Nine Inch Nails faced an unexpected interruption during their March 6 performance at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, AZ, when a fight broke out in the audience during their set-closing track, “Hurt”.
Band mastermind Trent Reznor immediately paused the song to address the incident, calling out the violent attendees from the stage: “Hey, we’re not here for this shit man. C’mon, hey! Hey! There’s enough bullshit happening out there, we don’t need it happening in the fuck here.”
Security quickly intervened, removing the individuals involved, while the rest of the audience booed as the altercation was cleared. Which is fair – don’t interrupt “Hurt” because you can’t get your shit together, or whatever.
This especially sucks for those fans considering Nine Inch Nails might be done touring after this current trek. During a recent show at the BOK Center in Tulsa, OK, Reznor addressed the crowd saying: “I think one of the first times we played here, I think maybe it was Cain’s Ballroom, like 80 years ago.
“I think we were opening for Peter Murphy… and we were playing ‘Head Like A Hole,’ and I could see someone in the back screaming the fuckin’ lyrics back at me, and I thought, ‘This is all I ever wanted in life, is to connect with somebody like that dude in the back [of the venue],” said Reznor to the crowd.
“Anyway, that’s what I think of when I roll into Tulsa. I don’t know if we’re gonna be touring anymore after this, but I’m proud of the show that we’re doing right now. And I’m fuckin’ grateful that you’ve chosen to spend your evening with us tonight. Thank you very much.”
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