Nine Inch Nails In Singapore

I decided to sit out what the friends majorly billed as possibly the best gig that happened in Singapore in terms of production, sound, lighting, atmosphere and quality of the band, set and all- the final tour by Nine Inch Nails.

The friends laughed at me and said I could just put my legs up in the convertible at the carpark, blast the fan and 'listen' to the gig instead. Hmmmmpf. Apparently they spotted Gene Simmons (the gross one with the long tongue!) in the house too. Anyway, he would be at Arts House tomorrow with some of the Battlestar Galactica cast (unverified) for his son's comic book (Incarnate) launch thingy. We received the invites, but none of us read the email carefully. Either that or the details are sketchy like hell. So we're going to an event of which we have no idea what it's all about. So clever. Nice. But it is better than the prim and oh-so-chic invites I've been getting to boutique launches at our newest mall. Think I shall bail out again. :P

Back to Nine Inch Nails' gig. So the man and the boys came back dripping with perspiration, but chockful of adrenalin after the awesome gig. Luckily they had the brains to have cold drinks first before trudging uphill to Fort Canning 15 minutes before the gig began and didn't have to stand too long in the murky heat. They squeezed all the way to the front and stood right where they could see all the yummy guitars and Robin Fink's massive pedalboard. The band got on at 8.30pm and played a little over 2 hours. There was NO encore! Once they played Hurt, it was all over man.

Loved how the friends had all these videos and kept me totally updated about the gig. Perfect. Almost as if I had been there! NIN played March of the Pigs and Piggy! Hmmm. I liked those 2 songs. Oh well. As the man disappeared into the shower, he muttered something about too bad NIN didn't play Sin, Starfuckers Inc, With Teeth.

I kinda wanted a band tee. But the friends said the merchandise booth was EMPTY when they got there at 8.15pm. GROWL. I think they bluff me. Must be because they didn't want to carry a tee with them during the gig.