Self Destruct Tour

Nine Inch Nails played shows between April and August 1994 in North America and Europe in support of The Downward Spiral, and ended with the famous Woodstock '94 performance. The tour is part of the Self Destruct Touring Cycle. Opening acts were Die Krupps, Fem 2 Fem, Marilyn Manson, PIG, Treponem Pal, and Type O Negative.

Line-Up

• Robin Finck: Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Danny Lohner: Bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Chris Vrenna: Drums
• James Woolley: Keyboards, programming, backing vocals

Stage Set-Up

Self Destruct Touring cycle stage. Photo from The NIN Historian.

The stage design for this tour was done by Closure documentarian Jonathan Rach.[1] An onstage lighting detail was provided by very tall columns with a single spotlight atop each one. There was a large draped backdrop with a satin-like finish, and chunks of linen-like fabric hung across the top of the stage structure. There was also a three-piece scrim at the front of the stage that would be pulled away during the first song. The drums and main keyboard were both on large, rustic wooden risers with pieces of dark fabric hanging off them and what appear to be fake blood stains. An additional keyboard was attached to the drum riser, mounted on a swinging stand fitted with a motorcycle shock absorber. Lohner's keyboard stand had nails and screws welded to the edge of it.[2]

Typical setlist

1. "Pinion"
2. "Terrible Lie"
3. "Sin"
4. "March Of The Pigs"
5. "Something I Can Never Have"
6. "Closer"
7. "Reptile"
8. "Wish"
9. "Suck"
10. "The Only Time"
11. "Get Down Make Love"
12. "Down In It"
13. "Big Man With A Gun"
14. "Head Like A Hole"
    encore
15. "Dead Souls"
16. "Help Me I Am In Hell"
17. "Happiness In Slavery"

Also "Burn" made its live debut on the second to last show of the tour.

Tour Dates

North America

Date/Location	Venue
1994/04/17 Seattle, WA	Moore Theatre (rehearsal)
1994/04/18 Seattle, WA	Moore Theatre (rehearsal)
1994/04/19 Seattle, WA	Moore Theatre
1994/04/20 Seattle, WA	Moore Theatre
1994/04/21 Portland, OR	La Luna Club
1994/04/23 San Francisco, CA	Warfield Theatre
1994/04/24 San Francisco, CA	Warfield Theatre
1994/04/26 Los Angeles, CA	The Palace
1994/04/27 Los Angeles, CA	The Palace
1994/04/28 Los Angeles, CA	The Palace
1994/04/30 San Diego, CA	San Diego State University Montezuma Hall
1994/05/01 Phoenix, AZ	Mesa Centennial
1994/05/03 Dallas, TX	The Bomb Factory
1994/05/04 Houston, TX	International Ballroom
1994/05/05 New Orleans, LA	State Palace Theatre
1994/05/07 Chicago, IL	The Riviera
1994/05/08 Detroit, MI	State Theatre
1994/05/09 Cleveland, OH	Agora Theatre
1994/05/10 Toronto, ON	Palladium (CANCELLED)
1994/05/11 Boston, MA	The Cyclorama Building @ Boston Center For The Arts
1994/05/13 New York City, NY	Webster Hall
1994/05/14 New York City, NY	Roseland Ballroom
1994/05/15 Philadelphia, PA	Tower Theatre

Europe

Date/Location	Venue
1994/05/18 Dublin, Ireland	SFX Centre
1994/05/20 Wolverhampton, UK	Civic Hall
1994/05/21 Glasgow, UK	Barrowland Ballroom
1994/05/22 Manchester, UK	The Academy
1994/05/24 London, UK	The Forum
1994/05/25 London, UK	The Forum
1994/05/26 London, UK	The Forum
1994/05/28 Ghent, Belgium	Vooruit
1994/05/30 Paris, France	Le Bataclan
1994/05/31 Amsterdam, Netherlands	The Paradiso
1994/06/02 Frankfurt, Germany	Live Music Hall
1994/06/03 Berlin, Germany	Huxley's Neue Welt
1994/06/05 Stockholm, Sweden	Gino's (CANCELLED)
1994/06/07 Hamburg, Germany	The Docks
1994/06/08 Dusseldorf, Germany	Tor 3
1994/06/09 Munich, Germany	Charterhalle
1994/06/11 Vienna, Austria	Summer Arena
1994/06/12 Prague, Czech Republic	Lucerna Hall

North America

Date/Location	Venue
1994/07/29 Atlanta, GA	Fox Theatre
1994/07/30 Atlanta, GA	Fox Theatre
1994/08/03 Poughkeepsie, NY	Mid-Hudson Civic Center
1994/08/06 Barrie, ON	Molson Park
1994/08/11 Fairfax, VA	Patriot Centre
1994/08/13 Saugerties, NY	Woodstock '94