Further Down The Spiral Tour

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. The tour is part of the Self Destruct Touring Cycle. Opening acts for this tour were Hole, Jim Rose Circus, Marilyn Manson, The Melvins and Pop Will Eat Itself.

Line-Up

• Charlie Clouser: Keyboards, programming, backing vocals (December 28, 1994 - February 18, 1995)
• 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 (August 27, 1994 - December 11, 1994)

Stage Set-Up

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," and "The Downward Spiral."

Typical setlist

1. "Pinion"
2. "Mr. Self Destruct"
3. "Sin"
4. "March Of The Pigs"
5. "Piggy"
6. "Reptile"
7. "Gave Up"
8. "Happiness In Slavery"
9. "Eraser"
10. "Hurt"
11. "The Downward Spiral"
12. "Wish"
13. "Suck"
14. "The Only Time" or "Ruiner"
15. "Down In It"
16. "Head Like A Hole"
    -Encore-
17. "Closer"
18. "Dead Souls"
19. "I Do Not Want This"
20. "Something I Can Never Have"

Also "Physical," "Burn," "Get Down, Make Love," and "Terrible Lie" made a few occasional appearances at the second half of the show or at the encore.

Tour Dates

Date/Location	Venue
1994/08/27 Rochester, NY	Auditorium Theatre
1994/08/29 Cleveland, OH	Nautica Stage
1994/08/30 Cleveland, OH	Nautica Stage
1994/09/02 Detroit, MI	Pine Knob Amphitheater
1994/09/03 Chicago, IL	UIC Pavillion
1994/09/05 St Paul, MN	Roy Wilkins Auditorium
1994/09/07 Milwaukee, WI	Riverside Theatre
1994/09/10 Muncie, IN	Ball State Arena
1994/09/11 St Louis, MO	Fox Theatre
1994/09/13 Nashville, TN	Vanderbilt's Memorial Gym
1994/09/14 Memphis, TN	Cook Convention Center
1994/09/16 Springfield, MO	Abou Shrine Temple
1994/09/17 Kansas City, KS	Memorial Hall
1994/09/19 Omaha, NE	Omaha Civic Center
1994/09/24 Seattle, WA	Center Arena
1994/09/27 Vancouver, BC	PNE Forum
1994/09/30 Sacramento, CA	Arco Arena
1994/10/01 San Jose, CA	San Jose State Auditorium
1994/10/03 Los Angeles, CA	Universal Amphitheatre
1994/10/04 Los Angeles, CA	Universal Amphitheatre
1994/10/06 Los Angeles, CA	Universal Amphitheatre
1994/10/07 Los Angeles, CA	Universal Amphitheatre
1994/10/10 San Diego, CA	Sports Arena
1994/10/11 Phoenix, AZ	Verteran's Memorial Colliseum
1994/10/14 Oakland, CA	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center
1994/10/16 Las Vegas, NV	UNLV Thomas & Mack Arena
1994/10/18 Salt Lake City, UT	Delta Center
1994/10/20 Denver, CO	McNichols Arena
1994/10/26 El Paso, TX	State Fair Colliseum
1994/10/28 Austin, TX	Frank Erwin Center
1994/10/29 Dallas, TX	State Fair Park Colliseum
1994/10/31 Houston, TX	The Summit
1994/11/02 Oklahoma City, OK	University Of Oklahoma (Lloyd Nobel Center)
1994/11/03 Tulsa, OK	Expo Square Pavillion
1994/11/05 Carbondale, IL	S.Illinois University Arena
1994/11/06 Iowa City, IA	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
1994/11/08 Madison, WI	Dane County Collesium
1994/11/09 Champaign, IL	UIUC Assembly Hall
1994/11/12 Louisville, KY	Louisville Gardens
1994/11/13 Columbus, OH	Convention Centre
1994/11/15 Dayton, OH	Hara Arena (POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 29)
1994/11/18 Jacksonville, FL	Jacksonville Colliseum
1994/11/20 Miami, FL	Miami Arena
1994/11/21 Tampa, FL	Exposition Hall
1994/11/23 Winston-Salem, NC	Joel Memorial
1994/11/25 Hampton, VA	Hampton Colliseum
1994/11/28 Pittsburgh, PA	Civic Arena
1994/11/29 Buffalo, NY	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1994/12/01 Toronto, ON	Maple Leaf Gardens
1994/12/03 Boston, MA	Boston Garden
1994/12/04 Albany, NY	Knickerbocker Arena
1994/12/06 Baltimore, MD	Baltimore Arena
1994/12/07 New York City, NY	Madison Square Garden (POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 8)
1994/12/08 New York City, NY	Madison Square Garden (RESCHEDULED FROM DECEMBER 7)
1994/12/09 New York City, NY	Madison Square Garden
1994/12/11 Philadelphia, PA	Corestates Spectrum
1994/12/28 Cleveland, OH	The Odeon
1994/12/29 Dayton, OH	Hara Arena (RESCHEDULED FROM NOVEMBER 15)
1994/12/31 Detroit, MI	Palace Of Auburn Hills
1995/01/03 Montreal, QC	Theatre Du Forum
1995/01/05 Worcester, MA	The Centrum
1995/01/06 New York City, NY	Nassau Collesium
1995/01/08 Cleveland, OH	CSU Convocation Centre
1995/01/09 Cleveland, OH	CSU Convocation Centre
1995/01/12 Kalamazoo, MI	Wings Stadium
1995/01/13 Toledo, OH	Sports Arena
1995/01/15 Chicago, IL	Rosemont Horizon
1995/01/16 Chicago, IL	Rosemont Horizon
1995/01/18 Milwaukee, WI	Mecca Arena
1995/01/19 Moline, IL	Mark of the Quad (CANCELLED due to snowstorm)
1995/01/21 Indianapolis, IN	State Fair Colliseum
1995/01/22 Evansville, IN	Roberts Arena
1995/01/24 Atlanta, GA	The Omni
1995/01/25 Columbia, SC	Carolina, Colliseum
1995/01/27 Orlando, FL	Orlando Arena
1995/01/30 Murfreesboro, TN	Murphy Center
1995/01/31 Little Rock, AR	Barton Colliseum
1995/02/02 Lincoln, NE	Pershing Auditorium (POSTPONED to February 13 due to illness)
1995/02/04 Minneapolis, MN	Target Center
1995/02/05 Lacrosse, WI	LaCrosse Center
1995/02/07 Sioux Falls, SD	Sioux Falls Center
1995/02/08 Topeka, KS	Expo Center
1995/02/10 Lubbock, TX	NO VENUE (CANCELLED)
1995/02/11 Dallas, TX	Fair Park Collesium
1995/02/13 Columbia, MO	Hearnes Center (CANCELLED in lieu of Omaha make-up)
1995/02/13 Omaha, NE	Omaha Civic Center (MAKE-UP from February 2)
1995/02/14 St. Louis, MO	Kiel Center
1995/02/16 Pensacola, FL	Civic Center (CANCELLED due to power outage from lightning)
1995/02/18 New Orleans, LA	UNO Lakefront Arena