Peel It Back Tour
{{short description|2025 concert tour by Nine Inch Nails}}
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{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Peel It Back
| image = Peel_It_Back_Branding_Flyer.jpg
| caption = Official event poster
| artist = Nine Inch Nails
| location ={{flatlist|
- Europe
- North America
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| album =
| start_date = June 15, 2025
| end_date = September 18, 2025
| number_of_shows = 42
| support_act = Boys Noize
| attendance =
| gross =
| website = {{URL|nin.com}}
| last_concert = NIN 2022
(2022)
| this_concert = Peel It Back
(2025)
| next_concert = ...
| type = concert tour
}}
The Peel It Back Tour is an ongoing concert tour by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, consisting of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross and joined by longtime touring members Robin Finck, Alessandro Cortini, and Ilan Rubin. The tour opened on June 15, 2025 in Dublin, Ireland, with additional dates in Europe, the United States, and Canada. It is the band's first tour since their US and UK shows in 2022. Boys Noize is the opening act for every show on the tour.
After Reznor and Ross had focused on composing film scores, they made plans to put their creative inspiration into new Nine Inch Nails work. A new Nine Inch Nails project was expected since December 2024, and leaks regarding concert dates began in mid-January 2025 until the band confirmed their tour, but the announcement had been delayed due to the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires. They later confirmed dates with a European leg starting in June and ending in July; and a North American leg starting in August and ending in September.
Background
In April 2024, Nine Inch Nails announced numerous upcoming projects through new multimedia company With Teeth, including a music festival, a new album, short film, and video game. In August, they announced that the band would compose the score to Disney's Tron: Ares (2025), the first of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross's film scores to credit the Nine Inch Nails name after over a dozen prior works.{{Cite web |last=Baron |first=Zach |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Have a Plan to Soundtrack Everything |url=https://www.gq.com/story/trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-creativity-awards-profile |access-date=August 15, 2024 |website=GQ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240531172933/https://www.gq.com/story/trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-creativity-awards-profile |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Larson |first=Jeremy D. |date=August 10, 2024 |title=Nine Inch Nails to Score New Tron Movie |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/nine-inch-nails-to-score-new-tron-movie/ |access-date=August 10, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240831173429/https://pitchfork.com/news/nine-inch-nails-to-score-new-tron-movie/ |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |url-status=live }} After having been focused more on film scores, Reznor indicated in December 2024 that he and Ross were "taking the inspiration we've garnered and funneling it into a Nine Inch Nails project", and that the duo was ready to return to the "driver's seat".{{Cite web |last=Light |first=Alan |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Trent Reznor's Upward Spiral |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/challengers-trent-reznor-atticus-ross-score-1236071769/ |access-date=January 13, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241205213410/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/challengers-trent-reznor-atticus-ross-score-1236071769/ |archive-date=December 5, 2024 |url-status=live }} Reznor elaborated that material released by "Nine Inch Nails" had been their work in relation to the zeitgeist, which he felt less connected to as he aged, but said that this purpose was changing, and that beyond the Tron score he mused that other Nine Inch Nails activity in 2025 was not out of the question.{{Cite web |last=Shannon Miller |first=Liz |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Composers of the Year Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Were Up for the Challenge |url=https://consequence.net/cover/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-movies-interviews/ |access-date=January 13, 2025 |website=Consequence of Sound |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241218085608/https://consequence.net/cover/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-movies-interviews/ |archive-date=December 18, 2024 |url-status=live }}
Plans for a tour titled "Peel It Back" leaked on January 13, 2025, the title alluding to the band's song "March of the Pigs" from The Downward Spiral (1994). These leaks indicated August and September shows in the United States, Canada, and Europe; a September 10 date at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida suggested that tickets were going on sale starting January 17.{{Cite web |last=Roland |first=Tyler |date=January 13, 2025 |title=Nine Inch Nails set to announce 2025 Peel It Back world tour |url=https://theneedledrop.com/news/nine-inch-nails-announce-2025-peel-it-back-world-tour/ |access-date=January 13, 2025 |website=The Needle Drop |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250114135904/https://theneedledrop.com/news/nine-inch-nails-announce-2025-peel-it-back-world-tour/ |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |url-status=live }} The leaks included an associated Ticketmaster listing for the Tampa date, with numerous concert locations in America emerging online, as well as in Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England.{{Cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=January 13, 2024 |title=Nine Inch Nails Appear To Plan 2025 World Tour |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2292807/nine-inch-nails-appear-to-plan-2025-world-tour/news/ |access-date=January 13, 2025 |website=Stereogum |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250114124320/https://www.stereogum.com/2292807/nine-inch-nails-appear-to-plan-2025-world-tour/news/ |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |url-status=live }} On the 14th, the band confirmed they were touring, with further details to follow, but their announcement was paused due to the concurrent Los Angeles wildfires.