1990 Support Tours

Jesus and Mary Chain Automatic Tour 1990

Nine Inch Nails Lineup
Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar
Richard Patrick: Guitar, backing vocals
Chris Vrenna: Drums
Nick Rushe: Keyboards, backing vocals

Concert Dates, 30 shows (5 uncertain dates) 7 audio recordings in circulation

1990-01-26 Chicago, IL Cabaret Metro                           - audio, Warm Up Show
1990-01-27 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre (No NIN?)
1990-01-28 Portland, OR Pine Street Theatre (No NIN?)
1990-01-30 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre             - audio
1990-02-01 Los Angeles, CA Universal Amphitheater      - audio
1990-02-02 San Diego, CA California Theatre                - audio, a counterfeit audio is also circulating
1990-02-03 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre                     - "Industrial Iguanas" is mislabeled as this day, correct date is 1991-02-02, Tijuana (maybe)
1990-02-04 Las Vegas, NV Calamity Jane's
1990-02-06 Salt Lake City, UT Speedway Cafe
1990-02-07 Boulder, CO Glenn Miller Ballroom
1990-02-09 Dallas, TX Acadia Theatre
1990-02-10 Austin, TX Tunnel
1990-02-11 Houston, TX Numbers
1990-02-13 New Orleans, LA Tipitina's
1990-02-15 Tampa, FL Cuban Club
1990-02-16 Orlando, FL Visage
1990-02-17 Melbourne, FL Power Station                      - audio
1990-02-18 Miami Beach, FL Club Nu
1990-02-21 Atlanta, GA The Roxy
1990-02-22 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
1990-02-23 Nashville, TN Cannery
1990-02-24 Knoxville, TN Planet Earth
1990-02-25 Charlotte, NC 13-13 Club                             - audio, "Industrial Iguanas"
1990-02-28 Charlottesville, VA Trax
1990-03-01 Norfolk, VA The Boathouse
1990-03-02 Washington, DC Lisner Auditorium               - video of Get Down Make Love from MTV2 special is dated 3-3-90 Washington DC
1990-03-03 New York, NY The Ritz *Cancelled-Fire Warden Closed Venue*
1990-03-04 New York, NY The Ritz **Cancelled-Fire Warden Closed Venue*
1990-03-05 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero Theatre        - audio cassette sourced
1990-03-08 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
1990-03-09 Providence, RI The Livingroom
1990-03-10 Boston, MA Citi Club                                      - audio, "By Bizarre Hands", "Time to Suck" " Killer Instinct"
1990-03-12 Montreal, QUE Le Spectrum
1990-03-13 Toronto, ON Concert Hall (NO NIN)
1990-03-15 Cleveland, OH Phantasy Theatre
1990-03-16 Detroit, MI Latin Quarter (Did NIN Play?)
1990-03-17 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre (Did NIN Play?)

Peter Murphy Deep/Strange Kind of Love Tour 1990

Nine Inch Nails Lineup
Trent Reznor: Vocals, guitar
Richard Patrick: Guitar, backing vocals
Chris Vrenna: Drums
Lee Mars / David Haymes: Keyboards, backing vocals

Concert Dates, 31 shows (6 recordings in circulation)

1990-03-19 Dallas, TX Arcadia Theater
1990-03-20 Houston, TX Cullen Auditorium
1990-03-21 New Orleans LA Tipitina’s
1990-03-23 St. Petersburg, FL Mahaffey Theatre
1990-03-24 Orlando, FL The Beacham Theatre
1990-03-25 Miami, FL ??
1990-03-27 Atlanta, GA ??
1990-03-28 Atlanta, GA ??
1990-03-29 Raleigh, NC Civic Center
1990-03-30 Norfolk, VA The Boathouse
1990-03-31 Owings Mill, MD Painter's Mill
1990-04-02 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts                             - audio
1990-04-03 Cleveland, OH Phantasy Theatre               - audio
1990-04-04 New York, NY The Ritz *Rescheduled*
1990-04-04 Cleveland, OH Phantasy Theatre
1990-04-05 Milwaukee, WI Marquette Univ. Theater - audio
1990-04-06 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
1990-04-06 Chicago, IL The Metro
1990-04-07 Chicago, IL The Metro                            - audio "A Demon Possessed" , "Sa La Mour"
1990-04-08 Montreal, QUE ??
1990-04-09 Detroit, MI Latin Quarter
1990-04-10 Boston, MA Citi Club
1990-04-11 New York City, NY The Ritz                  - audio
1990-04-12 Norfolk, VA The Boathouse
1990-04-13 Richmond, VA Floodzone                      - audio
1990-04-14 Washington, DC Lisner Auditorium
1990-04-15 Baltimore, MD ??
1990-04-17 Toronto, ON Toronto Concert Hall
1990-04-18 Montreal, QUE Le Metropolis
1990-04-21 New York, NY Manhattan College
1990-04-30 Norfolk, VA The Boathouse

Support Tours Concert Setlists

The only songs from Pretty Hate Machine not played on this tour were Something I Can Never Have (except warm up show) and Kinda I Want To (permanently retired) The intro song used during this tour was an extended intro to Terrible Lie. This chart is more a reflection of which songs are on the bootlegs I have. No doubt Terrible Lie was played at every show. Sometimes Down In It really seems like the end of the show. There are no samples used during this tour.

