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*Vince Clarke - keyboards, backing vocals, whistle (during [[Boys Say Go!]]) | *Vince Clarke - keyboards, backing vocals, whistle (during [[Boys Say Go!]]) | ||
All songs performed were written by Vince Clarke, except for [[Big Muff]] and [[Tora! Tora! Tora!]] which were written by Martin L. Gore | All songs performed were written by Vince Clarke, except for [[Big Muff]] and [[Tora! Tora! Tora!]], which were written by Martin L. Gore. [[Television Set]] was written by Jason Knott, [[Mamma Mia]], which is an instrumental cover of the ABBA song of the same name, and [[The Price Of Love]] was written by The Everly Brothers. | ||
== Dates with downloads available == | == Dates with downloads available == | ||
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== Recommended recordings == | == Recommended recordings == | ||
These recordings are highly recommended as they are generally regarded as some of the best recordings from this tour. This is not an exhaustive list of very good sounding recordings. Because of the significant changes in live sound which occurred during their 1981 Tour, we have categorized the recordings into two sections | These recordings are highly recommended as they are generally regarded as some of the best recordings from this tour. This is not an exhaustive list of very good sounding recordings. Because of the significant changes in live sound which occurred during their 1981 Tour, we have categorized the recordings into two sections. | ||
=== | === First half === | ||
*[[1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK/Source 1|1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK]] (Audience) | *[[1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK/Source 1|1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK]] (Audience) | ||
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*[[1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK/Source 1|1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK]] (Soundboard) | *[[1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK/Source 1|1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK]] (Soundboard) | ||
=== | === Second half === | ||
*[[1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1|1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK]] (Audience) | *[[1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1|1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK]] (Audience) | ||
Latest revision as of 19:02, 20 January 2024
Depeche Mode's 1981 tour, promoting their first album Speak & Spell.
For a list of all support acts on this tour, go here.
Line up and songwriting credits
- Dave Gahan - lead vocals
- Martin L. Gore - keyboards, backing vocals
- Andrew Fletcher - keyboards
- Vince Clarke - keyboards, backing vocals, whistle (during Boys Say Go!)
All songs performed were written by Vince Clarke, except for Big Muff and Tora! Tora! Tora!, which were written by Martin L. Gore. Television Set was written by Jason Knott, Mamma Mia, which is an instrumental cover of the ABBA song of the same name, and The Price Of Love was written by The Everly Brothers.
Dates with downloads available
- 1980-1x-xx / 1981-02-xx Unknown Venue, England, UK
- 1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-06-01 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-06-11 Richard Skinner Session, BBC Radio 1, London, England, UK
- 1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK
- 1981-07-23 The Venue, London, England, UK
- 1981-07-25 Zuiderpark, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 1981-08-02 Jenkinsons, Brighton, England, UK
- 1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK
- 1981-08-26 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK
- 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France
- 1981-10-23 Something Else, BBC2, London, England, UK
- 1981-11-03 Fagins, Manchester, England, UK
- 1981-11-04 Locarno, Birmingham, England, UK
- 1981-11-07 Polytechnic, Sheffield, England, UK
- 1981-11-11 Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK
- 1981-12-03 Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, UK
Dates without available downloads
- 1981-01-03 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK
- 1981-01-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-01-11 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England, UK
- 1981-01-19 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-01-23 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England, UK
- 1981-01-23 Rascals, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK
- 1981-02-01 Moonlight Club, London, England, UK
- 1981-02-02 Warehouse, Leeds, England, UK
- 1981-02-03 Limit Club, Sheffield, England, UK
- 1981-02-09 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-02-12 Moonlight Club, London, England, UK
- 1981-02-14 The Rainbow, London, England, UK
- 1981-02-16 Cabaret Futura, London, England, UK
- 1981-02-26 Lyceum, London, England, UK
- 1981-03-16 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-03-24 Moonlight Club, London, England, UK
- 1981-03-30 Flicks, Dartford, England, UK
- 1981-04-02 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK
- 1981-04-04 Thames Boat Trip, London, England, UK
- 1981-04-11 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK
- 1981-04-12 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-04-16 Amnesia, Leeds, England, UK
- 1981-04-21 The Embassy, London, England, UK
- 1981-04-23 Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham, England, UK
- 1981-04-26 Lyceum, London, England, UK
- 1981-04-28 Sweeneys, Basildon, England, UK
- 1981-04-30 The Pits, London, England, UK
- 1981-05-01 Southbank Poly, London, England, UK
- 1981-05-03 Raquels, Basildon, England, UK
- 1981-05-09 Nero's, Cardiff, Wales, UK
- 1981-05-12 The Venue, London, England, UK
- 1981-05-25 Flicks, Dartford, England, UK
- 1981-06-02 Hammersmith Palais, London, England, UK
- 1981-06-09 Regency Suite, Chadwell Heath, London, England, UK
- 1981-07-29 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-07-30 Alexandras, Slough, England, UK
- 1981-08-06 Warehouse, Leeds, England, UK
- 1981-08-07 Nite Club, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- 1981-09-19 The Venue, London, England, UK
- 1981-09-25 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 1981-09-28 Disco Rouge, Brussels, Belgium
- 1981-10-16 Christ's School, Richmond, England, UK
- 1981-10-19 Lawrence Weston School, Bristol, England, UK
- 1981-10-31 University, Newcastle, England, UK
- 1981-11-02 Coasters, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- 1981-11-05 Rock City, Nottingham, England, UK
- 1981-11-06 University, Liverpool, England, UK
- 1981-11-09 Locarno, Bristol, England, UK
- 1981-11-10 Raquels, Basildon, England, UK
- 1981-11-12 Arts Centre, Poole, England, UK
- 1981-11-14 University, Leicester, England, UK
- 1981-11-15 Lyceum, London, England, UK
- 1981-11-16 Lyceum, London, England, UK
Recommended recordings
These recordings are highly recommended as they are generally regarded as some of the best recordings from this tour. This is not an exhaustive list of very good sounding recordings. Because of the significant changes in live sound which occurred during their 1981 Tour, we have categorized the recordings into two sections.
