NIN: "Cars" with Gary Numan, London 7.15.09 [HD]

Gary Numan makes a surprise appearance on stage with Nine Inch Nails for a performance of his song "Cars," live in London, UK, July 15th, 2009.
This performance is continued from "Metal" at • NIN: "Metal" with Gary...
Filmed by Rob Sheridan with the Canon 5D Mark II. Audio mix by Blumpy.

[@johnweiss7950]

Can you even imagine how cool it would be to be at this concert and THIS happens?!?!

[@richarddeturner]

yep hehehehehe sucks to be you mwhahahahaha

[@matthewtownsend2368]

I know right!!

[@richardtorble97]

I was 😊

[@cisumsevolbor]

I literally tried to tap the thumbs up more than once out of reflex.

[@mattheweveleigh4624]

I'd shit my pants!

[@bidask123]

This is the Super Bowl halftime show we need.

[@imaginepeace46]

💯

[@Demogrunt]

Ha, no doubt

[@Theoriginalramjammer]

Hell yes 👍

[@miked9958]

agree,need rock n roll back in SB!

[@MrTat91]

Absolutely !!

[@toddscheler7194]

This was a life-changing night for GN. He had grown to resent Cars over time and wanted to distance himself from it. When Trent asked him to sing it here, he was reluctant. Later, when Trent was preparing to introduce him, Gary heard Trent give glowing tribute to him and his influence and it changed Gary's mindset to the positive and appreciative.

[@Bonechip007]

The night is darkest just before the dawn

[@blueberryyogini]

That's so nice to hear. The entertainment industry just messes with people's heads and eats them alive. This is such a badass song! I'm glad the younger generation reached out to the older generation like that. I'm glad Gary was lifted by this. Thanks for sharing. 💖

[@Deetroiter]

It’s true, in the US, at least, CARS is a huge song and has a lot of meaning because cars, vehicles, etc are a true cultural love affair. Especially here in Detroit, cars are treated like family members.

[@flannerymonaghan-morris4825]

@@blueberryyogini well, Gary is only 7 years older than Trent, as Gary was born in 1958 and Trent was born in 1965.

[@NoDramatix]

@@flannerymonaghan-morris4825 when you’re 17 & a guy of 24 is on to giving it everything on the tv or radio that can be a huge influence. Those years seem much farther apart than they become as you get older.

[@baz605]

That drummer tho, drumming like his life depended on it

[@ML-uu7wy]

Absofknlutely

[@jkmarshall3553]

Dude, you're not kidding! He killed it!

[@scottconway1361]

Like that drum kit owed him money and it was a little late…teaching those drums a lesson.

[@d.brooks2035]

Ilan Rubin! What a beast!

[@chapel976]

I love the idea of Trent playing tambourine backing for Gary Numan so much.

[@j.r.carpenter4832]

talk about underutilized.

[@BonnChnd]

❤️

[@garettanderson6772]

Yeah me too that was awesome tambourine playing some of the best I have ever heard.

[@robertbatty8263]

Nailed it NIN

[@robertfleischmann1688]

He was killing that thing and it was actually useful I could hear every shake of that thing. It sounded great.

[@tommyallen4683]

The drummer deserves a lifetime achievement award!

[@bigguy1164]

Ilan Rubin is, like, the youngest person to ever be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[@jameshowland7393]

Beating those drums like they owe him money!

[@saysiwonder]

So true! Ilan Rubin is the best drummer to have ever been in NiN.

[@terryah2136]

I bet he prays to whatever God he believes in that he left Lostprophets when he did, otherwise his career would have went down the toilet as well

[@kaygeebee]

Made the song pop. Better than the original.

[@AudioFreqx]

I am 63 and this is one of the coolest things I have ever seen

[@kevtheargonut]

Beat ya! I am 64 and agree with you. 😂🤘

[@az-me3xt]

The camera work on this clip is pretty solid

[@dsmpnexus7]

Can we just acknowledge how perfectly and powerfully Trent executes the tambourine part in this! Wow!

[@BarrySmithviolin]

Reznor is a much better musician than most give him credit for. Many Grammys already just for movie soundtracks

[@zigml]

I was thinking the same, that is some mad tambourine playing.

[@patrickhenry4675]

@@zigml While also playing keyboard.

[@alans1870]

A tambourine virtuoso!

[@seanbritton7791]

More cowb... i mean tambourine

[@playgroundchooser]

This is one of those rare songs that really should be about 20 minutes longer.

[@robinbourassa1390]

Yes unlike me playing 6 times over & over again

[@Unclefire]

They could totally go off into a jam on both guitar and synth with that song given the groove it has.

[@GardeningForProfit]

Only 20 minutes? I could listen all day.

