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[[Image:Wavegoodbye.jpg|thumb|200px|Tour logo from [[nin.com]]]][[Image:Wavegoodbye2.jpg|thumb|200px|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.
==Announcements==
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.
I'd like to thank Josh and Alessandro for being an integral part of this for the last few years and I wish them all the best.
On February 16, 2009, Reznor announced that the 2009 tour would be NIN's last "for a while." On April 30, 2009, the tour had been renamed from "NIN 2009" to "Wave Goodbye." On May 5, 2009, Reznor disclosed in an interview that this would be the last NIN tour for at least several years.
The initial letter from Trent read:
<blockquote>"<p>This is for something important. Eric De La Cruz is dying and needs a heart transplant. He keeps getting turned down for a transplant list because he’s on Nevada Medicaid, and there are no transplant centers in Nevada. We want to get involved and hopefully so do you, so we’re extending a hand. His sister Veronica (former Anchor and Internet Correspondent for CNN) has started a campaign to save his life.<br>
Eric’s situation shines a bright light on a broken health care system, and his particular set of problems are being addressed on the political front, aiming for reform in addition to the need for immediate financial help to keep him alive TODAY. I think we can help with the latter.
Here’s what we’re offering – three options:
If you have a ticket to a NIN/JA show: if you donate $1,000 to this cause, we’ll invite you to come hang out with us before the NIN/JA show of your choice. You and a guest can watch soundcheck, eat dinner backstage with us, take pics / get autographs and watch the show from the side of the stage if you’d like.
If you donate $300, you and a friend can join us for soundcheck and a handshaking / hug session before doors open at the NIN/JA show of your choice.
If you do NOT have a ticket to a NIN/JA show: if you donate $1,200 to this cause, we’ll invite you to come hang out with us before the NIN/JA show of your choice and provide 2 tickets (best available). You and a guest can watch soundcheck, eat dinner backstage with us, take pics / get autographs and watch the show from the side of the stage if you’d like.
100% of the money collected from this will go directly to Eric’s fund.
I hope you’ll consider helping out with this.
Sincerely, Trent Reznor</p></blockquote>
On 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! <br>
This response has been overwhelming - so much so we sadly have to stop accepting any more VIP package donations for the North American NIN/JA shows. We simply can't accommodate any more people! We are still accepting multiples of $10 donations and all VIP packages for the headlining shows in the rest of the world. Starting hopefully tomorrow, we'll be offering a limited package of 1,000 collectable / signed complete skateboards generously donated from my friend Tony Hawk. For a donation of $1,000, you will receive one of these and a signed-by-me copy of NIN's rarest CD release, STILL.
Please consider helping if you haven't already - we're showing the WORLD the power of a strong and committed community, and we're quite possibly saving a life in the process. We still have a ways to go financially. Thank you all.
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.
CLICK HERE[http://www.hedrichcreative.com/Eric.html] for to read a letter from his sister Veronica.
Thank you all for your help and compassion with this.
Trent"</p></blockquote>
==Line-Up==
==Australia==
[[Image:21.02.09.jpg|thumb|250px|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>
Losing the elaborate visuals from the Lights In The Sky Tour, Nine Inch Nails was able to incorporate different songs into their set, including some songs that hadn't been performed in some time, including "[[The Fragile (song)|The Fragile]]," "[[Non-Entity]]," "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]" (which hadn't been performed in over a decade).
===Setlists===
[[Image:18.05.09.jpg|thumb|250px|Show in Las Vegas on May 18, 2009.]]Due in part to the stripped-down production, the NIN/JA 2009 tour featured the widest a wide array of Nine Inch Nails songs played on any tour, with only "[[March Of The Pigs (song)|March Of The Pigs]]", and "[[Head Like A Hole (song)|Head Like A Hole]]", and "[[The Hand That Feeds (song)|The Hand That Feeds]]" being performed at every show. The first show featured the debut of the songs "[[Metal]]", "[[I'm Afraid of Americans]]", and "[[Gone, Still]]", while the second night had the debut of "[[Lights In The Sky (song)|Lights In The Sky]]", as well as the return of the intro "[[Now I'm Nothing]]", which hadn't been performed since 1991 when Nine Inch Nails was featured on the first [[Lollapalooza Tour]]. The third show featured the debut of [[Saul Williams]]' "[[Banged And Blown Through]]," with Saul making a special appearance to duet the song with the band.
Songs that were reintroduced back into the set following years of absence included "[[Right Where It Belongs]]," "[[Not So Pretty Now]]," "[[I Do Not Want This]]," "[[Home]]," "[[The Way Out Is Through]]," and "[[Piggy#Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)|Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)]]."
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| 2009/08/12 Taipei, Taiwan
| Nan-Kang 101—CANCELLED101 (CANCELLED because of typhoon)
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| [[2009/08/15 Seoul, South Korea]]
| Wiltern Theater - RESCHEDULED from September 5, 2009
|}
==Pre-show music==
'''Posted to Spotify by Trent Reznor in 2011'''[https://www.scribd.com/document/209931191/Omg-Playlists]
===2009 Set Change 1 (labeled as NIN/JA)===
Bob Marley – "Sun Is Shining" (Extended Club Mix)
<br>Peter Bjorn And John – "Nothing To Worry About"
<br>Art Brut – "Alcoholics Unanimous"
<br>The Horrors – "Scarlet Fields"
<br>Franz Ferdinand – "Ulysses"
<br>Hercules And Love Affair – "Blind"
<br>Digital Underground – "The Humpty Dance"
<br>Department Of Eagles – "No One Does It Like You"
<br>Deerhunter – "Saved by Old Times"
<br>[[TV On the Radio]] – "Golden Age"
<br>West Indian Girl – "What Are You Afraid Of"
<br>The Horrors – "I Only Think Of You"
<br>Hot Chip – "We're Looking For A Lot Of Love"
<br>Tinariwen – "Matadjem Yinmixan"
<br>Grizzly Bear – "Two Weeks"
<br>Amanda Palmer – "Leeds United"
<br>Interactive – "Dildo 2008" (Acapella)
<br>[[Queens Of The Stone Age]] – "Turnin On The Screw"
<br>Kid606 – "Mr. Wobble's Nightmare"
<br>Fever Ray – "If I Had A Heart"
===2009 Set Change 2 (labeled as Wave Goodbye/Farewell)===
[[The Jesus and Mary Chain]] – "Nine Million Rainy Days"
<br>[[David Bowie]] – "Battle For Britain (The Letter)"
<br>Von Südenfed – "Fledermaus Can't Get It"
<br>Gossip – "Dimestore Diamond"
<br>Ladyhawke – "Paris Is Burning"
<br>Neu! – "Lila Engel (Lilac Angel)"
<br>The Magnetic Fields – "Strange Powers"
<br>Von Südenfed – "Speech Contamination / German Fear of Österreich"
<br>[[Peaches]] – "Take You On"
<br>Hula – "Poison" (Club Mix)
<br>Peaches – "Mommy Complex"
<br>Neu! – "Hallogallo"
<br>Bat For Lashes – "I'm On Fire"
<br>Erykah Badu – "Soldier"
<br>Cymbals Eat Guitars – "What Dogs See"
<br>[[Related_bands_and_artists#Black_Moth_Super_Rainbow|Black Moth Super Rainbow]] – "Untitled Hidden Track"
<br>M83 – "Skin Of The Night"
<br>Prefuse 73 – "Natures Uplifting Revenge"
<br>The Psychedelic Furs – "India"
==External Links==
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nineinchnails/sets/72157618913100680/ Wave Goodbye photos by Rob Sheridan]
[[Category:Tours]]