Nine Inch Nails Set For Fall Tour

September is shaping up to be a big month for NIN fans.  The new album drops during the first week and the North American tour launches during the month’s last days.  Beginning in Saint Paul, Minn., the two month road trip features Explosions In The Sky and Godspeed You! Black Emperor supporting on select dates.

Photo: Doug Seymour
Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Ill.

Hesitation Marks arrives on Columbia Records Sept. 3.  The first new NIN music in five years comes to us via a collaboration between Trent Reznor and producers Atticus Ros sand Alan Moulder.  You can listen to the album’s lead single, “Came Back Haunted,” right now on SoundCloud.  Pre-ordering the album gives you an instant download of the new tune.

Nine Inch Nails hits the international festival circuit beginning next month, starting with Japan’s July 26.  Other festivals on the band’s agenda include South Korea’s July 28; Belgium’s Aug. 15 and Britain’s   and festivals Aug. 23 & 25, respectively. On this side of the pond NIN will play Chicago’s Aug. 2. Although a specific date hasn’t been revealed, Reznor & Co. will play San Francisco’s sometime during the festival’s Aug. 9-11 run. 

Here’s the routing for the fall tour:

Sept. 28 – Saint Paul, Minn., Xcel Energy Center
Sept. 30 – Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center
Oct. 3 – Montreal, Quebec, Bell Centre
Oct. 4 – Toronto, Ontario, Air Canada Centre
Oct. 5 – Cleveland, Ohio, Wolstein Ctr. / Cleveland St. Univ.
Oct. 7 – Auburn Hills, Mich., The Palace Of Auburn Hills
Oct. 8 – Pittsburgh, Pa., Petersen Events Center
Oct. 11 – Boston, Mass., TD Garden
Oct. 14 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center
Oct. 15 – Newark, N.J., Prudential Center
Oct. 18 – Washington, D.C., Verizon Center
Oct. 19 – University Park, Pa., Bryce Jordan Center
Oct. 21 – Raleigh, N.C., PNC Arena
Oct. 22 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
Oct. 24 – Atlanta, Ga., Philips Arena
Oct. 26 – Asheville, N.C., Various Venues (Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit)
Oct. 30 – Sunrise, Fla., BB&T Center
Oct. 31 – Orlando, Fla., Amway Center
Nov. 5 – San Antonio, Texas, AT&T Center
Nov. 8 – Los Angeles, Calif., Staples Center
Nov. 9 – Phoenix, Ariz., US Airways Center
Nov. 11 – El Paso, Texas, UTEP Don Haskins Center
Nov. 13 – Broomfield, Colo., 1stBank Center
Nov. 15 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel / Casino
Nov. 16 – Las Vegas, Nev., The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel / Casino
Nov. 18 – Portland, Ore., Rose Garden Arena
Nov. 19 – Spokane, Wash., Spokane Arena
Nov. 21 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena
Nov. 22 – Seattle, Wash., KeyArena At Seattle Center
Nov. 24 – Edmonton, Alberta, Rexall Place
Nov. 25 – Calgary, Alberta, Scotiabank Saddledome           

Explosions In The Sky supports Sept. 28-Oct. 8 and Nov. 5-22.  Godspeed You! Black Emperor supports Oct. 11-24.  Other support acts are TBA.

“‘Tension’ picks up where ‘Lights In The Sky’ left off,” Reznor said.  “This is the full-on NIN live experience realized as we never could before.”

NIN.com fan club pre-sales begin June 11 in select markets. General onsales for select shows launch June 14.  Click here for more info.