NIN 2013-2014

Live 2013-2014 is a series of tours to promote Hesitation Marks.

Festival Tour

This tour took place between July and September 2013 in Asia, Europe and the United States.

Line-Up

• Alessandro Cortini: Keyboards, programming, guitar, backing vocals
• Josh Eustis: Bass, keyboards, guitar
• Robin Finck: Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Ilan Rubin: Drums, cello

Changes

Though Eric Avery and Adrian Belew were originally slated to be part of the touring lineup[1], both dropped out during rehearsals. Avery felt overwhelmed by the idea of going on tour after just having finished a major tour with Garbage, and also wanted to focus on some studio work.[2] Belew stated simply that "it didn't work."[3] Robin Finck was brought back to replace Belew, and Josh Eustis' duties were then expanded to include bass.

Stage Set-Up

This tour utilized several mobile LED screens behind the band, which would supply lighting and also background footage during certain portions of the set. The production and lighting were again designed by Rob Sheridan, Roy Bennett and Moment Factory, who also worked on the 2008 Lights In The Sky Tour and the How To Destroy Angels Live 2013 tour. The production also made use of Kinect for interactive video manipulation. The band members arrived onstage at the beginning of the set one member at a time and their silhouettes were projected onto the background, which are references to Talking Heads' 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense. [4] The silhouettes are also reminiscent of those at the beginning of shows on Depeche Mode's Devotional tour.

Typical Setlist

1. "Copy Of A"
2. "Sanctified" or "Disappointed"
3. "Came Back Haunted"
4. "1,000,000"
5. "March Of The Pigs"
6. "Piggy"
7. "Terrible Lie"
8. "Burn"
9. "Closer"
10. "Gave Up"
11. "Help Me I Am In Hell"
12. "Me, I'm Not" or "The Warning"
13. "Find My Way"
14. "The Way Out Is Through"
15. "Wish"
16. "Survivalism"
17. "Only"
18. "The Hand That Feeds"
19. "Head Like A Hole"
20. "Hurt"

Variation

• "The Frail" / "The Wretched" or "Reptile" were sometimes included after "Piggy."
• "What If We Could?" was sometimes played in addition to or instead of "Find My Way."
• "Something I Can Never Have" was played once in place of "Piggy" at the San Francisco, CA show.

Setlists for the three non-festival dates were longer and also more varied since minimal production was used. Other songs played during these shows include (in order of commonality): "Somewhat Damaged," "The Beginning Of The End," "I'm Afraid Of Americans," "The Good Soldier," "Pinion," "Dead Souls," "La Mer," "The Day The World Went Away," and "The Line Begins To Blur."

Dates

• 2013/07/26 Naeba, Japan (Fuji Rock Festival)
• 2013/07/28 Ansan, South Korea (Ansan Valley Festival)
• 2013/08/02 Chicago, IL (Lollapalooza)
• 2013/08/10 San Francisco, CA (Outside Lands Festival)
• 2013/08/15 Hasselt, Belgium (Pukkelpop Festival)
• 2013/08/16 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands (Lowlands Festival)
• 2013/08/18 Hockenheim, Germany (Rock'n'Heim Festival)
• 2013/08/20 London, England (Scala)
• 2013/08/21 Belfast, Northern Ireland (Belsonic Festival)
• 2013/08/23 West Yorkshire, England (Leeds Festival)
• 2013/08/24 Paris, France (Rock en Seine Festival)
• 2013/08/25 Reading, England (Reading Festival)
• 2013/08/28 Milan, Italy (Mediolanum Forum)
• 2013/08/29 Zurich, Switzerland (Zurich Openair Festival)
• 2013/09/01 Philadelphia, PA (Made In America Festival)
• 2013/09/03 West Hollywood, CA (Secret KROQ show at The Troubadour)

Tension 2013

This tour took place between September and November 2013 in North America.

