Since rising to prominence after the success of The Downward Spiral in 1994, Trent Reznor’s effect on the cultural zeitgeist continues to permeate, just in ways never imagined back in the day. Who would have thought that the slender guy in black leather pants screaming his lungs out about depression and nihilism would go on to score a Disney movie or win two Academy Awards?

The journey hasn’t been linear, which makes Nine Inch Nails’ Peel It Back Tour all the more fascinating. Announced in January 2025, the world tour dates began on June 15 in Dublin, marking their first outing since 2022, post-pandemic and a cathartic and celebratory return to live music.

Back at home, Nine Inch Nails’ first performance in DFW was in 1990, opening for The Jesus & Mary Chain at the Arcadia Theatre. T

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