Wave Goodbye Tour

During the Las Vegas show on December 13, 2008, Reznor announced Alessandro Cortini, like Josh Freese, would be leaving the line-up at the end of the tour, making the show the last for both Freese and Cortini. It was also announced that after the Australian leg of 2009 dates there would be a selection of US Amphitheater dates and some European shows later in the year in the same format as Australia, following festivals. Reznor also stated that 2009 would see Nine Inch Nails performing as a four-piece act, opting to not replace Cortini, suggesting the shows would not be of the same aesthetic visually or musically during the 2009 dates. This was confirmed a matter of days later via an entry on the nin.com homepage, confirming that the Lights in the Sky tour ended with the departure of Josh and Alessandro, possibly indicating an entire new theme and motif for 09 tour, much like the changeover from 2006's Live:With Teeth to Performance 2007:

"The LIGHTS IN THE SKY era has come to a close, and I'd like to once again thank you for your support. I am very proud of what we pulled off - it was an immense amount of work and worth it all. I'd like to thank Josh and Alessandro for being an integral part of this for the last few years and I wish them all the best.

No rest for the wicked here, though. We start rehearsing the new band/format first thing next year and as I mentioned, we'll be announcing some final waves of dates. North America, UK/Europe, Pacific Rim and elsewhere."

Line-Up

• Robin Finck: Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen: Bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Ilan Rubin: Drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals

Australia

On December 1, 2008, Nine Inch Nails announced the first leg of the 2009 tour, beginning in New Zealand and Australia. These dates included the first show in Auckland since 2000, and several dates headlining the Soundwave Festival across Australia.

Tour Dates

Date/Location	Venue
2009/02/17 Auckland, New Zealand	Vector Arena
2009/02/21 Brisbane, QLD	RNA Showgrounds (Soundwave Festival)
2009/02/22 Sydney, NSW	Eastern Creek Raceway (Soundwave Festival)
2009/02/24 Sydney, NSW	Hordern Pavillion
2009/02/25 Melbourne, VIC	Festival Hall
2009/02/27 Melbourne, VIC	Melbourne Showgrounds (Soundwave Festival)
2009/02/28 Adelaide, SA	Bonython Park (Soundwave Festival)
2009/03/02 Perth, WA	Steel Blue Oval (Soundwave Festival)

NIN/JA

In 2009, Trent Reznor announced on 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 Tour" (pronounced as "ninja")—were announced. On March 5, 2009, Reznor announced via Twitter that Street Sweeper (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.

Tour Dates

Date/Location	Venue
2009/05/08 West Palm Beach, FL	Cruzan Amphitheatre
2009/05/09 Tampa, FL	Ford Amphitheatre
2009/05/10 Atlanta, GA	Lakewood Amphitheatre
2009/05/12 Austin, TX	Frank Erwin Center
2009/05/14 Albuquerque, NM	Journal Pavilion
2005/05/15 Phoenix, AZ	Cricket Wireless Pavilion
2009/05/16 Chula Vista, CA	Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
2009/05/18 Las Vegas, NV	The Pearl
2009/05/20 Irvine, CA	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Irvine Meadows
2009/05/21 Santa Barbara, CA	Santa Barbara Bowl
2009/05/22 Mountain View, CA	Shoreline Amphitheatre
2009/05/24 George, WA	The Gorge
2009/05/26 Englewood, CO	Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
2009/05/27 Kansas City, MO	Starlight Theatre
2009/05/29 Chicago, IL	Charter One Pavilion
2009/05/30 Noblesville, IN	Verizon Wireless Music Center
2009/05/31 Clarkston, MI	DTE Energy Music Theatre
2009/06/02 Toronto, ON	Molson Amphitheatre
2009/06/03 Mansfield, MA	Comcast Center
2009/06/05 Camden, NJ	Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
2009/06/06 Holmdel, NJ	PNC Bank Arts Center
2009/06/07 Wantagh, NY	Nikon at Jones Beach Music Theater
2009/06/09 Columbia, MD	Merriweather Post Pavilion
2009/06/10 Burgettstown, PA	Post-Gazette Pavilion
2009/06/12 Charlotte, NC	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
2009/06/13 Manchester, TN	Bonnaroo Festival

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.

Tour Dates

Date/Location	Venue
2009/06/19 Nickelsdorf, Austria	Nova Rock Festival
2009/06/20 Neuhausen, Germany	Southside Festival
2009/06/21 Scheessel, Germany	Hurricane Festival
2009/06/23 Poznan, Poland	Malta International Theatre Festival
2009/06/27 St. Gallen, Switzerland	Saint Gallen Festival
2009/06/29 Düsseldorf, Germany	Philipshalle
2009/06/30 Berlin, Germany	Arena Berlin
2009/07/02 Arvika, Sweden	Arvika Festival
2009/07/03 Roskilde, Denmark	Roskilde Festival
2009/07/07 Paris, France	Zenith de Paris
2009/07/08 Amsterdam, Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
2009/07/09 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	Rockhal
2009/07/11 Kinross, Scotland	T in the Park Festival
2009/07/12 Naas, Ireland	Oxegen Festival
2009/07/14 Manchester, England	M.E.N Arena
2009/07/15 London, England	O2 Arena
2009/07/20 Athens, Greece	Vrahon Theater
2009/08/02 Knebworth, England	Sonisphere Festival

Asia

Tour Dates

Date/Location	Venue
2009/08/05 Manila, Philippines	Araneta Coliseum
2009/08/07 Tokyo, Japan	Summer Sonic
2009/08/08 Osaka, Japan	Summer Sonic
2009/08/10 Singapore, Republic Of Singapore	Fort Canning Park
2009/08/12 Taipei, Taiwan	Nan-Kang 101

External Links

NIN/JA Official site