Line-Up

• Alessandro Cortini: Keyboards, programming, guitar, backing vocals
• Josh Eustis: Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, saxophone
• Robin Finck: Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Lisa Fischer: Backing vocals
• Sharlotte Gibson: Backing vocals
• Pino Palladino: Bass
• Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Ilan Rubin: Drums, cello

Stage Set-Up

The production for this leg was very different from the festival dates and was again a collaboration by Rob Sheridan, Roy Bennett and Moment Factory. When this leg was originally announced, Reznor was quoted as saying that it "picks up where Lights in the Sky left off" and that it was "the full-on Nine Inch Nails live experience realized as we never could before." It featured heavy use of "stealth screens", like those from the aforementioned tour, which could be raised and lowered throughout the set and which presented elaborate visuals. A unique lighting element was also added in the form of a number of nine-paneled geometric lighting rigs suspended over the band.

Typical Setlist

1. "Copy Of A"
2. "1,000,000"
3. "Terrible Lie"
4. "March Of The Pigs"
5. "Piggy" or "Reptile"
6. "All Time Low"
7. "Disappointed"
8. "Came Back Haunted"
9. "Find My Way"
10. "Sanctified"
11. "The Frail"
12. "The Wretched"
13. "The Big Come Down"
14. "Survivalism"
15. "Running"
16. "A Warm Place"
17. "Somewhat Damaged"
18. "Wish"
19. "The Hand That Feeds"
20. "Head Like A Hole"
    -Encore-
21. "Various Methods Of Escape"
22. "Even Deeper"
23. "While I'm Still Here"
24. "Black Noise"
25. "Hurt"

Variation

The setlists for the Tension 2013 tour had more variation on a song-by-song basis than the Festival Tour and songs could be shuffled around a good bit between nights, so though certain songs are predictable, the order may not be. Examples include:

• "Satellite," "In Two," "Into The Void," and/or "I Would For You" included or replacing songs between "Find My Way" and "Survivalism."
• "In This Twilight," "The Day The World Went Away," "I'm Afraid Of Americans," or "All The Love In The World" sometimes appearing as part of the encore.
• "Burn" sometimes being included after "Wish" and once before "Survivalism."
• "Echoplex" sometimes appearing as part of the encore during the first half of the tour and sparingly earlier in the set thereafter.
• "Only" being included between "Wish" and "The Hand That Feeds."
• For shows that could not bring in the full production, the trio of "Running," "A Warm Place," and "Somewhat Damaged" was typically replaced with "I'm Afraid Of Americans," followed by "Burn" or "Only."
• The two Florida shows had encores with a guest appearance from Gary Numan on "Reptile," followed by a performance of Numan's "We Take Mystery (To Bed)."

Two shows, the Austin City Limits taping and the second Las Vegas show, featured a re-structured set, opening with "All Time Low" instead of "Copy Of A" and featuring other minor song order tweaks. The performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! was a five song 'mini-concert' and acted as a sort of sampler for the Tension tour and new album. For this reason, "All Time Low" and "Came Back Haunted" are the only two songs that were technically played at every show.

