Nine Inch Nails kicked off the North American leg of their “Peel It Back World Tour” on Wednesday night (August 6th) in Oakland, California, delivering a 20-song setlist featuring the return of drummer Josh Freese and the live debut of the new song “Alive As You Need Me to Be.”

The stateside outing follows a European/UK leg that ran from mid June through mid July. Similar to the shows on that run, the concert at the Oakland Arena featured a main stage and a B-Stage.

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This time around, though, Freese is behind the drum kit , having replaced Ilan Rubin, who reportedly left NIN after the European leg to join Foo Fighters (who fired Freese earlier this year). It marks Freese’s second stint with NIN, and his first show playing with the legendary industr

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