Nine Inch Nails will soon be making a return to the live arena after Trent Reznor today confirmed that the band will tour this summer with a brand new line-up.
The band have been on hiatus since 2009 and, since then, Reznor has spent time working on movie soundtracks - winning an Oscar for The Social Network and side project How To Destroy Angels. Joining Reznor to complete the new Nine Inch Nails collection with be Eric Javery of Jane's Addiction, Adrian Belew from King Crimson, Josh Eustis of Telefon Tel Aviv and frequent collaborators Ilan Rubin and Alessandro Cortini.
Reznor's full statement went as follows:
"Nine Inch Nails are touring this year. I was working with Adrian Belew on some musical ideas, which led to some discussion on performing, which led to some beard-scratching, which (many steps later) led to the decision to rethink the idea of what Nine Inch Nails could be, and the idea of playing a show. Calls were made to some friends, lots of new ideas were discussed, and a show was booked - which led to another, which somehow led to a lot of shows. The band is reinventing itself from scratch and will be comprised of Eric Avery, Adrian Belew, Alessandro Cortini, Josh Eustis, Ilan Rubin, and me. The first shows will begin this summer, followed by a full-on arena tour of the US this fall, and lots of other dates worldwide to follow through 2014. Lots of details and dates to come. See you soon."