{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Surej |date=January 14, 205 |title=Nine Inch Nails confirm 2025 tour plans |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nine-inch-nails-have-confirmed-they-will-tour-in-2025-3828599 |access-date=January 14, 2025 |website=NME |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250114141112/https://www.nme.com/news/music/nine-inch-nails-have-confirmed-they-will-tour-in-2025-3828599 |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |url-status=live }} The Peel It Back Tour would mark the band's first tour since the completion of their 2022 US and UK shows.{{Cite magazine |last1=Jenke |first1=Tyler |last2=Lynch |first2=Jessica |date=January 14, 2025 |title=Nine Inch Nails Confirm Tour, Delay Details Due to LA Wildfires |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nine-inch-nails-appear-readying-2025-world-tour-1235875438/ |access-date=January 14, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250114133216/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nine-inch-nails-appear-readying-2025-world-tour-1235875438/ |archive-date=January 14, 2025 |url-status=live }}
Dates for a North American leg were indicated by the online leaks with shows in Brooklyn, Tampa, Atlanta, Raleigh, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Cleveland; as well dates for a Europe leg with shows in Manchester and London. On January 22, 2025, Nine Inch Nails announced the tour dates, with a European leg starting in June in Dublin and ending in July; and a North American leg starting in August and ending in September in Los Angeles.{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=January 22, 2025 |title=Nine Inch Nails Announce 'Peel It Back 2025' World Tour Dates |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/nine-inch-nails-announce-peel-it-back-2025-tour-dates-1236281877/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=Variety |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250127034303/https://variety.com/2025/music/news/nine-inch-nails-announce-peel-it-back-2025-tour-dates-1236281877/ |archive-date=January 27, 2025 |url-status=live }} The tour includes arena shows and stops at European music festivals, with tickets going on sale on January 29, 2025.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=January 22, 2025 |title=Nine Inch Nails Reveal Dates For 2025 Peel It Back World Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/nine-inch-nails-dates-2025-peel-it-back-world-tour-1235880480/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250123131146/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/nine-inch-nails-dates-2025-peel-it-back-world-tour-1235880480/ |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |url-status=live }} Three more shows were added to the tour on January 29, to go on sale on the 31st.{{Cite web |last=Hatfield |first=Amanda |date=January 29, 2025 |title=Nine Inch Nails add new shows to 2025 tour |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/nine-inch-nails-add-new-shows-to-2025-tour/ |access-date=January 29, 2025 |website=BrooklynVegan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130234838/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/nine-inch-nails-add-new-shows-to-2025-tour/ |archive-date=January 30, 2025 |url-status=live }}
On March 5, Nine Inch Nails announced that Boys Noize, who completed the Challengers (MIXED) remix album for their 2024 film score of the film Challengers, would open for the band on every show of the Peel It Back Tour.{{Cite magazine |last=Bain |first=Katie |date=March 5, 2025 |title=Boys Noize to Open for Nine Inch Nails on the Band's Upcoming Peel It Back Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nine-inch-nails-peel-it-back-tour-opener-boys-noize-1235915399/ |access-date=March 7, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319072114/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nine-inch-nails-peel-it-back-tour-opener-boys-noize-1235915399/ |archive-date=March 19, 2025 |url-status=live }} At the June 15 opening show in Ireland, the band's lineup was revealed which, along with Reznor and Ross, included Robin Finck, Alessandro Cortini, and Ilan Rubin. The lineup remained the same for the fourth consecutive tour in a row, making for the longest stretch in the band's history to date. Opening act Boys Noize also joined Nine Inch Nails on-stage for multiple songs on a secondary stage.{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=June 16, 2025 |title=Nine Inch Nails Perform Live Rarities at Tour Kickoff in Dublin |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nine-inch-nails-perform-live-rarities-tour-kickoff-dublin-1235365343/ |access-date=June 16, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617203000/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nine-inch-nails-perform-live-rarities-tour-kickoff-dublin-1235365343/ |archive-date=June 17, 2025 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}
Tour dates
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|+List of concerts, showing date, city, country and locale ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Date (2025) ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Country ! scope="col" style="width:17em;" |Venue / festival |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | June 15
| Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena |
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| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | June 17
| rowspan="2" | England |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | June 18
| London | The O2 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | June 20
| Cologne | Germany |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | June 21
| Dessel | Belgium |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | June 24
| Milan | Italy | Parco Musica Milano |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | June 26
