NINE INCH NAILS: WITH TEETH 2005-2006
MIAMI, FL [GLOBAL GATHERING FESTIVAL]
3.18.06


By Chimera


Set List:

Mr. Self Destruct
You Know What You Are?
Sin
Terrible Lie
March of the Pigs
Burn
Closer
Wish
Gave Up
Piggy
Only
Suck
Hurt
The Hand That Feeds
Starfuckers, Inc.
Head Like a Hole

Well I'm still sore. I have never exerted that much energy at a concert until this past Saturday. And my voice is gone! I got there at around 1 pm... I liked Flyleaf. I was like... in the 3rd row for Killswitch Engage with my two other friends, which is one of my favorite bands. The crowd was even more brutal than NIN's. During the first song I was 2 seconds away from fainting and/or throwing up and since the security was SHIT I had to push my way all the way back and through a mosh pit. They were awesome but that performance pretty much took all my energy. When people were moshing the dirt flew in the air and I inhaled that shit and by the time they were done I had a layer of dirt on my face.. a fucking water bottle was 5 dollars but luckily some random guy handed me one for free. I heard Trent was walking around but I didn't see him... one of my friends lost his hat and had his sunglasses broken during Killswitch Engage I thought that was pretty funny. But anyway I started to ease my way into the crowd again 5 hours before NIN started setting up. I had eaten something before trying to ease back into the crowd but it didn't really help my energy.. I also had cramps and the medicine was starting to wear off.

Coheed and Cambria was the most boring shit ever I almost fell asleep man. Avenged Sevenfold was alright, I used to be more into them but got sick of them. The best part was the Pantera cover. Then Rob Zombie came out and I'm not really into his music, I like him more than Avenged Sevenfold but I thought the show was better than the music. And I saw John5 for the first time! He's great, he came out with an interesting mask. His hair looked wild, he put on a great show. I was like wtfuhhhh when I saw this monster thing came walking out I loved that. The 4 encores were killing me though, I was really out of it and they kept coming back and I'm not complaining, but I wanted NIN to come out already.

So Rob Zombie was done finally. During the set up of NIN I was crying just because I felt bad, I had barely any energy left and I got behind 3 ppl who kept slapping my face with their hair. It was really cramped up where I was and I was about 7-10 rows back on the left, that was as far up as I could go. I was frustrated because I wanted to go further up so that was part of why I was crying. Oh and I was PMSing (unnecessary information). But I had no intentions of bailing, like my best friend did. I could barely breathe.

Finally I heard Pligrimage and the opening of Mr. Self Destruct, then I saw Jeordie's silhouette and I. Lost it. I exerted all this energy that I didn't have... damn that was a good exercise. I've never been that energetic at a show before and I've never seen Jeordie more energetic live. I loved it. He lost it during one song and I fucking cracked uuuup. I was getting emotional because I was finally seeing him but I wanted to get closer... I had to keep tippy-toeing to see him because fucking heads and cameras were in my way. Again I was PMSing. He really showed off his skillz. Ah he was great... And then there was the crowd. Pushing pushing pushing I had to use all my strength to get these big fucking tall people from trampling me. I was getting pissed. I punched like 3 people but I especially tried to punch this crowd surfer as many times as I could because. I hate crowd surfers. I don't need to be carrying a fucking sweaty body when I'm trying to survive. I was trying to move to places where I can see Jeordie without any heads and I was basically next to the mosh pit the whole time. I got pulled in it a couple times and this FUCKING BITCH tried to push me into it and I told her off. I told a lot of people off lol actually screaming my lungs out. And I inhaled more dirt. I had my bra almost ripped off (I took off my shirt because I couldn't take the heat). During March of The Pigs I wasn't in the mosh pit but this fucking huge girl started trying to mosh. You better believe I fucking hit her as much as I could. I pushed heads too lol because at the beginning there was this guy with long hair extensively moving his head and having it suffocate me. I pulled his hair and any bitch's hair that was getting in my face.

I was sooo happy to hear Mr. Self Destruct I love love, love that song. And I was glad to hear Piggy! I heard one of my friends (who managed to get on the barrier I have no idea how) sing Piggy when Trent came down to the crowd. I remember Trent saying someone stuck a finger in his ass lolll.. he also said that the show was turning out pretty cool :] The sound was amazing, everyone in the band was amazing. Josh was killer, I saw Ally come out and play guitar during Mr. Self Destruct. And Aaron was.. Aaron. When I looked his way he was doing his thing but, I was really trying to concentrate on Jeordie. And surviving. I thought I was imagining fireworks during HLAH but it turned out that really did happen. That was cool.. and I might have imagined this too but I saw Jeordie give his bass to someone down like in front of the stage, I didn't see who got it but I saw him pull out the wire lol. Right after HLAH I knew they were done but people kept saying "One more song!", and they wouldn't leave so I pushed through all these fucking people to get out. When I looked behind me there was a line of people behind me trying to get out too lol... I was like how did that happen?

The show was AMAZING and it was worth me giving my all. I suffered (and still am) great "post concert depression", because I found out that I couldn't make it to the Pensacola show on Monday last minute. I didn't even bother to take pictures because I thought I would be on the barrier in Pensacola. Very dissapointing and sad not being able to go. But it's ok because I plan to be going to at least 3 shows during the summer tour, and that's not including if they announce Florida dates (there's a rumour). I really, really need to after going to show without a full set and not being able to go to Pensacola. And I will be on the barrier this time. Much easier having something to hold onto and not having any heads in your way. :] Jeordie never ceases to amaze me.

And Shinedown sucks.