Dates

• 2013/09/21 Los Angeles, CA (Tension 2013 rehearsal show)
• 2013/09/28 St. Paul, MN (Xcel Energy Center)
• 2013/09/30 Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)
• 2013/10/01 St. Louis, MO (Chaifetz Arena)
• 2013/10/03 Montreal, QC (Centre Bell)
• 2013/10/04 Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
• 2013/10/05 Cleveland, OH (Wolstein Center)
• 2013/10/07 Auburn Hills, MI (The Palace of Auburn Hills)
• 2013/10/08 Pittsburgh, PA (Petersen Events Center)
• 2013/10/11 Boston, MA (TD Garden)
• 2013/10/12 Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
• 2013/10/14 Brooklyn, NY (Barclays Center)
• 2013/10/15 Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
• 2013/10/18 Washington, DC (Verizon Center)
• 2013/10/19 University Park, PA (Bryce Jordan Center)
• 2013/10/21 Raleigh, NC (PNC Arena)
• 2013/10/22 Nashville, TN (Bridgestone Arena)
• 2013/10/24 Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
• 2013/10/26 Asheville, NC (Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit)
• 2013/10/30 Sunrise, FL (BB&T Center)
• 2013/10/31 Orlando, FL (Amway Center)
• 2013/11/02 New Orleans, LA (Voodoo Experience)
• 2013/11/05 San Antonio, TX (AT&T Center)
• 2013/11/08 Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)
• 2013/11/09 Phoenix, AZ (US Airways Center)
• 2013/11/11 El Paso, TX (Don Haskins Center)
• 2013/11/13 Broomfield, CO (1st Bank Center)
• 2013/11/15 Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
• 2013/11/16 Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
• 2013/11/18 Portland, OR (Moda Center)
• 2013/11/19 Spokane, WA (Spokane Arena)
• 2013/11/21 Vancouver, BC (Rogers Arena)
• 2013/11/22 Seattle, WA (KeyArena)
• 2013/11/24 Edmonton, AB (Rexall Place)
• 2013/11/25 Calgary, AB (Scotiabank Saddledome)

Oceania/Asia Tour

This tour will take place during February and March 2014 and the Australia/New Zealand dates will be a co-headlining tour with Queens Of The Stone Age. Which band plays first will be determined by a coin toss.[5]

For the Japanese shows, Alessandro Cortini performed an instrumental support set.

Line-Up

• Alessandro Cortini: Keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, backing vocals
• Robin Finck: Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Ilan Rubin: Drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals

Stage Set-Up

to be announced

Typical Setlist

to be announced

Dates

• 2014/02/25 Tokyo, Japan (Studio Coast)
• 2014/02/26 Tokyo, Japan (Studio Coast)
• 2014/02/28 Tokyo, Japan (Studio Coast)
• 2014/03/01 Pattaya, Thailand (Silverlake Music Festival) [CANCELLED]

NIN + QOTSA

• 2014/03/06 Sydney, Australia (Qantas Credit Union Arena)
• 2014/03/07 Sydney, Australia (Qantas Credit Union Arena)
• 2014/03/08 Newcastle, Australia (Newcastle Entertainment Centre)
• 2014/03/11 Perth, Australia (Perth Arena)
• 2014/03/13 Adelaide, Australia (AEC Arena)
• 2014/03/14 Melbourne, Australia (Rod Laver Arena)
• 2014/03/15 Melbourne, Australia (Rod Laver Arena)
• 2014/03/17 Brisbane, Australia (Brisbane Entertainment Centre)
• 2014/03/19 Auckland, New Zealand (Vector Arena)
• 2014/03/20 Wellington, New Zealand (TSB Bank Arena)
• 2014/03/22 Christchurch, New Zealand (CBS Canterbury Arena)

Latin America Tour

This tour will take place during March and April 2014.

Line-Up

to be announced

Stage Set-Up

to be announced

Typical Setlist

to be announced

Dates

• 2014/03/27 Mexico City, Mexico (Vive Latino Festival)
• 2014/03/29 Santiago, Chile (Lollapalooza Chile)
• 2014/04/01 Buenos Aires, Argentina (Lollapalooza Argentina)
• 2014/04/03 Bogotá, Colombia (Festival Estéreo Picnic)
• 2014/04/05 São Paulo, Brazil (Lollapalooza Brasil)
• 2014/04/06 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Citibank Hall)

Europe/UK Tour

This tour will take place during May and June 2014.

