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The second part of the [[Self Destruct Tour]], often referred to as the '''Further Down The Spiral Tour''', took place between August 1994 and February 1995 in North America in support of ''[[The Downward Spiral (halo)|The Downward Spiral]]''. The tour is part of the [[Self Destruct Touring Cycle]]. Opening acts for this tour were [[Related bands and artists#Hole|Hole]], [[Jim Rose Circus]], [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], [[Related bands and artists#The Melvins|The Melvins]] , and [[Pop Will Eat Itself]].
The Dallas and Omaha shows in 1995 were [[Closure#Abandoned_1995_tour_film|professionally filmed]] by Simon Maxwell and intended for home video release, but the project was scrapped. The footage eventually leaked online in 2022.
==Stage Set-Up==
[[Image:40 large.jpg|thumb|Self Destruct Touring cycle stage. Photo from [[The NIN Historian]].]]
The stage setup for this tour was somewhat basic. An onstage lighting detail was provided by very tall columns with a single spotlight atop each one. There was a large draped backdrop (apparently made of rubber) 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.Reznor's keyboard was mounted on a swinging stand fitted with a motorcycle shock absorber, and Lohner's keyboard stand had nails and screws welded to the edge of it.[https://www.reddit.com/r/nin/comments/81j2mg/obscure_gear_question/]
This was the first NIN tour to feature a projection screen for three slow songs in the middle of the show, in this case "[[Eraser]]," "[[Hurt (song)|Hurt]]," and "[[The Downward Spiral (song)|The Downward Spiral]]." "Eraser" was accompanied by visuals of the desert, "Hurt" by compiled stock footage of various bleak imagery such as war atrocities and decaying animals, and "The Downward Spiral" by a visual of a wall that is made to appear doused in blood during the song's climax.