Sin Tour

In the winter of 1990–91, Nine Inch Nails embarked on their second headlining North American tour. The tour is part of the Pretty Hate Machine Tour series. Opening acts for this tour were Chemlab and Die Warzau.

Line-Up

• Lee Mars: Keyboards, backing vocals
• Richard Patrick: Guitar, backing vocals
• Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar
• Jeff Ward: Drums

Stage Set-Up

The setup for this tour was minimal with basic lighting and fog machines. There was also a cage-like structure made from metal pipe that went across the stage, separating the drum riser area from the rest of the band.

Typical setlist

1. "Intro"
2. "Terrible Lie"
3. "Sin"
4. "Something I Can Never Have"
5. "Sanctified"
6. "That's What I Get"
7. "Suck"
8. "The Only Time"
9. "Get Down, Make Love"
10. "Ringfinger"
11. "Down In It"
12. "Head Like A Hole"

Tour Dates

Date / Location	Venue
1990/12/27 Pittsburgh, PA	The Metropol
1990/12/28 Cleveland, OH	Phantasy Theatre
1990/12/29 Chicago, IL	Cabaret Metro
1990/12/31 Detroit, MI	Latin Quarter
1991/01/02 St. Louis, MO	Club 1227
1991/01/04 Denver, CO	Gothic (7:30 PM show)
1991/01/04 Denver, CO	Gothic (10:30 PM show)
1991/01/05 Salt Lake City, UT	Fairpark Coliseum
1991/01/07 El Paso, TX	Club 101 (CANCELLED)
1991/01/08 Houston, TX	Numbers
1991/01/09 Dallas, TX	Deep Ellum Live
1991/01/10 San Antonio, TX	The Showcase
1991/01/12 Orlando, FL	Visage
1991/01/13 Gainesville, FL	Rion Ballroom, University of Florida
1991/01/14 Tampa, FL	The Ritz Theater
1991/01/15 Miami Beach, FL	Club Nu
1991/01/17 Atlanta, GA	The Masquerade
1991/01/18 Norfolk, VA	The Boathouse
1991/01/19 Baltimore, MD	Hammerjacks
1991/01/20 Trenton, NJ	City Gardens
1991/01/22 Washington, DC	9:30 Club (9 PM show)
1991/01/22 Washington, DC	9:30 Club (11 PM show)
1991/01/24 New York, NY	The Academy
1991/01/25 New York, NY	The Academy
1991/01/26 Boston, MA	Citi Club
1991/01/28 Columbus, OH	The Newport
1991/01/29 Cleveland, OH	Phantasy Theatre
1991/01/31 Los Angeles, CA	Universal Amphitheatre (support for Jane's Addiction)
1991/02/01 San Francisco, CA	The Warfield
1991/02/02 Tijuana, Mexico	Iguanas Club
1991/02/04 Los Angeles, CA	Universal Amphitheatre (support for Jane's Addiction)
1991/02/05 Hollywood, CA	Stardust Ballroom (Helter Skelter)
1991/02/06 Hollywood, CA	Stardust Ballroom (Helter Skelter)