[@cristinebowen4116]

@@robinbourassa1390 that's exactly what I've done since discovering it today

[@turotrek]

🤣

[@scarey2me]

He's pounding on those drums like they owe him money. This is tight. Very tight.

[@wontonviolence6200]

@Bill McKay I'dve gone with jake peralta saying toit

[@MrDonkey912]

It’s a duel between the tambourine, drums, and keys - the real winner is the fans

[@glenndavis7110]

Tight is right!

[@DT-zf3jo]

Yer it's awesome.

[@paulc.7781]

Lol.😁😂😊😇

[@iamozzman8301]

Drummer is killing it! This an amazing performance by Gary and NiN

[@paramorefan39]

Illan ruben, he's a beast for NIN and a brilliant drummer all round

[@NotALot-xm6gz]

He’s a absolute machine. Perfect for a Numan song.

[@markmark5269]

Thing is, he was really into it too, good for him, have a bit of fun!

[@danebachmeier7867]

Yes he is awesome!

[@southstreetbarbecue7875]

The energy he brought to the song is absolutely contagious. I loved this song when it first came out and I've heard countless covers of it, but this performance is just the pinnacle of what it should be.

[@RockneOliver]

This song is 41 years old (2020), and it still kicks ass. And NIN paid MAD respect to Gary on this. Props to everyone.

[@adrianwagner336]

and while I feel every one of those years Gary still looks like a teenager...was he even alive when he released this song?

[@MrDonkey912]

@tim ovel While working on the downward spiral, they listened to “Telekon” every day, they ended up inspiring one another, not finding out till later

[@manic65cvn]

Always thought this song had more to offer. This proves it. Love it.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

It sure does!👌😎👍

[@Brewnoe]

Numan version? Not even that old

[@adamroberts9962]

Props to the cameraman. I felt I was IN the group.

[@oliverl89]

Rob Sheridan, the one and only.

[@williamdrayer3rd412]

Definitely! Awesome work!

[@christopherstone9888]

Was you ?

[@darjeeling3]

Agree, awesome camera work on top of everything else.

[@ryuryu391]

@@oliverl89 ¹ppp

[@patton303]

Just a little side love for Ilain Rubin who is absolutely drumming for his very life in this beautiful moment.

[@davidtrevino5211]

Thank you for not overlooking him. Your words were perfectly uttered..

[@ryancoke9301]

Dude is playing like a maniac, love it

[@christopherthompson3387]

As a drummer and a Gary Numan fan from the first time I heard "Cars" back in 1980, I am always critical of musicians when playing covers of original songs...I've got to say your man IIain Rubin absolutely "nailed" it for me. What a great job he did!

[@mattmatthews5414]

Pretty sure that when the tasty turnarounds were coming out he was communicating to the band: “Why are we still playing this song? Let’s wrap this thing up and get back to our set.”

[@callsignstatic6872]

yea he goooooooood

[@shawngregory1429]

Whoever shot this video did an amazing job. Everyone on-stage is featured

[@chloiebrandrick6644]

Good call, didn't even think of that!

[@scottdelepine4393]

Dude on the drums absolutely killed it!!!!!!

[@d3ricc]

I still to this day believe that this is the best recorded live performance

[@jimzazzera9516]

Not only great performance but the recording is stellar. Just seamless transition camerawork.

[@davidg.9932]

NIN Drummer Ilan Rubin in 2020 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the youngest living inductee in its history. He is also the first Rock Hall inductee to be born in the 1980s. How cool is that??

[@ronaldboyd6273]

Sweet

[@julianpotentate5942]

@@ronaldboyd6273Rick son?

[@colinmackenzie6277]

SUPERMOTHERLOVIN' KOOL 😎 And he effing deserves it! On a scale of 1 to 10, Ilan is about 15,000 ❤

[@ClueSign]

I love how totally physical Gary is while performing this at age 51 versus when he was 21 and released it. As if the pale robot we met in 1979 was turned into a warm blooded human.

[@unwritten_zephyr]

Gary Numan looks, sounds, and rocks like he’s 40 years younger than he is.

[@mmitchum3826]

He does. In this video, I think he looks a bit like Elon Musk... and at 2:25 I thought he was going to start doing the Till Hammer. What an image.... Elon Musk doing the Till Hammer to Cars being played by NIN.

[@chelfyn]

Aspies age slowly :)

[@miguelangelturrubiates8200]

Gary was about in his late 50´s in this video.. so he looked like he was 10 years old?? xD

[@rhettpeter83]

@@miguelangelturrubiates8200 if you’re saying late 50’s that’s not 10 years old it’s 18/19 lol

[@davidkendrick4453]

That's because his music was 40 years ahead of its time.

