April 5, 2000, New York, NY - nine inch nails announce the comprehensive tour itinerary for their "Fragility v2.0" U.S. tour today. First announced on March 13, the tour will kick off on April 12 at Cleveland's CSU Convocation Center and wrap June 18 in Denver, CO. On sale dates for the newly announced dates will be announced locally in each market.

Fresh from a sold-out global tour of Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, nine inch nails return for the first time in 5 years to arenas across the country. "Fragility v2.0" will be the first time U.S. fans can see the band perform music from their current CD, "THE FRAGILE."

nine inch nails live is Trent Reznor (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Robin Finck (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Danny Lohner (bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals), Charlie Clouser (keyboards, theremin, vocals), and Jerome Dillon (drums).

A Perfect Circle, fronted by Maynard James Keenan of Tool and producer/guitar player Billy Howerdel, are scheduled to open for nine inch nails.

The tour is presented by W.A.C. Entertainment / Pate.

Date              City                                    Venue            

April 12    Cleveland, OH               CSU Convocation Ctr.    
April 14    Detroit, MI                    Palace of Auburn Hills    
April 15    Columbus, OH              Schottenstein Center    
April 17    Minneapolis, MN          Target Center        
April 18    Milwaukee, WI               U.S. Cellular Arena    
April 20    Indianapolis, IN             Conseco Fieldhouse    
April 21    Chicago, IL                   UIC Pavilion        
April 22    Madison, WI                   Dane County Coliseum    
April 25    Grand Rapids, MI          Van Andel Arena    
April 26    Chicago, IL                    UIC Pavilion        
April 28    Toronto, Ontario            Maple Leaf Gardens    
April 29    Buffalo, NY                    HSBC Arena
April 30    Montreal, Quebec           Molson Centre *
May 2       Worcester, MA                Worcesterıs Centrum Centre
May 3        Providence, RI               Providence Civic Center        
May 4        Hartford, CT                  The Hartford Civic Center Coliseum
May 6        Philadelphia, PA             First Union Spectrum    
May 7        Pittsburgh, PA                Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre
May 9        New York, NY                Madison Square Garden
May 10      TBD                               TBD
May 12      Columbia, MD               Merriweather Post Pavilion
May 13      Raleigh, NC                   Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
May 14      Charlotte, NC                 Blockbuster Pavilion
May 17      Miami, FL                      Miami Arena
May 18      Lakeland, FL                  Lakeland Center
May 20      Atlanta, GA                    Lakewood Amphitheatre *
May 22      Houston, TX                  Compaq Center *
May 23      Dallas, TX                      Starplex Amphitheatre
May 25      New Orleans, LA            New Orleans Arena
May 27      Maryland Heights, MO   Riverport Amphithteatre
May 28      Kansas City, MO             Kemper Arena
May 30      Omaha, NE                     Omaha Civic Auditorium
June 2        Las Vegas, NV                Thomas & Mack Center
June 3        TBD                               TBD
June 4        Phoenix, AZ                   Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
June 6        Anaheim, CA                  Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
June 7        San Francisco, CA           Cow Palace *
June 9        George, WA                    Gorge Amphitheatre *
June 10      Portland, OR                   Rose Garden Arena
June 12      Spokane, WA                  Spokane Arena *
June 13      Vancouver, BC                General Motors Place
June 15      Boise, ID                         Idaho Center
June 17      Salt Lake City, UT           The "E" Center of West Valley
June 18      Denver, CO                     TBD