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Peel It Back
Tour by Nine Inch Nails
Official event poster
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
Start dateJune 15, 2025
End dateSeptember 18, 2025
No. of shows42
Supporting act(s)Boys Noize
Websitenin.com
Nine Inch Nails concert chronology

The Peel It Back Tour is an ongoing concert tour by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, consisting of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and joined by longtime touring members Robin Finck, Alessandro Cortini, and Ilan Rubin. The tour opened on June 15, 2025 in Dublin, Ireland, with additional dates in Europe, the United States, and Canada. It is the band's first tour since their US and UK shows in 2022. Boys Noize is the opening act for every show on the tour.

After Reznor and Ross had focused on composing film scores, they made plans to put their creative inspiration into new Nine Inch Nails work. A new Nine Inch Nails project was expected since December 2024, and leaks regarding concert dates began in mid-January 2025 until the band confirmed their tour, but the announcement had been delayed due to the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires. They later confirmed dates with a European leg starting in June and ending in July; and a North American leg starting in August and ending in September.

From their discography, the bands played both their main hits and deep cuts, and shows were split between a main and B-stage. The concert's staging displayed visuals of rain, moving silhouettes, and dramatic curtain drops, with recording done by way of hand-held cinematography, and using displays 3D projected onto translucent fabric. Critics praised the artistry of the selected songs, the emotive performances, and Boys Noize's collaboration.

Background

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In April 2024, Nine Inch Nails announced numerous upcoming projects through new multimedia company With Teeth, including a music festival, a new album, short film, and video game. In August, they announced that the band would compose the score to Disney's Tron: Ares (2025), the first of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross's film scores to credit the Nine Inch Nails name after over a dozen prior works.[1][2][3] After having been focused more on film scores,[4] Reznor indicated in December 2024 that he and Ross were "taking the inspiration we've garnered and funneling it into a Nine Inch Nails project", and that the duo was ready to return to the "driver's seat".[5] Reznor elaborated that material released by "Nine Inch Nails" had been their work in relation to the zeitgeist, which he felt less connected to as he aged, but said that this purpose was changing, and that beyond the Tron score he mused that other Nine Inch Nails activity in 2025 was not out of the question.[6]

Plans for a tour titled "Peel It Back" leaked on January 13, 2025, the title alluding to the band's song "March of the Pigs" from The Downward Spiral (1994).[4] These leaks indicated August and September shows in the United States, Canada, and Europe; a September 10 date at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida suggested that tickets were going on sale starting January 17.[7] The leaks included an associated Ticketmaster listing for the Tampa date, with numerous concert locations in America emerging online, as well as in Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England.[1] On the 14th, the band confirmed they were touring, with further details to follow, but their announcement was paused due to the concurrent Los Angeles wildfires.[4][8] The Peel It Back Tour would mark the band's first tour since the completion of their 2022 US and UK shows.[4] Dates for a North American leg were indicated by the online leaks with shows in Brooklyn, Tampa, Atlanta, Raleigh, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Cleveland; as well dates for a Europe leg with shows in Manchester and London.[4]

On January 22, 2025, Nine Inch Nails announced the tour dates, with a European leg starting in June in Dublin and ending in July; and a North American leg starting in August and ending in September in Los Angeles.[9] The tour includes arena shows and stops at European music festivals, with tickets going on sale on January 29, 2025.[10] Three more shows were added to the tour on January 29, to go on sale on the 31st.[11] On March 5, Nine Inch Nails announced that Boys Noize, who completed the Challengers (MIXED) remix album for their 2024 film score of the film Challengers, would open for the band on every show of the Peel It Back Tour.[12] At the June 15 opening show in Ireland, the band's lineup was revealed which, along with Reznor and Ross, included Robin Finck, Alessandro Cortini, and Ilan Rubin.[13]

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country and locale[10][11]
Date (2025) City Country Venue / festival
June 15 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
June 17 Manchester England Co-op Live
June 18 London The O2
June 20 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
June 21 Dessel Belgium Graspop Metal Meeting^
June 24 Milan Italy Parco Musica Milano
June 26 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
June 27 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
June 29 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
July 1 Berlin Germany Uber Arena
July 3 Gdynia Poland Open'er^
July 5 Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Festival^
July 7 Paris France Accor Arena
July 8 (cancelled) Lyon LDLC Arena
July 11 Madrid Spain Mad Cool^
July 12 Oeiras Portugal NOS Alive^
August 6 Oakland United States Oakland Arena
August 8 Portland Moda Center
August 10 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena
August 12 Seattle United States Climate Pledge Arena
August 14 West Valley City Maverik Center
August 15 Denver Ball Arena
August 17 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
August 19 Chicago United Center
August 20
August 22 Detroit Little Caesars Arena
August 23 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena
August 26 Baltimore United States CFG Bank Arena
August 27 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
August 29 Boston TD Garden
August 31 Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
September 2 Brooklyn Barclays Center
September 3
September 5 Raleigh Lenovo Center
September 6 Nashville Bridgestone Arena
September 9 Duluth Gas South Arena
September 10 Tampa Amalie Arena
September 12 Houston Toyota Center
September 13 Fort Worth Dickies Arena
September 16 Phoenix Footprint Center
September 18 Los Angeles Kia Forum
September 19

Notes

  • ^ indicates a European music festival date[10]

Performances

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The areana concert format is structured around two performance spaces: a main stage for performing their hit songs, and a B-stage for the deep cuts, acoustic renditions, and remixes by Boys Noize.[14] The band played songs from their releases including Pretty Hate Machine (1989),[15] Broken (1992), The Downward Spiral (1994), Further Down the Spiral (1995),[16] With Teeth (2005), and Hesitation Marks (2013).[17] Cover songs played include David Bowie's "I'm Afraid of Americans" (1997),[17] and How to Destroy Angels's "Parasite" (2010).[16]

The shows were led in collaboration with creative director Todd Tourso and MTLA.studio, and featured the work of the band's longtime lighting designer Paul "Arlo" Guthrie.[14] The concert staging displayed visuals of rain, moving silhouettes, and dramatic curtain drops marking movements on the stage,[17] shot with hand-held cinematography.[14] The visuals were achieved not by typical LED panels, but through 3D projection onto translucent fabric.[18]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Evening Standard[15]
The Irish Times[17]
Louder Sound[19]
The Times[20]

Concerning the debut show, The Times opined it was "a thrilling onslaught" of "angst, sincerity and a nightmarish otherworldliness" that brought to mind Reznor's recently passed creative collaborator David Lynch.[20] Of the same show, The Irish Times praised the "satisfyingly immense" staging, and the artistry of the performances, pointing out the "stark minimalist beauty" of "The Frail" and "doomy grandeur" of "The Wretched".[17] Both papers agreed that the show took a little while to get into gear.[20][17] Louder Sound wrote the performances of understated songs sparked "wonder and awe", and said the more energetic performances were "thrillingly violent" and palpable.[19] Evening Standard wrote its staging was "breathtaking".[15] Both publications saw technical issues during their shows, and noted Reznor's response and resolve in the face of them.[19][15]

Louder called the B-stage collaboration with Boys Noize "joyously intense",[19] The Irish Times described it as "thrilling" and compared it to a scene out of a dystopian film,[17] and Evening Standard said the rendition of "Came Back Haunted" foremostly displayed the dance music aspect of the band, bringing to mind the score to Challengers,[15] though The Times opined it as "crushing dancefloor workouts" that suggested "an indulgence between friends rather than a gesture to fans".[20] Evening Standard said in his opening act, the DJ turned the scene into "a Blade film"—a "perfect setup" for the techno-inspired band, describing the set as erotically "moody, spectacular and pulsating".[15] Critics praised the political timeliness of performing "Head Like a Hole" and the Reznor-produced "I'm Afraid of Americans".[20][17][15] Louder described the ending performance of "Hurt" as quietly devastating, uniting an "enraptured" and "utterly immersed" room,[19] The Irish Times described Reznor's "majestic" performance as reminding everyone of its roots past Johnny Cash's cover,[17] and The Times described it as "quietly yet devastatingly" performed with "dark charisma"—describing it as a moment of "searing humanity and fragility".[20]

References

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  2. ^ Baron, Zach (April 4, 2024). "Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Have a Plan to Soundtrack Everything". GQ. Archived from the original on May 31, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Larson, Jeremy D. (August 10, 2024). "Nine Inch Nails to Score New Tron Movie". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e Jenke, Tyler; Lynch, Jessica (January 14, 2025). "Nine Inch Nails Confirm Tour, Delay Details Due to LA Wildfires". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  5. ^ Light, Alan (December 3, 2024). "Trent Reznor's Upward Spiral". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  6. ^ Shannon Miller, Liz (December 12, 2024). "Composers of the Year Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Were Up for the Challenge". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on December 18, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  7. ^ Roland, Tyler (January 13, 2025). "Nine Inch Nails set to announce 2025 Peel It Back world tour". The Needle Drop. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  8. ^ Singh, Surej (January 14, 205). "Nine Inch Nails confirm 2025 tour plans". NME. Archived from the original on January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  9. ^ Aswad, Jem (January 22, 2025). "Nine Inch Nails Announce 'Peel It Back 2025' World Tour Dates". Variety. Archived from the original on January 27, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c Kaufman, Gil (January 22, 2025). "Nine Inch Nails Reveal Dates For 2025 Peel It Back World Tour". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  11. ^ a b Hatfield, Amanda (January 29, 2025). "Nine Inch Nails add new shows to 2025 tour". BrooklynVegan. Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  12. ^ Bain, Katie (March 5, 2025). "Boys Noize to Open for Nine Inch Nails on the Band's Upcoming Peel It Back Tour". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  13. ^ Spanos, Brittany (June 16, 2025). "Nine Inch Nails Perform Live Rarities at Tour Kickoff in Dublin". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  14. ^ a b c Dunworth, Liberty (June 20, 2025). "Check out these photos from Nine Inch Nails' epic 'Peel It Back' UK tour". NME. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
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  16. ^ a b Brannigan, Paul (June 16, 2025). "Watch Nine Inch Nails play Closer, Head Like A Hole and Hurt on the opening night of their Peel It Back world tour". Louder Sound. Archived from the original on June 19, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i O'Regan, Nadine (June 16, 2025). "Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails at 3Arena review: Peel It Back tour begins unshowily, then builds to a thrilling mid-set sequence". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  18. ^ Garner, Emily (June 19, 2025). "In pictures: Nine Inch Nails' mind-blowing Peel It Back Tour 2025". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  19. ^ a b c d e Brannigan, Paul (June 19, 2025). ""This is how you make a comeback, not pandering, not acquiescing to expectations, but reconfiguring your art with fearlessness and quiet confidence." Nine Inch Nails' Peel It Back tour is a breathtaking spectacle, and a personal triumph for Trent Reznor". Louder Sound. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  20. ^ a b c d e f Power, Ed (June 16, 2025). "Nine Inch Nails review — hail the big daddies of nihilistic rock". The Times. Archived from the original on June 16, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
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