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Wolverhampton saw a real gathering of the tribes on Thursday as Nine Inch Nails were in town as part of a short tour of the UK.

Following on from their appearance at the Carling festival at Leeds and Reading, Trent Reznor’s highly influential industrial pioneers delivered a full on sonic attack to a crowded and extremely hot Civic Hall.

Nine Inch Nails

A crowd made up of all ages began to gather outside the venue well before midday, which is a testament to NINs cult popularity. Appealing to both enthusiasts of electronica and noise metal alike, the band certainly didn’t disappoint when they eventually appeared on stage to a tumultuous reception.

The last ‘real’ gig

Frontman Reznor clearly enjoyed the occasion, even commenting that it is the last ‘real’ gig before NIN embark on a series of festivals in Europe, a prospect that he was clearly not relishing.

Playing a mixture of material from their latest album Year Zero and early work from Pretty Hate Machine and The Downward Spiral, the band combined ear-splitting levels of volume with an innovative stage set up.

The track ‘The Great Destroyer’ saw the introduction of a giant video screen that transformed the group into a digital silhouette whilst the relentless bass sounds shook the entire hall.

The group ended the show with ‘Head Like a Hole’ then reappeared to deliver the final track of the night, ‘Hurt’, leaving a very hot and satisfied crowd to recover outside.

Set list

Intro
Hyperpower
The Beginning Of the End
Heresy
Survivalism
Terrible Lie
Burn
March of the Pigs
Gave up
The Good Soldier
Closer
Wish
Me I'm not
The Great Destroyer
Eraser
Only
La Mer
Into The Void
No You Don't
The day the world went away
Down In It
The hand that feeds
Head like a hole
Hurt