9 Inch Nails introduced their ‘Peel It Again’ tour to London final night time (June 18), and delivered a stacked setlist of big hits and rarities. Take a look at footage and the setlist under.
The gig was held at The O2, and marked the third and remaining of the UK and Eire dates lined up for his or her huge ‘Peel It Again’ tour – their first since 2022. Following on from reveals in Dublin and Manchester over the previous few days, the London present noticed frontman Trent Reznor and co. carry out the 20-song set throughout two phases.
This began on the smaller ‘B-stage’, which was situated in the midst of the gang, and started with a sombre rendition of 2005 music ‘Proper The place It Belongs’ – which the frontman carried out solo, sat by the piano and solely illuminated by a tender, yellow mild. From there, the band joined him as he progressed into ‘Ruiner’, and issues amped up as they accomplished the primary of the four-act present with traditional monitor ‘Piggy (Nothing Can Cease Me Now)’.
The second act noticed them head to the principle stage, and get away ‘Want’, ‘March Of The Pigs’ and ‘Reptile’ – though the latter was primarily sung by Robin Finck as a result of issues with Reznor’s microphone. Different highlights included the tour debut of ‘The Lovers’, in addition to blistering renditions of ‘Copy Of A’ and ‘Gave Up’.
As seen with earlier reveals in Dublin and Manchester, act three noticed them head again to the B-stage and put a digital spin on three of their songs alongside opening act and longtime collaborator Boys Noize. ‘Got here Again Haunted’ made the setlist once more, whereas new additions for London included the primary efficiency of ‘The Warning’ since 2014, and the tour debut of ‘With Enamel’ music ‘Solely’.
Again on the principle stage for the ultimate act, NIN dropped intense, visually immersive performances of ‘Mr. Self Destruct’, ‘Heresy’, ‘Much less Than’, and launched their huge hit ‘Nearer’ again into the setlist, earlier than technical points interrupted their cowl of David Bowie’s ‘I’m Afraid Of Individuals’.
These points would result in the band taking brief breaks, with Reznor joking that he wasn’t answerable for the microphone points, and that he solely had the flexibility to “stall” for about “30 seconds”. The efficiency of ‘The Excellent Drug’ went forward with out points, though they arose once more in penultimate monitor ‘Head Like A Gap’ – resulting in the frontman throwing his guitar into the air and letting it smash on the ground.
The band launched a extra emotive really feel to shut out the set, returning to the identical tender lighting that they had firstly of the gig and delivering a stirring rendition of their traditional monitor ‘Damage’.
Take a look at the complete setlist under, together with extra footage from the night time.
9 Inch Nails on the O2, properly definitely worth the wait. Nice to get to listen to them play Want too. pic.twitter.com/pqsprSRaZB
— IanSuffolk (@theisuffolk) June 19, 2025
9 Inch Nails on the 02. Unbelievable -astonishing vocals and visuals pic.twitter.com/hdW0NVMhyx
— Naomi (@khaleesi_101) June 18, 2025
wow, 9 inch nails had been off the dimensions tonight, regardless of just a few tech points, throughout which pause Trent launched the band, “properly that stuffed 30 seconds”. thanks a lot to Atticus, Robin, Alessandro and Ilan and particularly to Mr Trent Reznor, you blew me away once more guys 🖤✨ pic.twitter.com/POzSsqO6Jc
— Jude obscura (@crowsunflower) June 19, 2025
9 Inch Nails’ London setlist was:
Act One (B-Stage)
‘Proper The place It Belongs’
‘Ruiner’
‘Piggy (Nothing Can Cease Me Now)’
Act Two (Unpeeled Predominant Stage)
‘Want’
‘March of the Pigs’
‘Reptile’
‘The Lovers’ (tour debut)
‘Copy of A’
‘Gave Up’
Act Three (B-Stage with Boys Noize)
‘The Warning’ (first efficiency since 2014)
‘Solely’ (tour debut)
‘Got here Again Haunted’
Act 4 (Peeled Predominant Stage)
‘Mr. Self Destruct’
‘Heresy’
‘Much less Than’
‘Nearer’
‘I’m Afraid of Individuals’ (David Bowie cowl)
‘The Excellent Drug’
‘Head Like a Gap’
‘Damage’
The ‘Peel It Again’ tour has now accomplished its UK run of reveals and might be heading to Europe for the rest of this month and your entire of July. Slots throughout Europe begin tomorrow (June 20) in Germany, and also will embody pageant appearances at Portugal’s NOS Alive, Madrid’s Mad Cool and Poland’s Open’er pageant.
Afterwards, the metallic icons will head over to the US for the ultimate leg of the tour. These headline reveals will all see NIN joined once more by Boys Noize – who has beforehand labored with Reznor and Atticus Ross on the rating for the Zendaya-starring Luca Guadagnino movie Challengers, and for his or her work on Oliver Stone’s Snowdon.
Go to right here for tickets to approaching reveals, and discover a checklist of dates under.
9 Inch Nails’ remaining 2025 ‘Peel It Again’ tour dates are:
JUNE
20 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Enviornment
21 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Steel Assembly^
24 – Milan, Italy – Parco della Musica Novegro
26 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
27 – Vienna, Austria – Wiener Stadthalle
29 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
JULY
1 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Enviornment
3 – Gdynia, Poland – Open’er
7 – Paris, France – Accor Enviornment
10 – Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool
12 – Oeiras, Portugal – NOS Alive
AUGUST
6 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Enviornment
8 – Portland, OR – Moda Heart
10 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Enviornment
12 – Seattle, WA – Local weather Pledge Enviornment
14 – West Valley Metropolis, UT – Maverik Heart
15 – Denver, CO – Ball Enviornment
17 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Power Heart
19 – Chicago, IL – United Heart
22 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Enviornment
23 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Enviornment
26 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Financial institution Enviornment
27 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Heart
29 – Boston, MA – TD Backyard
31 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
SEPTEMBER
2 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Heart
5 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Heart
6 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Enviornment
9 – Duluth, GA – Gasoline South Enviornment
10 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Enviornment
12 – Houston, TX – Toyota Heart
13 – Fort Value, TX – Dickies Enviornment
16 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Heart
18 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Discussion board
Whereas the band are properly underway with their first tour since 2022, the members have been just lately suggesting that new music is on the way in which too. On the finish of final 12 months, as an example, Reznor mentioned that the band had been underway with writing new materials. If this seems to be a full album, it’ll be NIN’s first since 2018’s ‘Dangerous Witch’, and the shock 2020 ambient double album ‘Ghosts V-VI’.
Exterior of the band, Reznor and Ross have additionally introduced particulars of Future Ruins, a pageant designed to rejoice movie and tv composers. These on the line-up embody Danny Elfman, John Carpenter, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Cristobal Tapia de Veer, Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, in addition to each Reznor and Ross – who’ve composed music for the likes of Gone Lady, The Lady with the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Community, Soul, Challengers and extra.
