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Depeche Mode's extensive "Devotional" tour, promoting their eighth album, "Songs Of Faith And Devotion".
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|backingvocalists=Hildia Campbell<br>Samantha Smith
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'''1994 Exotic Tour (leg):'''<br>
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The [[:Category:1993 Devotional Tour|1993 Devotional Tour]] was a 1993 tour undertaken by [[Depeche Mode]] in support of their eighth studio album ''[[Songs Of Faith And Devotion]]''. The tour was extended by a [[:Category:1994 Exotic Tour|second leg]] in which the group played to countries and territories they had never previously visited, including South Africa, Australia, East Asia, South America, and Mexico, as well as additional shows in the United States and Canada.


For a list of all support acts on this tour, [[Support acts|go here]].
For a list of all support acts on this tour, [[Support acts|go here]].


To read the tour diary for this tour, [[Devotional/Exotic Tour Diary|go here]].
To read the tour diary for this tour, [[Devotional/Exotic Tour Diary|go here]].
Regarding the creation of the setlists, Alan Wilder has explained in [http://www.recoil.co.uk/evidence/qa-vault/qa-depeche-mode/qa-depeche-mode-live/ his Shunt Q&A]:
<blockquote>
"When I was in the group, it was standard practice to change the set if we were playing one venue over 2 or more nights or if we were revisiting an area already played on the tour. We had 8 separate tapes - basically 4 different set-lists (red, green, blue and yellow I think) which were each split into two halves and broken up by an acoustic song somewhere in the middle - which allowed for the tape change. Effectively therefore, we could mix and match any combination of 1st and 2nd half tapes. Along with a few different alternatives for Martin's acoustic songs, this gave us the opportunity to perform many different running orders although all of them had the same overall shape and structure. So, for example, a quick chat beforehand might result in "let's play the blue / red set tonight with 'Somebody' instead of 'I Want You Now' in the middle." We could also change tapes for the encores, if necessary."
</blockquote>
A photo of the yellow setlist can be found [https://www.facebook.com/depechemodesg/photos/a.1505916666331267.1073741829.1478977119025222/1513648828891384/?type=3 here], and a photo of the green setlist can be found [https://www.instagram.com/p/BjC4i2eDTYG/?taken-by=recordkeepers here].


== Line up and songwriting credits ==
== Line up and songwriting credits ==
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*Samantha Smith - backing vocals
*Samantha Smith - backing vocals
All songs performed were written by Martin L. Gore.
All songs performed were written by Martin L. Gore.
== Quotes ==
Wilder recalled the versatile system used to determine setlists on the fly in a [http://www.recoil.co.uk/evidence/qa-vault/qa-depeche-mode/qa-depeche-mode-live/ Q&A] on the official [[Recoil]] site:
<blockquote>
When I was in the group, it was standard practice to change the set if we were playing one venue over 2 or more nights or if we were revisiting an area already played on the tour. We had 8 separate tapes - basically 4 different set-lists (red, green, blue and yellow I think) which were each split into two halves and broken up by an acoustic song somewhere in the middle - which allowed for the tape change. Effectively therefore, we could mix and match any combination of 1st and 2nd half tapes. Along with a few different alternatives for Martin's acoustic songs, this gave us the opportunity to perform many different running orders although all of them had the same overall shape and structure. So, for example, a quick chat beforehand might result in "let's play the blue / red set tonight with 'Somebody' instead of 'I Want You Now' in the middle." We could also change tapes for the encores, if necessary.
</blockquote>
<gallery>
File:1993 Devotional Tour green setlist.jpg|252px|Green setlist<br>Source: [https://www.facebook.com/depechemodesg/photos/a.1505916666331267.1073741829.1478977119025222/1513648828891384/?type=3 Depeche Mode Fan Club Singapore].
File:1993 Devotional Tour yellow setlist.jpg|252px|Yellow setlist<br>Source: [https://www.instagram.com/p/BjC4i2eDTYG/?taken-by=recordkeepers Instagram] user 'recordkeepers'.
</gallery>
A photo of the yellow setlist can be found [https://www.facebook.com/depechemodesg/photos/a.1505916666331267.1073741829.1478977119025222/1513648828891384/?type=3 here], and a photo of the green setlist can be found [https://www.instagram.com/p/BjC4i2eDTYG/?taken-by=recordkeepers here].


