Support acts

Notes

This page lists all acts that have supported Depeche Mode throughout the years. As the table of contents shows, this page does not only contain a table of all the support acts having opened for Depeche Mode, but it also lists the shows where Depeche Mode supported another act, festival line-ups, support acts for cancelled concerts, cancelled support acts, and rumours and uncertainties about acts allegedly having supported DM as well. Here is a list of concerts without support acts.

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List of support acts for Depeche Mode

There are some uncertainties about Depeche Mode's support acts Portion Control and Matt Fretton. It seems unlikely that Matt Fretton supported DM's 5-day tour in Spain and Italy in March 1984, but there is no conclusive evidence. Matt also said in this interview that he left during the European tour in fall 1984 to edit his setlist at Hansa Studios in Berlin, which would mean that he would have been unable to support DM for one or more dates. In the same interview, he also says that he first supported DM in London in 1982, replacing Blancmange, before he became their main support act in fall 1982, which could mean that he supported DM either on 1982-02-13 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK and/or on 1982-02-28 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, assuming his memory was right. Portion Control have stated on their Wikipedia that they have supported Depeche Mode "on their UK and European tour". However, there is no concrete evidence that they went on a European tour with DM.

The table is sortable according to chronological or alphabetical order, so click on the arrows in the first two columns to rearrange them.

Year	Name	Concert dates	Info
1981	AK47	1981-03-24 Moonlight Club, London, England, UK
2001	Angel Molina, DJ	2001-10-13 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 2001-10-14 Palacio De Vistalegre (Plaza De Toros De Vistalegre), Madrid, Spain	Fad Gadget was supposed to perform on these two dates, but due to some kind of accident, he couldn't. So he got replaced by this DJ from Barcelona.
2009	Angele Phase	2009-10-10 Parque Simon Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia	Angele Phase: "Angele Phase is the name I gave to a music band project that went on from 2005 through to 2010. (...) The band toured to promote that album called Magnetophonband and closed their tour with a special gig after Martin Gore chose us to warm up for Depeche Mode - Tour of the Universe show in Colombia."
1986	Animotion	1986-07-14 Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA, USA 1986-07-15 Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA, USA	Animotion’s Bill Wadhams says: "Playing on the bill with Depeche Mode was very intense because they were at their peak and so were we. The crowds were fanatic. It was surreal to launch into Obsession in front of that crowd and have our hair blown back with the wild response. Backstage, while watching Depeche Mode, I came upon their big reel to reel decks. While they were on stage banging on corrugated metal and other random things, these decks were playing backing tracks. I’d never seen that done before. The sound was cinematic. The crowd enthralled. The only backing we had at that point was a sequenced bass line on Obsession."
1994	April's Motel Room	1994-04-14 Gymnasio Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica	Californian band.
1994	Babasónicos	1994-04-08 Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentinian band.
2013	Bat For Lashes	2013-08-22 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA 2013-08-24 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USA 2013-08-27 Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN, USA 2013-09-01 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada 2013-09-03 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada 2013-09-06 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA 2013-09-08 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY, USA 2013-09-10 Jiffy Lube Live, Washington D.C., USA 2013-09-12 Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, GA, USA 2013-09-14 Live Nation Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, FL, USA 2013-09-15 BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL, USA	Bat For Lashes covered 'Strangelove' in 2011 for a Gucci commercial, which came out on a Record Store Day single a year later. Natasha Khan said beforehand: "I think it’s going to be amazing [to open for DM] because I think, especially in the US, Depeche Mode is really loved. Whenever I speak to people in America about it they’re like, “Oh my god! That’s awesome!” I’m so excited. I think the shows are gonna be wild. I’ve heard that [Dave]’s an incredible performer. We’ve been so lucky. We’ve supported Radiohead and Coldplay on some South American and European tours. It’s always really interesting supporting big bands like that doing shows in front of thousands of people because you learn so much and there’s like an electricity in the air. I think it’s gonna be really fun and I’m really excited to finish out the album this way."
2013	Big Deal	2013-12-03 ÖVB Arena, Bremen, Germany 2013-12-05 König-Pilsener-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany 2013-12-07 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2013-12-09 Arena, Malmö, Sweden 2013-12-11 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 2013-12-13 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway 2013-12-15 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland	Alice Costelloe: "People say meeting your heroes is always disappointing, but meeting Martin Gore was AMAZING."
2013	BBB Soundsystem	2013-05-07 HaYarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel	Israelian band, better known as Balkan Beat Box.
1985	Blah Brothers, The	1985-07-30 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland	The Blah Brothers was a band created by Daryl Bamonte & Andrew "Nobby" Marr for Depeche Mode's tours whenever DM needed a support act. Daryl says that they performed 6 times in total, but only 4 dates are known. Daryl uploaded a video fragment of their Warsaw gig here. The same video segment is included on the audience DVD downloadable here.
1986	Blah Brothers, The	1986-07-01 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA 1986-07-03 Park West, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 1986-08-04 Arènes de Frejus, Fréjus, France 1986-07-22 Koseinenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan 1986-07-23 NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan	The Blah Brothers was a band created by Daryl Bamonte & Andrew "Nobby" Marr for Depeche Mode's tours whenever DM needed a support act.
1981	Blancmange	1981-10-31 University, Newcastle, England, UK 1981-11-02 Coasters, Edinburgh, England, 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	Blancmange was also featured on Stevo Pearce's Some Bizzare album. DM first supported Blancmange on 1981-01-11 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England, UK, but as DM became more successful, Vince Clarke asked Blancmange to support them. Neil Arthur: "When we toured with DEPECHE MODE the first time, I hadn’t long left college and I was working so I took time off work to do that. We weren’t signed at that time. On [this] tour, we knew Vince was leaving but everybody was keeping it quiet."
1982	Blancmange	1982-02-12 Top Rank, Cardiff, England, UK 1982-02-13 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK 1982-02-14 Guildshall, Portsmouth, England, UK 1982-02-15 The Pavilion, Bath, England, UK 1982-02-16 University, Exeter, England, UK 1982-02-18 Victoria Hall, Hanley, England, UK 1982-02-19 University, Leeds, England, UK 1982-02-20 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK 1982-02-21 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 1982-02-22 The Tower, Hull, England, UK 1982-02-24 U.E.A., Norwich, England, UK 1982-02-25 Kent University, Canterbury, England, UK 1982-02-26 Polytechnic, Oxford, England, UK 1982-04-10 Fort Regent, St. Helier, Jersey, UK 1982-04-12 Beau Sejour, St. Peter Port, Guernsey	Neil Arthur: "We had a swimming competition after the last gig! A very funny thing happened… When we done those two dates in the Channel Islands with sell out audiences, we were at the entrance to the airport and there were a load of teenagers there with autograph books. DEPECHE MODE walked straight through and the teenagers didn’t bat an eyelid… They were dressed as DEPECHE MODE, they weren’t in disguise! Me and Stephen walked past, nobody battered an eyelid. My girlfriend walked past and they mobbed her! [laughs] Those kids were Swiss tourists and they knew there were these bands there but they couldn’t figure out who and she looked the most glamourous. So she had to sign all the autographs! There were many funny moments and good times."
1982	Bobby And Synthia	1982-05-09 Concert Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada	Canadian band.
1985	Book Of Love	1985-03-14 Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA 1985-03-15 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY, USA 1985-03-16 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA 1985-03-18 Le Spectrum, Montreal, QC, Canada 1985-03-19 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada 1985-03-20 Royal Oak Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA 1985-03-22 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA 1985-03-23 Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, USA 1985-03-24 Shyrock Auditorium, Carbondale, IL, USA 1985-03-26 Cullen Auditorium, Houston, TX, USA 1985-03-27 Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX, USA 1985-03-30 Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1985-03-31 Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills, CA, USA 1985-04-01 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA 1985-04-03 Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland, CA, USA	According to the liner notes of their album reissue, Book Of Love met DM at a party hosted by NYC's "Rockpool Promotions", where DM offered to let them support DM. However, Ted Ottaviano refutes this claim: "No! It was really based on the fact that our record had just come out, and… well, first of all, we did two tours with them. The first one was the Some Great Reward tour, and it was the American leg of that. And because of the fact that our record was making noise and the other fact that we were both Sire artists, we were teamed up. I think it was Seymour who introduced us to them, and then Daniel Miller, who was basically their producer and ran Mute Records, which was their main label out of England. They just liked the record a lot, and they gave us a shot. And in a weird way, we kind of worked well for their crowd, and as a result, we were asked back the next year for the Black Celebration tour, which was almost double the size of venues and amount of dates. I mean, that was a huge tour." Susan Ottaviano in 2013: "[Fellow band member] Ted [Ottaviano] was at the show in New York a couple of weeks ago. It was a great experience for us. We didn’t have very much live experience when we started to go on the tours. And we just kind of really learned from the ground up. We really learned so much about touring and I think we really would become a good live band because of it. We got to see the world. It was a really positive experience! At the time, who would have thought that they would become this super group of this type of music in general? There were a lot of bands that were more famous than them at that point, but I think Depeche Mode really stood the test of time – and they really became a super group. And they did it in such a great way – their music has always had a certain integrity and they kept up that quality."
1986	Book Of Love	1986-04-24 Skedsmohallen, Oslo, Norway 1986-04-25 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 1986-04-26 Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1986-04-28 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1986-04-29 Eilenriedehalle, Hannover, Germany 1986-04-30 Eurogress, Aachen, Germany 1986-05-02 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany 1986-05-03 Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany 1986-05-04 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1986-05-06 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1986-05-07 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1986-05-08 Palais des Sports, Lyon, France 1986-05-10 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium 1986-05-11 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany 1986-05-13 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany 1986-05-14 Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany 1986-05-16 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany 1986-05-17 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany 1986-05-18 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 1986-05-20 Münsterlandhalle, Münster, Germany 1986-05-21 Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany 1986-05-22 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1986-05-24 Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1986-05-25 Walter-Köbel-Halle, Rüsselsheim, Germany 1986-06-01 Wang Theatre, Boston, MA, USA 1986-06-03 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, USA 1986-06-04 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, USA 1986-06-06 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA 1986-06-07 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA 1986-06-08 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA 1986-06-10 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH, USA 1986-06-12 Finger Lakes, Rochester, NY, USA 1986-06-13 Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY, USA 1986-06-14 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA 1986-06-17 Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, QC, Canada 1986-06-18 Kingswood Music Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada 1986-06-20 Kingswood Music Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada 1986-06-21 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI, USA 1986-06-22 Poplar Creek Music Fest, Chicago, IL, USA 1986-06-24 St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA 1986-06-26 Will Rogers Auditorium, Fort Worth, TX, USA 1986-06-28 City Coliseum, Austin, TX, USA 1986-06-29 Southern Star Amphitheater, Houston, TX, USA 1986-07-01 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA 1986-07-03 Park West, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 1986-07-05 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA 1986-07-06 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, CA, USA 1986-07-08 Expo Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada 1986-07-11 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA 1986-07-13 The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA 1986-07-14 Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA, USA 1986-07-15 Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA, USA	Susan Ottaviano: "It was so exciting to be 20 years old and travel through Europe, it was amazing. We were in all these crazy places all over Europe, we watched [Depeche Mode's] show every night. I don't think we even knew that we could leave if we wanted to, we were just so young, and had no place to go." You can read more quotes from Susan about this tour here.
2006	Booka Shade	2006-06-28 Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany	Booka Shade DJed before Martin Gore at the Sónar festival in Spain in 2005. They also remixed Martyr in 2006. Arno: "[Remixing or supporting DM] was… bizarre. Surreal. I remember that in the beginning when we were asked I wasn’t even sure if I wanted to do it. But of course not doing it wouldn’t have been an option." Walter: "We were asked to do the remix some time prior to the request for the show. We knew that, being a part time DJ, Martin Gore knew the label and Booka Shade. Then, when the support slot for Berlin was free, we obviously were proposed by somebody from the label. We were asked if we were free one week before the show, but the actual decision was made one DAY before the show! Things became a bit hectic when we heard that we would do it….. but in the end everything went really smoothly. The production people were very nice and we even had a sound check (which we didn’t expect). We actually didn’t get the chance to talk to the band at all. They arrived shortly before the gig." Arno: "Knowing the [DM audience], you can believe me, we sh+*#’ in our pants before the gig. I’ve been to so many concerts before as a viewer and I’ve seen many acts fail. While on stage we didn’t really realize how it went, but I saw a video recording later on and I was really surprised how big the applause really was! A lot of questions in the Internet."
2013	Booka Shade	2013-05-07 HaYarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel	Arno: "Needless to say we’re huge Depeche Mode fans, hooked since 1983. In our career, we had the privilege to remix both the band and Dave Gahan, and we had the pleasure to play as support act for them in Berlin’s Olympia Stadion and in Tel Aviv."