[@nerdtronic5000]

That drummer is on FIRE. Absolutely nailed it.

[@zivmoreno3152]

Ilan Rubin...the best

[@zivmoreno3152]

Ilan Rubin...the beast

[@annother3350]

You've got to do that song justice -- that was a bit of history there

[@Greggorious123]

Nine inch nailed it?

[@A_real_Ha_So]

I've seen one other drummer attack like that. Dick Vale's son committed murder on his set during a 95 live version of Miserlou. Both are stellar

[@strangerstreet6061]

That’s without any shadow of a doubt one of the tightest live performances that we will ever ever see,such talent,genius musicians

[@AL-sf6wh]

this band is amazing

[@KILLnFOOLz]

Go watch Ministry - In case you didn’t feel like showing up. The live show was better than the album music

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@KILLnFOOLz Sorry, your offer ain't qualify

[@fendergibs]

check out Missing Persons live on youtube from the US concert 1983

[@tonimarx6405]

I turned 39 this year and began sulking and feeling sorry for myself because I felt *old* . To see Gary rocking out like this in his 60's shows that age means absolutely nothing and it helped me snap out of my melancholy!

[@ramireza6904]

He is 51 here ;) But yeah... i feel you bro! :) BTW: You are a young man. 39 is nothing today! :)

[@AL-sf6wh]

I saw him in Portland, OR a couple of months ago... he's 65. Swear to god he's even better. That motherfucker is a sicko in the best way. Hang in there Toni Marx, it gets better!

[@DoJ79]

The healing power of music

[@noeyes6151]

Way i see it, older you get you have less time to put up with all the shit👍

[@craigparks1421]

I saw Gary in concert here in the US last fall. It was just like this for energy. See him when you can. "Metal" was especially mind-melting.

[@luizcarlosquerinofilho9147]

Love to see Gary’s smile at 0:24...the pure joy of an amazing artist seeing people enthusiastically react to one of his masterpieces.

[@clebo99]

Just fucking imagine being a musician and seeing a crowd reaction like that. As a musician I would give anything for that 2-3 second moment. Pure fucking joy.

[@jenfox]

Thanks for pointing that out! 😊✌❤

[@Moondoggy1941]

Cheshire smile, you cannot wipe that off.

[@DaveDaShrubber]

Gary Numan IS human.

[@richardstanteiski8711]

Seeing Gary Live in the 80s was a trip! Never to be forgotten.👍

[@G-Fi-High]

You know you have an incredible backing band when Trent’s on tambourine.

[@ActionPacked94]

It’s insanity I love it my G

[@AL-sf6wh]

exactly

[@johnweiss7950]

@@AL-sf6wh Kslope ... that's an awesome comment!

[@jhsjdytk]

he do love his tambo

[@RoySATX]

Now that is the proper perspective!

[@jasonwilliams6005]

Every single thing about this is perfect.

[@timmytimmy9099]

Yes indeed. Nailed it.

[@bobritger5724]

I can't tell you how many times I've come back and relistened and rewatched this video as it is the most perfect performance of this song ever.

[@ClueSign]

Same same same

[@tangodelta751]

Here for it

[@stevemurphy2249]

So true I’ve come back 100 times

[@bchuntfish]

Same...

[@mrdeckard1076]

Same here … probably one of the best live performances ever caught on camera. I’ve watched this over 100 times!!! Never gets old 😎🙌🏻

[@tschwifty8532]

I really appreciate how Trent let’s Gary have the moment all to himself. It wasn’t a power move. He’s just a good guy!

[@andrewlaw]

Trent was just enjoying the moment on stage with one of his biggest influences.

[@davidwright1402]

@embersoftheabyss I know you are joking but he was playing the unholy hell out of it huh?

[@roosterbooster6238]

The best part is that the public appreciation and support of people like NIN allowed Numan to remember how good he was...

[@kevinotoole885]

D’ya know him then?

[@davidkendrick4453]

I think it's a sign of mutual respect that Gary Numan didn't try to milk it for any more than he got and turned the show back over to Trent and NIN with no posturing, just a thank-you to the crowd.

[@sierramatchking7126]

Trent Reznor is so badass that that he can make playing the tambourine look cool.

[@randydiaz9889]

Very true.

[@kvonjaco]

I thought it already was.

[@anakina1]

Not as cool as Lou Gramm of Foreigner.

[@rickshaw5076]

Only thing that would make it better is a low cut shirt, and a nice pair of...tambourines. Sorry Trent, had to do it.

[@lyannamillen8095]

No kidding! If I was younger I'd sure be a groupie for sure! 80s and early 90s were epic! Music nowadays isn't the same

[@Hansprivate]

I wish more concerts were filmed this way.

