The Fragility Tour was a concert tour in support of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails' The Fragile album, which took place in late 1999, running until mid-2000, and was broken into two major legs, Fragility v1.0 and Fragility v2.0 respectively. Destinations included Europe, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and North America.
The tour featured increasingly large production values, including a triptych video display created by contemporary video artist Bill Viola. The images displayed on the triptych focused on storm and water imagery. "I don't want to do the standard 'rock band in a hockey arena' show", said Trent Reznor. "I want to up the par a little bit. I think our stage show has had a lot of thought put into it. It's not like a Korn or Rob Zombie show where they just go into the prop cupboard and pull out as much shit as they can. I hope, when people see our shows, they go, 'Fuck, that was smarter than that Korn tour I saw, but not in a pretentious way – it kicked ass.' On our previous tour the audience was our enemy but, this time around, we're best friends with the audience at the end of shows. Everyone's connected."Kerrang!, 1 July 2000
Rolling Stone magazine named Fragility v2.0 the best tour of 2000.
The Fragility v2.0 North American leg was filmed and recorded for the live album and double DVD tour documentary And All that Could Have Been, which was released in 2002.
On May 20, 2000, Nine Inch Nails performed their 500th gig (in count) at the Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta.Nine Inch Nails Tour Dates (see Fragility v2.0 section)
Before several of the later performances, Recoil's 2000 album Liquid was played over the PA system.
On July 9, 2000, the rest of the tour was cancelled due to "band illness". The most notable "illness" was eight days earlier when the band went to London for a concert, and Reznor almost died from a heroin overdose, mistaking the heroin for cocaine, which he was addicted to at the time. He went into and completed rehab in 2001.
Personnel Trent Reznor – Lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, Prophet VS Robin Finck – Guitar, E-bow, lap steel synthesizer, backup vocals Danny Lohner – Bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer, backup vocals Charlie Clouser – Synthesizer, theremin, vocoder, backup vocals Jerome Dillon – Drums, samples
Tour legs
Europe ()
Typical set list "The New Flesh" / "Pinion" "Somewhat Damaged" "Terrible Lie" "Sin" "March of the Pigs" "Piggy" "The Frail" "The Wretched" "No, You Don't" "Gave Up" "La Mer" "The Great Below" "The Way Out Is Through" "Wish" "Into the Void" "Down in It" or "Get Down, Make Love" "Head Like a Hole" "The Day the World Went Away" "Starfuckers, Inc." "Closer" "Hurt"
Support act Atari Teenage Riot
Dates DateCityCountryVenue Barcelona Spain Pabellon de la Valle Hebron Milan Italy Alcatraz Munich Germany Colosseum Vienna Austria Libro Music Hall Berlin Germany Columbiahalle Copenhagen Denmark K.B. Hallen Paris France Zénith de Paris Düsseldorf Germany Stahlwerk Tilburg Netherlands 013 LondonEnglandBrixton Academy
Asia
Typical set list Same as above.
Support act Skingame
Dates DateCityCountryVenue UrayasuJapanTokyo Bay NK Hall Yokohama Pacifico Yokohama Osaka Castle Hall
Oceania ()
Typical set list These shows featured shorter and more aggressive set lists.
Accompanying acts Red Hot Chili Peppers Foo Fighters Atari Teenage Riot Blink-182 The Chemical Brothers A Perfect Circle
Dates DateCityCountryVenue Auckland New Zealand Ericsson Stadium Gold CoastAustralia Gold Coast Parklands Sydney Sydney Showground Melbourne Royal Melbourne Showgrounds Adelaide Adelaide Showgrounds Perth Bassendean Oval
North America ()
Typical set list
"The New Flesh" / "Pinion" "Somewhat Damaged" "Terrible Lie" "Sin" "March of the Pigs" "Piggy" "The Frail" "The Wretched" "Gave Up" "La Mer" "The Great Below" "The Mark Has Been Made" "Wish" "Complication" "Suck" "Closer" "Head Like a Hole" "The Day the World Went Away" "Just Like You Imagined" or "Even Deeper" "Starfuckers, Inc." "Hurt"
Support act A Perfect Circle
Dates DateCityCountryVenue Los AngelesUnited States Grand Olympic Auditorium Cleveland CSU Convocation Center Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills Columbus Schottenstein Center Minneapolis Target Center Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse Chicago UIC Pavilion Madison Dane County Expo Center Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena Chicago UIC Pavilion Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens Buffalo United States HSBC Arena Montreal Canada Molson Centre WorcesterUnited States Centrum Centre Providence Providence Civic Center Hartford Hartford Civic Center Philadelphia First Union Spectrum Burgettstown Star Lake Amphitheater New York City Madison Square Garden Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion Raleigh Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek Charlotte Blockbuster Pavilion Miami Miami Arena Lakeland Lakeland Center Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheater Houston Compaq Center Dallas Starplex Amphitheater New Orleans New Orleans Arena Maryland Heights Riverport Amphitheater Kansas City Kemper Arena Omaha Omaha Civic Auditorium Paradise Thomas & Mack Center San Diego Cox Arena Phoenix America West Arena Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Daly City Cow Palace George The Gorge Amphitheatre Portland Rose Garden Arena Spokane Spokane Arena Vancouver Canada General Motors Place WheatlandUnited States Sacramento Valley Amphitheater West Valley City E Center Denver Pepsi Center
Europe ()
Typical set list These shows featured shorter and more aggressive set lists.
Dates DateCityCountryVenue Somerset England Glastonbury Festival ScheeßelGermany Hurricane Festival Tuttlingen Southside Festival Roskilde Denmark Roskilde Festival Werchter Belgium Rock Werchter Kristiansand Norway Quart Festival Belfort France Eurockéennes Wiesen Austria Forestglade Festival Monza Italy Monza Rock Festival
Canceled dates DateCityCountryVenueNote May 10, 2000 Uniondale United States Nassau Coliseum July 1, 2000 London England London Arena
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