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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]]'', ''[[Ghosts I-IV|Ghosts I-IV DE]]'', ''[[The Slip]]'' (each with the message "X of 100 for EDLC. Thank you, Trent Reznor") and signed skateboards by [[wp:Tony Hawk|Tony Hawk]] would be sold for $1000, in a limited quantity of 100 sets.[http://store.nin.com/helperic/]
On 2nd June 2009, Trent Reznor posted that over $850,000 had been raised, and that Jane's Addiction had come on board for the donation process, and were offering their own package of $1,000 per head for up to ten people to go backstage and see them rehearse in their dressing room[https://store.nin.com/donateja/].
The initial letter from Trent Reznor read:
<blockquote><p>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.
Trent</p></blockquote>
On July 6th, [[nin.com ]] was updated with a final post about Eric, reading:
<blockquote><p>Sadly, Eric De La Cruz has passed away.
==NIN/JA 2009==
In 2009, [[Trent Reznor]] announced on [[Ninnin.com|NIN.com]] that they would be touring with [[Jane's Addiction]] in 2009. On March 3, 2009, the first dates of the tour—known as the "NIN/JA 2009 Tour" ''(pronounced as "ninja")''—were announced. On March 5, 2009, Reznor announced via Twitter that [[Street Sweeper Social Club]] (featuring Tom Morello and Boots Riley) would be the opening act on the tour. This information was soon posted to the official site.
NIN played without Jane's Addiction at the Chicago and Bonnaroo shows.
===Free Passes===
On Twitter, Trent Reznor unexpectedly announced that there would be occasional ticket giveaways for all NIN/JA shows, including a backstage pass. Those interested were directed to go to a specific site (a randomised link from ninja2009.com), and 5 tickets were awarded at a time to whoever entered at the right moment.
===Setlists===
==Europe==
In March and April of 2009, Trent Reznor announced a series of tour dates at European festivals and venues outside of North America that would run through the summer of 2009. On May 5th Trent , Reznor announced via Twitter and NINnin.com that Danish band [[Mew]] would be supporting Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction across several European dates, filling Street Sweeper Social Club's role in the American dates.
===Setlists===