1990	Boxcar	1990-08-31 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia 1994-03-10 Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Australian band.
2001	BrainStorm	2001-08-28 Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia 2001-08-29 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia 2001-08-31 Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania	Latvian band.
2005	Bravery, The	2005-11-03 St Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL, USA 2005-11-05 The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA, USA 2005-11-07 Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA 2005-11-08 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX, USA 2005-11-09 SBC Center, San Antonio, TX, USA 2005-11-11 Magness Arena, Denver, CO, USA 2005-11-12 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 2005-12-03 Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ, USA 2005-12-04 Bell Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada 2005-12-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA 2005-12-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA 2005-12-09 Patriot Centre, Washington, DC, USA	Sam Endicott: "You know before we did the tour I was like a passing fan of [DM]. I knew like the big hits and I liked that stuff, but I really didn't know them all that well and then going on tour with them I got a whole new level of respect. They have a huge body of work that is great and they've been consistently great over the years and they're a good live band - they totally kick ass! They kind of go about it the same way we do which is their live show is more organic and rock 'n' roll then their recordings. There is a lot more interplay between the band live and that's how we go about it as well."
2006	Bravery, The	2006-01-13 Messehalle, Dresden, Germany 2006-01-15 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany 2006-01-16 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany 2006-01-18 Velodrom, Berlin, Germany 2006-01-20 LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany 2006-01-21 LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany 2006-01-23 Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2006-01-24 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany 2006-01-26 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 2006-01-29 Sports Paleis, Antwerp, Belgium 2006-01-31 Arena, Geneva, Switzerland 2006-02-01 Le Dome, Marseille, France 2006-02-03 Zenith, Toulouse, France 2006-02-04 Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 2006-02-06 Palacio Deportes, Madrid, Spain 2006-02-07 Palacio Deportes, Madrid, Spain 2006-02-08 Pavilhao Atlantico, Lisbon, Portugal 2006-02-10 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 2006-02-11 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 2006-02-14 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 2006-02-15 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 2006-02-16 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria 2006-02-18 Forum, Milan, Italy 2006-02-19 Forum, Milan, Italy 2006-02-21 Bercy, Paris, France 2006-02-22 Bercy, Paris, France 2006-02-23 Bercy, Paris, France 2006-02-25 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2006-02-26 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 2006-02-28 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 2006-03-01 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden 2006-03-04 Luzhniki Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia 2006-03-06 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland 2006-03-09 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany 2006-03-10 Messehalle, Friedrichshafen, Germany 2006-03-11 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany 2006-03-13 Stadthalle, Graz, Austria 2006-03-14 Spodek, Katowice, Poland 2006-03-16 Saku Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 2006-03-17 Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia 2006-03-18 Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania 2006-03-21 Papp Laszlo Arena, Budapest, Hungary 2006-03-22 Dom Sportova 1, Zagreb, Croatia 2006-03-24 Galaxie, Amneville, France 2006-03-25 Gayant Expo, Douai, France 2006-03-26 Ahoy, Rotterdam, Holland 2006-03-28 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 2006-03-30 MEN Arena, Manchester, England, UK 2006-03-31 NEC, Birmingham, England, UK 2006-04-02 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 2006-04-03 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK	The Bravery later said regarding this leg: Anthony Burulcich: "Martin Gore is, like, a semi-professional foosball player and they would always have a foosball table backstage." Sam Endicott: "For, like, the past 20 years…" AB: "Every band they play, it gets very competitive. We got better over the course of the tour." SE: "I think we’re the only band that’s ever beaten them." Q: "That’s impressive…" SE: "They were pissed, and we were really nervous we were going to get kicked off the tour. But I think they respected us for it." AB: "Yeah, it was just so much fun to, like, play a game every night with such an iconic band."
1993	Cane N Able	1993-05-29 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden	From Daryl Bamonte's Devotional Tour Diary: "Spiritualized have left. They didn’t like us. We went to the hotel disco after the show to think about a new support band. The resident band were playing, a dodgy Swedish ska band. Kessler asked them to support us in Stockholm the next night. The drummer came round first, and agreed on behalf of his band."
1994	Caligula	1994-03-05 Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia 1994-03-07 Theabarton Centre, Adelaide, Australia 1994-03-08 Tennis Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1994-03-12 Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia	Australian band.
2006	Chantage	2006-07-30 Kurucesme Arena, Istanbul, Turkey	Turkish synth-pop band. You can watch a video of their performance of this day here.
2014	Choir Of Young Believers	2014-02-20 Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy 2014-02-22 Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy 2014-02-24 Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland 2014-02-28 Minsk Arena, Minsk, Belarus 2014-03-02 Arena, Riga, Latvia 2014-03-04 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia 2014-03-07 Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia	It was Trentemøller who suggested Martin on this tour to let Choir Of Young Believers support DM also. Martin Gore had also heard their song "Hollow Talk" in the TV series The Bridge. Jannis Noya Makrigiannis: “Apparently, Martin Gore likes our music and he invited us on to go on tour. We were actually just taking a break from an entire year of touring, but of course we couldn't say no to such an incredible invitation. The entire experience was unbelievably intense and nice! It is wonderful to see how such a huge band like Depeche Mode is still popular after 30 years and how they still play tremendous shows, night after night. The band members are about as old as my parents, but on stage they've got more energy than I ever will, haha.”
2013	Chvrches	2013-07-16 Antic Arena, Nimes, France 2013-07-18 San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy 2013-07-23 Synot Tip Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2013-07-25 National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland	Martin Doherty of Chvrches later said: "The highlight of the summer [in 2013] and my career was supporting Depeche Mode at San Siro Stadium in Milan and it blew my mind a little bit. It was crazy. It was 60,000, the biggest audience we've played to by a mile. It was 60,000 for Depeche Mode and it wasn't full when we finished, but it was getting there. The fans were lovely to us. I had heard these horror stories about Depeche Mode fans that if they don't like the support band they throw eggs, but they were really kind to us. That was the second show we've done with them, we've got a couple more next week. They've been really nice to us and that's all we can ask for." Apparently, Chvrches donated the profit to a woman shelter.
2013	Crystal Castles	2013-09-18 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA 2013-09-20 Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas, TX, USA 2013-09-22 Sleep Train Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA 2013-09-24 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA 2013-09-26 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA 2013-09-28 STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2013-09-29 STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2013-10-02 STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2013-10-08 Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, USA
1982	Cuba Dares	1982-10-06 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland, UK	Irish band.
1981	Darren Murphy, DJ	1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK	Member of Wasted Youth, and son of Bridge House owner Terry Murphy.
2013	Diamond Version	2013-05-19 Usce Park, Belgrade, Serbia 2013-05-21 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary 2013-05-23 Zagreb Arena, Zagreb, Croatia 2013-06-22 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia 2013-06-24 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia 2013-07-27 Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania 2013-07-29 Minsk Arena, Minsk, Belarus	Alva Noto and Daniel Miller asked all DJers for the 2011 Short Circuit festival to send in music samples for a long mix. There, Alva Noto met Vince Clarke and Martin Gore. Noto later used Martin Gore's sample on a track called Uni Rec for his solo work. In 2012, Martin Gore and Vince Clarke asked not only Noto to remix VCMG's Single Blip, but asked Byetone as well. Byetone had also DJed at the Short Circuit Festival and Vince Clarke liked his DJ set a lot. And Martin used one of Byetone's tracks in a 2011 remix podcast. In 2012, Noto and Byetone joined forces as 'Diamond Version', signed by Mute Records. Olaf Bender: "You don't call Depeche Mode, Depeche Mode call you. With other bands, you offer yourself to play as their support act. Depeche Mode don't operate like that. They don't give it away for free. They only do what they like. We have called it our tour of humbleness. Such a crowd would never come to us. So at the same time, it's a huge opportunity. The way Martin Gore puts himself on the middle of the stage, when Dave is off stage for a while, without any lights or anything, and sings his ballads, barely accompanied by music, is amazing. That has impressed me the most, that he has kept his sensibility after 30 years of being on stage. He gets completely vulnerable." Martin Gore later remixed one of their songs. Diamond Version talk some more about opening for Depeche Mode (in German) here.
1982	Dizzy and the Romilars	1982-01-22 The Ritz, New York, NY, USA 1982-01-23 The Ritz, New York, NY, USA	NYC band.
2009	Dolcenera	2009-06-18 Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy	Italian singer.
2013	Douglas McCarthy	2013-06-11 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany 2013-06-13 Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark 2013-06-15 Stade de France, Paris, France 2013-06-17 Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany	Member of Nitzer Ebb.
1993	Dreadzone	1993-07-31 Crystal Palace Sports Ground, London, England, UK	UK band.
1993	Dub Syndicate	1993-07-31 Crystal Palace Sports Ground, London, England, UK	A dub band, formed by Adrian Sherwood, who also remixed People Are People.
1990	Electribe 101	1990-09-28 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium 1990-09-29 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1990-09-30 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1990-10-02 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1990-10-03 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1990-10-05 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 1990-10-06 Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden 1990-10-08 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1990-10-09 Messehalle, Hannover, Germany 1990-10-11 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 1990-10-12 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1990-10-14 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1990-10-15 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany 1990-10-17 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 1990-10-21 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1990-10-22 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1990-10-23 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1990-10-25 Stade Couvert Régional, Liévin, France 1990-10-26 Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands 1990-10-28 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany 1990-10-29 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany 1990-10-31 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany 1990-11-01 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany 1990-11-03 Hall Rhenus, Strasbourg, France 1990-11-05 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 1990-11-07 Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain 1990-11-09 Palais des Sports, Marseilles, France 1990-11-11 Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy 1990-11-12 Paleur, Rome, Italy 1990-11-14 Patinoire de Mériadeck, Bordeaux, France 1990-11-15 Patinoire de Mériadeck, Bordeaux, France 1990-11-17 Parc De Penfeld, Brest, France 1990-11-19 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 1990-11-20 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 1990-11-22 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK 1990-11-23 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 1990-11-26 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK 1990-11-27 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK	As stated on their Discogs page, "When Electribe 101 got to support Depeche Mode on their World Violation tour success was supposed to follow automatically. But everything went wrong. Watkins gave the band a hard time when they didn't follow his orders to the letter. On the tour they were occasionally booed off by Mode fans throwing bottles." Many fans as well as Martin Gore still remember how Electribe's singer refused to go on stage at 1990-10-23 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France, after having been bullied on stage the two previous nights.
1990	Electronic	1990-08-04 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1990-08-05 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA	Reportedly, DM first asked Jesus And Mary Chain to be the support act but the LA authorities didn't want that due to their band name, so they invited Electronic instead. This supergroup, consisting out of Bernard Sumner, Johnny Marr, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, was brand-new and so these were their first performances. Sumner says that while recording their album, DM asked them to play Shea Stadium in New York [which didn't happen]: "We only had two songs finished. We thought it would be totally mad to do it, so we said we'd do it." Bernard Sumner recalled in Uncut magazine, 2001: "I got completely and utterly fucked up [with booze and drugs] on the first night. There was a shower in the dressing room and I just filled it with puke. It was the worst fucking moment of my life." You can read more extensive reports on their performances here and here.
1993	An Emotional Fish	1993-12-12 Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland	Irish band.
1981	Event Group, The	1981-02-16 Cabaret Futura, London, England, UK	This was a performing arts collective who were a regular at Cabaret Futura. They would do extreme things, like having 8 electric bass players or 22 cricketers on stage, or shaving a bandmember's head. For this particular gig, they poured fake urine from the balcony on top of DM and the crowd.
1981	Eric Random	1981-02-03 Limit Club, Sheffield, England, UK
1986	Eyeless In Gaza	1986-08-05 Stadio Comunale, Pietra Ligure, Italy 1986-08-06 Stadium 105, Rimini, Italy 1986-08-08 Les Arenes, Nimes, France 1986-08-09 Stade D'Annecy Le Vieux, Annecy, France 1986-08-12 Arènes de Bayonne, Bayonne, France	Martyn Bates and Peter Becker were only told of 1986-08-04 Arènes de Frejus, Fréjus, France the day before, and arrived 15 minutes too late, so The Blah Brothers had to support instead. According to Simon Spence's DM biography, Martin Gore warned Bates that the extremely fanatic DM fans could be hostile towards any support act.
1982	Fad Gadget	1982-12-23 Whatever You Want, The Ace, Brixton, England, UK	Depeche Mode supported Fad Gadget on 1980-11-12 Bridge House, London, England, UK, where Daniel Miller noticed them and offered a deal with DM.
