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On February 16, 2009, Reznor announced that the 2009 tour would be NIN's last "for a while." On April 30, 2009, the tour had been renamed from "NIN 2009" to "Wave Goodbye." On May 5, 2009, Reznor disclosed in an interview that this would be the last NIN tour for at least several years.
==Backstage Passes==
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A series of backstage passes, with a meal with the band, were announced to coincide with a charity case for [http://weloveeric.com/ Eric De La Cruz], where NIN fans could pledge $1200/$1000 for the cause, with the larger amount for those who did not already have a ticket. This would give them a meal with the band, watch the soundcheck and talk to the band. There was also a $300 option, for a meet and greet prior to the show, or a general $10+ donation, simply to support the man. After the North America tickets sold out due to high demand, Reznor announced that signed copies of [[Still]] and signed skateboards by [[wp:Tony Hawk|Tony Hawk]] would be sold for $1000, in a limited amount of 100.[http://store.nin.com/helperic/]
A Letter from Trent:
This is for something important. Eric De La Cruz is dying and needs a heart transplant. He keeps getting turned down for a transplant
list because he's on Nevada Medicaid, and there are no transplant centers in Nevada. We want to get involved and hopefully so do you,
so we're extending a hand. His sister Veronica (former Anchor and Internet Correspondent for CNN) has started a campaign to save his
life.
Eric's situation shines a bright light on a broken health care system, and his particular set of problems are being addressed on the
political front, aiming for reform in addition to the need for immediate financial help to keep him alive TODAY. I think we
can help with the latter.
Here's what we're offering - three options:
If you have a ticket to a NIN/JA show: if you donate $1,000 to this cause, we'll invite you to come hang out with us before the
NIN/JA show of your choice. You and a guest can watch soundcheck, eat dinner backstage with us, take pics / get autographs and
watch the show from the side of the stage if you'd like.
If you donate $300, you and a friend can join us for soundcheck and a handshaking / hug session before doors open at the
NIN/JA show of your choice.
If you do NOT have a ticket to a NIN/JA show: if you donate $1,200 to this cause, we'll invite you to come hang out with us
before the NIN/JA show of your choice and provide 2 tickets (best available). You and a guest can watch soundcheck, eat
dinner backstage with us, take pics / get autographs and watch the show from the side of the stage if you'd like.
100% of the money collected from this will go directly to Eric's fund.
I hope you'll consider helping out with this.
Sincerely, Trent Reznor
On 27th May, Reznor posted this:
A Letter from Trent:
Thank you so much for you help with this cause. Due to your generosity, we've raised OVER $800,000 FOR ERIC IN JUST SIX DAYS!
This response has been overwhelming - so much so we sadly have to stop accepting any more VIP package donations for
the North American NIN/JA shows. We simply can't accommodate any more people! We are still accepting multiples of $10 donations
and all VIP packages for the headlining shows in the rest of the world. Starting hopefully tomorrow, we'll be offering a limited
package of 1,000 collectable / signed complete skateboards generously donated from my friend Tony Hawk. For a donation of $1,000,
you will receive one of these and a signed-by-me copy of NIN's rarest CD release, STILL.
Please consider helping if you haven't already - we're showing the WORLD the power of a strong and committed community, and
we're quite possibly saving a life in the process. We still have a ways to go financially. Thank you all.
Trent
==Line-Up==
*'''[[Robin Finck]]:''' Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals