Peel It Back Tour
In 2025, Nine Inch Nails announced a world tour titled the Peel It Back Tour with dates in Europe and North America from June to September. The supporting act will be Boys Noize for all non-festival shows. The tour takes its name from a lyric in "March Of The Pigs".
Contents
Line-Up
- Alessandro Cortini: Keyboards, guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Robin Finck: Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Atticus Ross: Keyboards, samples, programming, backing vocals
- Ilan Rubin: Drums, keyboards, backing vocals
Stage Set-Up
This was the first arena tour for Nine Inch Nails since the Tension 2013 Tour. The headlining shows featured two stages, with the B-stage being located in the middle of the arena floor, surrounded on all four sides by the audience. The elevated B-stage had two staircases opposite each other, accessed via floor pathways created by security. During the Boys Noize opening act set, the B-stage was shrouded by a curtain on all sides, which then dropped to transition to the first act of the show, revealing a three station setup: an electric piano for Reznor, a mixing console for Ross, and a keyboard and mixing station for Cortini. It could also accommodate walking room for Finck to join them on-stage to play guitar for select songs. Simple lighting was provided by an overhead rig and an array of lights along the whole perimeter of the stage. A handheld followspot was used on Reznor for select songs. When not in use, the B-stage was lowered, for less obstructed views of the main stage.
The second act took place on the main stage, with a traditional Nine Inch Nails live band layout. During this act, the stage was surrounded by thin, transluscent scrims on all four sides of the stage, which served as projection screens for an elaborate system of video projectors on all sides of the stage. There was an additional scrim inside the stage "cube" just in front of Rubin and Cortini's stations that was rear projected from the interior rear of the cube. There were two additional large scrims flanking each side of the stage, serving as large projection screens. The number of screens, along with sophisticated video processing, allowed for elaborate layering and video effects. The projections often included live shots of the band, provided by fixed, remote cameras, as well as a roaming, handheld camera. When not in use, the main stage was shrouded by a thicker curtain, which also served as a projection screen for the first to second act transition and during the third act.
The third act returned to the B-stage, with Reznor and Ross joining Boys Noize on-stage. Reznor's electric piano station was replaced with a mixing desk for Boys Noize, and Reznor took over Cortini's station. The overhead lighting rig was augmented by an additional layer of rigging surrounding the rig used in the first act. The overhead rig, combined with the perimeter lighting and copious usage of fog machines provided the lighting effects for this EDM-focused set. The roaming, handheld camera was used to project live visuals of the band on the main stage curtains and screens during this act.
The fourth and final act returned to the main stage. The stage scrims were removed, leaving a large lighting array at the back of the stage. The flanking projection screens remained in place, used mainly for live video projections of the band members.
For festival shows and headlining shows without the B-stage, there was no stage production, just lots of lighting arrays and fog machines. Flanking video screens featured feeds from the handheld and fixed cameras.
Typical Setlist
European leg
Tour Dates
| Date/Location | Venue |
|---|---|
| 2025/06/15 Dublin, Ireland | 3Arena |
| 2025/06/17 Manchester, England | Co-op Live |
| 2025/06/18 London, England | The O2 |
| 2025/06/20 Cologne, Germany | LANXESS Arena |
| 2025/06/21 Dessel, Belgium | Graspop Metal Meeting |
| 2025/06/24 Milan, Italy | Parco Della Musica di Milano |
| 2025/06/26 Zurich, Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| 2025/06/27 Vienna, Austria | Wiener Stadthalle |
| 2025/06/29 Amsterdam, Netherlands | Ziggo Dome |
| 2025/07/01 Berlin, Germany | Uber Arena |
| 2025/07/03 Gdynia, Poland | Open'er Festival |
| 2025/07/05 Roskilde, Denmark | Roskilde Festival |
| 2025/07/07 Paris, France | Accor Arena |
| 2025/07/08 Lyon, France | LDLC Arena (CANCELLED due to low sales) |
| 2025/07/11 Madrid, Spain | Mad Cool Festival |
| 2025/07/12 Oeiras, Portugal | NOS Alive |