"The idea was to put together a rock concert that was a one night affair," Farrell remembers. "We were something brand new — we were called alternative rock. Jane's Addiction by themselves probably couldn't have brought in 20,000 kids, but we had strength in numbers. If we invited a bunch of our friends like Siouxsie and the Banshees, Nine Inch Nails and Butthole Surfers ... people like that, all of a sudden you're going to get the attention of the underground. And it worked out. So we started to draw kids, 10,000-20,000 per city."

Nine Inch Nails performs at the Manchester Evening News Arena on July 14, 2009 in Manchester, England.

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails performs during Bonnaroo on June 13, 2009 in Manchester, Tennessee.

Nine Inch Nails onstage at Bonnaroo on June 13, 2009 in Manchester, Tennessee.

Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor bids the crowd adieus at Bonnaroo on June 13, 2009 in Manchester, Tennessee.

Nine Inch Nails perform what Trent Reznor bills as the band's last-ever U.S. show at Bonnaroo on June 13, 2009 in Manchester, Tennessee.

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