First came the album announcement, then the first single, and now Nine Inch Nails give us the final piece in tonight’s holy trinity of music news with the announcement of a North American tour. In support of Hesitation Marks, the band has unveiled plans for a new arena tour called Tension.



According to NIN mastermind Trent Reznor, Tension will pick up where the band’s 2008 Lights in the Sky tour left off, adding , “This is the full-on NIN live experience realized as we never could before.”

The leg kicks off in St. Paul, MN in late September and runs through late November. Reznor will perform alongside Adrian Belew (King Crimson) and Josh Eustis (Telefon Tel Aviv), along with previous NIN collaborators Robin Finck, Alessandro Cortini and Ilan Rubin.

Adding to the anticipation? Explosions in the Sky and Godspeed You! Black Emperor will serve as support for the tour.

Check out the band’s full tour docket, which also includes a number of festival appearances prior to the headlining leg.

Nine Inch Nails 2013 Tour Dates:

07/26  Niigata Prefecture, JP @ Fuji Rock Festival

07/28  Ansan, KR @ Ansan Valley Festival

08/02  Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

08/09-11  San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival

08/15  Kiewit, BE @ Pukkelpop

08/16  Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival

08/18  Hockenheim, DE @ Rock n Heim

08/21  Belfast, IE @ Belsonic Festival

08/23  Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival

08/24  Saint-Cloud, FR @ Rock en Seine

08/25  Reading, UK @ Reading Festival

08/28  Milan, IT @ Mediolanum Forum $

08/31-09/01  Philadelphia, PA @ Made in America

09/28 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center *

09/30 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center *

10/01 – St. Louis, MO @ Chaifetz Arena *

10/03 – Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell *

10/04 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre *

10/05 – Cleveland, OH @ Wolstein Center *

10/07 – Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills *

10/08 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center *

10/11 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden #

10/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center #

10/15 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center #

10/18 – Washington, DC @ Verizon Center #

10/19 – University Park, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center #

10/22 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena #

10/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena #

10/25-27  Asheville, NC @ Mountain Oasis Electronic Summit

10/30 – Sunrise, FL @ BB&T Center ^

10/31 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center ^

11/01-03  New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Experience

11/05 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center *

11/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center *

11/09 – Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Center *

11/11 – El Paso, TX @ Don Haskins Center *

11/13 – Broomfield, CO @ 1st Bank Center *

11/15 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint *

11/16 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint *

11/18 – Portland, OR @ Rose Garden Arena *

11/19 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena *

11/21 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena *

11/22 – Seattle, WA @ KeyArena *

11/24 – Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place ^

11/25 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome ^

$ = w/ Tomahawk

* = w/ Explosions in the Sky

# = w/ Godspeed You! Black Emperor

^ = w/ Support TBA