The first arena leg of the Live: With Teeth tour took place between September and December 2005 and covered major markets in the US and Canada as well as in South America. Opening acts for this tour were Autolux, Death From Above 1979, Queens Of The Stone Age and The Standard.
Line-Up
- Alex Carapetis: Drums (October 7 – December 1)
- Alessandro Cortini: Keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, tambourine, additional drums, backing vocals
- Jerome Dillon: Drums (September 16 – October 1)
- Josh Freese: Drums (October 4–5; December 6–10)
- Aaron North: Guitar, backing vocals
- Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar, keyboards, tambourine, bass
- Jeordie White: Bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Stage Set-Up
This tour incorporated a very elaborate visual display, incorporating a screen behind the stage, light columns, geometric "teeth" lights inspired by the With Teeth era artwork, a grid of overhead lights, and a sheer silver screen that would drop in front of the stage. Each show began with the screen dropped down in front of the stage and would be raised as the third song in the set ("You Know What You Are?" or "Wish") began. It would drop down again halfway through the set for "Eraser," "Right Where It Belongs" and "Beside You In Time," with film footage directed by Andrea Giacobbe projected onto the screen for the former two songs. Near the end of "Beside You In Time," Reznor "shattered" the screen with his mic stand, prompting it to be raised.
Setlists
The shows had a setlist that remained fairly consistent throughout the tour. There was little to no change in the setlists during the period in which Carapetis was with the band. "Deep", "Only", "Right Where It Belongs", "Not So Pretty Now" and full version of "Beside You In Time" made their live debut on this tour.
Pre-show music
In a question submitted to nin.com/access in 2005, a fan asked what songs were being played before the shows, and Reznor posted a list of songs.
Dates
North America
South America
| Date/Location | Venue |
|---|---|
| 2005/11/26 São Paulo, Brazil | Claro Festival |
| 2005/11/27 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Claro Festival |
| 2005/11/30 Santiago, Chile | Teatro Caupolican (CANCELLED) |
| 2005/12/01 Buenos Aires, Argentina | Luna Park |
North America additional dates
| Date/Location | Venue |
|---|---|
| 2005/12/06 Santa Cruz, CA | Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium |
| 2005/12/07 San Luis Obispo, CA | Cal Poly Recreation Center |
| 2005/12/08 Reno, NV | Reno-Hilton Theatre |
KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas
| Date/Location | Venue |
|---|---|
| 2005/12/10 Los Angeles, CA | Gibson Amphitheatre |