2001	Fad Gadget	2001-09-04 Paegas Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2001-09-05 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 2001-09-06 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 2001-09-08 Trabrennbahn, Hamburg, Germany 2001-09-09 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany 2001-09-11 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden 2001-09-22 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway 2001-09-23 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France 2001-09-26 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany 2001-09-27 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 2001-09-30 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 2001-10-02 Eishalle, Nürnberg, Germany 2001-10-03 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany 2001-10-04 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany 2001-10-07 Sport Paleis, Antwerp, Belgium 2001-10-09 Bercy, Paris, France 2001-10-10 Bercy, Paris, France 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 2001-10-17 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 2001-10-18 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 2001-10-20 MEN Arena, Manchester, England, UK 2001-10-21 NEC, Birmingham, England, UK 2001-10-23 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 2001-10-24 Forum, Milan, Italy 2001-10-25 Palamalaguti, Bologna, Italy	Depeche Mode supported Fad Gadget on 1980-11-12 Bridge House, London, England, UK, where Daniel Miller noticed them and offered a deal with DM. In April 2001, Andy Fletcher and Daniel Miller attended Fad Gadget's first concert in six years, where they probably contemplated on giving Fad a support slot on DM's tour.
2014	Feathers	2013-03-15 SXSW, Brazos Hall, Austin, TX, USA 2014-01-15 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 2014-01-17 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain 2014-01-18 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain 2014-01-21 Park & Suites Arena, Montpellier, France 2014-01-23 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 2014-01-25 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium 2014-01-27 LG Arena, Birmingham, England, UK 2014-01-29 Bercy, Paris, France 2014-01-31 Bercy, Paris, France	After being handpicked by Martin Gore to open for DM at SXSW, they said: "[...] We opened for them [at SXSW], which was awesome; it was one of the greatest shows that I’ve ever done. We are huge fans of theirs, but we were mostly excited because it meant we were actually able to see them. It was so hard to get tickets as it was like a lottery, so when we found out we were opening up, we were like ‘yes! we actually get to see them’. It was a really intimate setting — just over 300 people around a really small stage. So, we were just inches away from them when they played. That was amazing." Reportedly, band member Anastasia Dimou was grabbing breakfast at Whole Foods when she received an email that her band Feathers was offered the opening slot for a leg of Depeche Mode's European Tour. Her reaction? "I punched the sky, uttered a silent scream, and almost fell into a cereal aisle out of excitement."
2009	Feedbackers	2009-10-13 Explanada del Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru	A Peruvian audiovisual performance band. You can listen/watch what they played on stage here.
1981	Film Noir	1981-11-10 Raquels, Basildon, England, UK	Film Noir was formed by Robert Marlow and Perry Bamonte. This was their first (and only?) performance. Robert Marlow remembered in Jonathan Miller's 'Stripped': "It was quite funny, because Vince said to just ring up this promoter, who was a real cowboy of a fellow, and he said, 'They've already got Blancmange supporting them.' I said, 'But Vince said we can play,' and he said, 'Well, you can play, but you won't get any money for it.' In the end, Vince gave me the money - 50 quid, it was. But that wasn't important; he'd asked us to play, so we went on before Blancmange, and then it was Depeche Mode. It was nice for me. I really enjoyed supporting them. I played guitar and we had a synthesizer player; Perry [Bamonte] was playing bass, and we had a tiny [Boss DR-55] 'Dr Rhythm' drum machine - one of the programmable ones. It was good; we went down well. Blancmange were excellent - I'd never seen them before; they were really, really good, and they were nice guys as well. The Modes were themselves, but Vince was quite withdrawn and not very happy. It was quite funny. Vince had a dose of diarrhoea! They'd been on tour up and down the country for a while, and so I think he was happy to be home. But I remember going around his flat during the day for a chat and he said, 'It's alright; I've been dosing myself up with syrup of figs. Silly arse.'"
2013	F.O.X.	2013-05-04 Palais Nikaia, Nice, France 2013-05-10 Terra Vibe, Athens, Greece 2013-05-12 Lokomotiv Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 2013-05-15 National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Apparently, Fox got the gigs after Mitzi contacted Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan. He replied and a friendship was struck up which started with some friendly advice, but led to an invitation to see Depeche Mode at the South By South West music conference in Austin, Texas. A few weeks later, they got an e-mail from the band’s management, asking them to be the sole support for five dates on Mode’s European tour.
2006	Franz Ferdinand	2006-07-17 Curva Olympico, Rome, Italy
1980	French Look	1980-06-14 Nicholas School, Basildon, England, UK	French Look featured Martin Gore, Robert Marlow, and Paul Redmond. On 1980-05-30 Paddocks Community Center, Laindon, Essex, England, UK, Depeche Mode supported French Look, but at Nicholas School, it was vice versa. Robert Marlow: "Vince was extremely angry [with Martin], because Martin would perform in both bands. But that's what Martin is like: He wants to do good for everyone. Nevertheless, Vince was expecting a clear commitment. (...) But we played our set, Martin went offstage, changed his shirt and is about to go back on again. Suddenly, Vince is going completely mad: he screams all around him, and actually claims that we have changed the settings on the synthesizers! [T]hey were on first, and we were both using the same keyboards - Fletcher was playing my Korg, well, to be honest he didn't play much - except at this gig they messed up all the settings before we went on!" Apparently, Rob Marlow had an argument with Paul Redmond and the gig collapsed because the latter refused to play his keyboards. Not surprisingly they broke up after that.
1987	Front 242	1987-10-22 Pabellon De Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain 1987-10-23 Blaugrana Sports Palas, Barcelona, Spain 1987-10-25 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 1987-10-26 Palasport, Bologna, Italy 1987-10-27 Paleur, Rome, Italy 1987-10-29 Palasport, Turin, Italy 1987-10-30 Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy 1987-11-02 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany 1987-11-03 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1987-11-04 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 1987-11-06 Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany 1987-11-07 Messehalle, Hannover, Germany 1987-11-09 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany 1987-11-11 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany 1987-11-12 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1987-11-13 Halle des Fêtes, Lausanne, Switzerland 1987-11-16 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1987-11-17 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France 1987-11-18 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France	In 1991, Front 242 got signed by Epic Records. They then said to Melody Maker: "We've had Americans come up to us, saying, 'We love Depeche Mode, but we love you too, because you are the strong edge of electronic music that Depeche Mode draw on'. I think America is just ready for electronic music. And Epic Records might have guessed that through watching the rise of Depeche Mode. But apart from that there's no point of comparison between Front and Depeche."
2006	Gogo, DJ	2006-07-10 Moon & Stars, Locarno, Switzerland	Swiss DJ.
2006	Goldfrapp	2006-05-13 Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, NY, USA 2006-06-05 Weser Stadion, Bremen, Germany 2006-07-12 Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany 2006-07-13 Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany 2006-07-15 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany 2006-07-20 Antic Arena, Nimes, France 2006-06-29 Arras City Square, Arras, France	Signed by Mute Records.
2009	Gomo	2009-11-14 Lisbon Pavilion Atlantico, Lisbon, Portugal	Portuguese pop musician.
1988	Hard Corps	1988-01-09 Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, UK 1988-01-11 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 1988-01-12 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 1988-01-15 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK 1988-01-16 Icerink, Whitley Bay, England, UK 1988-01-17 Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 1988-01-19 G-MEX Centre, Manchester, England, UK 1988-01-20 Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK 1988-01-21 St. George's Hall, Bradford, England, UK 1988-01-23 B.I.C., Bournemouth, England, UK 1988-01-24 Centre, Brighton, England, UK	Regine from Hard Corps regularly went topless at the gigs. For 1988-01-24 Centre, Brighton, England, UK, she was forced to sign a contract that said that she could not perform topless, which she did sign, but she went topless anyway. It is said that there was talk of taking Hard Corps on DM's next leg in Europe, but Regine's undressing prevented this.
1981	Harlots	1981-04-12 Bridge House, London, England, UK	Apparently this band called themselves 'Fear of the Dark' afterwards but no further info can be found.
2006	Hirek Wrona & Mario (DJs)	2006-06-09 Legia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland	Hirek Wrona talks about DM (prior to doing the show) here.
2010	Horrors, The	2010-02-17 Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK	Ben Hillier had been the producer for The Horrors in 2007, so perhaps that's how they got the slot.
2013	How To Dress Well	2013-05-28 O2 Arena, London, England, UK	American singer-songwriter.
1986	Hula	1986-03-29 Apollo, Oxford, England, UK 1986-03-31 New Conference Centre, Brighton, England, UK 1986-04-02 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland 1986-04-04 Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1986-04-06 S.E.C.C., Glasgow, Scotland 1986-04-07 Icerink, Whitley Bay, England, UK 1986-04-09 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK 1986-04-10 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK 1986-04-12 Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England, UK 1986-04-13 Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol, England, UK 1986-04-14 International Centre., Bournemouth, England, UK 1986-04-16 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 1986-04-17 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK	Sheffield band.
1981	Ian Ritchie, DJ	1981-04-28 Sweeneys, Basildon, England, UK	No info can be found.
1994	Igni Ferroque	1994-04-14 Gymnasio Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica	Costa Rican rock band.
1982	Images In Vogue	1982-05-12 Luv-a-Fair, Vancouver, BC, Canada	Canadian synth-pop band. The first out of two support slots.
1983	Images In Vogue	1983-03-25 Concert Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada	This was the second time that they opened for DM. Apparently, Images In Vogue also got signed by a record label backstage after this support gig.
1982	Indochine	1982-04-02 Théâtre Le Palace, Paris, France	French electronic band.
1980	Industrial Muzic	1980-12-28 Bridge House, London, England, UK	Apparently they shared a single with Wasted Youth: Wasted Youth was the band of 'Bridge House' owner Terry Murphy's son, Darren.
1981	Industrial Muzic	1981-01-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK	Apparently they shared a single with Wasted Youth: Wasted Youth was the band of 'Bridge House' owner Terry Murphy's son, Darren.
2013	Instrumenti	2013-07-27 Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania	Latvian band.
1981	Intensive Care	1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands	No info can be found.
1997	Jason Bentley, DJ	1997-05-16 Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA	Jason got to interview DM 16 years later at 2013-03-13 SXSW, Convention Center, Austin, TX, USA. As he says in that interview, he was friends with Tim Simenon and got to meet Dave Gahan via him in 1996. Jason also interviewed Tim Simenon in May 1996 for KCRW FM, perhaps this is how he got to know Tim, and perhaps this is also how Jason got to DJ before DM. He also DJed before Martin Gore's two shows at the Mayan Theatre in 2003.
1990	Jesus And The Mary Chain	1990-06-16 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA 1990-06-22 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON, Canada	Jim Reid: "The shows with Depeche Mode came about because they seemed to be fans of the band and they asked us to play with them. The giant stadium show I thought was pretty good. We didn’t take it too seriously. Thought it might be a bit of an experience. I thought the crowd weren’t too bad either, even though they all seemed to be about 12 and female. We were meant to do 3 shows with them. We did another one and Toronto, and we were supposed to do Dodgers Stadium in LA, but the people from the stadium refused to let us play because they were offended by the band name. Only in America."
2013	Jezabels, The	2013-11-07 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 2013-11-09 The O2, Dublin, Ireland, UK 2013-11-11 Hydro Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 2013-11-13 Leeds Arena, Leeds, England, UK 2013-11-15 Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England, UK 2013-11-19 O2 Arena, London, England, UK 1990-06-22 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON, Canada	Nik Kaloper: "Well, we basically took the opportunity [to open for DM]. We wanted to tour with them and when the opportunity came up we wanted to see what would happen. They said they liked us as a band so we were able to do forces for about seven shows and they were the biggest shows we have ever played in our lives. It was really, really exciting."
1994	Juana La Loca	1994-04-08 Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentinian band.
2013	Katarína Knechtová	2013-05-25 Inter Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakian artist. Christian Eigner had worked with her the year before, so he gave her the slot. Katarína: "Christian usually doesn't know who is supporting the gigs, it depends on the management. But he said that Martin quietly went to the sound engineer's spot and watched us."
1997	Kris Needs, DJ	1997-04-10 Adrenalin Village, London, England, UK
2009	Lavagance	2009-06-22 Inter Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakian band. They also got the support slot four years later.
2013	Lavagance	2013-05-25 Inter Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakian band. They also got the support slot four years ago. Mark Rakovický: "It's a tremendous privilege and honour to support them again. And it is also a responsibility for us, so we play at our best. Personally, the day before the concert, as the last time, we won't fall asleep. We have barely more songs than in 2009. I think it will sound a bit better and fresher."
1981	Ludus	1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK	Manchester band. On some DM fansites, it is said that 'Linder' once supported DM. Linder was the frontwoman of Ludus.
