Nine Inch Nails Confirm Tour, Delay Details Due to LA Wildfires

Nine Inch Nails have officially confirmed that they will be touring this year following recent social media leaks hinting at a world tour.

While the band validated the rumours shortly after the initial leak, they added that they have decided to postpone the full announcement out of respect for the ongoing devastation caused by the Los Angeles wildfires.

In a post shared on their official social media channels today (Jan. 14), NIN wrote: “Since some dates and information about our world tour have leaked we are confirming that yes we will be touring and will provide more details soon.”

Acknowledging the crisis in California, they continued: “We are all watching the devastation that is unfolding in California and have paused our announcement while people try to deal with all that is happening.”

News of a potential tour was first put forward on Monday (Jan. 13) when fans on the Nine Inch Nails subreddit began to share screenshots of what are ostensibly prematurely-posted Facebook events for the upcoming shows.

In a thread titled “It’s happening (?)”, a fan shared a screenshot of an event which lists a Sept. 10 date for the Peel It Back World Tour to take place in Tampa, FL. Another user tracked down a Ticketmaster listing for the event which shows an on sale date of Friday (Jan. 17).

Though these fans confirmed that the events were swiftly taken down following their listing on social media, a collation of the supposedly leaked dates featured shows scheduled for the likes of Brooklyn, Tampa, Atlanta, Raleigh, Philadelphia, and Cleveland throughout the U.S., along with dates in Manchester and London in the U.K., and a Canadian show in Toronto.

Currently, none of the dates have been confirmed by the band, though the tour title alludes to Nine Inch Nails’ 1994 track “March of the Pigs”, potentially indicating the rumored tour could be an anniversary trek in support of the band’s The Downward Spiral record, which turned 30 in 2024.

Nine Inch Nails haven’t performed live since the completion of their U.S. and U.K shows in 2022. Prior to that, their last concert tour took place across 2017 and 2018, with The Trilogy Tour seeing them play 69 shows across North America, Europe, and Asia.

In recent years, the veteran industrial act (which comprises founding member Trent Reznor and – since 2016 – Atticus Ross) have been more focused on soundtrack work, which has seen them take home numerous Golden Globes, Grammys, and Academy Awards.

In April 2024, Reznor noted that his work with Ross had left the pair eager to work on a new Nine Inch Nails album. “[Soundtrack work has] managed to make Nine Inch Nails feel way more exciting than it had been in the past few years,” he said. “I’d kind of let it atrophy a bit in my mind for a variety of reasons.”

Ross added he feels, “excited about starting on the next record… I think we’re in a place now where we kind of have an idea.”

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.