== Dates with downloads available ==
== Dates with downloads available ==

Revision as of 23:46, 10 December 2019

1993 Devotional Tour
1993 Devotional Tour Icon.jpg
Tour name 1993 Devotional Tour
By Depeche Mode
Personnel Dave Gahan
Alan Wilder
Martin Gore
Andrew Fletcher
Backing vocalists Hildia Campbell
Samantha Smith
Support acts Spiritualized (1993-05-19 - 1993-05-28)
Cane N Able (1993-05-29)
Miranda Sex Garden (1993-05-31 - 1993-06-16)
Toyen (1993-06-18)
Think About Mutation (1993-06-19)
Sonic Smell (1993-07-27)
Parallax (1993-07-29)
Sisters Of Mercy (1993-07-31)
Dreadzone (1993-07-31)
Dub Syndicate (1993-07-31)
The The (1993-09-07 - 1993-11-26)
An Emotional Fish (1993-12-12)
Marxman (1993-06-21 - 1993-12-20)

1994 Exotic Tour (leg):
The Outsiders (1994-02-09 - 1994-02-26)
April's Motel Room (1994-02-14)
Caligula (1994-03-05 - 1994-03-12)
Babasónicos (1994-04-08)
Juana La Loca (1994-04-08)
Igni Ferroque (1994-04-14)
Primal Scream (1994-05-12 - 1994-07-08)
Stabbing Westward (1994-05-12 - 1994-07-08)
Turning Keys (1994-05-21)

Length 1993-05-19 - 1993-12-20 (7 months; 12 months including Exotic Tour leg)
Number of shows 97 (157 including Exotic Tour leg)

The 1993 Devotional Tour was a 1993 tour undertaken by Depeche Mode in support of their eighth studio album Songs Of Faith And Devotion. The tour was extended by a second leg in which the group played to countries and territories they had never previously visited, including South Africa, Australia, East Asia, South America, and Mexico, as well as additional shows in the United States and Canada.

For a list of all support acts on this tour, go here.

To read the tour diary for this tour, go here.

Line up and songwriting credits

  • Dave Gahan - lead vocals
  • Martin L. Gore - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals (denoted by (*) in track listings)
  • Andrew Fletcher - keyboards
  • Alan Wilder - keyboards, drums, backing vocals
  • Hildia Campbell - backing vocals
  • Samantha Smith - backing vocals

All songs performed were written by Martin L. Gore.

Quotes

Wilder recalled the versatile system used to determine setlists on the fly in a Q&A on the official Recoil site:

When I was in the group, it was standard practice to change the set if we were playing one venue over 2 or more nights or if we were revisiting an area already played on the tour. We had 8 separate tapes - basically 4 different set-lists (red, green, blue and yellow I think) which were each split into two halves and broken up by an acoustic song somewhere in the middle - which allowed for the tape change. Effectively therefore, we could mix and match any combination of 1st and 2nd half tapes. Along with a few different alternatives for Martin's acoustic songs, this gave us the opportunity to perform many different running orders although all of them had the same overall shape and structure. So, for example, a quick chat beforehand might result in "let's play the blue / red set tonight with 'Somebody' instead of 'I Want You Now' in the middle." We could also change tapes for the encores, if necessary.

A photo of the yellow setlist can be found here, and a photo of the green setlist can be found here.

Dates with downloads available

71 out of 97 dates have recordings from this tour.

Pages in category "1993 Devotional Tour"

The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total.

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