2009	M83	2009-06-08 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany 2009-06-10 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 2009-06-12 Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 2009-06-13 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany 2009-06-16 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy 2009-06-18 Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy 2009-06-27 Stade de France, Paris, France 2009-06-28 Zenith Amphitheatre, Nancy, France	Anthony Gonzalez: "When we toured with Depeche Mode, I'd watch Dave Gahan sing perfectly every night."
1981	Mad Shadows	1981-06-01 Bridge House, London, England, UK
1981	Martin Besserman	1981-02-12 Moonlight Club, London, England, UK	Currently a comedy club owner.
1993	Marxman	1993-06-21 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 1993-06-23 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria 1993-06-25 Martin Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, Germany 1993-06-26 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 1993-06-29 Palais Omnisport De Paris Bercy, Paris, France 1993-06-30 Palais Omnisport De Paris Bercy, Paris, France 1993-07-03 Parc Penfeld, Brest, France 1993-07-05 Merignac Stadium, Bordeaux, France 1993-07-07 Zenith Omega, Toulon, France 1993-07-10 Antas Stadium, Oporto, Portugal 1993-07-11 Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal 1993-07-13 Estadio Municipal Pasaron, Pontevedra, Spain 1993-07-15 Bull Ring, Madrid, Spain 1993-07-17 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 1993-07-21 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1993-07-22 Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany 1993-07-31 Crystal Palace Sports Ground, London, England, UK 1993-12-14 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK 1993-12-17 G-MEX Centre, Manchester, England, UK 1993-12-18 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England, UK 1993-12-20 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK	A hip-hop group.
1982	Matt Fretton	1982-02-28 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK 1982-10-04 Golddiggers, Chippenham, England, UK 1982-10-08 Leisure Land, Galway, Ireland, UK 1982-10-10 Gaumont, Southampton, England, UK 1982-10-11 De Montford Hall, Leicester, England, UK 1982-10-12 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK 1982-10-13 Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff, England, UK 1982-10-15 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK 1982-10-16 Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England, UK 1982-10-17 Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England, UK 1982-10-19 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 1982-10-20 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 1982-10-21 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK 1982-10-22 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK 1982-10-24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK 1982-10-25 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK 1982-10-27 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK 1982-10-28 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK 1982-10-29 Coliseum, St. Austell, England, UK	You can read an interview with Matt Fretton about supporting DM here. He seems to say that he had to fill in for Blancmange when they were supporting DM in London, and then for the next tour he was asked to be their main support act.
1983	Matt Fretton	1983-09-07 Regal, Hitchin, England, UK 1983-09-09 SFX, Dublin, Ireland, UK 1983-09-10 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 1983-09-12 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK 1983-09-13 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK 1983-09-14 Gaumont, Southampton, England, UK 1983-09-15 Apollo, Coventry, England, UK 1983-09-16 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK 1983-09-18 Capitol, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK 1983-09-19 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 1983-09-20 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 1983-09-21 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK 1983-09-23 Empire, Liverpool, England, UK 1983-09-24 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK 1983-09-25 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England, UK 1983-09-26 Victoria Hall, Hanley, England, UK 1983-09-28 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK 1983-09-30 St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK 1983-10-01 Apollo, Oxford, England, UK 1983-10-03 Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK 1983-10-06 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK 1983-10-07 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK 1983-10-08 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK	You can read an interview with Matt Fretton about supporting DM here.
1984	Matt Fretton	1984-11-15 Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark 1984-11-16 Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden 1984-11-17 Olympen, Lund, Sweden 1984-11-20 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany 1984-11-21 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany 1984-11-22 Siegerlandhalle, Siegen, Germany 1984-11-23 Stadthalle, Freiburg, Germany 1984-11-26 Teatro Tenda, Florence, Italy 1984-11-27 Teatro Tenda, Bologna, Italy 1984-11-28 Teatro Tenda, Milan, Italy 1984-11-30 St. Jacobs Sporthalle, Basel, Switzerland 1984-12-01 Deutches Museum, Munich, Germany 1984-12-03 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany 1984-12-04 Eilenriedehalle, Hannover, Germany 1984-12-05 Münsterlandhalle, Münster, Germany 1984-12-07 Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany 1984-12-08 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany 1984-12-09 Alsterdorf Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany 1984-12-11 Sporthalle, Böblingen, Germany 1984-12-12 Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany 1984-12-13 Phillipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany 1984-12-14 Alsterdorf Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany 1984-12-15 Carre Theatre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1984-12-16 De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1984-12-17 Bercy, Paris, France 1984-12-18 Zaal Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium	You can read an interview with Matt Fretton about supporting DM here. Matt says, "In the UK they were great and really made me feel I was special, but the last tour I did with DM was a month long European tour, where my use of backing tapes was incomprehensible to the audience and I was booed and had things thrown at me every night. I hated it and thought seriously about quitting, but realized that would have been inexcusable, so I went to a studio in Germany (Hansa in fact) halfway through the tour, and edited the backing tapes down to a set of about 15 minutes. That helped, but the tour manager was really not pleased that it was such a short set."
2013	Matthew Dear	2013-06-29 Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine 2013-07-03 Espirit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany 2013-07-05 Espirit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany 2013-07-09 Moon and Stars (Piazza Grande Locarno), Locarno, Switzerland 2013-07-20 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy	Matthew Dear talks about DM here: "[B]ack in 2005 we saw them play in Detroit. We didn’t have any connections then, we were just fans. We ended up sitting pretty close to the stage, and right before they started playing they had their soundtrack music come on. The first track was from Audion, one of my other projects, and we just started looking at each other. We knew then that Martin was kind of a fan. It was always hovering, this idea that one day something could happen, and then the remix kicked it off. They asked us to open for them in Düsseldorf. I think 90 percent of the people in the audience weren’t familiar with my work, but there were definitely one or two die-hard Depeche fans near the front going, “Aw yeah! I heard the remix this guy did for them”, so that’s good to hear. The way I look at it is that you shouldn’t get in the way; the fans are there to see Depeche Mode. This is their night to connect with their favorite band, and it’s my job to give them what Depeche Mode wanted me to say. By selecting me they’re telling the fans, “Check out this stuff that we like.” So we did a nice little set, played our hearts out, and hopefully got a few converts. You don’t want to offend anyone in a situation like that. I think it was one of the largest crowds we ever played for. We played in Kiev a few days ago and that was 42,000 tickets sold and that was amazing. It was an open stadium so it felt more festive, and the crowd was looser. I think the people in Germany are a bit more hardcore about Depeche Mode, whereas there I think they were just excited in general. The Germans were definitely more judgmental toward us, but in a good way. We had to earn their applause, and we fed off that."
2013	Michal Matejcík	2013-03-24 MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria 2013-05-25 Inter Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia	A Slovakian harpist who had already covered DM songs on his harp at DM parties. Michal: "It was really an honour to open for Depeche Mode as I am a big longtime fan. Everything came all of a sudden and clicked easily. I received an email with an offer to support DM in Vienna and then the things just happened. And I don’t remember in DM’s history that a support act would actually play their own songs! The crowd’s reaction was fantastic and they enjoyed the harp covers because people were singing to what I was playing and even waved their hands in ‘Never Let Me Down Again‘. Martin and Peter Gordeno came to watch my performance from the backstage and they laughed when the fans were singing to harp. I am really glad I got such opportunity and my dream came true."
1982	Microdisney	1982-10-07 City Hall, Cork, Ireland, UK	A band from Cork. They performed on this night as a two-piece.
1982	Ministry	1982-05-07 The Ritz, New York City, NY, USA	Al Jourgensen: "When we were playing in New York with Depeche Mode I literally dumpster dove behind a theather to grab popcorn to eat. A big five-pound bag would feed the whole band. We were all living in a van scrunched up with our equipment. There was us, our driver, a road, a bunch of equipment, and popcorn. That's all I remember - eight people living in a van living on popcorn. Not good."
1983	Ministry	1983-03-24 The Ritz, New York, NY, USA
1993	Miranda Sex Garden	1993-05-31 Garbsen, Hannover, Germany 1993-06-01 Ahoy Stadium, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1993-06-03 Patinoire Malley, Lausanne, Switzerland 1993-06-04 Forum, Milan, Italy 1993-06-07 Palaeur, Rome, Italy 1993-06-08 Palasport, Florence, Italy 1993-06-10 Esplanade Du Zenith, Nancy, France 1993-06-11 Frankenhalle, Nurnberg, Germany 1993-06-12 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany 1993-06-14 Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1993-06-15 Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1993-06-16 Waldbuhne, Berlin, Germany	Hepzibah Sessa: "Opening for Depeche Mode in Europe was a privilege and a pleasure that would be hard to surpass. I can think of nothing more fulfilling for a musician than to play in front of 30,000 frenzied Mode fans screaming "De-peche-Mode" throughout the entire set. It filled one with a real sense of achievement trying to play the keyboard whilst dodging a variety of missiles, including, on one occasion, a bag of shit - which begs the question, do you bring it with you already prepared, or do it on site, spontaneously, as it were? It was all worthwhile though because I always had the last laugh. For a start, I amassed a great collection of lighters which the angry mob would hurl at us with alarming regularity. Of course, the joke was always on them because you knew that they'd be even more pissed off later when they realised they didn't have one to wave while Martin sang one of his weepy numbers! And of course, there was that small point about being on intimate terms with a particular Mode member [Alan Wilder] - need I say more?" Hepzibah on Shunt: "Of course I remembered DM from my youth but I'd never bought a record or knew anything about the band. [...] As an example of DM's obvious influence, when I heard the show for the first time, I found I was strangely familiar with the songs and lyrics. I first talked to Alan on the second night of our support leg which was also his birthday - I had no idea who he was or what he did - we used to wind each other up a lot after the show and he'd ask me to go out to clubs etc.. It was about 3 days into the tour that I realised he was the bloke to played the drums. We became pretty inseparable from that point."
1988	Mixed Pickles	1988-03-07 Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle, East-Berlin, East-Germany	East-Berlin band.
1981	Modern Man	1981-02-01 Moonlight Club, London, England, UK 1981-02-03 Limit Club, Sheffield, England, UK
2006	Mohair	2006-06-07 Atletion Stadium, Aarhus, Denmark
2013	Motel Connection	2013-07-18 San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy 2013-07-20 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy	Italian band. Samuel Romano said after the first gig: "You quickly realise that this type of event, music being played in the outdoors, is born in England. They have a very British attitude towards live music. Personally, we were very good, their technicians treated us like they treat Depeche Mode, with the same degree of professionalism. As for the public event, we can say that this was for us an opportunity to test ourselves. We dealt with an audience that was not ours. But I must say that, after the first seconds, we found ourselves in a very warm audience which understood that we came from the same world of electronic pop that Depeche Mode more or less created. We crossed paths with DM just before they came on stage. They are very polite and friendly. There was a smile, a gesture of greetings but nothing more, also because they are armoured... It is impossible to have a chat with them, even if you are in the same dressing room. And so it must be said that British productions are very strict: the artists are always isolated, left alone, to keep them quiet. The concert was really interesting. Unlike most productions, they are bringing a circus in the middle of the stadium, they arrived with a sober and elegant production, small, but they have conquered the excitement and attention of the people there. I think it's a lesson for those who want to fill the stadium with giant objects but not really focus on the music, that is the most important thing. [Tomorrow in Rome] we will continue to get more awareness. Yesterday we went up on stage trying to understand what could happen. Tomorrow will be a more contextualized event. We will know better how to use our 40 minutes. The setlist will be practically the same, we will change a few things but that will be it. We will be a little less defensive and attack a little more."
2009	Motor	2009-06-22 Inter Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia 2009-06-23 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary 2009-06-25 Slavia Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic 2009-06-30 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 2009-07-01 HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg, Germany 2009-07-06 Esplanade Gambetta, Carcassonne, France 2009-07-08 Jose Zorilla Stadium, Valladolid, Spain	Bryan Black in Sonic Seducer magazine, May 2009: "Martin Gore was a fan of MOTOR from the beginning and had great interest in us remixing a few songs. When I found out that Depeche Mode were recording their latest album in my hometown Los Angeles, I just called him one day. He immediately invited me to dinner with the entire band - all three of them being awfully nice guys with whom I can go along perfectly. The idea that we could support them, came on its own." In 2011, Motor would release an album on which Martin Gore had sung the vocal track. Bryan: "[Man Made Machine] all came together on the Depeche Mode tour. There was no masterplan. On the second date in Athens, Dave Gahan fell ill and DM put the tour on hold. No one knew when he would return, so we flew to Berlin and found ourselves in a hotel room waiting on word from the DM camp. We decided to mess around on some new songs, set up a vocal booth in the toilet and soon had ourselves an impromptu studio setup. As an experiment, we started producing more melodic Techno Rock ideas – maybe as a reaction to seeing 60,000 people losing their minds to DM overnight. Martin Gore was the first vocalist on the LP. We gave him a CD of the track and a few days later he looked into our dressing room and said, 'Yes, I'd love to do it'."