First half
- 1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK (Audience)
- 1981-06-11 Richard Skinner Session, BBC Radio 1, London, England, UK (Soundboard)
- 1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK (Soundboard)
Second half
- 1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK (Audience)
- 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France (pre-FM broadcast)
- 1981-11-11 Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK (Audience)
Pages in category "1981 Tour"
The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total.
1
- 1980-1x-xx / 1981-02-xx Unknown Venue, England, UK
- 1981-01-03 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK
- 1981-01-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-01-11 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England, UK
- 1981-01-19 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-01-23 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England, UK
- 1981-01-23 Rascals, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK
- 1981-02-01 Moonlight Club, London, England, UK
- 1981-02-02 Warehouse, Leeds, England, UK
- 1981-02-03 Limit Club, Sheffield, England, UK
- 1981-02-09 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-02-12 Moonlight Club, London, England, UK
- 1981-02-14 The Rainbow, London, England, UK
- 1981-02-16 Cabaret Futura, London, England, UK
- 1981-02-26 Lyceum, London, England, UK
- 1981-03-16 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-03-24 Moonlight Club, London, England, UK
- 1981-03-30 Flicks, Dartford, England, UK
- 1981-04-02 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK
- 1981-04-04 Thames Boat Trip, London, England, UK
- 1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-04-11 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK
- 1981-04-12 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-04-16 Amnesia, Leeds, England, UK
- 1981-04-21 The Embassy, London, England, UK
- 1981-04-23 Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham, England, UK
- 1981-04-26 Lyceum, London, England, UK
- 1981-04-28 Sweeneys, Basildon, England, UK
- 1981-04-30 The Pits, London, England, UK
- 1981-05-01 Southbank Poly, London, England, UK
- 1981-05-03 Raquels, Basildon, England, UK
- 1981-05-09 Nero's, Cardiff, Wales, UK
- 1981-05-12 The Venue, London, England, UK
- 1981-05-25 Flicks, Dartford, England, UK
- 1981-06-01 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-06-02 Hammersmith Palais, London, England, UK
- 1981-06-09 Regency Suite, Chadwell Heath, London, England, UK
- 1981-06-11 Richard Skinner Session, BBC Radio 1, London, England, UK
- 1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK
- 1981-07-23 The Venue, London, England, UK
- 1981-07-25 Zuiderpark, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 1981-07-29 Bridge House, London, England, UK
- 1981-07-30 Alexandras, Slough, England, UK
- 1981-08-02 Jenkinsons, Brighton, England, UK
- 1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK
- 1981-08-06 Warehouse, Leeds, England, UK
- 1981-08-07 Nite Club, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- 1981-08-26 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK
- 1981-09-19 The Venue, London, England, UK
- 1981-09-25 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1981-09-28 Disco Rouge, Brussels, Belgium
- 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France
- 1981-10-16 Christ's School, Richmond, England, UK
- 1981-10-19 Lawrence Weston School, Bristol, England, UK
- 1981-10-23 Something Else, BBC2, London, England, UK
- 1981-10-31 University, Newcastle, England, UK
- 1981-11-02 Coasters, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- 1981-11-03 Fagins, Manchester, England, UK
- 1981-11-04 Locarno, Birmingham, England, UK
- 1981-11-05 Rock City, Nottingham, England, UK
- 1981-11-06 University, Liverpool, England, UK
- 1981-11-07 Polytechnic, Sheffield, England, UK
- 1981-11-09 Locarno, Bristol, England, UK
- 1981-11-10 Raquels, Basildon, England, UK
- 1981-11-11 Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK
- 1981-11-12 Arts Centre, Poole, England, UK
- 1981-11-14 University, Leicester, England, UK
- 1981-11-15 Lyceum, London, England, UK
- 1981-11-16 Lyceum, London, England, UK
- 1981-12-03 Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, UK
