Nine Inch Nails Is For The Children

Nine Inch Nails Is For The Children

Outside Lands often feels like an especially good fest for families, but I didn’t expect to see the best example of that in the midst of a Nine Inch Nails show. Trent Reznor’s performance was gripping, and the new live show he’s put together is a visual feast, but the best part for me and everyone nearby (security guards included) came courtesy of a three-year-old girl by the name of Charlie. She held multiple glow sticks and danced like crazy, even during “Closer.” Her parents informed me that it was her second NIN show; the first one was when her mom was pregnant with her.