"It was actually my very first time seeing them! I’ve been a massive fan since I was a teenager they’re basically my go-to 'writing fuel' since I write for a living but I didn't finally catch them live until this past August. I hit the Chicago show at the United Center for the Peel It Back 2025 leg, and 'blown away' doesn't even cover it.

​The energy was just electric. They did the B-stage remix of Closer that felt like hearing the song for the first time all over again. Since that was the very first NIN song I ever heard, hearing it live in such a fresh, raw way was a total full-circle emotional moment for me. It’s one of those songs that has been there through everything, you know?

​I did manage to snag a As alive as you need me to be lyric tee! I was hunting for the Closer one, but it sold out so fast honestly, I’m just so grateful I walked away with a piece of the night. It was one of those shows that stays with you."

"I started off this tour seeing NIN 5 times and ended at 14. At my first show (Chicago) I was able to meet a few friends from Discordance in real life at Chicago Night 1 as well as attend see NIN for the first time on the main stage rail. From there on, every show had a unique trait that made it special for me. Chicago Night 2's setlist, as well as being in the stands next to a Father & Son seeing NIN both for their first time was great. Detroit I was able to take two of my best friends to see NIN for the first time. Cleveland was a huge Discordance meetup, it was my favorite of the first leg of the tour. Nashville was a last minute decision that ended up being a blast with more Discordance friends.

By the 2026 leg of the tour, Grand Rapids involved having a friend from across the country fly in to see the show, followed by driving over to Milwaukee to meet more friends IRL for the first time. Austin was my first trip to Texas and was a lot of fun, Vegas felt like Cleveland in regard to Discordance meetups but also had a bittersweet, but fulfilling feeling at the end once Hurt wrapped up.

This tour changed my life and was a huge positive impact on me, I won't forget it. Writing this made me realize I didn't really get into the actual band as much as the community around it. With that said, this was easily the coolest and most unique arena tour I have witnessed as well."

"Chicago was my first NIN show, having loved them for over a decade (late to the game, tbh). It changed something in me. It was raw emotion. Immediately after getting home, I booked tickets for a 24h trip to Cleveland for the next feasible show. Then again, when they announced a continuation of the tour, to NOLA, and finally Milwaukee. I stood next to a man all Cleveland show, who drove from NY, and he shared stories of attending one concert per tour since late 90s/early 00s, his experiences as they related to the arc of NIN’s emotional journey, and NIN lore that only a capital F Fan could describe (including how his hope was they would play this unreleased song Trent played live once called Non-Entity, even though 'of course they won’t'). At NOLA, when Trent played Non-Entity on the B stage, this song I wouldn’t have known any other way, I thought of him and hoped he got to see this live for himself. NIN is special to so many of us - I’m grateful to have shared the pit with so many people who have been changed by them. Can’t wait for more."