2006	Muse	2006-07-07 Stockholm Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Matthew Bellamy: "I can understand the association [between Muse and DM], because they're a band that never really fitted in exactly with the music of their time. They had their own thing, their own style, own sound. I respect them very much."
2013	Nadine Shah	2013-11-21 Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany 2013-11-23 TUI Arena, Hannover, Germany 2013-11-25 O2 World, Berlin, Germany 2013-11-27 O2 World, Berlin, Germany 2013-11-29 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark 2013-12-01 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany	Her debut album was produced by Ben Hillier in 2013, so that's probably how she got to support DM. Nadine: "Me and the band toured with Depeche Mode around Germany; that was slightly surreal but a lot of fun. Playing on stage to thousands of people, then watching Depeche perform a power set every night, usually followed by a game of table football backstage with Martin Gore. Weird."
1981	Naked Lunch	1981-01-23 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England, UK	Naked Lunch was also featured on Stevo Pearce's Some Bizzare album. When TV programme '20th Century Box' contacted Naked Lunch to interview them in 1981, Tony Mayo apparently suggested them to interview DM at 1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK as well, which became a very well-known interview.
2006	Natural Project	2006-07-22 Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain	Spanish band.
1986	New Order	1986-08-16 Valbyparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
1988	Nitzer Ebb	1988-02-06 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany 1988-02-07 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany 1988-02-09 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 1988-02-10 Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany 1988-02-12 Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1988-02-13 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 1988-02-15 Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway 1988-02-17 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1988-02-18 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1988-02-19 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany 1988-02-21 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium 1988-02-23 Espace Foire, Lille, France 1988-02-25 Parc De Penfeld, Brest, France 1988-02-26 La Beaujoire, Nantes, France 1988-02-27 Patinoire, Bordeaux, France 1988-02-29 Palais des Sports, Toulouse, France 1988-03-01 Le Zenith, Montpellier, France 1988-03-02 Palais des Sports, Lyon, France 1988-03-04 Palais Des Sports, Besancon, France 1988-03-05 Hall Rhenus, Strasbourg, France 1988-03-09 Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary 1988-03-10 Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary 1988-03-11 Sportovni Hala, Prague, Czech Republic 1988-03-13 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria	Douglas McCarthy: "When Nitzer Ebb first signed to Mute Records in 1987, one of the first things Daniel Miller wanted us to do was tour with Depeche Mode on their Music For The Masses European tour. Being the obstinate, snotty little upstarts that we were, we baulked at the idea of doing something so ‘mainstream’ and popular’. We actually had a genuine fear that it would ruin our nonexistent career. Daniel insisted and got his way. Once on the tour the penny finally dropped: “Oh, that’s what being in a band is all about…” Not only were we blown away by DM’s stage performance and attention to detail, off stage they were extraordinarily kind and generous… and an awful lot of fun. Things went so well, in fact, that they decided the show must go on, and we were invited to tour the US, too. US immigration had other ideas, and our work visas were denied, citing that we “lacked musical merit”—in some ways, a point well made."
1990	Nitzer Ebb	1990-05-28 Civic Centre, Pensacola, FL, USA 1990-05-30 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL, USA 1990-05-31 Miami Arena, Miami, FL, USA 1990-06-02 The Sun Dome, Tampa, FL, USA 1990-06-04 Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, USA 1990-06-06 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA 1990-06-08 Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA 1990-06-09 Great Woods Amphitheater, Mansfield, MA, USA 1990-06-10 Great Woods Amphitheater, Mansfield, MA, USA 1990-06-13 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA 1990-06-14 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA 1990-06-16 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA 1990-06-18 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA 1990-06-21 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada 1990-06-22 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON, Canada 1990-06-24 Star Lake Amphitheater, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 1990-06-25 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA 1990-06-26 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA 1990-06-28 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA 1990-06-29 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA 1990-06-30 Marcus Ampitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA 1990-07-02 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA 1990-07-03 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA 1990-07-05 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA 1990-07-06 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA 1990-07-08 Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA 1990-07-09 Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA 1990-07-11 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA 1990-07-12 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA 1990-07-14 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, AB, Canada 1990-07-16 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada 1990-07-18 Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA 1990-07-20 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA 1990-07-21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA 1990-07-22 Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA 1990-07-25 Park West, Park City, UT, USA 1990-07-27 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ, USA 1990-07-28 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA 1990-07-29 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA 1990-07-31 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA 1990-08-01 Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA 1990-08-04 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1990-08-05 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA	Douglas McCarthy: "The “World Violation Tour” that took place in the US over the summer of 1990 was an incredible experience for everyone involved. There was a magical element to it, which sounds straight out of the Rock and Roll Bullshit Handbook (I always keep a copy handy in my back pocket), but it was just a very special time full of excess, tears, and laughter. Lots and lots of laughter."
2010	Nitzer Ebb	2010-01-09 O2 Arena, Berlin, Germany 2010-01-11 Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary 2010-01-14 O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2010-01-17 Stade Couvert, Liévin, France 2010-01-19 Bercy, Paris, France 2010-01-20 Bercy, Paris, France 2010-01-23 Sportspaleis, Antwerp, Belgium 2010-01-25 Arena, Malmö, Sweden 2010-01-26 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 2010-01-29 Vestlandshallen, Bergen, Norway 2010-01-31 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden 2010-02-02 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland 2010-02-04 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia 2010-02-06 Olympiski, Moscow, Russia 2010-02-08 Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine 2010-02-10 Łódź Arena, Łódź, Poland 2010-02-11 Łódź Arena, Łódź, Poland 2010-02-14 Arena, Zagreb, Croatia 2010-02-20 O2 Arena, London, England, UK 2010-02-22 Forum, Horsens, Denmark 2010-02-23 Forum, Horsens, Denmark 2010-02-26 Espirit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany 2010-02-27 Espirit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany	Douglas McCarthy later said: "We have always kept in touch with [DM], specifically with Martin, as we all live in Southern California. We’d asked Mart to sing backing vocals on one of the new tracks, ‘Once You Say’, and then once we knew we were going to be releasing as they were finishing up their tour in Europe it made sense to approach him about the support slot."
2006	Nova Generacia	2006-06-21 Locomotive Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgarian band.
1988	Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	1988-04-29 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, CA, USA 1988-04-30 Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA 1988-05-02 Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA 1988-05-04 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada 1988-05-05 Civic Auditorium, Portland, OR, USA 1988-05-06 Civic Auditorium, Portland, OR, USA 1988-05-08 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 1988-05-09 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, USA 1988-05-11 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX, USA 1988-05-13 Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, TX, USA 1988-05-14 Southern Star Amphitheater, Houston, TX, USA 1988-05-15 Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA, USA 1988-05-17 Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA 1988-05-18 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, USA 1988-05-20 Poplar Creek Music Fest, Chicago, IL, USA 1988-05-21 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI, USA 1988-05-22 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA 1988-05-24 Starwood Amphitheatre, Nashville, TN, USA 1988-05-25 Southern Star Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, USA 1988-05-27 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA 1988-05-28 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA 1988-05-30 Blossom Music Festival, Cleveland, OH, USA 1988-06-01 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA 1988-06-03 Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY, USA 1988-06-04 Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY, USA 1988-06-07 Great Woods Amphitheater, Mansfield, MA, USA 1988-06-08 The Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada 1988-06-09 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON, Canada 1988-06-11 AJ Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 1988-06-15 Compton Terrace, Phoenix, AZ, USA 1988-06-18 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA, USA	Andy McCluskey: "Depeche Mode made good music that appealed to the large "alternative" and "goth" crowd. They also make stadium synth music. The rest of us [electronic bands] never really cracked it to that level [in America]." He talks more about touring with DM in this unofficial documentary. Martin Gore: "We were looking around for a support band for quite a while. Basically, [out of] most of the bands that were suggested, we really really felt that they weren't suitable. Then OMD was suggested to us, and we felt it was quite a good package: two electronic bands playing together. And it seemed to go down well. I think the audiences liked it." You can listen to a recording of their Rose Bowl gig here.
1983	Our Daughter's Wedding	1983-03-26 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA	ODW toured as the opening act for The Psychedelic Furs that year, and split up afterwards. DM also opened for The Psychedelic Furs on this date. Scott Simon: "We were proud of our musicianship, that we could play complicated parts with precision and speed, while our contemporaries relied on programming and triggers. I got a first-hand look at the difference when we played with Depeche Mode in Chicago."
1994	Outsiders, The	1994-02-09 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa 1994-02-11 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa 1994-02-12 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa 1994-02-14 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa 1994-02-15 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa 1994-02-18 Good Hope Centre, Capetown, South Africa 1994-02-19 Good Hope Centre, Capetown, South Africa 1994-02-23 Expo Centre, Durban, South Africa 1994-02-25 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa 1994-02-26 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa	South-African band.
2006	Pamela	2006-07-30 Kurucesme Arena, Istanbul, Turkey	Turkish singer.
1993	Parallax	1993-07-29 Stade Couvert Régional, Liévin, France	Alan Wilder's then-step-son, Jason Young, was part of Parallax. Alan gave them the support slot.
2006	Pati Yang	2006-06-09 Legia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland	Polish singer. Pati: "It's a very nice memory, a very nice thing to happen. It started to rain in the middle of the gig, so we performed with some risk involved. It was an honour to be given such chance. I was asked to send my demo and someone out there listened to it. Also the crowd was fantastic and most of all [so was] the amazing concert of the masters, whom we managed to see later, so my memories are very fond."
2009	Peter Bjorn and John	2009-07-24 Molson Amphitheater, Toronto, ON, Canada 2009-07-25 Bell Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada 2009-07-28 Nissan Pavilion, Washington DC, MD, USA 2009-07-31 Comcast Center, Boston, MA, USA 2009-08-01 Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ, USA 2009-08-03 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA 2009-08-04 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA 2009-08-10 Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA 2009-08-16 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2009-08-17 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2009-08-19 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA, USA 2009-08-20 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA 2009-08-22 Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV, USA 2009-08-23 US Air, Phoenix, AZ, USA 2009-08-25 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 2009-08-27 Red Rocks, Denver, CO, USA 2009-08-29 Superpages, Dallas, TX, USA 2009-08-30 Woodlands Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA 2009-09-01 Lakewood Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA, USA 2009-09-04 Ford Amphitheater, Tampa, FL, USA 2009-09-05 Bank Atlantic Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA	Peter Bjorn and John also remixed 'Fragile Tension'. Peter Móren said beforehand: "we are -€“ excited and a bit scared. I heard some nasty things about when Spiritualized opened one of their tours, the fans hated them. So I hope that's not gonna happen. But I think it's a really good fit, because this new record has, as I said, we listened to a lot of mid-'80s music, we did listen to some Depeche Mode making it. Obviously they're a really great pop band; they're seen as this depressed black music, but they have some really great pop songs. They have the melancholy but it's very danceable. I think we're pretty similar in a way. I'm not sure if they think so, but we're really excited and flattered because they did ask us -€“ and they do pay us [laughs]." During the tour, he said: "We just played Hollywood Bowl and that was what I looked forward to most. And it was great. Bjorn is a big [Depeche Mode] fan. I like some of the songs a lot, especially the older ones like “Stripped” and “Everything Counts.” Some of the newer songs sound like Kent, a Swedish stadium rock band, but with better vocals. But I’m a bigger fan of the Beatles, that’s why I wanted to play the Bowl. They asked us to come along and we said yes! Depeche not the Beatles… [The tour is going] great! People seem to be really into it, especially the new songs! I think Depeche fans can relate to songs like “It Don’t Move Me” and “Just The Past” cause they sound Depeche-y." Then he said afterward: "We did the Depeche Mode tour this summer and that’s probably the longest tour we’ve ever done. It was great. I thought it was going to be less fun than it was because I was kind of scared of the huge arenas and the Depeche fans, if they would like us or not (laughs), but they really did. Most of the gigs they were really, really into it and it was a good experience when you get used to trying to make it intimate in an arena. [It's] true, it is a bit weird [to see people arrive while you're playing]. But at the same time when you feel that you win people over it pays off. It feels good when you have a hard start of the set and everything and then at the end you really feel that they’re into it, so it’s good."
1981	Philip Jap	1981-03-16 Bridge House, London, England, UK 1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK	Synth-pop artist. His name was spelled Philip Japp in the advertisements.
2006	Placebo	2006-06-14 Central Bezigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia 2006-06-12 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Melody Maker reports that Placebo had hung out with a drunk, naked Martin Gore in Paris in the mid-'90s. Brian Molko asked the crowd to cheer "Get well Dave!" at 2009-05-31 Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland.
