“I’ve been listening since ‘89 when I met Trent at the Phantasy when he stopped in for a few minutes. Down In It was the song I first heard and I was hooked. Best NIИ moment - seeing them at Blossom in 2022 with my son - his first NIИ show and my ‘I don’t know how many’ show. We saw them again in 2024 and will hopefully see many more.”

“This was my first NIN show at the grand age of 18. In June 2006, my parents saw NIN at Blossom music center and later in March I was born. NIN was significant to me since, and it was so exciting to see them live. My first favorite song was the perfect drug and I've been a fan for about 4 years now. My favorites at the time of the show were ruiner, reptile, and perfect drug and they played all of them. I got a t shirt with the reptile lyrics on it too. Overall, the show was amazing and in surprised I didn't get so emotional as I thought I would. It also meant a lot hearing Trent's thank youessage to Cleveland, the city I've always lived so close to and attend school at, I love NIN and Cleveland so much and they mean the world to me.”

“Me and my dad woke up early in the morning to get to the venue in order to get our wrist bands for our place in line. After getting our wristbands, we traveled to reckless records and we were able to get the posters for the tour. Once we got home I sat down and waited in anticipation. I’ll never forget seeing both of the cubes set up in front of me once walking in. When wish started to play and the curtains began to rise, my expectations were already met. The visuals the tour brought were unlike anything else I’ve seen. For the first leg, we went to both Chicago shows and the Cleveland show. For this second leg, we’ll be traveling to Milwaukee, St Louis, and Las Vegas.”

"I first heard Down In It in ‘89, been a huge fan ever since. Trent and his music has always been there for the good and the bad, whether it’s listening in the car/work/home, watching videos, or going to shows. Music is my therapy and live shows are one giant therapy session where I’ve also met great people who have turned into lifelong friends. I don’t even have words to describe how amazing NIN’s live shows this tour have been other than to say you just have to experience it in person because videos do not do him justice. He could give a master class on how to assault your visual and auditory senses. I am damn lucky to be on this planet at the same time as Trent Reznor."

"[Cbus 2/20 show] This was my third NIN show, however it was my first show in the pit! I went with my friends Del and Krow and I am SO happy we all got to go together, this was the best concert I have ever been to thanks to the setlist (The Wretched FTW!!) and the amazing people I got to meet during this show. For every NIN show I go to, I make buttons and hand them out, and I was so happy with how appreciated they were by the community... so much so, I had people messaging me in NINcord about them :,) It was so very touching to know that such a small gift brightened people's days. Being so close to the band (AR literally sat in front of me on B stage) was SO SURREAL all I could do was smile like an idiot. It was amazing."

"I didn't start listening to Nine Inch Nails until the end of November 2022. For some reason, I knew it was finally time to dive in. Half because of David Lynch / Twin Peaks, half because of a best friend I've known since kindergarten. I immediately became obsessed and immersed myself in anything I could find: all the music, interviews / AMAs with Trent, the wonderful fan-curated live archive, and more. I quickly realized that NIN would change my life, though I didn't know the extent then. NIN gave me a desperately needed outlet and catharsis, often holding up a mirror for me. I can look at that mirror and sit with the darkest parts of myself productively because someone else wrote the words and transformed them into art I can resonate with. The music breaks me apart and puts me back together. It thrills, comforts, and inspires me. It's helped me come to so many realizations about my life, and not only helped me want to live, but also made me happy to be alive. I've always loved music, but nothing's helped me process quite like NIN. I hadn't felt that deep a resonance before. I kept finding myself looking to Trent when I was struggling and felt lost. I felt like, if he's made it this far, if he was able to turn his life around and accomplish so much since, maybe I can keep going and put in the work to get better, too.

I joined Discordance on March 7, 2023. That ended up being one of the best decisions I've ever made. I grew to cherish the community and the countless friends I gained despite not knowing if NIN would ever tour again or if I'd ever be able to meet anyone in person. I've been in countless online fandom spaces over the years, but among NIN fans was the first place I truly felt I belonged. I feel like I've known them my whole life, not a few years. And not just my Discord friends, but everyone else I've made connections with on other platforms or in person at shows.

The Peel It Back Tour brought my first NIN shows, legendary meetups, and countless life-affirming experiences. I could write novels about the six concerts I was blessed to attend alongside so many people who have shown me profound care, support, safety, and understanding. I went to Cleveland, Houston, and Fort Worth in 2025, and New Orleans, Austin, and Las Vegas in 2026. The more shows I attended, the more I was able to let go and be present. I jumped, danced, screamed, and cried with close friends, new friends, and strangers. The show format itself, the nature of what transpires on the B-stage vs the main stage, came together to make the most engaging work of art I've ever experienced. And as much as I loved the distinctive, peeled-back, transformative quality of the B-stage, there was nothing like the magic of being on the main stage rail. Aside from how much I adore seeing Trent be a ham and how delighted I am during 'Tambourine Time', it was the intense, raw, loud catharsis I needed, ending with the necessary transition and grounding of Hurt. It wrung me out in the best way.

On the day of my first-ever NIN show, in Cleveland (2025), I was gifted one of the Kraw-made 'bratticus' shirts, and I wore it to four shows after that. At my last show, in Vegas (also my third anniversary in Discordance), I was gifted my favorite secret lyric shirt: Ghosts. But the most important things I got from this tour were human connections, strengthened bonds, and memories I hope I can hold onto for the rest of my life. I will always be proud of myself for making specific bracelets and keychains for about 25 people, and giving other NIN-related bracelets and keychains to random fans and arena staff at various shows. I will always tear up when I think about how Trent said, 'It's good to be back home,' on stage in my own home city, New Orleans. I will always feel so full when I think about how happy he looked, especially during the later shows. I will always feel honored to have witnessed Stu's NIN debut during Non-Entity, of all songs, from just a few feet away. I will always laugh when I think about how much I got to cheer for Atticus every time Trent paused before introducing him. I'll always smile when I remember Robin and me nodding at each other. I'll always feel lucky to have seen Josh in his element every night. And I am grateful I got to see the legend that is Alessandro, even if it was only for my first three shows.

I will always feel warm when I remember the massive meetups in Cleveland and Vegas. Hanging out with everyone in person felt the same as it did online. I'll hold so many special memories in my heart forever: shocked expressions I shared with friends after hearing the start to tour debuts or our favorite songs, hugs and affection that put me back in my body, knowing looks, laughter, yapping, taking care of each other in line, my rail buddies, the joy in people's faces when they recognized me, moments I felt like I was in a movie, soul-level belonging, difficult goodbyes, and bittersweet tears. Over the last six months, I got to do so many things I used to only dream about when I was younger. I felt more alive than I ever have before.

I'm late to becoming a fan, but NIN's role in my life has been cosmic from the start. I used to be sad about the decades I missed, but I went as hard as I could to make up for lost time, and I don't regret a single second of it. Hopefully, I'll have even better things to look forward to, but I will miss this tour for the rest of my life. I'm so lucky to have seen such a unique era of NIN and share it with people I love. I'm endlessly grateful that it happened. I'm endlessly grateful for Nine Inch Nails and the music that united me with the best people I've ever known. I made the friends, I booked the tickets, I made the ridiculous amount of friendship bracelets and keychains, I survived the lines, and I brought myself to these experiences with an open heart, but it's still all because of Nine Inch Nails. 

It's all right where it belongs. Everything for a reason.

Thank you, Mews (badmews)"