NINE INCH NAILS Performs With GARY NUMAN, Cancels Tonight's L.A. Concert

September 3, 2009

NINE INCH NAILS has cancelled tonight's (Thursday, September 3) concert at Los Angeles' Henry Fonda Theatre due an unspecified illness suffered by the band's mainman, Trent Reznor. The show was to be NIN's second of four gigs in Los Angeles; the fourth show at the city's Echoplex will mark the final NIN concert ever. There is no word yet whether the Henry Fonda performance will be rescheduled or canceled.

"We're very sorry to announce that Trent is ill, and on his doctor’s orders we will not be able to perform tonight's show at the Henry Fonda Theater," reads a statement on the NIN web site. "This is the only information we have at this time, we're posting this early announcement as a convenience for those of you who had plans to attend. Reimbursement details will be posted as soon as we figure them out; likely within the next 24 hours. We wish this wasn't necessary and we're very sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding."

According to RollingStone.com, Reznor and NINE INCH NAILS performed last night as Los Angeles' Palladium, and as they did when they came to New York's Webster Hall last month, the band played their classic "The Downward Spiral" in its entirety. But there were more surprises in store for the Palladium crowd, Brooklyn Vegan reports: Gary Numan, whose music served as a major inspiration for Reznor, came out to perform two "The Pleasure Principle" tracks with NIN (see video footage below).

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