2001	Poe	2001-06-11 Colisee Pepsi Arena, Quebec City, QC, Canada 2001-06-13 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada 2001-06-15 Molson Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada 2001-06-16 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada 2001-06-19 XCEL Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA 2001-06-20 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA 2001-06-22 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA 2001-06-23 DTE Energy Music Theater, Detroit, MI, USA 2001-06-24 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH, USA 2001-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA 2001-06-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA 2001-06-30 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2001-07-01 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA, USA 2001-07-03 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA 2001-07-05 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Washington D.C., MD, USA 2001-07-07 National Car Rental Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA 2001-07-08 Ice Palace, Tampa, FL, USA 2001-07-09 Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, USA 2001-07-13 UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA, USA 2001-07-14 Cynthia Wood Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA 2001-07-15 South Texas Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX, USA 2001-07-17 Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX, USA 2001-07-19 Pan American Center, Las Cruces, NM, USA 2001-07-20 Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM, USA 2001-07-21 Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA 2001-07-23 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 2001-07-27 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR, USA 2001-07-28 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2001-07-29 Gorge Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA, USA 2001-08-01 Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA 2001-08-03 Chronicle Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA 2001-08-04 Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, CA, USA 2001-08-05 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA 2001-08-08 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA 2001-08-10 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA 2001-08-11 Coors Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA 2001-08-14 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2001-08-15 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2001-08-18 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA 2001-08-19 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA	Poe took her brother, author Mark Z. Danielewski, on stage with her for many of these dates (it is not known which ones exactly). He would read some of his work to the crowd.
2009	Polarkreis 18	2009-06-08 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany 2009-06-10 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany	German pop band.
1984	Portion Control	1984-09-27 Coliseum, St. Austell, England, UK 1984-09-28 Victoria Hall, Hanley, England, UK 1984-09-29 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK 1984-10-01 Apollo, Oxford, England, UK 1984-10-02 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England, UK 1984-10-04 SFX, Dublin, Ireland, UK 1984-10-05 SFX, Dublin, Ireland, UK 1984-10-06 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 1984-10-08 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK 1984-10-09 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England, UK 1984-10-10 St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK 1984-10-12 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK 1984-10-13 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK 1984-10-14 King George's Hall, Blackburn, England, UK 1984-10-16 Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 1984-10-17 Capitol Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK 1984-10-18 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 1984-10-19 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK 1984-10-20 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK 1984-10-22 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK 1984-10-23 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK 1984-10-24 Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK 1984-10-27 Gaumont, Ipswich, England, UK 1984-10-29 De Montford Hall, Leicester, England, UK 1984-10-30 Gaumont, Southampton, England, UK 1984-11-01 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK 1984-11-02 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK 1984-11-03 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK 1984-11-04 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
1981	Positive Noise	1981-11-15 Lyceum, London, England, UK 1981-11-16 Lyceum, London, England, UK
1994	Primal Scream	1994-05-12 Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA 1994-05-14 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA 1994-05-15 Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA 1994-05-17 Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, NV, USA 1994-05-18 Desert Sky Amphitheatre, Phoenix, AZ, USA 1994-05-20 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills, CA, USA 1994-05-21 Blockbuster Pavilion, San Bernadino, CA, USA 1994-05-24 Park West Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 1994-05-28 Sandstone Amphitheatre, Kansas City, KS, USA 1994-05-29 Riverport Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO, USA 1994-05-31 Civic Centre Arena, San Antonio, TX, USA 1994-06-01 Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA 1994-06-03 Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA 1994-06-05 Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS, USA 1994-06-08 The Palladium at Carowinds, Charlotte, NC, USA 1994-06-09 Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, USA 1994-06-11 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA 1994-06-12 Blossom Music Centre, Cleveland, OH, USA 1994-06-14 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA 1994-06-16 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA 1994-06-17 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA 1994-06-20 Kingswood, Toronto, ON, Canada 1994-06-21 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada 1994-06-23 Great Wood P.A.C., Boston, MA, USA 1994-06-24 Garden State Arts Centre, Holmdel, NJ, USA 1994-06-28 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA 1994-06-29 Star Lake Amphitheatre, Pittsburg, PA, USA 1994-07-01 Polaris Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH, USA 1994-07-03 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA 1994-07-04 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA 1994-07-06 Riverbend Music Centre, Cincinnati, OH, USA 1994-07-07 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA 1994-07-08 Deer Creek Music Centre, Indianapolis, IN, USA	Bobby Gillespie said in 2013: "[Supporting DM in 1994] was fucking terrible! It was awful. Awful. Well, Depeche were great and they treated us real well, but at that point the Primal Scream and Depeche Mode audiences weren’t made for each other. It wasn’t working, let me tell you. I knew it from the very first gig. Our record company and our management talked us into doing the tour, and two gigs in I was like, “This ain’t gonna work, man.” And we still had 11 more weeks of it. It just wasn’t gonna work. It wasn’t gonna work. Listen man, I know how to work an audience and we got no reaction from the Depeche fans for the whole fucking tour. It was a waste of time. It would have been better if we had done our own tour, playing clubs. We were playing a 45-minute set to a half-fucking-filled auditorium, y’know? For the teenage goth girls. It was not happening, man." You can read more details on their supporting tour here.
1986	Public Panic	1986-08-16 Valbyparken, Copenhagen, Denmark	Danish band.
2001	Puracane	2001-07-01 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA, USA	One of Puracane's past members is Knox Chandler, friend and collaborator of Dave Gahan.
1998	Purity	1998-09-02 Song Festival Grounds, Tartu, Estonia 1998-09-03 Jurmala Tennis Hall, Riga, Latvia 1998-09-05 Olympiski, Moscow, Russia 1998-09-07 SKK Indoor Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia 1998-09-09 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland 1998-09-11 Valby Multi Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark 1998-09-12 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 1998-09-13 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden 1998-09-15 Sports Hall, Prague, Czech Republic 1998-09-16 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria 1998-09-18 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 1998-09-19 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 1998-09-20 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany 1998-09-22 Forest National Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 1998-09-23 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany 1998-09-25 Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland 1998-09-26 Palasport, Bologna, Italy 1998-09-27 Forum, Milan, Italy 1998-09-29 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 1998-09-30 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 1998-10-02 Nynex, Manchester, England 1998-10-03 NEC, Birmingham, England, UK 1998-10-05 Cologne Arena, Cologne, Germany 1998-10-06 Cologne Arena, Cologne, Germany 1998-10-07 Bercy, Paris, France 1998-10-09 Messehalle, Hannover, Germany 1998-10-10 Messehalle, Leipzig, Germany 1998-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1998-10-13 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 1998-10-15 Sports Palace, Zaragoza, Spain 1998-10-16 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 1998-10-17 Velodromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
2009	Quiero Club	2009-10-03 Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico	Mexican pop-indie band.
2005	Raveonettes, The	2005-11-15 GM Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2005-11-16 Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA 2005-11-18 HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA, USA 2005-11-19 ipayone center, San Diego, CA, USA 2005-11-21 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2005-11-22 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2005-11-23 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA 2005-11-25 Glendale Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA 2005-11-26 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA 2005-11-29 Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL, USA 2005-11-30 Palace, Detroit, MI, USA 2005-12-01 Air Canada Center, Toronto, ON, Canada	Sune Rose Wagner said in 2012: "Just remembered we have a recording of Martin Gore singing "The Heavens" from our Pretty In Black album in Toronto when we toured with Depeche Mode, I'll dig it out and play it for you! He's an amazing crooner I must say and he wore his Elvis leather outfit on stage for that song... Touring with Depeche Mode was so much fun and definitely one of the best tours we ever did. Martin Gore's a huge Raveonettes fan and an expert on 50's and 60's music, as I was happily made aware of night after night, as he would drunkenly sing all the classics into my ear in tiny bars across the land..." Sharin also said in 2010: "[T]the first [greatest Raveonettes moment] that kind of came to my mind, I don’t know why, was we were touring with Depeche Mode and Martin Gore, he came on stage and sang a song with us."
2006	Raveonettes, The	2006-06-05 Weser Stadion, Bremen, Germany 2006-06-07 Atletion Stadium, Aarhus, Denmark 2006-07-22 Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain 2006-07-25 Parque Antonio Soria, Torrevieja, Spain 2006-07-26 Plaza de Toros, Granada, Spain 2006-08-01 Terra Vibe, Athens, Greece	The Raveonettes said in 2010: "[Touring with DM] was an incredible experience. It was flattering that Martin Gore and Dave Gahan both were fans of our band and then it was a great learning process to try and translate our music to such huge venues. I have very fond memories of the tour."
2009	Raveonettes, The	2009-10-04 Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico	The Raveonettes said in 2010: "We played with them again recently in Mexico City which was the largest venue we have ever played. We still stay in touch with Martin Gore."
2009	Rizal Underground, The	1994-03-18 Folk Arts Theatre, Manila, Philippines 1994-03-19 Folk Arts Theatre, Manila, Philippines	Filipino band.
1981	Ronny	1981-03-30 Flicks, Dartfort, England, UK	She was Rusty Egan's protégé, and Flicks was Rusty's club, so when Rusty gave DM a chance to perform at his club, he put Ronny as the support act.
1981	Rusty Egan, DJ	1981-03-30 Flicks, Dartfort, England, UK	He was a DJ at club Blitz, where Dave Gahan also used to frequent.
1985	Satöbbi	1985-07-23 Volan Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungarian band.
2006	Scarling	2006-07-15 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany 2006-07-17 Curva Olympico, Rome, Italy	Managed by Daryl Bamonte, he explained in 2006: "I asked the band and Jonathan [Kessler if Scarling could support DM on tour], and they obliged!"
2006	Schiller	2006-08-01 Terra Vibe, Athens, Greece	German DJ. This was his first gig abroad.
2006	Scissor Sisters	2006-04-27 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA
2006	Second	2006-07-22 Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain 2006-07-25 Parque Antonio Soria, Torrevieja, Spain 2006-07-26 Plaza de Toros, Granada, Spain	Spanish band.
1983	Sense	1983-12-01 Draken, Stockholm, Sweden 1983-12-02 Saga, Copenhagen, Denmark 1983-12-03 Foreningen Akademy, Lund, Sweden 1983-12-05 Hof Ter Lo, Antwerp, Belgium 1983-12-06 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1983-12-08 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany 1983-12-10 Musenaal, Mannheim, Germany 1983-12-11 University Haula, Saarbrucken, Germany 1983-12-12 Ausstellungshalle, Sindelfingen, Germany 1983-12-13 Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg, Germany 1983-12-15 Sartory Saal, Cologne, Germany 1983-12-16 Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany 1983-12-17 Stadthalle, Borken, Germany 1983-12-19 Hallemünsterland, Münster, Germany 1983-12-20 Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany 1983-12-21 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany 1983-12-22 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany 1983-12-23 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany	UK band. Martin Gore says in this interview: "Where did we pick [Sense] up? Ehm, I think it was just related, really, they were suggested to us. Originally we were looking for a band without a drummer, maybe a one solo performer or a two-piece, because they're easy to soundcheck and everything, but it's very difficult to find that sort of band. In the end, Sense was suggested to us, and we just thought they sounded okay, so we took them out on tour with us."
1983	Shades of Life	1983-03-28 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada	No more info can be found.
2006	She Wants Revenge	2006-04-27 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA 2006-04-30 Theater Under the Stars, Las Vegas, NV, USA 2006-05-04 Foro Sol Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico 2006-05-05 Foro Sol Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico 2006-05-07 Arena, Monterrey, Mexico 2006-05-10 Starlight Amphitheater, Kansas City, MO, USA 2006-05-14 PNC BankArts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA 2006-05-17 Bell Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada 2006-05-18 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada 2006-05-20 Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ, USA 2006-05-21 Nissan Pavilion, Washington, DC, USA	Adam Bravin: “[Touring with DM] was amazing. Imagine going on the road with your favorite band… We learned a lot from being on the road with them. We learned a lot musically… I grew up listening to their music, but I never really listened to it in a live setting before, so watching them every night, and watching how they write songs, it was all very interesting. Those [Depeche Mode] songs have so many peaks and valleys, but our songs kind of just chug along, all the way through. So that tour, it led us to a new way of songwriting, because it’s nice to have those peaks and valleys — which we didn’t have on the first record. After playing those old songs for two years, on the road, we realized we missed that kind of stuff. We really got a sense of what [we] like and what [we] don’t like about the first record, and I think we just figured out that we like the darker side of what we do better. Reportedly, She Wants Revenge tweeted in 2012: "When we toured with Depeche Mode, Dave would sing the lyrics to @shewantsrevenge "Sister" over their song Photographic."
