NIN 2013-2014

Live 2013-2014 is a Nine Inch Nails tour planned for 2013 and 2014 in support of Hesitation Marks. It was announced on February 25, 2013 via Pitchfork:

Nine Inch Nails are touring this year.

I was working with Adrian Belew on some musical ideas, which led to some discussion on performing, which led to some beard-scratching, which (many steps later) led to the decision to re-think the idea of what Nine Inch Nails could be, and the idea of playing a show. Calls were made to some friends, lots of new ideas were discussed, and a show was booked - which led to another, which somehow led to a lot of shows.

The band is reinventing itself from scratch and will be comprised of Eric Avery, Adrian Belew, Alessandro Cortini, Josh Eustis, Ilan Rubin, and me. The first shows will begin this summer, followed by a full-on arena tour of the US this fall, and lots of other dates worldwide to follow through 2014.

Lots of details and dates to come. See you soon.

TR

Festival Tour

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, 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.[1] Belew stated simply that "it didn't work."[2] 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.[3] The silhouettes are also reminiscent of those at the beginning of shows on Depeche Mode's Devotional tour.

Typical setlist

"The Frail"/"The Wretched" or "Reptile" was 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

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

to be announced

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)

Unabridged Dates

2013/11/04 Austin, TX (Austin City Limits Taping)
2013/11/07 Los Angeles, CA (Jimmy Kimmel Live! Taping)

Australia/NZ Tour

This will be a co-headlining tour with Queens Of The Stone Age. Which band plays first will be determined by a coin toss.[4]

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

to be announced

Typical setlist

to be announced

Dates

2014/03/06 Sydney, Australia (Sydney Entertainment Centre)
2014/03/07 Sydney, Australia (Sydney Entertainment Centre)
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)
2014/03/22 Christchurch, New Zealand (CBS Canterbury Arena)

Latin America Tour

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

to be announced

Typical setlist

to be announced

Dates

2014/03/29-03/30 Santiago, Chile (Lollapalooza Chile)
2014/04/01-04/02 Buenos Aires, Argentina (Lollapalooza Argentina)
2014/04/03-04/05 Bogotá, Colombia (Festival Estéreo Picnic)
2014/04/05-04/06 São Paulo, Brazil (Lollapalooza Brasil)

Europe/UK Tour

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

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 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)
2014/06/03 Bologna, Italy (Unipol Arena)
2014/06/04 Zurich, Switzerland (Hallenstadion)
2014/06/09 Vienna, Austria (Stadthalle)
2014/06/10 Katowice, Poland (Spodek)
2014/06/13 St. Petersburg, Russia (Ice Palace)
2014/06/15 Moscow, Russia (Crocus Hall)
2014/06/17 Kiev, Ukraine (Stereoplaza)
2014/06/19 Budapest, Hungary (Budapest Arena)
2014/06/20 Prague, Czech Republic (O2 Arena)

NIN 2013-2014

Contents

Festival Tour

Line-Up

Changes

Stage Set-Up

Typical setlist

Dates

Tension 2013

Line-Up

Stage Set-Up

Typical setlist

Dates

Unabridged Dates

Australia/NZ Tour

Line-Up

Stage Set-Up

Typical setlist

Dates

Latin America Tour

Line-Up

Stage Set-Up

Typical setlist

Dates

Europe/UK Tour

Line-Up

Stage Set-Up

Typical setlist

Dates

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