Discover the identity of Nine Inch Nails’ new bass player

Last night, February 5th, industrial metal icons Nine Inch Nails began the most recent North American leg of their “Peel It Back” tour at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, as per theprp. The longstanding bassist Alessandro Cortini was not present when they returned to the stage. Instead, Stu Brooks, a co-founder of the dub/metal crossover group Dub Trio, showed up. In the past, Brooks has collaborated with a wide range of artists, including Lady Gaga, 50 Cent, and Mike Patton. Today, February 6th, Nine Inch Nails posted the video below on social media to confirm his joining the group.

The addition of Brooks to the group comes after drummer Josh Freese, who took Ilan Rubin’s position last year, returned. Ironically, Rubin left Nine Inch Nails to play Freese’s spot in Foo Fighters. This adds another twist to the adage “musical chairs,” as Rubin was the one who first took Freese’s place in Nine Inch Nails in 2008.

Setlist:

B-Stage:

1. Something I Can Never Have
2. Non-Entity (first time since 2009)
3. Piggy

Main Stage:

1. Wish
2. March Of The Pigs
3. The Fraill
4. Reptile
5. Heresy
6. Copy Of A
7. Gave Up

B-Stage (feat. Boys Noize):

1. Vessel
2. Closer
3. Parasite (How To Destroy Angels cover)
4. As Alive As You Need Me To Be

Main Stage:

1. Somewhat Damaged
2. Less Than
3. The Perfect Drug
4. I’m Afraid Of Americans (David Bowie cover)
5. The Hand That Feeds
6. Head Like A Hole
7. Hurt

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Upcoming shows:

• Feb 07 — Jacksonville, FL — VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
• Feb 10 — Charlotte, NC — Spectrum Center
• Feb 11 — Washington, DC — Capital One Arena
• Feb 13 — Boston, MA — TD Garden
• Feb 14 — Newark, NJ — Prudential Center
• Feb 16 — Montreal, QC — Bell Centre
• Feb 18 — Hamilton, ON — TD Coliseum
• Feb 20 — Columbus, OH — Schottenstein Center
• Feb 22 — Grand Rapids, MI — Van Andel Arena
• Feb 23 — Milwaukee, WI — Fiserv Forum
• Feb 25 — St. Louis, MO — Enterprise Center
• Feb 27 — Tulsa, OK — BOK Center
• Mar 01 — Austin, TX — Moody Center
• Mar 03 — Dallas, TX — American Airlines Center
• Mar 06 — Glendale, AZ — Desert Diamond Arena
• Mar 07 — Las Vegas, NV — MGM Grand Garden Arena
• Mar 09 — San Diego, CA — Pechanga Arena
• Mar 10 — Anaheim, CA — Honda Center
• Mar 13 — Salt Lake City, UT — Delta Center
• Mar 15 — San Francisco, CA — Chase Center
• Mar 16 — Sacramento, CA — Golden 1 Center