Future Ruins, Nine Inch Nails’ Film Music Festival in LA, Canceled

Future Ruins, a Los Angeles music festival curated by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross that featured over a dozen film composers, was canceled due to “logistical challenges.”

The inaugural event was scheduled for Nov. 8 at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, and artists on the bill included Danny Elfman, Questlove, Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, John Carpenter, Mark Mothersbaugh and more.

“Unfortunately Future Ruins will not move forward this year,” organizers said in a statement. “The reality is, due to a number of logistical challenges and complications, we feel we cannot provide the experience that’s defined what this event was always intended to be. Rather than compromise, we’re choosing to re-think and re-evaluate. Meanwhile, we are sorry for any inconvenience and appreciate all the interest and support. Refunds will be automatically issued and ticket holders will receive an email with more information.”

Reznor and Ross, who won Academy Awards for Best Original Score in 2010 for “The Social Network” and “Soul” in 2020, were curating the festival and set to perform at the unique event, which was set to feature 16 acts across three stages. Nine Inch Nails just concluded its run of shows in 2025 and recently announced more “Peel It Back” tour dates in 2026 from Feb. 5 through March 16.

Future Ruins was announced by the award-winning duo in May, and they aimed to deliver a show that featured no headliner and “a stacked lineup of visionaries doing something you might not see again.”

Nine Inch Nails, who is repped by WME, recently performed in arenas across the globe, including a sold-out two-night stand at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center that grossed $3,631,671 off 27,117 tickets sold, according to Pollstar Boxoffice.