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Nine Inch Nails played at Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela on 8th October 2008. Vinoloversus were the opening act.

Notes

This show was the first show ever in Caracas, Venezuela and the last one of the South America leg of Lights In The Sky Tour.

Lineup

Alessandro Cortini: Keyboards, programming, guitar, backing vocals
Robin Finck: Guitar, backing vocals
Josh Freese: Drums
Justin Meldal-Johnsen: Bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar, keyboard

Setlist

"999,999"
"1,000,000"
"Letting You"
"Discipline"
"March Of The Pigs"
"Piggy"
"The Frail"
"The Wretched"
"Head Down"
"Closer"
"Gave Up"
"1 Ghosts I"
"Me, I'm Not"
"The Great Destroyer"
"The Greater Good" into "Pinion"
"Wish"
"Terrible Lie"
"Survivalism"
"The Big Come Down"
"31 Ghosts IV"
"Only"
"The Hand That Feeds"
"Head Like A Hole"
ENCORE
"Echoplex"
"The Beginning Of The End"
"Reptile"
"Hurt"
"In This Twilight" with "Zero Sum" outro

External Links

http://ninve.blogspot.com/ - Blog covering the whole expectations and feelings of venezuelan fans about the concert.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/ninve/ - Flicker page with all pics taken by the attending fans ).
http://www.miniplug.tv/11-10-2008/ni%d0%b8-en-caracas/ - Photos and videos from the show at miniPLUG blog.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viniloversus - Viniloversus biography in Wikipedia.
Much of this show is avaliable on YouTube

You may also include links to concert reviews and other articles about the concert. YouTube links are welcome as long as they have been uploaded by the person who recorded the video.

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+[[Nine Inch Nails]] played at Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela on 8th October 2008. [[Vinoloversus]] were the opening act.
 ==Notes==
+*This show was the first show ever in Caracas, Venezuela and the last one of the South America leg of [[Lights In The Sky Tour]].
-*This show was the first show ever in Caracas, Venezuela and the last one of the South America leg of Lights In The Sky tour.
+==Lineup==
-*Vinoloversus, a local band opened for NIN in a rather odd situation as many people didn't see them as the perfect opening act, but they did their job and sounded good after all.
+*'''[[Alessandro Cortini]]:''' Keyboards, programming, guitar, backing vocals
+*'''[[Robin Finck]]:''' Guitar, backing vocals
-*4:00 pm: nin.com ticket holders were allowed to enter the premises to "redeem tickets" but local security was misinformed and all the people had to wait till 5:30 pm to get their tickets.
+*'''[[Josh Freese]]:''' Drums
-*5:45 pm: ticket booths finally open with a rushed delivery and all patrons were allowed to enter the arena to get best spots near the security rail.
+*'''[[Justin Meldal-Johnsen]]:''' Bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
-*6:00 pm: soundcheck and final arrangement is being made for the opening act.
+*'''[[Trent Reznor]]:''' Vocals, guitar, keyboard
-*8:00 pm: Viniloversus the opening act starts to play. Four or five songs were played.
-*8:30 pm: Opening act finished their set. And local crew prep the NIN stage.
-*9:00 pm: Lights go off. The show begins with 999.999 the rest is history.
-*11:00 pm: Lights go on. Amazing and incredible show. The crew behind "The Brain" gets a big applause and cheers. Best concert ever of many of us. Thanks NIN.
-==Set List==
+==Setlist==
 #"[[999,999]]"
 #"[[1,000,000]]"
 #"[[Letting You]]"
 #"[[Discipline]]"
-#"[[March Of The Pigs]]"
+#"[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]"
 #"[[Piggy]]"
 #"[[The Frail]]"
 #"[[The Wretched]]"
 #"[[Head Down]]"
-#"[[Closer]]" - For the first time ever in the whole tour (?) the background LED screen shows Trent singing in a red color which was amazing)
+#"[[Closer]]"
 #"[[Gave Up]]"
-#"[[1 Ghosts I]]" - Frontal LED screen is downed for the first time on the show and people scream like crazy
+#"[[1 Ghosts I]]"
-#"[[Me, I'm Not]] - Only played in Venezuela for the SA leg of the tour
+#"[[Me, I'm Not]]"
-#"[[The Great Destroyer]] - Only played in Venezuela for the SA leg of the tour
+#"[[The Great Destroyer]]"
-#"[[Corona Radiata" / "The Greater Good"]] lyrics played over it (Trent shows the LED screen capabilities showing his mouth and face on it)]]
+#"[[The Greater Good]]" into "[[Pinion]]"
-#"[[Pinion]]"
+#"[[Wish (song)|Wish]]"
-#"[[Wish]]"
 #"[[Terrible Lie]]"
-#"[[Survivalism]]"
+#"[[Survivalism (song)|Survivalism]]"
 #"[[The Big Come Down]]"
 #"[[31 Ghosts IV]]"
-#"[[Only]]"
+#"[[Only (song)|Only]]"
-#"[[The Hand That Feeds]]" - TR presents the band, jokes with Alessandro telling him to smile, also talks about how much he hates Bush/McCain and says "If McCain wins, I'll have to look for a sofa to move on"
+#"[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]"
-#"[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]" - ENCORE: After HLAH, NIN logo displayed in red on the frontal LED screen
+#"[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]"<br>ENCORE
 #"[[Echoplex]]"
 #"[[The Beginning Of The End]]"
 #"[[Reptile]]"
-#"[[Hurt]]"
+#"[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]"
-#"[[In This Twilight]]" - Each member of the band leaves the stage, first was Robin Finck, then Josh Fresse, Justin Meldal-Johnsen third, Alessandro Cortini and at last playing a soft tune on the piano Trent Reznor.
+#"[[In This Twilight]]" with "[[Zero Sum]]" outro
+==External Links==
+*http://ninve.blogspot.com/ - Blog covering the whole expectations and feelings of venezuelan fans about the concert.
+*http://www.flickr.com/groups/ninve/ - Flicker page with all pics taken by the attending fans ).
+*http://www.miniplug.tv/11-10-2008/ni%d0%b8-en-caracas/ - Photos and videos from the show at miniPLUG blog.
+*http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viniloversus - Viniloversus biography in Wikipedia.
+*Much of this show is avaliable on [http://www.youtube.com YouTube]
+''You may also include links to concert reviews and other articles about the concert. YouTube links are welcome as long as they have been uploaded by the person who recorded the video.''
+[[Category:Tour Dates]]
+[[Category:Lights In The Sky Tour]]