment much more about the show... it sits just behind TOOL as my favorite show. Definately a must see for anyone who is even a part-time fan.

The pics were hard to get because of the huge light show, but I think these are some of the better ones, and you can see the video on the big screens in a few of the shots.

This was definately worth the trip.

Edit: I don't know why some pictures don't enlarge... maybe I'll figure it out, maybe not.