“I saw NIN in Amsterdam in 29/06/25 and it's truly the best show I've ever been to. As someone who’s a music nerd and has worked in venues for a bit, I see the amount of care and creativity in the show itself, it's beautiful. I've been listening to NIN only for a few years but I got into them at a time when I became a bit bored of everything I was listening to but NIN hit me like a truck. I've always heard of them but I never knew what the music actually was. Their music reflect how I often feel and say things that I find hard to say. they've helped me a lot, not only on a personal level but even as an aspiring musician, I find myself always impressed with the production style. Trent's lyrics especially really inspire me as well. I would go to their shows again and again because they're truly worth it. It's life changing in a way, I felt like it was a place I could belong. I am so grateful for them and everything they do.”

“It was my first NIN show and I went with my mom, we traveled to vienna specifically for the concert and it was amazing! Afterwards, my mom was telling me how she noticed that I was completely mesmerized throughout the whole thing, staring up at the stage with utter adoration in my eyes and she was 100% right! I loved it so much, NIN is my favorite artist and the entire experience was so unreal to me. I had made tour bracelets beforehand that, almost 9 months later, I still wear daily and I got the last line of Hurt tattooed on my forearm, as a reminder that no matter how hard things can be, I will always find a way <3”

"The announcement of the Peel It Back tour felt like a complete mystery. Pieces of a puzzle with no clear picture as to what it was going to be as a live show. Was it an anniversary of The Downward Spiral (as the tour title suggests)? Boys Noize supporting? A Tron album on its way? A b-stage (according to arena floor plans)? The moment I walked into the Coop Arena, Manchester (UK) for the ninth time seeing NIN live, it was already building into something special. I had no idea what to expect despite it being the ninth time!

Black curtains hiding everything. An ominous ‘cube’ in the center of the arena. Red light, smoke and ambient sounds playing (William Basinski 'Dlp 1.1')

Then Boys Noize… Like a techno/industrial rave taking place in the world of Cyberpunk. Music beating through you the only way being in a club or live space can do that. Pulsing and building, enjoying the vibe but also eyeing the clock knowing it’s nearly time…

The curtain drops. I want to say the audience cheers but I think it’s more of a gasp. Trent sits at the keys alone, literally feet away. For the first time ever 'A Minute to Breathe' is being played live. And the standard is set for the rest of the night. And for me, the three other shows I was also lucky enough to witness on this tour.

I got into NIN over 20 years ago, I want to say With Teeth era, but I think I actually fell down the rabbit hole before then (studying design at uni, David Carson, The Fragile, watching the Still performances on NIN.com). I might sound old to say this, but back in a time when the internet and discovering music was a completely different experience to now. When band websites felt more like finding a cave full of artifacts or remains, not so functional in marketing music but more like archeological in discovery and experience.

I guess that’s why Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails remain so important to me, because the intrigue and mystery is always preserved in someway, even now after 12 live shows and God knows how many play throughs of their albums and tracks. The mystery remains, peeling back the layers only reveals more depth, more discovery, more surprise."

"I fell in love with NIN after going with my husband to the Eden Project show in 2022 - their music came in to my life during a time where my mental health was really poor, and made me feel heard and seen in a way I'd never felt before. When this tour was announced we immediately booked both UK dates: both were so incredible that within 24 hours of getting home from the London gig spontaneously planned a trip to Amsterdam for a third. Words cannot sum up the joy, adrenaline and exhilaration I felt during each of them. I have never been to a more intense or well produced set of gigs in my life and the excitement of the rotating set lists made everything so fresh every night. So many moments have stayed with me: immediately being moved to tears by Right Where It Belongs; the mind blowing remixes on B Stage: being lucky enough to get centre rail and make steady eye contact with Trent during The Perfect Drug; to seeing the first guitar of the tour be smashed. The tour was so monumental to me I got a tattoo to commemorate it - now every time I look down at my arm I am brought back to the sheer joy and happiness from those nights."