Nine Inch Nails - 2014 Tour Discussion/Speculation

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

None of the tour dates are showing up for me here http://tour.nin.com/. Might just be my browser/computer, but I could see them yesterday.

Me neither — I suspect a database failure, since the past dates tab is also blank. Store.nin.com is down altogether.

[FernandoDante]

So the general consensus is that Trent will take on the bass duty, but I have a hard time believing that, knowing how much he wants everything to be perfect, and that incudes stage presence. His idea of a powerful lead singer and band leader is not standing like a stone in front of the mic while playing bass. Guitar is different, because he can go apeshit on it, and it has a higher cool-factor.

So yeah, he'll either make huge changes to some of the songs or to the setlist, because he'll play bass at 3-4 songs during a set at best, though even that sounds a lot.

How/why did people arrive at that consensus? I'd sooner put my bet on JMJ being back.

[pukkelpop]

Me neither — I suspect a database failure, since the past dates tab is also blank. Store.nin.com is down altogether.

Cancel tour?

[Edo]

Cancel tour?

please stahp

[Charmingly Miserable]

How/why did people arrive at that consensus? I'd sooner put my bet on JMJ being back.

I'd back that up but I think Justin is busy these days, isn't he?

[Joy Prevention Hotline]

I'd back that up but I think Justin is busy these days, isn't he?

And I don’t see why he’d have to keep it quiet if he was rejoining.

[TheBang]

A 3rd Tokyo date has been added, on Feb. 28.

[pukkelpop]

A 3rd Tokyo date has been added, on Feb. 28.

Wtf, and the next day Pattaya? Almost impossible.

[FULLMETAL]

I'm a little surprised by the extra Tokyo show, but I guess the venue rescheduled the event that was previously taking place on the 28th. That said, it seems like a tight turn-around but maybe it's easier since they're traveling to a festival show.

Anyhow, looks I'm in for all three Tokyo shows thanks to the kindness from an old Spiral member (I don't think he's on ETS).

*edit*
No, I'm a dummy head. There's an event scheduled on the 27th which I thought would be the impediment for a third show.

[ninjaw]

Can't find the post that was reporting rumors, but second (south of) french date confirmed by trent (et local sellers)

[pukkelpop]

Wtf, and the next day Pattaya? Almost impossible.

Silverlake festival has been cancelled due to the political situation in Thailand.

Didn't book anything yet(was planning to do it today), but i feel sorry for the people that did. Although they can still have a nice holiday...

[TheBang]

Hm. Maybe they can schedule a couple Osaka dates or something to fill the time until Australia then.

With the 2nd France date, does that mean all the holes are filled in? No more Europe dates to be announced?

[acidpolly]

Moscow, SPb, Kiev, Budapest are cancelled - I wonder what happened. I could understand Kiev because of the unrest but other cities? logistic costs? "scheduling issues" doesn't expain much

[fillow]

What the actual fuck??
I've been looking at first three of those But didn't buy tickets yet

[Microwave Jellyfish]

Moscow, SPb, Kiev, Budapest are cancelled - I wonder what happened. I could understand Kiev because of the unrest but other cities? logistic costs? "scheduling issues" doesn't expain much

Could it be that the sale numbers were lower than expected? I can hardly see a stadium selling out (or getting half-filled, even) for a Budapest NIN show, but I'm really not sure about the other cities.

[fillow]

I've seen them in St Pete and Budapest at past tours and venues were far from half-filled. Can't say if full or not, but sales surely didn't hurt.

[acidpolly]

see, if it was about sales (based on previous tour back in 2007) they wouldn't have booked these dates from the beginning. but they cancelled them now!
Russian currency dropped about 10% this year so maybe that's an issue too...

[BenAkenobi]

I remember, in '07 he said “we will return” on stage.

[icklekitty]

Could it be that the sale numbers were lower than expected? I can hardly see a stadium selling out (or getting half-filled, even) for a Budapest NIN show, but I'm really not sure about the other cities.

If that's the case I could have told them that in November. Completely stupid to book a European arena tour with so many cities they are marginally known in.

see, if it was about sales (based on previous tour back in 2007) they wouldn't have booked these dates from the beginning. but they cancelled them now!
Russian currency dropped about 10% this year so maybe that's an issue too...

Exactly

[laci]

Sweet Jesus, there are a million gig posters on the streets of Budapest rigt now. Universal (or whoever paid for marketing) will deliver a nice check...

[fillow]

They could've easily add some extra UK dates on those dates and sell them out in minutes. Instead they moved Prague nine days back... I think it has something to do with a need to leave back to US earlier for some reason.

A similar thing happened with QOTSA on their 2011 self-titled reissue tour. They canceled three last shows of European tour in Budapest, Prague (I had tickets for this show) and Warsaw. Not at the last moment but two or three months in advance, for "family reasons." (Only to be back in Europe a month later for a festivals run, but alas, no make-up dates).

[curbes]

Prague show change not only date, but place too...it comes to place Forum Karlin, new place which will be opened in may and has capacity 3000

[jessamineny]

Where was all of this announced?

[curbes]

about Prague show on Czech Live Nation web and couple other Czech news websites

[laci]

Where was all of this announced?

Here: http://www.livenation.cz/news?id=504056

[arsenic]

Where was all of this announced?

Dear Customer,

Due to scheduling issues, the below four June tour dates have been cancelled:

Friday, June 13, 2014 / Ice Palace - St. Petersburg, Russia
Sunday, June 15, 2014 / Stadium Live - Moscow, Russia
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 / Stereoplaza - *Kiev, Ukraine
Thursday, June 19, 2014 / BudapestArena - Budapest, Hungary

Nine Inch Nails apologizes for the cancellation and hopes they can do these shows some time in the future.


(From a ticketpro email )

[captainkurtz]

For fucks sake.

Budapest hotel non-refundable, flight non-refundable.

[fillow]

Just go. Budapest is a wonderful city worth visiting even with no NIN.

[somewhat_]

So, Nine Inch Nails is playing Bonnaroo then?

[laci]

most likely, because it will be held between June 12 and 15.