Support Tours Recording Information

January 26, 1990
Chicago, IL
Cabaret Metro
Intro (Hate 90) [no samples]
Terrible Lie
Sin
Something I Can Never Have
Sanctified
That's What I Get
The Only Time
    TR: "Thank you, ??? hear something really stupid now."
Get Down Make Love [no sample]
Ringfinger
    TR: "Thank you very much!"
Down In It
    TR: "Thank you very much. We've got one more!"
Head Like A Hole
    TR: "Thank you very much!

Decent audience recording, duration, 53:28
About one second of PTP's Rubber Glove Seduction can be heard just before the start of the show. The fact that I could identify this song based on a 1 second snippet is further evidence I need to get out more (if this site alone didn't prove it). This is the 4th earliest circulated NIN recording.

This is a curious date which I was initially skeptical of. The Intro song and Something I Can Never Have would imply it was a Hate90/Sin91 Tour date. However there were almost always samples played during Hate 90/Sin91 and Suck was always played too, at least in every other recording I have. These is also no crowd singing at this show unlike all of the bootleg from the Hate 90/Sin 91 Tours. Pretty Hate Machine had only been out a few months at this point. When NIN was opening for Jesus and Mary Chain, Peter Murphy, or Jane's Addiction, they played an extended intro to Terrible Lie to open a show. See Intro Songs.

January 30, 1990
San Francisco, CA
Warfield Theatre
Intro (Terrible Lie extended)
Terrible Lie
Sin
The Only Time
    TR: "Thank you."
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
    TR: "Thank you very much, we're Nine Inch Nails."
Ringfinger
Down In It
Head Like A Hole
    TR: "Thank you very much! Good night!"

This recording starts off with one of the most moronic audience conversations ever. Someone asks the taper to send him a copy of the show but to "keep it on the down low" after giving him a business card. He even says he works at Westinghouse. Despite some crowd chatter, this is a good audience recording, unknown lineage, duration 39:08.

February 1, 1990
Los Angeles, CA
Universal Amphitheater
Intro (Terrible Lie extended)
Terrible Lie
    TR: "Thank you."
Sin
The Only Time
    TR: "Thank you very much, we're Nine Inch Nails."
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
    TR: "Thank you."
Ringfinger
Down In It   at 0:44 someone next to the taper says "This is their hit, this is the one I heard."
Head Like A Hole
    TR: "Thank you very much!"

The complete show is taped, from before the show starts to the post show announcements. The interior and exterior concession stands are open and the box office is open for the upcoming The Smithereenes show (2/16/90) and other Michelob Concert series attractions. Good audience recording, unknown lineage, duration 40:46.

February 2, 1990
San Diego, CA
California Theatre
Sin
The Only Time
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
TR: "Thank you. We're Nine Inch Nails."
Ringfinger
Down In It (beginning keyboard intro is in the wrong key)
Head Like A Hole

Lineage unknown, cassette sourced audience recording, decent quality with significant generation loss. Missing intro and Terrible Lie. Duration: 31:07

counterfeit version
February 2, 1990
San Diego, CA
California Theatre
Intro (Terrible Lie extended)   from 2/1/90 Los Angeles
Terrible Lie                            from 2/1/90 Los Angeles
Sin                                        from 2/1/90 Los Angeles
Sanctified                              from 2/17/90 Melbourne
The Only Time                      from 2/1/90 Los Angeles
That's What I Get                 from 2/1/90 Los Angeles
Ringfinger                             from 2/17/90 Melbourne
Down In It                           from 2/17/90 Melbourne
Head Like A Hole                from 2/17/90 Melbourne

WTF? Some jackass combined the 2/1/90 Los Angeles show with the 2/17/90 show and called it a new date! Thanks to acc123465 for uploading the proper version!