Line-Up

to be announced

Stage Set-Up

to be announced

Typical Setlist

to be announced

Dates

• 2014/05/06 Riga, Latvia (Arena Riga)
• 2014/05/08 Helsinki, Finland (Hartwall Arena)
• 2014/05/10 Stockholm, Sweden (Hovet)
• 2014/05/12 Oslo, Norway (Spektrum)
• 2014/05/13 Copenhagen, Denmark (Forum)
• 2014/05/15 Berlin, Germany (Zitadelle)
• 2014/05/16 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (Rockhal)
• 2014/05/18 Birmingham, UK (LG Arena)
• 2014/05/20 Glasgow, UK (Hydro Arena)
• 2014/05/21 Cardiff, UK (Motorpoint Arena)
• 2014/05/23 London, UK (The O2)
• 2014/05/24 Nottingham, UK (Capital FM Arena)
• 2014/05/25 Manchester, UK (Phones 4u Arena)
• 2014/05/27 Amsterdam, Holland (Heineken Music Hall)
• 2014/05/28 Antwerp, Belgium (Lotto Arena)
• 2014/05/29 Paris, France (Le Zénith)
• 2014/05/31 Barcelona, Spain (Primavera Sound Festival)
• 2014/06/01 Toulouse, France (Le Zénith)
• 2014/06/03 Bologna, Italy (Unipol Arena)
• 2014/06/04 Zurich, Switzerland (Hallenstadion)
• 2014/06/05-06/08 Nürburgring, Germany (Rock am Ring Festival)
• 2014/06/06-06/09 Nürburg, Germany (Rock im Park Festival)
• 2014/06/09 Vienna, Austria (Stadthalle)
• 2014/06/10 Katowice, Poland (Spodek)
• 2014/06/11 Prague, Czech Republic (The Forum) [RESCHEDULED FROM JUNE 20, 2014. ORIGINALLY AT O2 ARENA]
• 2014/06/13 St. Petersburg, Russia (Ice Palace) [CANCELLED]
• 2014/06/15 Moscow, Russia (Crocus Hall) [CANCELLED]
• 2014/06/17 Kiev, Ukraine (Stereoplaza) [CANCELLED]
• 2014/06/19 Budapest, Hungary (Budapest Arena) [CANCELLED]

NIN + Soundgarden

This tour will take place during July and August 2014 in North America and will be a co-headlining tour with Soundgarden.

Line-Up

to be announced

Stage Set-Up

to be announced

Typical Setlist

to be announced

Dates

• 2014/07/19 Las Vegas, NV (Planet Hollywood)
• 2014/07/21 Morrison, CO (Red Rocks Amphitheatre)
• 2014/07/24 Tinley Park, IL (First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre)
• 2014/07/26 Clarkston, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
• 2014/07/27 Toronto, ON (Molson Canadian Amphitheatre)
• 2014/07/29 Mansfield, MA (XFINITY Center)
• 2014/07/30 Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
• 2014/08/01 Wantagh, NY (Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre)
• 2014/08/02 Holmdel, NJ (PNC Bank Arts Center)
• 2014/08/04 Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
• 2014/08/05 Virginia Beach, VA (Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach)
• 2014/08/07 Charlotte, NC (PNC Music Pavilion)
• 2014/08/08 Atlanta, GA (Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood)
• 2014/08/10 West Palm Beach, FL (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
• 2014/08/11 Tampa, FL (MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre)
• 2014/08/14 Austin, TX (Austin360 Amphitheater)
• 2014/08/16 Woodlands, TX (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
• 2014/08/17 Dallas, TX (Gexa Energy Pavilion)
• 2014/08/19 Albuquerque, NM (Isleta Amphitheater)
• 2014/08/21 Chula Vista, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)
• 2014/08/22 Irvine, CA (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
• 2014/08/24 Mountain View, CA (Shoreline Amphitheater)
• 2014/08/25 Hollywood, CA (Hollywood Bowl)

Unabridged Dates

• 2013/11/04 Austin, TX (Austin City Limits Taping)
• 2013/11/07 Los Angeles, CA (Jimmy Kimmel Live! Taping)
• 2014/01/26 Los Angeles, CA (56th Annual GRAMMY Awards)

External Links

• Festival Tour production article from Moment Factory
• Festival Tour rehearsals photos by Rob Sheridan
• Festival Tour behind-the-scenes feature from VEVO
• Tension 2013 articles and multimedia from livedesignonline.com
• Tension 2013 photos by Rob Sheridan
• Tension 2013 behind-the-scenes feature from VEVO