Trent Reznor formed Nine Inch Nails in 1988 and the project had one of its first breaks supporting Vancouver’s very own industrial rock legends Skinny Puppy.

NIN’s debut album Pretty Hate Machine dropped in 1989.

A year later, Vancouver got its first taste of Reznor’s distinctive brand of loud, raging machine music when The Hate Tour played the Luv-A-Fair nightclub on May 30, 1990.

For a reported $10 ticket, fans caught Reznor, keyboardist Lee Mars, guitarist Richard Patrick and drummer Chris Vrenna in a set list that included such live staples as Terrible Lie, That’s What I Get and, of course, the closing tune Head Like A Hole.

It was a fast, thrashy show that tested the limits of the dance club’s small stage and sound system, leaving a lasting impression on all lucky enough to be i

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