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February 17, 1990
Melbourne, FL
Power Station
Terrible Lie
Sin
    TR: "Thank you....... ??? easy man."
Sanctified
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
    TR: "Pretty fucking hot in here…just one second, I think I broke somebody's leg onstage"
Ringfinger
Down In It
    TR: "Thank you very much, we got one more!"
Head Like A Hole
    TR: "Thank you!" Irish punk/folk song plays at venue after show

mediocre audience recording, unknown lineage, duration 41:06

February 25, 1990
Charlotte, NC
13-13 Club
Terrible Lie
Sin
TR: "Thank you."
Sanctified
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
Ringfinger
Down In It
Head Like A Hole

This recording of Ringfinger was used in "A Mix of All That Was"

Taped by doodee, unknown mic>Sony WMD3 Cassette Master>BBE1002>BSR EQ3000>CDR>FLAC
Very good audience recording, duration 38:47
The master recording circulated on Dimeadozen in March 2008.
A higher generation copy of this show was available on the silver pressed bootleg "Industrial Iguanas"

"Industrial Iguanas"

March 2, 1990
Washington, DC
Lisner Auditorium
Get Down Make Love

MTV Fragility 2.0 Tour Special, originally aired May 27, 2000. Real nice early footage with possibly soundboard audio. Dated 3-3-90, should be 3-2-90.

March 5, 1990
Philadelphia, PA
Trocadero Theatre
Intro (Terrible Lie extended)
Terrible Lie
Sin
Sanctified TR: misses last "inside you"
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love there is a 10 second jump in the recording near the beginning of GDML
Ringfinger
Down In It
TR: "Thank you, we've got one...??"
Head Like A Hole

What is this Irish folk/punk song that plays after show? LISTEN!

I converted a a cassette of this show to lossless digital but it must have been a higher generation copy than the mp3 files I have of the same recording because the mp3s are much better audio quality. It is a little longer also. The mp3 begins 14 seconds earlier than the cassette I ripped and ends a little later. However there are "jumps" throughout Sin which are not present on my cassette. I will try to re-rip my cassette of this show now that I have a better idea of what I am doing. The same Irish folk/punk song plays after the show as 2/17/90. Overall, a good audience recording, unknown lineage, duration (mp3) 40:22 (cassette sourced) 39:46

March 10, 1990
Boston, MA
Citi Club
Sin
Sanctified
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
TR: "Thank you."
Ringfinger Trent does not sing the entire first verse. After chorus, TR: "Dance version."
Down In It
Head Like A Hole
Music heard in club after show.

Decent and incomplete audience recording, unknown lineage, duration 34:26. This recording has appeared on three silver pressed bootlegs.

"By Bizarre Hands" "Time to Suck" " Killer Instinct"

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April 2, 1990
Cincinnati, OH
Bogarts
Terrible Lie cuts in during first verse
Sin
Sanctified
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
TR: "Thank you. Is it quiet in here or what?"
Ringfinger
Down In It
Music plays in club after Down In It so Head Like a Hole really wasn't played

Decent audience recording, unknown lineage, duration 34:09

April 3, 1990
Cleveland, OH
Phantasy Theatre
Terrible Lie not recorded, but ending can be heard
Sin
Sanctified
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
TR: "Thanks up front."
Ringfinger
Down In It
TR: "One more fuckers!"
Head Like A Hole

Mediocre audience recording, unknown lineage, seems slow, duration 34:13

April 5, 1990
Milwaukee, WI
Marquette University Theater
Terrible Lie audio fluctuates for a minute or two
Sin
Sanctified
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
[noise]...TR: "Works every time."
Ringfinger
Down In It 3:08 TR: "Sing along motherfuckers."
Head Like A Hole

Good audience recording, unknown lineage, duration 38:09 The cassette I ripped has better audio quality than the version on ninlive.com

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April 7, 1990
Chicago, IL
The Metro
Terrible Lie
TR: "Fuck.........Ahhh!"
Sin
Sanctified
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
Ringfinger
Down In It First line and drum beat is messed up
TR: "We've got one more thank you."
Head Like A Hole

This recording appears on two silver pressed boots. These two are clones are contain the same tracks from other shows (which I need to look into)
"A Demon Possessed" "Sa La Mour"

New York City, NY
The Ritz
April 11, 1990
Terrible Lie
Sin
Sanctified
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
TR "Thank you, thank you New York, thank you."
Ringfinger
Down In It (cut after 30 sec)

Unknown lineage, cassette sourced, mediocre audience recording with a lot of crowd talking. Duration 29:42

April 13, 1990
Richmond, VA
Floodzone
Intro (Terrible Lie extended)
Terrible Lie
Sin mic cuts out lyric "I gave you my purity and my purity you stole" TR: "...stale incense, shitty microphones, and lies lies lies..."
Sanctified
That's What I Get
Get Down Make Love
TR "Thank you, I'm sorry…every fucking thing onstage is broken right now" Fan: "You still sounded good!" TR "So every time you hear this sound, [4x banging], that means something's fucked up and I'm going to try and fix it"
Ringfinger 1:23 TR: "See, I should be playing right here but there's no fucking guitar anymore so imagine guitar."
Down In It (cut before song ends)

Unknown lineage, cassette sourced, good audience recording. It takes a few minutes for the taper to get settings right during the first song, but eventually settles in nicely. Duration 32:42