[@andymartin8162]

Agreed--then I'd never have to go out.

[@garyschermer5463]

The filming really is amazing.

[@raymcallister1309]

Can only agree, that really gets into the performance...

[@dkonciousblkfemknightman]

Yes indeed...I really love the camera work on this....

[@dacypher22]

It takes a ton of practice and someone to plan the whole thing out for the cameramen to get that close but not run into anyone or mess anyone up, so for most performances it just won't be worth it.This was clearly something special and they knew it so they invested the extra time and money.

[@stormchaser419]

Trent is rocking that tambourine like it's nobody's business. Dead solid on that on a simply incredible performance musically for a legendary song.

[@Marvin_The_Martian]

I was there, it was the highlight of the whole show. Loved Numan since the 80’s and NIN since Closer. The two combined was just epic. The recording doesn’t do the atmosphere justice.

[@robertmetzger1753]

I Can Feel it !!!

[@GK1976A]

Wish I was there. What the hell was I doing?????

[@boston7704]

It looks like the *entire* crowd was boogieing almostbto ecstasy. Must have been unreal!

[@crispinbishop7518]

same. i keep pausing to see if i can find myself.

[@mikemckinlay3476]

Curious, the video makes it look a bit different … as though the audience is just taking it in.

[@69ronelson]

Christ...!!! That was one of the best things I’ve even seen on KZbin...

[@guzaria]

Me too!

[@jamesjordan139]

Great energy

[@latinguy67]

FUCK yes!!!!!!!!!!

[@RavenWillliams]

I can completely agree. My favourite band performing with one of my new favourite bands and my favourite song by them

[@leacipurr]

Agreed. I keep watching it over and over.

[@davidstoleson792]

Locked. Gary's smile at the beginning is everything. Imagine having that crowd reaction to something you created 30 years ago. And they would still have that same reaction today, over 40 years later. Timeless. Iconic. A masterpiece.

[@riccardotorri]

even better. wow. what a performance.

[@turotrek]

Good stuff never dies! Power amigo

[@sloth451]

That smile - the pure joy of playing music!!

[@failingtothrive9906]

Whoever tuned that snare drum deserves the Nobel Prize.

[@tylerchambers8436]

@@Kiripompone gotta love assholes who need to comment on the simplest of things

[@marklauzon681]

@TylerChambers...tuned & mic'd well... That's the boardman's kudo.!! 😎👍

[@johnbach2380]

It was bizarro Lars.

[@i_have_a_coat]

@@tylerchambers8436 Especially ones with shit sounding drum covers on their channels... man were those echoes or just really really off beat?

[@neilgibbons2532]

Any real musicians will tune their own instruments 👍TC is a security guard who always wanted to be A musician 🤣

[@Micas099]

I just watched a recent interview with Gary where he cited this performance, and Trent's comments about Gary's influence, as his way of finally accepting the success of the old songs instead of resenting them because they over-shadow his new music. It was all because of Trent... and for the record, Gary's new music is amazing.

[@thomajames]

Saw that interview with Professor of Rock...great interview.

[@SirManfly]

this song was awesome !!!

[@Dan-vb7lz]

Savage is such a damn good album

[@shawnborucki9590]

@@Dan-vb7lz Savage was amazing, it was like listening to David Bowie's Outside. The progression of the artists bring in new genres of their playstyle.

[@herzeliedstein573]

Savage is so legit I wish more people knew it

[@scotthodges4382]

That drummer is incredible

[@andrewbobucky4612]

When KZbin's algorithms suggest a 10+ year old video and it actually gives you something awesome for the first time.

[@CamiloSantana]

One shot. One take. This is a director with a camera!

[@jodijensen3213]

I'm in my fifties now and this song was a part of the soundtrack of my youth. This is totally amazing. Love it.

[@TheApollo2200]

Jodi Jensen me too girl. AND Gary looking damn good! Love this. Thank you.

[@JuergenGDB]

Yep... I hear ya...

[@Str8edgejon]

I'll be 40 in March and remember singing this when I was 7. That and Sweet Dreams. Growing up wise my life was fucking horrible. Musically though.. Oh my God it was like paradise. Even though when I was little My Mom had tell Me that Boy George was a Guy and yeah. I ended up knowing more then I wanted. No wonder I am so screwed up in the head.

[@bernieponcik1351]

*south Texas, falling asleep in my uncle's Thunder Bird on the way back home from Six Flags.

[@arshk3612]

@@bernieponcik1351 i saw Gary last year at Shepherds Bush London - fans mostly my age who grew up with Tubeway Army never played this nor I die you die We are glass you could sense how disappointed fans were which many confirmed when outside . cars was iconic a no 1 and never played ! he should do a greatest hits oldies tour !

