The Lollapalooza Tour took place from July 12–August 20, 1991 in North America as part of the inaugural Lollapalooza festival, organized by Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell. The song "Now I'm Nothing" was written as an intro track for this tour. Portions of this performance can be found on Closure. The tour is part of the Pretty Hate Machine Tour series.
The other bands who played during this tour were Jane's Addiction, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Living Colour, Ice-T & Body Count, Butthole Surfers, Rollins Band, Violent Femmes, Fishbone, and Emergency Broadcast Network. Several shows during the tour included members of other bands (such as Ice-T and Dave Navarro of Jane's Addiction) joining Nine Inch Nails onstage for "Head Like A Hole" at the end of the set.
NIN would again be part of later incarnations of the Lollapalooza Festival in 2008, 2013, and 2014.
Line-Up
- Richard Patrick: Guitar, backing vocals
- Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar
- Jeff Ward: Drums
- James Woolley: Keyboards, programming, backing vocals
Stage Set-Up
The stage setup was basic, but an added element was two black banners with the letter 'N' on them in white, which hung onstage behind the band. The second 'N' is backwards, implying that the banners were supposed to resemble the NIN logo, but the 'I' is not present in any photos or footage from the tour. The banners had holes in them, most likely to reduce wind resistance as the outdoor stage was sometimes open at the back.
Typical setlist
- "Now I'm Nothing"
- "Terrible Lie"
- "Sin"
- "Physical"
- "The Only Time"
- "Wish"
- "Get Down, Make Love" and/or "Ringfinger"
- "Down In It"
- "Head Like A Hole"
"That's What I Get" and an early version of "Suck" were played at the warm-up shows.
Tour dates
Lollapalooza Warmup
| Date/City | Venue |
|---|---|
| 1991/07/12 New Orleans, LA | Tipitina's |
| 1991/07/13 Houston, TX | Vatican |
| 1991/07/15 El Paso, TX | Club 101 |