2013	Shout Out Louds	2013-06-27 Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden	Swedish indie pop band.
2006	Sistem	2006-06-23 National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Romanian band. Zoli Toth before the show: "I heard from the organizers, Emag!c Entertainment, that they wanted something special for the opening concert so we went to them. I had finished three songs. The songs were sent to DM's staff, and they made the decision that we play the opening. As far as I know, there were other Romanian artists who wanted to play as the opening, but we were chosen. A payment for this concert did not matter at all, I accepted it as a gift. In terms of promotion, will be our most important concert ever. The audience that comes to Depeche Mode concert has a certain financial status, are middle-aged people, who can buy the album in the original way, and who will pay for the ticket. If we can impress them with this show, we gain new fans. It's a business, after all. The [disadvantage is] that the opening band does not benefit from the same conditions as the main artist: you do not have the same lights, screens, the same space on stage, mainly just because the artist wants to stand out. When I sent a technical rider, we were told "no." There will be two tracks by the band Suie Paparude and we will sing two tracks together, and the show will last half an hour. [We will play] something completely new. But we want to take advantage of this moment and show them something else. For example, we will sing a song with Grigore Lese, who is a popular singer. It will be a surprise for the audience, and for him I think. I do not know many folk singers who have sung in front of 45,000 paying spectators. In addition, the sound will be different, underground, noncommercial." Sistem covered DM's 'People Are People' in 2010.
1993	Sisters Of Mercy	1993-07-31 Crystal Palace Sports Ground, London, England, UK	Andrew Eldritch said before the show: "[DM] rang me up, asked me [to support them], and I said "Yeah". I LIKE Depeche Mode. Also, it's a good way to play different faces to the band, it's a good way to play to different sets of people, it's not like preaching to the converted or something." At the end of their performance, Andrew Eldritch famously said, "Enjoy the puppet show" to the crowd, as his way of announcing DM.
2006	Sisters Of Mercy	2006-06-11 Inter-Bratislava Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
1981	Sleeping Pills	1981-01-19 Bridge House, London, England, UK	No further info can be found.
2014	Soft Moon	2014-02-02 Zénith de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France 2014-02-04 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany 2014-02-06 Slovnaft Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 2014-02-08 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria 2014-02-10 O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2014-02-12 Messehalle, Dresden, Germany 2014-02-14 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 2014-02-15 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 2014-02-18 Palaolimpico Isozaki, Torino, Italy	Luis Vasquez: "[Touring with DM] was eye-opening, emotional and very fun! It was revelation, life-changing... For me to come from my bedroom making songs to playing with DEPECHE MODE in front of 20,000 people every night, it's crazy. I watched them perform every night we toured with them. I remain very grateful and humble about the whole thing. I just couldn't believe it. It gave me more questions like “why am I alive?” Is this really happening? When it gets this big, it doesn't make sense anymore. Martin Gore and I shared a lot of jokes. He's hilarious, in fact. One night, I was drinking quite a bit and I mentioned that I cry a lot when I watch sad films. So it became this recurring joke like when I was saying something, he'd reply “And did you cry?” (laughs)... It's great to see that he's a real person."
1993	Sonic Smell	1993-07-27 MTK Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungarian rock band consisting out of Dávid Vígh, Péter Vadász, András Réti, Cicóka, and Péter Ujvári, who all seem to have been in different bands since then. No further info can be found.
2009	Soulsavers	2009-10-31 Kopi Arena, Oberhausen, Germany 2009-11-01 AWD Dome, Bremen, Germany 2009-11-03 TUI Arena, Hannover, Germany 2009-11-07 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany 2009-11-08 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany 2009-11-10 Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland 2009-11-12 Recinto Ferial, Valencia, Spain 2009-11-16 Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain 2009-11-17 Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain 2009-11-20 Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 2009-11-21 Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 2009-11-23 Tony Garnier, Lyon, France 2009-11-25 Palamalaguti, Bologna, Italy 2009-11-26 Palaolimpico, Torino, Italy 2009-11-28 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany 2009-11-30 Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2009-12-01 Arena, Nuremberg, Germany 2009-12-03 Stadhalle, Vienna, Austria 2009-12-06 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 2009-12-07 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 2009-12-10 The O2, Dublin, Ireland 2009-12-12 SECC, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 2009-12-13 LG Arena, Birmingham, England, UK 2009-12-15 O2 Arena, London, England, UK 2009-12-16 O2 Arena, London, England, UK 2009-12-18 MEN, Manchester, England, UK	Dave Gahan said afterwards (conglomerate of various quotes): "I’ve been a fan of what Rich Machin has been doing with Soulsavers for a while. And certainly, once they got Mark Lanegan on board, I got more interested. It was one of those things… I just saw myself at some point in the future doing something. So I was on the phone with Martyn LeNoble, I wanted to talk to him about something else. He said, "I’m in the studio here with Soulsavers," and I was like, "Really? I really like that band." Then he said: "You should take them on the road, they'd like to go", and I heard Rich in the background going "Yeah, take us on tour then!" So I was like: "Really? With my band? That’s not an easy opening act. Soulsavers are very cinematic. I’m not sure if it’s the right thing for the kind of gigs that my band is doing, but if he’s game for a laugh, then let’s do something, you'll be at the top of the list in my book." So I talked to Martin Gore and he said, “Yeah, cool. Let’s figure out where would be good.” I think they stayed with us a couple of months in Europe. It was cool. I would often sit on the side of the stage and watch and listen to what they were doing. We talked about doing something together. But, you know, quite often when you have those conversations, nothing happens. It was one of those backstage, hallway conversations. I think it was myself, Mark Lanegan, and Rich, and maybe they were about to go onstage or something." Mark Lanegan said afterward: "Performing with Soulsavers as the opening act of Depeche Mode was fantastic. Every night we were being applauded the loudest by the main act." Dave did with two albums with Soulsavers.
2013	Space Blanket	2013-05-10 Terra Vibe, Athens, Greece	Greek band. COSMOTE's promotional campaign 'Jumping Fish' had set up a contest where bands could compete in March 2013 for the opening slot for DM's concert in Athens, and Space Blanket won. They gave Martin Gore a copy of their EP beforehand.
1993	Spiritualized	1993-05-19 Espace Foire, Lille, France 1993-05-21 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1993-05-24 Forest National Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 1993-05-25 Forest National Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 1993-05-27 Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark 1993-05-28 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden	Dave Gahan really likes the band so he asked them to be the support act. After being bullied by DM's fans for six shows, Spiritualized refused to continue opening for DM.
1994	Stabbing Westward	1994-05-12 Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA 1994-05-14 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA 1994-05-15 Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA 1994-05-17 Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, NV, USA 1994-05-18 Desert Sky Amphitheatre, Phoenix, AZ, USA 1994-05-20 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills, CA, USA 1994-05-21 Blockbuster Pavilion, San Bernadino, CA, USA 1994-05-24 Park West Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 1994-05-28 Sandstone Amphitheatre, Kansas City, KS, USA 1994-05-29 Riverport Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO, USA 1994-05-31 Civic Centre Arena, San Antonio, TX, USA 1994-06-01 Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA 1994-06-03 Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA 1994-06-05 Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS, USA 1994-06-08 The Palladium at Carowinds, Charlotte, NC, USA 1994-06-09 Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, USA 1994-06-11 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA 1994-06-12 Blossom Music Centre, Cleveland, OH, USA 1994-06-14 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA 1994-06-16 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA 1994-06-17 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA 1994-06-20 Kingswood, Toronto, ON, Canada 1994-06-21 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada 1994-06-23 Great Wood P.A.C., Boston, MA, USA 1994-06-24 Garden State Arts Centre, Holmdel, NJ, USA 1994-06-28 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA 1994-06-29 Star Lake Amphitheatre, Pittsburg, PA, USA 1994-07-01 Polaris Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH, USA 1994-07-03 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA 1994-07-04 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA 1994-07-06 Riverbend Music Centre, Cincinnati, OH, USA 1994-07-07 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA 1994-07-08 Deer Creek Music Centre, Indianapolis, IN, USA	Stabbing Westward in 2001: "[Touring with] Depeche Mode was great. We are all huge Depeche Mode fans so that was amazing. They were really great to us." With this tour, the band was able to finance a new album which would be their biggest success in sales, "Wither Blister Burn & Peel".
1998	Stabbing Westward	1998-10-27 Centrum, Worcester, MA, USA 1998-10-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA 1998-10-29 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA 1998-11-01 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA 1998-11-05 SkyDome, Toronto, ON, Canada 1998-11-06 Molson Centre, Montréal, QB, Canada 1998-11-08 Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH, USA 1998-11-09 The Palace, Detroit, MI, USA 1998-11-11 Patriot Center, Washington, DC, USA 1998-11-13 Miami Arena, Miami, FL, USA 1998-11-14 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL, USA 1998-11-15 Ice Palace, Tampa, FL, USA 1998-11-18 Compaq Center, Houston, TX, USA 1998-11-19 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA 1998-11-20 Alamodome, San Antonio, TX, USA 1998-11-22 U.N.O. Lakefront Arena, University Of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA 1998-11-24 Rosemont Arena, Chicago, IL, USA 1998-11-25 Rosemont Arena, Chicago, IL, USA 1998-11-29 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, USA 1998-12-01 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 1998-12-02 Idaho Center, Boise, ID, USA 1998-12-04 PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada 1998-12-06 Rose Garden, Portland, OR, USA 1998-12-07 Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA 1998-12-09 Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, USA 1998-12-11 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA 1998-12-14 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA 1998-12-15 Cox Arena, San Diego, CA, USA 1998-12-18 Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA 1998-12-19 Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA 1998-12-20 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA 1998-12-22 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA	Christopher Hall: "For a long time the whole Chicago/Wax Trax! industrial scene made fun of Depeche Mode, (but) all these dudes were in some sort of denial because the roots of the music that they were playing came from Depeche Mode. (Ministry's) 'With Sympathy' was a very Depeche Mode-inspired record, and so was early (My Life with the) Thrill Kill Kult. It was really odd that there was a 'must be heavier/darker/more sinister' backlash, because years and years later a lot of those same bands were fighting for position on a Depeche Mode tribute album." He also said, "Martin Gore from Depeche Mode is one of the greatest guys I've ever hung out with. He's a really cool guy." According to someone on this site, he/she went to one of these concerts, and Stabbing Westward was supposed to be the opener but the lead singer got sick so they did not perform. It is not stated at which gig this occurred.
2006	Sugarplum Fairy	2006-07-07 Stockholm Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Swedish pop-rock band. Victor Norén: "It feels great [to be opening for DM], especially since it was them who chose us. When big bands come to Sweden it usually depends on the booking company who lets you play [before the big band]. This time, Depeche Mode came to us."
2006	Suie Paparude	2006-06-23 National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Romanian band. Mihai Dobre: "I had some songs in mind with Sistem. So I sent the Romanian organizers (Emag!c Entertainment) ​​a presentation kit. They, in turn, sent the materials to Depeche Mode's manager, who decided that Sistem and Șuie Paparude can open the concert in Romania. It will be a performance of 30 minutes. We sing both Sistem's parts as well as those of Șuie Paparude. It will be a repertoire composed especially for this event. Of course we will try to do a complete show with special effects, but we do not know how much we are allowed to do. We used to listen to all of Depeche Mode's music and we like them, but we cannot say that we are fans in the true meaning of the word." It's a great opportunity, unique to sing in Romania's biggest stadium, as the opening act of a Western trendsetting group like Depeche Mode. We hope that on June 23 to be at least the same as then. Anyway, we're glad that we will be strong there, and we will work hard for this special show."
2006	Sunshine	2006-06-11 Inter-Bratislava Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia	Czechian band. Karl Buriánek: "I do not know if we have fulfilled our dream [by opening for DM]. For me it was important that I had a chance to see Depeche Mode play live for the first time, and have a VIP zone. It was a great experience because we got quite a lot of space and we played for 20.000 people, which is a huge rush, whether you like it or not. It is wild when you see so many heads at daylight. I think we stood with honour and we were even met with a positive response in the press."
1982	Talk Talk	1982-02-10 BBC Paris Studio, London, England, UK	Talk Talk had just released their first single five days before this show. In 2012, Alan Wilder confessed to being a huge Talk Talk fan by contributing to a project called Spirit Of Talk Talk.
