2009 / Complete album sequence
The Downward Spiral performed in original running order from Mr. Self Destruct through Hurt.
The Downward Spiral Live
At Webster Hall in New York City on August 23, 2009, Nine Inch Nails performed The Downward Spiral from beginning to end for the first time. The album sequence opened the show, brought A Warm Place to the stage for its live debut, and restored Big Man With A Gun after more than fifteen years. The Horrors opened the night. After Hurt completed the album, Nine Inch Nails continued with a second set including 1,000,000, Terrible Lie, Physical, The Hand That Feeds, and Head Like a Hole. The Wave Goodbye performance was later preserved as a Nine Inch Nails-authorized fan recording.
Performance Guide
Performance Details
- Performance type
- Authorized fan multicamera recording
- Artist
- Nine Inch Nails
- Performance date
- August 23, 2009
- Tour / catalog
- Wave Goodbye / Halo 8
Performance Program The Downward Spiral in full
Webster Hall in New York City. The show opened with the first complete live performance of The Downward Spiral, including the live debut of A Warm Place and the return of Big Man With A Gun. A second set followed with 1,000,000, Terrible Lie, Physical, The Hand That Feeds, and Head Like a Hole.
Credits & Production Performance and recording context
- Tour
- Wave Goodbye
- Recording
- Nine Inch Nails-authorized multicamera fan production
- Camera credits
- Individual camera and editing credits not listed in the archive source
Versions & Archive Documented viewing forms
2009 / Full-show recording
The album performance and second set preserved together as an authorized fan-shot document.