[@barrysmith8920]

INCREDIBLE camera work... ALL one take, one camera and NO crappy ass annoying edits that only melt energy and take from the music.. Thank you Rob Sheridan 🎥 and to Blumpy for the excellent audio.

[@SuperDave]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but this video was edited, every spin is an edit into another frame. But it was done very well and very hard to pick out. Kudos to the editor.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

@@SuperDavebut it was never quick cuts that lacked cohesiveness. I agree with a previous commenter who said they felt like they were in the band

[@Marionettetc]

I'm honestly not a huge NIN fan but after seeing this I hold Trent in extremely high regards. Respect for letting a legend front the band for a song.

[@amongstthewaves6663]

Is everyone seriously ignoring the bass? He's playing so powerfully and it absolutely complements the drums.

[@blakevickrey]

JMJ🤘🏼

[@BarrySmithviolin]

I totally agree... RIGHT where it belongs.

[@JK-vc7ie]

Every last bit of this is awesome, everyone and everything: drums, vocals, bass, guitar, synth, tambourine (of course), camera work, lighting, mixing, the damn crowd. Everyone going all out full send!!!! Total awesomeness

[@DaveTaste]

There's quite a lot of comments about it before yours.

[@mdzl7594]

The bass makes it!

[@phinchy007]

The drummer is awesome!!!

[@rbsk999]

Erik Watkins he Nine Inch Nailed It!

[@twcoursolle]

+UltraRockSounds *slowest clap known to man*

[@hynekrubes7517]

+phinchy007 Iian Rubin

[@VinPaz-qq1dc]

He nailed every intro and change

[@fasteddie617]

phinchy007 he's def underrated.

[@fern]

It's 2024 and I keep coming back to this performance. There's so much to see like Gary's wonderful smile and enjoyment, the drummer absolutely killing it, how tight knit NIN is, the perfection of it all. This ranks up there with Hearts tribute to Zeppelin and AFI's tribute to The Cure playing "Just Like Heaven".

[@heelscommando]

Well, this is just freaking brilliant isn't it?

[@davidmg1925]

no

[@sharonthomasjones4856]

Yes,it freaking well is!

[@Mraquanetchris]

@Reischa Parker a vid focused on the crowd. Love!

[@h-ink-visualversatility974]

The drummer on that performance absolutely killed it! Most impressive, indeed!

[@0sumgamezzz435]

Man, this is seriously tight. It sounds like they rehearsed for ages ---- killer effort!

[@lastofthefamous2542]

Awesome truly amazing

[@guydouglas6094]

Excellent timing by all. Great keyboard sound. That drummer is sharp.

[@Greg_P611]

It was so spot-on

[@Greg_P611]

@IAmaPersion yea it was amazing

[@Greg_P611]

@IAmaPersion yes. I was to the left of the stage about 20 feet back. I could see perfectly.

[@marxwasrightyall]

I am a man of 437 years and I’ve waited for this mashup for many of those years.

[@HawkeyeCR52322]

NIN's drummer is ON POINT...damn!

[@RavenWillliams]

Gary went in for a handshake, Trent went in for a hug. That. That is wholesome content right there. The man who made wish, last and terrible lie is giving someone a hug.

[@DocBree13]

okay - I held the tears back until I got to this comment ❤️

[@CountZero78]

To be fair to Gary - I would hesitate (but not for long!) to hug a hot sweat-soaked Trent too.

[@boneor...7022]

Redditor

[@ObsidianLife]

Yeah...if Trent respects you, you've done something right!

[@Redracer608]

Gary made this masterpiece...and was afraid the techno aspect would not be recieved well....he could not have been more wrong in the best way.....this is timeless.

[@MrMelvinSchlock]

I’m awe struck. I really am.

[@safespacebear]

Wow. This rips. Drummer on point af Love how it's filmed. You totally feel like you're on stage

[@jamesmotter1221]

a little to much on point...

[@watts111]

Nah: if your drummer is *that* into a song, you're gonna be ok.

[@disownedpear]

That's Ilan Rubin, He's great he is playing with Tom Delonge's Band now.

[@charlesrast4235]

Fantastic!

[@leveraged6694]

It was perfect 👌

[@leghump]

People have rightly pointed out "the smile" at 0:24 which is the highlight of the clip but I love the moment between 0:11 and 0:16 where the camera person is, rightly realizing that the drummer is Animal incarnate but then realizes that the crowd is just coming over the top of that. The swing from the drums to the crowd is an acknowledgement that something special is happening. That crowd has the feeling we all crave in the the audience. A unified expression of collective joy.

