Take a moment and just fucking look at this man.

Neil Diamond bitch, fuck what you heard. Seriously though, he’s a national treasure, and his last album, 12 Songs is a masterwork. Dude is forty years into his prime. Appreciate him while he’s here folks, and catch the legend on tour.

(oh, and if you’re Neil’s publicist, a pair of tickets to his Sacramento show would make my day…forever)

http://www.neildiamond.com/

September 20 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place

September 22 - Portland, OR - POSTPONED- Rose Garden

September 24 - Seattle, WA - KeyArena

September 26 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena

September 28 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion

October 01 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl

October 02 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl

October 04 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center

October 07 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena

October 10 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena

October 12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center

October 14 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center

October 16 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center

October 19 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center

October 21 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center

October 24 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum

October 26 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center

October 28 - Orlando, FL - Amway Arena Orlando

October 30 - Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

November 02 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center

November 04 - Green Bay, WI - Resch Center

Just in case downloading it for free was a little too much trouble, Nine Inch Nails will be releasing The Slip as an actual CD later this month. Here’s the release, complete with tourdates and everythang:

Nine Inch Nails’ The Slip, currently available only as a free download at NIN.com, will be issued July 22 as a limited edition physical CD/DVD through the band’s own Null Corporation label.

The CD version of The Slip will be limited to 250,000 copies worldwide, each in an individually numbered six-panel digipak that includes a bonus DVD of performances filmed during rehearsals for NIN’s upcoming Lights In The Sky tour, as well as a 24-page booklet and exclusive sticker pack.

The gatefold vinyl contains one 180-gram vinyl LP and a 24-page booklet, and is neither limited nor numbered.

The Slip is 10 new songs written and performed by Trent Reznor with Josh Freese, Robin Finck and Alessandro Cortini. Justin Meldal-Johnsen will round out this NIN lineup for the upcoming tour, dates of which are as follows:

07/25/08 - Pemberton, BC - Pemberton Festival
07/26/08 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena at Seattle Center
07/28/08 - Edmonton, ALB - Rexall Place
07/29/08 - Calgary, ALB - Pengrowth Saddledome
07/31/08 - Winnipeg, MAN - MTS Centre
08/02/08 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
08/05/08 - Toronto, ONT - Air Canada Centre
08/07/08 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
08/08/08 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center
08/12/08 - Knoxville, TN - Knoxville Civic Coliseum
08/13/08 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnett Arena
08/15/08 - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
08/16/08 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
08/18/08 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
08/20/08 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
08/22/08 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
08/23/08 - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
08/25/08 - Toledo, OH - Seagate Convention Center
08/27/08 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
08/29/08 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
08/31/08 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
09/02/08 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
09/03/08 - Salt Lake City, UT - The E Center of West Valley
09/05/08 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
09/06/08 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum