Nine Inch Nails Chicago Setlist 19 August 2025: On August 19, 2025, the band Nine Inch Nails (NIN) played in Chicago. Their show was full of loud industrial music, bright lights, and strong emotions. It was more than just a concert—it felt like a big experience.
The band started with “Somewhat Damaged”, then played songs like “Wish” and “March of the Pigs.” In the middle, they slowed down with softer songs like “The Frail” and “The Wretched.”
One big highlight was “Copy of A,” which had electronic beats and flashing lights. Another surprise was “Every Day Is Exactly the Same,” played for the first time on this tour.
The show ended with powerful songs like “The Hand That Feeds” and “Head Like a Hole.” For the encore, they played “Hurt,” which made the crowd very quiet and thoughtful.
Nine Inch Nails Chicago Setlist 19 August 2025
Here is the complete setlist of the concert:
B-Stage
- A Minute to Breathe (Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross cover, with “Zero-Sum” snippet)
- Ruiner
- Piggy (Nothing Can Stop Me Now)
Main Stage
- Wish
- March of the Pigs
- Reptile
- Heresy
- Copy of A
- Gave Up
B-Stage
- Vessel (with Boys Noize, remix)
- Closer (with Boys Noize, remix)
- As Alive as You Need Me to Be (with Boys Noize)
- Came Back Haunted (with Boys Noize, remix)
Main Stage
- Mr. Self Destruct
- Less Than
- The Perfect Drug
- I’m Afraid of Americans (David Bowie cover — Trent began a speech but was interrupted and abandoned it)
- The Hand That Feeds
- Head Like a Hole
- Hurt
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Chicago vs. Detroit Shows
Two nights earlier, in Detroit, NIN played a different setlist. Detroit opened with “Mr. Self Destruct” and had more songs from The Downward Spiral album, like “Ruiner” and “Eraser.”
In Chicago, the songs came from different albums, giving fans a wider look at NIN’s music. The encore was different too: Detroit ended with “Right Where It Belongs,” while Chicago ended with “Hurt.”
Even the openers made the shows feel different—Detroit started with chaos, but Chicago started more slow and tense, then grew louder.
A Special Night
The Chicago show proved that Trent Reznor (the band leader) knows how to make each concert unique. By changing the setlist a little every night, he keeps fans excited while still playing classic songs like “Closer” and “Head Like a Hole.”
This is why Nine Inch Nails are still one of the most powerful live bands today.