[@BarrySmithviolin]

YES!!!!

[@iamozzman8301]

Exactly, Perfect call!

[@leghump]

I've decided - I'd give up 1 hour of my life to Time Travel back to be part of this audience.

[@heatherwhite7246]

Just discovered this and my life is complete. I can die now. My soul hasn’t been this nostalgically happy in years and years. The words escape me...just a slice of perfection.

[@Piscesmermaid]

Same here.

[@OneStepBeyond789]

Amen!

[@richcountyratrodsjrod2329]

Experience of lifetime!

[@marine4lyfe85]

How many times in a row did you listen to it?

[@heatherwhite7246]

@@marine4lyfe85 I still haven’t stopped. It’s on repeat often and in my playlists. It makes me feel like no other song ever has. My soul is on fire when it starts to play. PURE MAGIC.

[@TheRidgeChannel]

By far the best live version of Cars that Gary has performed…

[@aliyamoon80]

I adore how happy Gary looks when the crowd goes nuts during the opening notes. One of my fav songs.

[@Deegee_1969]

I seem to recall in some documentary, Gary saying that Trent had arranged this and that he wanted "Cars" as part of the concert. Garys first thoughts were "Oh god, not again", as he was getting sick and tired of having to do that song at every concert. But he thought "What the hell, one last time"... ... and he wasn't expecting that crowd reaction.

[@nwcoastlife]

I love the look on his face, that smile at 24 seconds, how an entire arena of kids who probably weren't alive when that song came out suddenly get it and are completely stoked

[@johnnysmithgothicmusic6566]

Dani

[@HDramboDwango]

Johnny Smith gothic music Hell Fuckin yeah!

[@JSkyGemini]

Trent's band mates are getting younger all the time too while those 2 old guys are still rocking their asses off. We used to roller skate to this way back when lol

[@JeffJacquesmd]

Thank you for pointing that out. I completely missed that, got to caught up with the music. That smile is amazing. What a great performance!

[@paulrasmussen8953]

Have to be Test Drive 6 fans.

[@DogPatch1149]

Apologies if I've commented before, but that's how damned good this is...the perfect fusion of the harder NIN sound and Gary's original. Every member of NIN in this performance was rock solid but not once tried to steal the show or take the spotlight away from Gary. THIS is what showing respect to a legend looks like...having his beloved Polymoog on stage was the very definition of "class act". I never get tired of watching this.

[@emilelliman456]

Yes to me it just proves how GREAT of a band nin is. I just wish they worked on more stuff like this with exceptonal written songs and singers.

[@timfisher6805]

Well put!!

[@herbalbert]

NIN should be Gary's backing band

[@mikeparkes4811]

They have been friends forever

[@christopheryasus3666]

Solid comment & catch

[@peterhoeller7811]

Two things I always love about this footage. 1 is when the beat drops at the beginning and just seeing everyone jumping up and down in unison always makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. 2 is at 0:56 seeing Trent just WORK and put all his energy and focus into the music.

[@joegenova4712]

The beginning is my favorite part

[@mdzl7594]

Same

[@chupacabra4897]

Yes the jumping awesome 😮 😂 music isn't the same anymore if you lived in the 70s and 80s and 90s you're lucky because it's down hill from there

[@RCBake]

You know you are good when you got Trent Reznor backing you on tambourine. And I also love it right in the beginning when he starts punishing those drums!

[@drwrule2002]

That drummer is a friggen MANIAC!!!!

[@paulrasmussen8953]

Or you could say...an animal?

[@UberKrispy]

I'm class of 1986, the early '80s were an awesome time in my life...I remember loving this song. They did Gary Numan right by inviting him on stage to do this. Bravo!

[@theodoreritola7641]

This came out in LATE 1979 ,,

[@jojijoestar7233]

@@theodoreritola7641 The mf future

[@theodoreritola7641]

Your making it sound like it came out in the 80s BUT IT DID NOT It was number 1 in the UK IN 1979

[@jojijoestar7233]

@@theodoreritola7641 And yet it sounded like the future. Imagine hearing the future in 1979

[@theodoreritola7641]

ThE SAME For me in the 70s This was released in late 1979

[@paulainsworth1886]

Wow am 54 years old brings back great memories from a very underrated band

[@mrhoffame]

Nothing better than the "New" going back and paying/giving respect to the "Old" for paving the way!

[@mrhoffame]

Just saw Gary in concert last night!! Still has his swag for sure!

[@jorgeccaa]

Can we just acknowledge the amazing camera work here! Thank you for the experience Mr. Cameraman (AKA Rob Sheridan)! 👍🏼😉

[@stacey_d]

Agreed

[@PresidentGas1]

Stunning isn't it? It's what brings me back to watch every few weeks or so actually.

