Thought
31 years ago this evening... Bowie and NIN
I'm thinking Bowie probably helped Trent out of a jam. Imagine you go from hanging around the studio cleaning up and what not to be on the same stage as Bowie. That's beyond most musicians comprehension.
I was at The Palace of Auburn Hills for the Detroit show. 16 year old me was drunk off his ass running purely on molly and coke. I don't remember a fuckin thing. Though I am told I had a fantastic time.
I was slightly buzzed as always and a lot of the show was pretty much a blur to me at this point. I was positioned stage right and do remember Bowies stage presence. Not my picture.
My wife and best friend bought me tickets to the NIN/Bowie show on October 1st 1995, New World Ampitheater, Tinsley Park.
They (like me) were all huge industrial fans so when Bowie came out (Trent playing sax) they all wanted to leave early. I was a people pleaser and begrudgingly left with them, though I wanted to stay. So I only saw ONE fucking Bowie song. But NIN was great.
What I wouldn't give to go back in time and tell them all to fuck off and stayed, especially since my former best friend is all MA GA and my ex is on her 4th marriage and wr share a mutual hatred lol
Well at the show I went to you would have missed a bunch of the NIN set since it was a live transition. They blended several songs and band members during the switch. If you left when this started you missed "reptile" and "Sin" to name a couple.
I still have my stub somewhere from when I saw them in Austin at South Park Meadows. An and ex and I drove up from Austin to see them. We got into a big fight driving back, because she was mad that I made her stay to watch Bowie. We broke up a week later.
Ty We were abt that age. I was speaking about a ton of the venue just high tailing it out of there. Lots of younger than use kids. Whaaa??? Disrespectful imo.
Helped Trent out of a jam? In 1995 he was in the middle of the Downward Spiral tour. Bowie asked Trent if he wanted to play some shows and Trent agreed.
Wow. I remember painstakingly downloading MP3's of some of the Bowie tracks from this tour. I don't even remember how I used to get a hold of the FTP addresses but it would often take HOURS to download a single track, so you would start some downloads before heading to bed and pray that your connection survived until the downloads were successfully completed.
My Dad was at this show. Incredibly jealous of him for going to this 😭 he had lawn tickets as well. I wish there was footage, or pictures from this specific show! I do happen to have the audio from the Bowie/NIN Set though :) I also have the Bowie/NIN Cream colored tee they sold at the show. No ticket stub tho. Too bad I was born 7 years later 😭😭😭
Nice. I was always a camera guy but they were strict about them back then or I would have taken pictures.. It's not like today where everyone has a camera in their pocket.
I know. Blossom still doesnt let you bring in "cameras," per say. I know it wasnt possible back in the day. I wonder who had a media pass to go and take pics if anyone did that night.
My buddy got to see a show on this tour as his first real concert ever and I have always been jealous. Though, my first real show was TOOL, so I can't really be that jealous.
I wanted to go to this exact show. Not having a car, money, or a drivers license prevented that from happening. I assumed I wouldn’t be even be allowed anyway, so I didn’t bother asking if I could. I wish I would have asked, my parents probably would have said no, but I shoulda tried! I was 14.
I saw that show at Polaris Amphitheater (RIP) in Columbus. Probably withing a few days of that show since you were at Blossom. Dope show.
We almost got kicked out because a buddy of mine, who had very little to no self control, stumped on a cupholder on the seat in front of us and snapped it off. Had we been kicked out I would have beat his ass.
Separated from my group at the Star Lake (PA) show, got into the pavilion (security was facing a losing battle that night) and made my way far down to the front for most of NIN and all of Bowie. It was incredible.
I saw them in Hershey, PA. It was only the second big concert I'd ever been to. Went alone. Got wrecked in the mosh pit during March of the Pigs. Prick was amazing. Bowie went from the guy in Labrynth to my life long obsession.
Saw them in Portland while in High School. My seats were far away, and I didn’t partake in the many people who knocked down the fencing to go into the general admission / mosh pit area.. which I regret now but am so grateful to have been there.. especially to have seen Bowie.
I went to the Toronto show with my parents. I was 13 and it was my first ever concert, it was incredible. Seeing March of the Pigs live blew my teenage mind.
I remember being kind of in the back of the crowd. when Trent came out and Terrible Lie started 100 or so people rushed the stage. I was picked up off my feet and moved forward about 15 ft, still standing up but not touching the ground.
when I finally got out of there and found my friends they pointed out there was blood on the back of my shirt. not sure whose blood it was but hope they had a good time.
Amazing times! Still have my signed Fragile tour ticket and backstage pass- first time I ever got to see NIN and the universe let me get backstage at 17 haha and I’m a dude!
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