Ilan Rubin performing

Nine Inch Nails / Live Band

Ilan Rubin

RoleDrums, keyboards, guitar, bass and cello

Touring drummer and multi-instrumentalist across Wave Goodbye, Hesitation Marks, the Trilogy era, Nine Inch Nails 2022, and the opening Peel It Back phase.

Years active
2008–2009; 2013–2025
Key work
Modern live history

Profile

Ilan Rubin and Nine Inch Nails

NIN relationship
Touring multi-instrumentalist
Years active
2008–2009; 2013–2025
Primary roles
Drums, keyboards, guitar, bass and cello
Work with Nine Inch Nails

Ilan Rubin entered the live band during the final phase of Lights in the Sky and became the drummer for Wave Goodbye. His role later expanded across percussion, keyboards, guitar, bass, cello, and backing vocals.

Successive returns made him a continuous link among Wave Goodbye, Hesitation Marks, the trilogy era, the 2022 shows, and the opening Peel It Back phase. His contribution is defined by arrangement flexibility rather than drums alone.

NIN Timeline

  1. 2008–2009

    Wave Goodbye

    Joins near the end of Lights in the Sky and anchors the final 2009 touring phases.

  2. 2013–2014

    Hesitation Marks

    Returns for festival, Tension, and international configurations.

  3. 2017–2022

    Trilogy and NIN 2022

    Performs in the four-member core across club, theater, festival, and reunion-era shows.

  4. 2025

    Peel It Back Europe

    Participates in the opening European phase of the new production.

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