"first ever nine inch nails show, 2nd concert ever. I cried the entirely of reptile and screamed 'fist fuck' louder than i probably ever will. did i leave with merch? no just running makeup and lots of memories."

"I drove with my mom from upstate New York. She discovered Pretty Hate Machine in grad school and when I was in college she introduced me to it as well. It’s been almost 4 years since then and I have dropped out due to my mental health, but Nine inch Nails' music has stayed with me. NIN showed me the world of industrial and goth and cult movies. They are one of my biggest sources of inspiration for my art and expression. As corny as it sounds, they genuinely make me feel like I belong. I cannot begin to describe how incredible the show was. I feel like I’ve come full circle, going with my mom, and seeing my growth since I began listening in college, at such a low point in my life. I was at the front gate of row 118 and during ‘Head Like A Hole’ the lights were bright and white. Trent walked to my side of the stage while playing guitar and I stuck my hand out and waved ‘hi’ and he waved back. I was and still am so excited. Top 5 coolest moments of my life."

"This was my first ever concert and it was soo much fun and very special. I can't believe I got to experience it. I've been listening to nin for 5 or 6 years and loved them a lot but never rlly thought of them as my #1 favourite band. After seeing it all live that's changed—I am now obsessed. My favourite song to hear live was reptile, a song which I don't listen to much normally but seeing it live was so magnetic and powerful. I also loved hearing heresy (it was already a personal fav of mine so hearing it in person was amazing) and hurt for the finale made me cry, especially hearing everyone in the arena sing along. I did get merch—I got a sweater which is very comfortable and a tshirt which I dropped somewhere and lost! I'm still sad about it and I don't think I could purchase it anywhere else.. oh well, still such a good experience. Just seeing Trent there on stage made me so emotional."

"These were the second and third shows I've had a chance to see (first was 2014). I've been a fan since I was 14 years old and the boy I had a crush on told me to stick my head between the speakers of his stereo while he played Pretty Hate Machine. I fell in love when the sounds traveled through my body from one side to the other with Something I Can Never Have, and I was hooked. I tried to see them a few times but life got in the way (they played a show the weekend I got married, and one when I had just given birth to my little girl). When I finally got to see them in 2014 in the pouring rain, I told myself I'd do my best to never miss them again when they were in the area. After 2020, I thought I'd missed my chance until Peel It Back. The whole tour was great, love the remixes, for sure. But the openers, Trent solo on the piano, were absolutely captivating. I cried during Right Where it Belongs in Toronto, and again during Somewhat Damaged, which is one of my very favorite songs. The Boyz Noize remix of Closer was excellent, and I'm so glad I got to hear She's Gone Away, because I'm a huge David Lynch and Twin Peaks fan, and I'd just rewatched episode 8 which features the song. I didn't take home anything special, but I brought something special to the Hamilton show: I made a lyric sweater of my own, with words from Running (off Hesitation Marks). I made a silly little video to go with it and the band reposted it on instagram, so there were a few folks at the show who recognized it, which was cool."

"I saw Nine Inch Nails for the first time in Toronto in August 2025, after spending years binge watching live performances and getting my hands on every piece of their music I could. I cannot describe how incredibly impactful it was to see my favourite music right in front of me. Nine Inch Nails is a band that I genuinely changed and deepened my love for music in such a special way. I hold them very close to my heart, I saw them with my dad who introduced them to me as a teenager. It absolutely blew my mind. Seeing them again in Hamilton was just as wonderful. I hope Trent knows what an incredibly special thing he has created, and the NIN team too. I just love them so much."

"It was already a great night before even entering the stadium as we spoke to so many fans while walking around the area looking for a restaurant to eat at. Fans who had travelled from many cities over to fans who had been to upward of 15 shows beginning in 1994. NIN sure know how to put on a show! I was blown away - as someone who had never been to a NIN show before and does not actively listen to them currently but was a huge fan in my early 20s. This show reignited my love for NIN. Hearing ‘Hurt’ live will be living rent free in my head for many weeks to come and has become a core memory. Ditto for the drum solo in The Perfect Drug."

"This tour was absolutely incredible! I’ve been a fan of Nine Inch Nails four 20+ years now and I’ve been able to see them a number of times. But this tour has been the absolute best by far. The sound quality top notch, the visuals were beautiful no matter where you were positioned in the audience you felt close to the action. Trent continues to out do himself. I’m excited for the next one!"

"Ok I saw Nine inch nails late 90's I believe it was edgefest Molson Park Barrie with Marilyn manson and sound garden, but I first heard them in a bar called Sanctuary's vampire sex club in Toronto the song was Head like a hole that is when I fell in love with them!"

"I traveled alone, went on my own accord as I haven't traveled in a long while.

Being divorced and have had failed families i had tried to make for myself, I was on my own, just in my own space and mind.

Hearing Trent sing, 'you made it feel like, home...'

Was thematic and had played out for my situation and honestly made me feel, actually made me feel.

I stood there on the floor and I cried, like I haven't cried in a while.

I chase this sense of home and here I felt it within myself through that song, feeling ever droning note. And for that I'm thankful."

"I listened to The Downward Spiral a lot as a kid and we've seen NIN before (2014), but this show was different. My partner and I both sat there completely in awe of what was happening in front of us. We took it all in and even watched as the stagehands were working in the dark. Hearing Heresy live was the highlight for me, but maaaaan...What a show! 15/10, would go again!"

"I fell in love with NIN when I was just a child, having been brought up on them from my Dad. The PHM album was always a staple in our house, followed by the Broken album and so on. the song 'Something I can never have' took on a new meaning in my life when I went through my first real heartbreak, it gave me a sense of not being alone..but being alone at the same time. I struggled with addiction for years and the song 'Terrible Lie' ( my interpretation ) really made me take a look at my life and who I had become. NIN has been my lifeline in music for 25 years. When they dropped that curtain at the Peel it Back tour and Trent was sitting at that piano, I felt home, like I was sitting with people that had been through the same shit I had, people that indetstood. When I heard those first few riffs of 'Reptile' at the show, it gave me goosebumps all over my body! I was in disbelief that I was experiencing this again. Trent has created a community for people, the weirdos. The show was top notch! 🖤 NIN 🖤"