[@SamiJumppanen]

Yes, excellent! At first I admired the quality and observed the movement but when it ended I realize I was just living the moment, the camera was transparent. Great mix on this audio, too!

[@lauriepants1]

This is one of the best live performances ever filmed I totally agree dude.

[@backstagemytv]

The cameraman is Rob Sheridan who started as a fan then later on did the graphic design work, music videos for for NIN, HTDA. Recorded with his Canon 5D Mark II. (Oh yeah it’s in the description)

[@01zipdisk]

I come back to this every 5 or 6 months and give it a spin and I think the same thing every time when it first stars .....I want to be in that fucn crowd

[@mckinleydaigle7388]

01zipdisk man, same here. watched this video a few times in a row when I first discovered it...and the concert is crazy good, the ambiance, vibe, energy of the band and crowd are so insane I wish I was there. so many of his concerts,lately, are so incredible.

[@robertoruiz820]

01zipdisk I want to playa this song and I will be con stage playing this next year.

[@craigw7339]

01zipdisk I was there. It was great. Only just seen this video. 👌

[@andyq9669]

Second that, emphatically

[@TorquilBletchleySmythe]

01zipdisk I want to be on stage with my axe!

[@dianerendon8150]

They are all just killing it!

[@mckinleydaigle7388]

such a cool song, love how "into it" Gary Numan was...feel like it's the 80s again; and Trent's tambourine skills are off the hook.

[@ScisaacFisaac]

Or "on the nipple"????

[@darken69]

Line of coke all around and it would be the 80s all over again but with NiN ❤️

[@mrmedallis]

Mckinley Daigle couldn’t agree more. 80s kid here.

[@Lagueralcadio]

How about like 1977 they use to kill this tune @ the NCO club in Ft Stewart Ga!

[@nataliejwilliams3113]

I keep this bookmarked to watch it once a week. Always gives me goosebumps and makes me REALLY happy.

[@sistemasgpo.davilatextil4469]

Good thinkin' bro! I'll copy your idea.

[@jimzazzera9516]

new Friday tradition...

[@charlesmurtaugh3771]

Same. It’s such a pick-me-up.

[@craigmac1516]

Gary cant hide the smile on his face when the song hits and the crowd goes bananas ...songs well over 40 years old and to get the same reaction as it did when new is a testament of a true artist like Gary Numan...

[@RoySATX]

I remember when this song was new, and the reaction I got for playing it was getting my ass kicked. There was a hot war going on in music at the time, hell, 50 thousand people nearly burnt down a stadium because they hated Disco. People were seriously feeling threatened by the changing trends in music and some were violent about it.

[@kevinlake8856]

Someone said it before me. But Trent allows Gary the full stage and stays in the background. And at the end Gary hugs him and thanks him. I’d like to meet Trent. He is a stand up guy.

[@piotrplayz]

It’s so beautiful to see Trent pour 100% of his musical talents into that tambourine for this one. Zero ego, just one musician making another sound better. He just backs off and lets Gary steal the show with his baby. These guys are all true professionals.

[@Aussieduderivs1]

This is one of the greatest live performances I have ever seen

[@noisefest01]

I'm at the back of that audience somewhere. I remember singing Cars on the tube with a load of strangers on the way home.

[@timothyrobbins2510]

I’m jealous man , that must have been one hell of a time 😅

[@RCAvhstape]

That synth sound Numan has on this is pretty much dead on to his original. So cool.

[@DonaldDingerson]

He's got his old school polymoog out there.

[@theravenrob75]

Helium Road truth

[@zenandstimpy]

It is the dead on original. It’s a preset on the Polymoog. Same as on the recording.

[@walcoman]

Yeah, gotta love it when you are lucky enough to see two of the most important musical icons spanning, what is it, 3 decades? Very rare!

[@mackdaddy8739]

Helium Road Your absolutely right.

[@b.bondwilliams6847]

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how to rock.

[@mrdragster1970]

AGAIN, the drummer is a BEAST!!!!!

[@marathon8954]

If I had a pound for every time I've watched this. Possibly commented on it before. A band totally on it. A legendary icon and one of his most iconic songs. And a shoutout to the cameraman who does his job so perfectly without getting in the way. Really gives us the feeling of being there.

[@xoxxobob61]

This is just the epitome of cool.

[@Kebaskia]

@champer slimmerthannone It's the British currency.

[@ladymother5488]

champer slimmerthannone LoL 😂

[@starpoint78]

The essence of music ..making it together and enjoy doing it for a live audience

[@mondo3194]

I bet Gary Numan never imagined anything like this when this song first came out more than 40 years ago :)

[@Chippy3]

that tambourine is a very important part of the song.

