Last weekend Nine Inch Nails kicked off the Lights In the Sky tour. With Trent promising an interactive light show that will blow your mind, we went to YouTube to see if he has delivered.Streaming footage taken on a cheap mobile phone camera is always the worst way to watch concert footage but once you get past the compressed sound and low-res picture, the answer to our question is: Yes, this show is amazing!
Check out this compilation of some of the lighting effects.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwV5cWLFM9U
0:30 – Static blizzard / 0:40 – The haze clears / 1:47 – Massive projection of Trent’s head / 2:00 – Head is wiped away by a stage hand with a torch / 2:24 – Kanye West-esk glowing moonscape / 4:00 – Coolest of all a 6” tall fully interactive drum machine.
Combining front and rear stage projections, with some very cool interactive pieces this show looks brilliant, only question that remains is "Will the band lose some of its live energy when hidden behind the high tech effects and video screens?"
I need to see this show for myself.
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Some more YouTube highlights all from the 26/07/2008 Seattle show.
Piggy – Live strings and xylophone watched through an old blue screen television. It's like watch'n TV, crazy, weird dude. - comment from the on the spot camera man.
The Great Destroyer – Funny thing about this video is the crazy colour effects behind the band were not there, just that the light is so white the camera is freaking out. NIN played the same track with same lights in Sydney late last year, was awesome then, looks awesome now.
The Greater Good – Full song with the large head projection that gets wiped away by a torch.
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