| Zürich | Switzerland |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | June 27
| Vienna | Austria |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | June 29
| Netherlands |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | July 1
| Berlin | Germany |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | July 3
| Gdynia | Poland | Open'er^ |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | July 5
| Roskilde | Denmark |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | July 7
| Paris |rowspan="2"| France |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | July 8
| Lyon |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | July 11
| Madrid | Spain | Mad Cool^ |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | July 12
| Oeiras | Portugal | NOS Alive^ |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 6
| Oakland | rowspan="2" | United States |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 8
| Portland |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 10
| Canada |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 12
| Seattle | rowspan="7" | United States |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 14 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 15
| Denver |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 17 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 19
| rowspan="2" | Chicago | rowspan="2" | United Center |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 20 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 22
| Detroit |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 23
| Toronto | Canada |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 26
| rowspan="15" | United States |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 27 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 29
| Boston |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | August 31 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 2
| rowspan="2" | Brooklyn | rowspan="2" | Barclays Center |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 3 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 5
| Raleigh |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 6 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 9
| Duluth |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 10
| Tampa |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 12
| Houston |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 13 |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 16
| Phoenix |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 18
| rowspan="2" | Los Angeles | rowspan="2" | Kia Forum |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | September 19 |
Notes
Performance information
= Synopsis =
Based on the first performance of the tour, the band performed a 20-song, four act set of music from various releases in their discography. They utilized a main stage and a B-stage, with lighting and visuals during their performance. Reznor noted during the show that the band was "not a well-oiled machine, it's five guys trying to keep their shit together up here".
= Set list =
This set list was taken from the show in Dublin on June 15. It might not represent all shows throughout the tour.{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Scoop |date=June 15, 2025 |title=Nine Inch Nails Play First Concert in Three Years to Kick Off "Peel It Back World Tour" |url=https://consequence.net/2025/06/nine-inch-nails-peel-it-back-world-tour-setlist-video/ |access-date=June 17, 2025 |website=Consequence |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617223548/https://consequence.net/2025/06/nine-inch-nails-peel-it-back-world-tour-setlist-video/ |archive-date=June 17, 2025 |url-status=live }}
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;Act 1
- Right Where It Belongs (with a snippet of Somewhat Damaged)
- Ruiner (Acoustic)
- Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)
;Act 2
- Wish
- March of the Pigs
- The Frail
- The Wretched
- Reptile
- Copy of A
- Gave Up
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;Act 3
- Vessel (with Boys Noize)
- Parasite (How to Destroy Angels cover) (with Boys Noize)
- Came Back Haunted (with Boys Noize)
;Act 4
- Mr. Self Destruct
- Heresy
- Closer (with The Only Time interpolation)
- I'm Afraid of Americans (David Bowie cover)
- The Hand That Feeds
- Head Like a Hole
- Hurt
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Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = The Times
| rev2 = The Irish Times
}}
Concerning the debut show, The Times opined it was "a thrilling onslaught" of "angst, sincerity and a nightmarish otherworldliness" that brought to mind Reznor's recently passed creative collaborator David Lynch.{{Cite news |last=Power |first=Ed |date=June 16, 2025 |title=Nine Inch Nails review — hail the big daddies of nihilistic rock |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/nine-inch-nails-review-hail-the-big-daddies-of-nihilistic-rock-cgpbk60vk |access-date=June 17, 2025 |newspaper=The Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250616194924/https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/nine-inch-nails-review-hail-the-big-daddies-of-nihilistic-rock-cgpbk60vk |archive-date=June 16, 2025 |url-status=live }} Of the same show, The Irish Times gave it a four out of five star rating.{{Cite news |last=O'Regan |first=Nadine |date=June 16, 2025 |title=Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails at 3Arena review: Peel It Back tour begins unshowily, then builds to a thrilling mid-set sequence |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2025/06/16/trent-reznor-and-nine-inch-nails-at-3arena-review-peel-it-back-tour-begins-unshowily-then-builds-to-a-thrilling-mid-set-sequence/ |access-date=June 17, 2025 |newspaper=The Irish Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617224659/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2025/06/16/trent-reznor-and-nine-inch-nails-at-3arena-review-peel-it-back-tour-begins-unshowily-then-builds-to-a-thrilling-mid-set-sequence/ |archive-date=June 17, 2025 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }} Both papers agreed that the show took a little while to get into gear.
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