[@hermit6208]

I could use a little more cowbell.

[@Metalrails]

Flashbacks to Fear the Reaper lol?

[@guyjones3665]

True

[@supertouring22]

Shame Gary cut the tambourine from the original - I bet he regrets that decision

[@desperatemohammedantheworl5833]

@@supertouring22 Shame you've never apparently heard the original: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpXcqWaBfbR5jtk LOL

[@alanbrunelle1546]

Effing amazing - that whole band is tight, and that drummer is unreal.

[@bilbobaggins4710]

He's an animal

[@headmk]

Josh Freese is so much better tho

[@rabidbigdog]

Ila Rubin

[@jamesmotter1221]

He ok.....rather see Morgan rose

[@cesaralas2141]

0:22 Gary's happy face gives me great satisfaction. Its awesome!!

[@TheMirageowner]

I keep going back to this video anytime I want to see an epic performance. NIN paid great respect to Gary Numan. The drummer is next level

[@DocBree13]

I love everything about this! The pure joy radiating from Gary, the POV from the stage, Trent playing a supporting tambourine role, the nostalgia for my teen years...

[@jritte1968]

“Animal” on drums just destroying it. Loved this song during my youth in the 80’s. This just took it a couple levels higher. Great way to start the morning.

[@arshk3612]

agreed i always come back to it for a pick me up ..

[@Shigatoxic]

Ilan Rubin is a fuckin monster on the drums.

[@MH-kw4ue]

I also thought of animal from the Muppets.

[@jdbaldwin8504]

I watched Gary Numan as a kid on Saturday nite live for the first time as a kid way back in the day it was way cool. This is awesome !

[@jamesmartin6709]

Almost as good as Cedric.

[@paulaelizabethg]

The moment when the audience recognizes the song is joyously brilliant. An excellent live performance by everyone.

[@playgroundchooser]

Damn, the mix is f'n perfect! You can clearly hear every instrument at all times, but somehow each one gets fills and silo moments. Chef's Kiss to this recording!

[@clintawnbomb]

You know your the man when Trent Reznor plays tambourine for you!

[@devorepainting6978]

Trent reznor

[@ColtSSR]

Rent Treznar

[@GP-yc2it]

I have an EP from around 1975 that's a Gary Numan punk album. It'd probably be considered light metal now, but when I was 10...!

[@juliogonzalezramirez5755]

TANKS...I NEED TO KNOW...¡ QUERIA SABER QUE GENERO TOCABA GARY NUMAN¡ TANKS AGAIN¡

[@nozhki-busha]

Ah the good old days of the Plan and Tubeway army :)

[@kclanton]

Love that Gary keeps doing this song. I imagine it would be very easy for him to be sick of it and never want to play it again. This was incredible.

[@jakehodgson82]

I actually read recently that Numan says playing his old stuff makes him feel dirty but he does it for the fans.

[@ronrice1931]

Great. Great band. That drummer is just so good.

[@danstrickland4463]

I remember back in 1980 when this was a hit. Now NIN comes along and enhances the song the whole new level.... Pure awesome

[@hoon4tw]

If you want to lose your shit all over again watch Trent with Peter Murphy. So amazing.

[@theodoreritola7641]

LATE 1979 It was number 1 song in the UK IN 1979

[@juliusebola9389]

I love how he's actually playing a Polymoog that is probably 30 years old.

[@annother3350]

It's got 'that' sound though

[@shadowbanned5164]

Its a Polymoog model 280a released in 1978 so its probably over 40 years old

[@Skelanth721]

@@shadowbanned5164 but the video is 11 years old, so it was 30 years old at the time

[@shadowbanned5164]

@@Skelanth721 True but I was replying to a comment made 2 months ago

[@Skelanth721]

@@shadowbanned5164 the comment you replied to will have taken the age of the video into account

[@corrielebon8216]

This whole performance is flawless, absolutely love it!!!

[@collu1264]

For anyone going to see NIN that night, you were gifted the father of techno rock and I envy you 😮

[@kendo2377]

The crowd! They went nuts within four cords.

[@smoggy1964]

Kendo 2 then didn’t move again

[@chriscraftguy]

I've watched the opening multiple times just enjoying the way the crowd exploded in that infamous intro. Very cool.

[@wtfBrad]

@@smoggy1964 I was thinking the same. If I could have been there I would be going insane the whole song.

[@PwnytheTiger]

Trent always so sweaty at his live shows. Love the energy he puts into all he does.

[@krassyteen]

I just LOVE the crowd's energy!! Such a great song played by super talented musicians and Gary is a class act! I've watched this video at least 20 times or more.