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[[Image:Wavegoodbye.jpg|thumb|Tour logo from [[nin.com]]]][[Image:Wavegoodbye2.jpg|thumb|Logo from bottom of tour page]]The '''Wave Goodbye Tour''' took place between February and September 2009 in North America, Europe, Australia , and Asia as a series of farewell shows, though [[NIN]] would be revived for touring again in 2013. Opening acts for this [[Tour|tour]] were [[Related bands and artists#Alec Empire|Alec Empire]], [[Related bands and artists#HEALTH|HEALTH]], [[The Horrors]], io echo, [[Related bands and artists#Jaguar Love|Jaguar Love]], [[Mew]], The Naked And Famous, [[Related bands and artists#Queen Kwong|Queen Kwong]], and [[Street Sweeper Social Club]]. After this tour wrapped, various NIN live gear was sold on eBay, including the custom guitars used during the [[Fragility]] tour.
==Line-Up==
During the [[2008/12/13 Las Vegas, NV|Las Vegas, Nevada]] show on December 13, 2008, Trent 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 Freese and the last for Cortini until 2013. 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]]:
<blockquote><p>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.
A series of backstage passes, with a meal with the band, were announced to coincide with a charity case for [http://weloveeric.com/ Eric De La Cruz], where NIN fans could pledge $1200/$1000 for the cause, with the larger amount for those who did not already have a ticket. This would give them a meal with the band, watch the soundcheck and talk to the band. There was also a $300 option, for a meet and greet prior to the show, or a general $10+ donation, simply to support the man. After the North America tickets sold out due to high demand, Reznor announced that signed copies of ''[[Still]]'', ''[[Ghosts I-IV|Ghosts I-IV DE]]'', ''[[The Slip]]'' (each with the message "X of 100 for EDLC. Thank you, Trent Reznor") and signed skateboards by [[wp:Tony Hawk|Tony Hawk]] would be sold for $1000, in a limited quantity of 100 sets.[http://store.nin.com/helperic/]
On 2nd June 2, 2009, Reznor posted that over $850,000 had been raised, and that Jane's Addiction had come on board for the donation process, and were offering their own package of $1,000 per head for up to ten people to go backstage and see them rehearse in their dressing room[https://store.nin.com/donateja/].
The initial letter from Reznor read:
Sincerely, Trent Reznor</p></blockquote>
On May 27th May, Reznor posted this:
<blockquote><p>Thank you so much for you help with this cause. Due to your generosity, we've raised OVER $800,000 FOR ERIC IN JUST SIX DAYS!
Trent</p></blockquote>
On July 6th, [[nin.com]] was updated with a final post about Eric, reading:
<blockquote><p>Sadly, Eric De La Cruz has passed away.
Trent</p></blockquote>
==AustraliaLeg==
[[Image:21.02.09.jpg|thumb|Show in Brisbane on February 21, 2009.]]
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.<br>
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==NIN/JA 2009Leg==
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 2009 Tour" ''(pronounced as "ninja")''—were announced. On March 5, 2009, Reznor announced via Twitter that [[Street Sweeper Social Club]] (featuring Tom Morello and Boots Riley) would be the opening act on the tour. This information was soon posted to the official site.
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==EuropeLeg==
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. On May 5th, Reznor announced via Twitter and nin.com that Danish band [[Mew]] would be supporting Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction across several European dates, filling Street Sweeper Social Club's role in the American dates.
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==AsiaLeg==
===Setlists===
This leg of the tour saw the reintroduction of "[[Closer]]" back into the set, despite Trent Reznor previously saying in a fan interview that the song was not going to be performed in 2009. This was the typical setlist on this leg:
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==North AmericaLeg==
On July 7th, 2009, Trent Reznor posted this on nin.com: