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Bio
 FORMED: 1980, Basildon, England
Originally a product of Britain's New Romantic movement, Depeche Mode went on to become the quintessential electro-pop band of the 1980s; one of the first acts to establish a musical identity based completely around the use of synthesizers, the group began their existence as a bouncy dance-pop outfit but gradually developed a darker, more dramatic sound which ultimately positioned them as one of the most successful alternative bands of their era.The roots of Depeche Mode (French for "fast fashion") dated to 1976, when Basildon, England-based keyboardists Vince Clarke and Andrew Fletcher first teamed to form the group No Romance in China. The band proved short-lived, and by 1979 Clarke had formed French Look, another duo featuring guitarist/keyboardist Martin Gore; Fletcher soon signed on, and the group rechristened itself Composition of Sound. Initially, Clarke handled vocal chores, but in 1980 singer David Gahan was brought in to complete the lineup; after one final name change to Depeche Mode, the quartet jettisoned all instruments excluding their synthesizers, honing a slick, techno-based sound to showcase Clarke's catchy melodies.After building a following on the London club scene, Depeche Mode debuted in 1980 with "Photographic," a track included on the Some Bizzare Album label compilation. After signing to Mute Records, they issued "Dreaming of Me" in early 1981; while neither the single nor its follow-up "New Life" caused much of a stir, their third effort, "Just Can't Get Enough," became a Top Ten U.K. hit, and their 1981 debut LP Speak and Spell was also a success. Just as Depeche Mode appeared poised for a major commercial breakthrough, however, principal songwriter Clarke abruptly exited to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet, leaving the group's future in grave doubt.As Gore grabbed the band's songwriting reins, the remaining trio recruited keyboardist Alan Wilder to fill the technological void created by Clarke's departure; while 1982's A Broken Frame deviated only slightly from Depeche Mode's earlier work, Gore's ominous songs grew more assured and sophisticated by the time of 1983's Construction Time Again. Some Great Reward, issued the following year, was their artistic and commercial breakthrough, as Gore's dark, kinky preoccupations with spiritual doubt ("Blasphemous Rumours") and psychosexual manipulation ("Master and Servant") came to the fore; the egalitarian single "People Are People" was a major hit on both sides of the Atlantic, and typified the music's turn towards more industrial textures.1986's atmospheric Black Celebration continued the trend towards grim melancholy, and further established the group as a major commercial force. After the superb single "Strangelove," Depeche Mode issued 1987's Music for the Masses; a subsequent sold-out tour yielded the 1989 double live set 101, as well as a concert film directed by the legendary D.A. Pennebaker. Still, despite an enormous fan base, the group was considered very much an underground cult phenomenon prior to the release of 1990's Violator, a Top Ten smash which spawned the hits "Enjoy the Silence," "Policy of Truth" and "Personal Jesus."With the alternative music boom of the early 1990s, Depeche Mode emerged as one of the world's most successful acts, and their 1993 LP Songs of Faith and Devotion entered the charts in the number one slot. However, at the peak of their success, the group began to unravel; first Wilder exited in 1995, and then Gahan was the subject of a failed suicide attempt. (He later entered a drug rehabilitation clinic to battle an addiction to heroin.) After a four-year layoff, Depeche Mode -- continuing on as a trio -- released 1997's Ultra, which featured the hits "Barrel of a Gun" and "It's No Good." The release of Singles '86-'98 was celebrated with a major tour. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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North American Dates
June 2001
Monday, June 11th Quebec City, QC Colisee Pepsi Arena
Wednesday, June 13th Ottawa, ON Corel Centre
Friday, June 15th Montréal, PQ Molson Centre (official start of tour)
Saturday, June 16th Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
Tuesday, June 19th St. Paul, MN XCEL Energy Center
Wednesday, June 20th Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
Friday, June 22nd Chicago, IL World Music Theatre
Saturday, June 23rd Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theater
Sunday, June 24th Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
Wednesday, June 27th New York City, NY Madison Square Garden
Thursday, June 28th New York City, NY Madison Square Garden
Saturday, June 30th Philadelphia, PA First Union Center
July 2001
Sunday, July 1st Boston, MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
Tuesday, July 3rd Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre
Thursday, July 5th Washington DC, MD Merriweather Post Pavillion
Saturday, July 7th Ft. Lauderdale, FL National Car Rental Center
Sunday, July 8th Tampa, FL Ice Palace
Monday, July 9th Atlanta, GA Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre
Friday, July 13th New Orleans, LA UNO Lakefront Arena
Saturday, July 14th Houston, TX Cynthia Wood Mitchell Pavillion
Sunday, July 15th San Antonio, TX South Texas Amphitheatre
Tuesday, July 17th Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Center
Thursday, July 19th Las Cruces, NM Pan American Center
Friday, July 20th Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
Saturday, July 21st Denver, CO Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre
Monday, July 23rd Salt Lake City, UT E Center
Friday, July 27th Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
Saturday, July 28th Vancouver, BC Pacific Coliseum
Sunday, July 29th Seattle, WA Gorge Amphitheatre
August 2001
Wednesday, August 1st Sacramento, CA Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre
Friday, August 3rd Concord, CA Chronicle Pavilion at Concord
Saturday, August 4th San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sunday, August 5th Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
Wednesday, August 8th Las Vegas, NV The Joint
Friday, August 10th Phoenix, AZ America West Arena
Saturday, August 11th San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheatre
Tuesday, August 14th Los Angeles, CA Staples Center Arena
Wednesday, August 15th Los Angeles, CA Staples Center Arena
Saturday, August 18th Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond
Sunday, August 19th Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond
European Dates
August 2001
Tuesday, August 28th Tallinn, Estonia Song Fest.
Wednesday, August 29th Riga, Latvia Skonto Stadium
Friday, August 31st Vilnius, Lithuania Vingis Park
September 2001
Sunday, September 2nd Warsaw, Poland Horse Race Track
Tuesday, September 4th Prague, Czech Republic Paegas Arena
Wednesday, September 5th Berlin, Germany Waldbuhne
Thursday, September 6th Berlin, Germany Waldbuhne
Saturday, September 8th Hamburg, Germany Trabrenbahn
Sunday, September 9th Leipzig, Germany Festwiese
Tuesday, September 11th Vienna, Austria Stadhalle
Wednesday, September 12th Budapest, Hungary Kisstadion
Sunday, September 16th Moscow, Russia Olympiski
Tuesday, September 18th St. Petersburg, Russia SKK Arena
Wednesday, September 19th Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Arena
Friday, September 21st Stockholm, Sweden Globe
Saturday, September 22nd Oslo, Norway Spektrum
Sunday, September 23rd Copenhagen, Denmark Parken Stadium
Tuesday, September 25th Amneville, France Galaxy
Wednesday, September 26th Cologne, Germany Kolnarena
Thursday, September 27th Cologne, Germany Kolnarena
Saturday, September 29th Munich, Germany Olympia Halle
Sunday, September 30th Munich, Germany Olympia Halle
October 2001
Tuesday, October 2nd Nürnburg, Germany Eishalle
Wednesday, October 3rd Stuttgart, Germany Schleyerhalle
Thursday, October 4th Zurich, Switzerland Hallenstadion
Saturday, October 6th Oberhausen, Germany Arena
Sunday, October 7th Antwerp, Belgium Sport Paleis
Tuesday, October 9th Paris, France Bercy
Wednesday, October 10th Paris, France Bercy
Thursday, October 11th Frankfurt, Germany Festhalle
Saturday, October 13th Barcelona, Spain Palau St Jordi
Sunday, October 14th Madrid, Spain La Cubierta Bullring
Wednesday, October 17th London, UK Wembley
Thursday, October 18th London, UK Wembley
Saturday, October 20th Manchester, UK MEN Arena
Sunday, October 21st Birmingham, UK NEC
Tuesday, October 23rd Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier
Wednesday, October 24th Milan, Italy Forum
Thursday, October 25th Bologna, Italy Palamalaguti
Sunday, October 28th Athens, Greece Basket Ball Arena
Tuesday, October 30th Istanbul, Turkey
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Albums
Exciter
01. Dream On
02. Shine
03. The Sweetest Condition
04. When The Body Speaks
05. The Dead Of Night
06. Lovetheme
07. Freelove
08. Comatose
09. I Feel Loved
10. Breathe
11. Easy Tiger
12. I Am You
13. Goodnight Lovers
Singles 86-98
Disc 1
01. Stripped
02. A Question Of Lust
03. A Question Of TIme
04. Strangelove
05. Never Let Me Down Again
06. Behind The Wheel
07. Personal Jesus
08. Enjoy The Silence
09. Policy Of Truth
10. World In My Eyes
Disc 2
01. I Feel You
02. Walking In My Shoes
03. Condemnation
04. In Your Room
05. Barrel Of A Gun
06. It's No Good
07. Home
08. Useless
09. Only When I Lose Myself
10. Little 15
11. Everything Counts (Live)
Singles 81-85
01. Dreaming Of Me
02. New Life
03. Just Can't Get Enough
04. See You
05. The Meaning Of Love
06. Leave In Silence
07. Get The Balance Right
08. Everything Counts
09. Love In Itself
10. People Are People
11. Master And Servant
12. Blasphemous Romours
13. Somebody
14. Shake The Disease
15. It's Called A Heart
16. Photographic (Some Bizarre Version)
17. Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)
Ultra
01. Barrel Of A Gun
02. The Love Thieves
03. Home
04. It's No Good
05. Uselink
06. Useless
07. Sister Of Night
08. Jazz Thieves
09. Freestate
10. The Bottom Line
11. Insight
12. Untitled
Songs Of Faith & Devotion
01. I Feel You
02. Walking In My Shoes
03. Condemnation
04. Mercy In You
05. Judas
06. In Your Room
07. Get Right With Me
08. Rush
09. One Caress
10. Higher Love
Violator
01. World in My Eyes
02. Sweetest Perfection
03. Personal Jesus
04. Halo
05. Waiting For The Night
06. Enjoy The Silence
07. Policy Of Truth
08. Blue Dress
09. Clean
Depeche Mode: 101
Disc 1
01. Pimpf
02. Behind The Wheel
03. Strangelove
04. Sacred
05. Something To Do
06. Blasphemous Rumors
07. Stripped
08. Somebody
09. Things You Said
Disc 2
01. Black Celebration
02. Shake The Disease
03. Nothing
04. Pleasure Little Treasure
05. People Are People
06. A Question Of Time
07. Never Let Me Down Again
08. A Question Of Lust
09. Master and Servant
10. Just Can't Get Enough
11. Everything Counts
People Are People
01. People Are People
02. Now This Is Fun
03. Love In Itself
04. Work Hard
05. Told You So
06. Get The Balance Right
07. Leave In Silence
08. Pipeline
09. Everything Counts
Music For The Masses
01. Never Let Me Down Again
02. The Things You Said
03. Strangelove
04. Sacred
05. Little 15
06. Behind The Wheel
07. I Want You Now
08. To Have And To Hold
09. Nothing
10. Pimpf
11. Agent Orange
12. Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)
13. To Have And To Hold (Spanish Taster)
14. Pleasure, Little Treasure
Black Celebration
01. Black Celebration
02. Fly On The Windscreen-Final
03. A Question Of Lust
04. Sometimes
05. It Doesn't Matter Two
06. A Question Of Time
07. Stripped
08. Here Is The House
09. World Full Of Nothing
10. Dressed In Black
11. New Dress
12. But Not Tonight
Catching Up With Depeche Mode
01. Dreaming Of Me
02. New Life
03. Just Can't Get Enough
04. See You
05. The Meaning Of Love
06. Love In Itself
07. Master And Servant
08. Blasphemous Rumours
09. Somebody
10. Shake The Disease
11. Flexible
12. It's Called A Heart
13. Fly On The Window Screen
Some Great Reward
01. Something To Do
02. Lie To Me
03. People Are People
04. It Doesn't Matter
05. Stories Of Old
06. Somebody
07. Master And Servant
08. If You Want
09. Blasphemous Rumours
Construction Time Again
01. Love, In Itself
02. More Than A Party
03. Pipeline
04. Everything Counts
05. Two Minute Warning
06. Shame
07. The Landscape Is Changing
08. Told You So
09. And Then...
10. Everything Counts (Long Version)
Broken Frame
01. Leave In Silence
02. My Secret Garden
03. Monumnet
04. Nothing To Fear
05. See You
06. Satellite
07. The Meaning Of Love
08. Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden
09. A Photograph Of You
10. Shouldn't Have Done That
11. The Sun & The Rainfall
Speak & Spell
01. New Life
02. Puppets
03. Dreaming Of Me
04. Boys Say Go!
05. Nodisco
06. What's Your Name?
07. Photographic
08. Tora! Tora! Tora!
09. Big Muff
10. Any Second Now (Voices)
11. Just Can't Get Enough
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