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All About Nine Inch Nails live performances
Nine Inch Nails, an industrial rock band fronted by Trent Reznor, did various live performances throughout the world, including tours in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, Japan, and China
While Reznor controls the creative and musical direction of Nine Inch Nails in-studio, the touring band performs different arrangements of the songs in live settings
In addition to regular concerts, the band has performed in both supporting and headlining roles at festivals such as Woodstock '94, Lollapalooza 1991 and 2008, as well as many other one-off performances including the MTV Video Music Awards
Prior to their 2013 tour, the band played 938 gigs.
Nine Inch Nails' live performances contrast with its in-studio counterpart.Reznor writes and performs nearly all Nine Inch Nails studio material, with occasional instrumental and vocal contributions from others artists
However, Reznor has typically assembled groups of backing musicians to interpret songs for tours and other live performances
Keyboardist Alessandro Cortini said that "if you see the show and you're used to the CDs it's pretty clear that the studio entity is different from the live entity".
The only constant member of the live band is Reznor
Live Nine Inch Nails performances are typically accompanied by lighting, stage, and video projection effects
Since 1999, the visual design components of live shows have been curated by Reznor with Rob Sheridan
Three tours have been chronicled on live albums and tour documentaries.
Critical and commercial response to Nine Inch Nails live performances has generally been positive
Critics have pointed to the concerts' aggressive on-stage dynamic and visual designs as high points
Reznor decided in 2008 to cease touring with the band after a 2009 farewell tour
The band resumed touring in 2013, with the group planning a set of extravagant concerts in the U.S
beginning September 28.