FROM FEBRUARY 18, 2026, TO MARCH 29, 2026, I, STAR OF @NINTERNET.INC, COLLECTED STORIES FOR THIS PROJECT ON GOOGLE FORMS. I HANDED OUT STICKERS AND PINS, SOME OF WHICH HAD QR CODES ON THE BACK LEADING TO THE GOOGLE FORM TO COLLECT RESPONSES BOTH IN REAL LIFE AND ONLINE. OVER 300 SUBMISSIONS FLOODED IN FROM FANS, OLD AND NEW, FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE. EVERY CITY HAS A STORY SUBMISSION. VIEW THIS PROJECT AS A PUBLIC GUESTBOOK WHERE YOUR EXPERIENCES HAVE BEEN IMMORTALIZED ON THE WEB.
INSPIRED BY FANSITES AND ARCHIVAL SITES THAT CAME BEFORE ME, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NIN HOTLINE, NIN LIVE ARCHIVE, NIN WIKI, NIN CATALOG, NIN TOUR HISTORY, THE SPIRAL (THE DEARLY MISSED CLUB, GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN), AND ECHOING THE SOUND, THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DOCUMENT AND CELEBRATE FAN EXPERIENCES IN A LASTING, SIGNIFICANT WAY. I WANTED TO CREATE A SPACE WHERE OUR EXPERIENCES AREN'T REDUCED TO QUICK INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK POSTS. INSTEAD, IT RESISTS SHORT ATTENTION SPANS TO SHOW THAT THE NEW GENERATION OF FANS REMAINS AND IS CARRYING THE TORCH.
AS A FAN WHO DIDN'T GET TO EXPERIENCE THINGS LIKE THE SPIRAL CLUB, ANY MEET AND GREETS, OR ANY OF THE 'ICONIC' ERAS SUCH AS THE SELF DESTRUCT TOUR, THE DISSONANCE TOUR, THE YEAR ZERO ERA, THE LIGHTS IN THE SKY TOUR, THE WAVE GOODBYE TOUR, OR THE TENSION TOUR, I SAW AN OPPORTUNITY. THROUGH OUTREACH AND STORIES, I AIM TO CARVE THE PEEL IT BACK TOUR AS THE NEW-GEN'S 'ICONIC' TIME AND BRING BACK THE CLASSIC ARCHIVAL QUALITIES THAT HAVE MADE THE NINTERNET WHAT IT IS TODAY. THIS ERA INCLUDES NINE INCH NOIZE BEING BORN, THE INTRODUCTION OF THE B-STAGE REMIXES, PERFORMANCES OF BOTH HITS AND DEEP CUTS, THE HANDING OUT OF SECRET LYRIC TEES, HI8 RECORDINGS OF FANS AND THE BAND IN ACTION, POLAROID PHOTOS, HINT DROPS (SUCH AS THE RELEASE OF NIN'S NEW REMIX ALBUM, TRON ARES: DIVERGENCE), AND AN ARENA TOUR RETURNING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE.
AT THIS TIME OF WRITING, NINE INCH NAILS IS EXPERIENCING A REVIVAL FILLED WITH ANTICIPATED SHOWS LIKE NINE INCH NOIZE'S WEEKEND TWO COACHELLA PERFORMANCE, NINE INCH NAILS' UPCOMING "NINE INCH NOIZE" ALBUM, AND FAN OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET AND EXPERIENCE THE BAND LIVE. WE ARE AS ALIVE AS THEY NEED US TO BE.
PEEL IT BACK TOUR’S LIVE BAND MEMBERS: TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, ROBIN FINCK, ILAN RUBIN, ALESSANDRO CORTINI, JOSH FREESE, STU BROOKS + BOYS NOIZE