Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor isn't playing secret show at Austin H-E-B, despite viral Facebook page

Trent Reznor was rumored to play a secret show later in May 2016, but it turned out to be a hoax. Trent Reznor was rumored to play a secret show later in May 2016, but it turned out to be a hoax. Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor isn't playing secret show at Austin H-E-B, despite viral Facebook page 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

I hate to be the one who bites the hand that feeds by breaking bad news, but Nine Inch Nails' frontman Trent Reznor is not playing a show at an Austin H-E-B later this month, the grocery chain said Friday.

A viral Facebook event with more than 4,000 RSVPs claims Reznor will be performing May 30 at the H-E-B Pantry Store at 600 W. William Cannon Drive. But, in an interview with mySA.com, H-E-B officials put the rumors of a secret show to bed.

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“It’s not true,” said Pam Paz, a spokeswoman with the public affairs office. “I don’t know how that (rumor) started.”

The Facebook event has spawned a large response from NIN fans, who were hoping to if not get “closer to God,” at least get closer to Reznor while he jammed out to his hit songs in the produce section. The event has more than 6,000 people interested, 4,000 people going and 3,500 people invited to the “secret show.”

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The event page says the first 200 guests get complimentary cocktails. There’s also reportedly an “entrance fee” between 5 and 10 “buddybucks.”

One woman said “Bwhahaha in my dreams!!!! Except it would be at Specs with endless booze and Trent shirtless of course.”

Reznor, the mastermind behind industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, is known for hit singles such as “Head Like A Hole,” “Hurt,” “Closer,” “The Hand That Feeds” and “Only.”

He won an Oscar and a Golden Globe alongside Atticus Ross for their work on the musical score for “The Social Network.” The duo went on to work on the soundtracks for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “Gone Girl.”

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Nine Inch Nails has been nominated for several Grammys, winning two.

The group’s last album, “Hesitation Marks,” was released in 2013.

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