1986	Talk Talk	1986-08-16 Valbyparken, Copenhagen, Denmark	In 2012, Alan Wilder confessed to being a huge Talk Talk fan by contributing to a project called Spirit Of Talk Talk. Regarding hearing Talk Talk for the first time, he said: "Neither rivals nor comrades, [Talk Talk were] just one of many bands who were around during that period. It was a heady time for us, running about like headless chickens, rolling into town for endless promotional appointments, live shows, guest appearances and so on. We did encounter Mark Hollis a couple of times. A seemingly more miserable person I couldn’t really imagine as we, as young Moders, would be met with a complete blank stare whenever we tried to make conversation. We would typically bump into each other at a European TV studio – I guess they would be miming to ‘Today’ or ‘Life’s What You Make It’ while we pranced around to ‘Stripped’ or ‘People Are People’ on the next stage. One night I asked the other two why Mark never showed up to any of the clubs we would frequent after those appearances. Paul replied that he was in his room “thinking”. He said that Mark does a lot of ‘thinking’ and added that he himself also ‘thinks’ a bit, while the drummer Lee doesn’t ‘think’ at all."
2001	Technique	2001-09-02 Horse Race Track, Warsaw, Poland 2001-09-08 Trabrennbahn, Hamburg, Germany 2001-09-09 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany 2001-09-11 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria 2001-10-28 Basket Ball Arena, Athens, Greece 2001-10-30 Abdi Ipekci Arena, Istanbul, Turkey 2001-11-03 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia 2001-11-05 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany	Sarah Blackwood states: "In August [2001] I received a phone call from Kate Holmes asking me if I fancied joining her band, Technique, on a Depeche Mode tour, as her singer Xan had decided she wanted to try a solo career. I jumped at the chance as Dubstar had just split and I was deeply depressed, contemplating my future from the bottom of a bottle of dry white wine and it wasn't looking good. I had a week to pull my socks up and get rehearsing and learning new songs. We had such a fantastic time. The Depeche boys were so welcoming, inviting us into their dressing room before showtime for a glass or 3 of dry white wine and eventually taking us on the jet that had a specially painted black tail. It was incredibly glamourous, landing at an airfield and having a police escort into whatever city we were playing that day. We couldn't get over the devotion and dedication of the fans who would travel from gig to gig, to hell with the weather and the cost and inspired, we started writing songs together, on days off from the tour, at first for other people then, after seeing the chanting fans stood in the rain at Leipzig and the uniform of the lady guarding our dressing room, we thought it was a good omen and decided to go for it as Client and perform the songs ourselves... wearing the uniform that had started as something practical, in case anyone threw anything nasty."
2009	Terry Poison	2009-05-10 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel	Tel Aviv-based band. "Last year we opened the first concert in the Depeche Mode tour in Tel Aviv. They chose us", they say proudly.
1993	The The	1993-09-07 Colisée de Québec, Quebec City, QC, Canada 1993-09-08 The Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada 1993-09-10 The Centrum, Worcester, MA, USA 1993-09-12 Capital Centre, Washington, MD, USA 1993-09-14 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON, Canada 1993-09-15 SkyDome, Toronto, ON, Canada 1993-09-17 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 1993-09-18 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA 1993-09-21 Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ, USA 1993-09-23 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA 1993-09-24 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA 1993-09-25 Nassau Coliseum, Nassau, NY, USA 1993-09-27 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, USA 1993-09-28 Dean Smith Coliseum, Chapel Hill, NC, USA 1993-09-29 The Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA 1993-10-01 O'Connell Center, Gainesville, FL, USA 1993-10-02 Miami Arena, Miami, FL, USA 1993-10-03 Suncoast Dome, St. Petersburg, FL, USA 1993-10-05 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL, USA 1993-10-08 Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA, USA 1993-10-10 The Summit, Houston, TX, USA 1993-10-11 The Summit, Houston, TX, USA 1993-10-13 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA 1993-10-14 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA 1993-10-15 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX, USA 1993-10-17 St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO, USA 1993-10-19 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA 1993-10-20 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL, USA 1993-10-22 The Palace, Detroit, MI, USA 1993-10-23 The Palace, Detroit, MI, USA 1993-10-26 Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, OH, USA 1993-10-28 Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL, USA 1993-10-29 Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL, USA 1993-10-30 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA 1993-11-02 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, USA 1993-11-04 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 1993-11-06 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada 1993-11-07 Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA 1993-11-08 Oregon Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA 1993-11-12 San Jose Arena, San Jose, CA, USA 1993-11-13 Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA 1993-11-14 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA, USA 1993-11-16 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA 1993-11-18 Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ, USA 1993-11-20 The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1993-11-21 The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1993-11-23 The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1993-11-24 The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1993-11-26 The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA	The The was also featured on Stevo Pearce's Some Bizzare album. Drummer Andy Kubiszewski later joined Stabbing Westward, who supported DM in 1994 and in 1998. In '98, he said: "[Stabbing Westward] has toured with a lot of our heroes. Especially Depeche Mode, we are all huge fans of Depeche Mode. Before I joined Stabbing Westward, I was in The The and we toured with Depeche Mode. I got to play in The The and I mean I listened to them while I was in college and then I’m in the band thinking, ‘Wow, this is great.’ We toured with Depeche Mode and New Order, bands I grew up idolizing." Vocalist Matt Johnson before a show: [When you're supporting DM], you're playing to more people, but you're not playing to your own audience, so you don't really have people's attention as much as when you are playing your own shows. There are pros and cons, really. We don't have our own production, we don't have our own lights, we only play a set of 45 minutes, we do about nine songs. So you're very limited, but the advantage is that you're reaching new people, hopefully."
1982	Thin Men	1982-02-27 Bridge House, London, England, UK	No more info can be found.
1993	Think About Mutation	1993-06-19 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany	Leipzig-based band. Ralf Donis: "We were picked as the support act for Depeche Mode at a local concert, which of course greatly broadened our fanbase."
1998	Tim Simenon, DJ	1998-09-02 Song Festival Grounds, Tartu, Estonia 1998-09-03 Jurmala Tennis Hall, Riga, Latvia 1998-09-05 Olympiski, Moscow, Russia 1998-09-07 SKK Indoor Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia 1998-09-09 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland 1998-09-11 Valby Multi Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark 1998-09-12 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 1998-09-13 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden 1998-09-15 Sports Hall, Prague, Czech Republic 1998-09-16 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria 1998-09-18 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 1998-09-19 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany 1998-09-20 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany 1998-09-22 Forest National Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 1998-09-23 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany 1998-09-25 Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland 1998-09-26 Palasport, Bologna, Italy 1998-09-27 Forum, Milan, Italy 1998-09-29 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 1998-09-30 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK 1998-10-02 Nynex, Manchester, England 1998-10-03 NEC, Birmingham, England, UK 1998-10-05 Cologne Arena, Cologne, Germany 1998-10-06 Cologne Arena, Cologne, Germany 1998-10-07 Bercy, Paris, France 1998-10-09 Messehalle, Hannover, Germany 1998-10-10 Messehalle, Leipzig, Germany 1998-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 1998-10-13 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 1998-10-15 Sports Palace, Zaragoza, Spain 1998-10-16 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain 1998-10-17 Velodromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain	Tim Simenon was the producer for DM's 1997 album, 'Ultra'. He DJed before and after the set of the other support act, Purity.
2006	Timo Maas	2006-06-09 Legia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland	Timo Maas remixed 'Enjoy The Silence' in 2004. Timo: "I’m not a hardcore Depeche Mode fan but I’m a child of the ’80s and as a consequence I have my own emotional experience with their music. I have only met them personally once, at the Legia Stadium in Warsaw in 2006 when I played a DJ set as the warm-up act for them. That was a massive occasion, particularly for a German playing in Poland. It was the time of the World Cup and Germany had just beaten Poland so I was concerned that there could be trouble because that stadium is the home of some of the most notorious hooligan fans in Europe. I was really nervous before going on stage but it all turned out fine. I even received applause at the end. That was one of only two sets in my life that I have prepared beforehand. I am always spontaneous and have a lot of music with me so that I go along with the situation and the mood of the set but that time I had to be prepared because I had visuals and everything. I remember I played a kind of alternative-electronic set including remixes of Placebo that I had done, one of which was “Space Monkey”. We had a special video prepared for that. It was a great moment playing to a sold out stadium of 35,000 people. I’ve played even bigger gigs than that, such as with the Smashing Pumpkins in Mexico in front of 50.000 people, but the Depeche Mode show was very special. It was one of those moments where I could sit back and realize that through my profession things that once would have seemed impossible had in fact become possible."
1988	Thomas Dolby And The Lost Toy People	1988-06-18 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA, USA	Thomas Dolby: "[The Rose Bowl gig] represented sort of the zenith of the conquest of California and increasingly the rest of North America by Depeche Mode. Their sound, and the tour that they did for Music For The Masses, basically followed the infection of the KROQ factor across America to all of the different radio formats and different radio stations. And I think they fed off each other. I think each new city that they got to had just sort of got the bug of the KROQ format, had hit different cities, and so it was very clear that by the time that they got to the Rose Bowl, which is the biggest gig that they had ever done and really the biggest electronic music gig that had ever happened, it was gonna be a big celebration, it was gonna be a sort of Woodstock for that kind of KROQ, electronic sound."
1981	The Three Laws	1981-04-23 Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham, England, UK
1993	Toyen	1993-06-18 Sparta Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic	Czech band. Jirka Šimeček: "[Upon hearing that we were opening for DM, f]irst we trembled and then we said Okay, let's do it. For me, it is mainly the experience [that I am looking forward to]. Depeche Mode's fan club have dug out just about all of our records, I think their fans are more likely to accept us once they learn more about our gigs in America and that we were played on MTV. But even if they won't, then at least we will taste the feeling of playing in front of so many people. Depeche Mode themselves have said that they like our music, and for me this is probably the most important aspect."
2013	Trentemøller	2013-05-29 O2 Arena, London, England, UK 2013-06-01 Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany 2013-06-03 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany 2013-06-05 Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 2013-06-07 Stade De Suisse, Berne, Switzerland 2013-06-09 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany	Trentemøller remixed 'Wrong' in 2009: "One of the funnest things [to remix] was Depeche Mode, because I’m a huge fan. They were one of my favourite bands when I was a teenager, so it was really great to hear Dave and Martin’s vocals, and kind of learn how they build up a song, because you are getting every track isolated, so you can really hear all the stuff." Trentemøller said: "When I was a teen I grew up with [DM]. I feel they wrote some of the best ‘80s and ‘90s pop songs in that era. It was actually Martin Gore [who asked me to support them], writing me an email via their management. That forced us to compile the band and the new tracks for 'Lost' even sooner than planned. It was pretty crazy to be playing on the same stage in these big stadiums, such as the Berlin Olympic stadium, in front of 75,000 people. Ahead of you there is this mass, and you have to focus on making eye contact to not get lost. We could not play as loudly as them, the main act has to sound louder. And it was unfortunate that we had to perform in daylight, because that will mess up most of the light effects. But I was nevertheless quite surprised and relieved to see the fans responding so well. It was a great opportunity to test out the new songs. People didn’t know them at all and still enjoyed them which was great. Their fans are actually known for being quite, only into Depeche Mode, you know, and quite dedicated. But even if only the first rows are dancing along, that's still 15.000 people! But also hanging out with Depeche Mode with a beer, talking to them as normal people, and seeing that they were really down to earth. With many bands you’d think are in it for the money now, but it really felt see that my old heroes are still having a good time doing what they were doing. The most emphatic thing was that Martin Gore came up to me in a bar and started praising my last album, and finally said, "I'm a big fan"! That was big for me. Gore told me he had all my records and even mentioned several of my tracks and remixes. Suprisingly, the band hang out quite often, even with the crew. Add to that the fact that the tour lasts 18 months, with a meagre 3 week holiday, it's completely insane! Wherever they went, there were separate rooms for families, they had their own rehearsal and laundry rooms, a touring catering crew with five main courses per evening, which also changed daily! They have over 120 people working for the band. It was like a small village that moves from stadium to stadium." Trentemøller also recommended another support act: "Martin Gore is pretty much into a lot of new Danish indie bands, like "Chimes & Bells" or "Sleep Party People". I played for him my friends in the Danish band "Choir Of Young Believers" and now they are actually touring with Depeche Mode too so that’s really cool!"
1994	Turning Keys	1994-05-21 Blockbuster Pavilion, San Bernadino, CA, USA
1988	Wire	1988-06-18 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA, USA	Wire were also on Mute Records, and Gareth Jones produced Wire's albums in 1987 and 1988, so that's probably how they landed the job. Colin Newman: "[We had] never done anything like that before. We were asked to do the tour, but we found it wasn’t appropriate. But it was a kind of special gig, and they wanted us to do it very much, so we said we would. And it was a big bill, it was them, OMD, Thomas Dolby and us. I mean, we were very much the last name on the bill. Still, we managed to play to more people than we’d every played to in one time before. Although the audience was still coming in, it wasn’t exactly all the people that Depeche Mode played to. It was kind of interesting, it was a kind of test, really, to see if we could do it or not. The audience were very far away! I mean it was a bit like playing to less people than we normally play to. What happened was, the guy who promoted this gig had said that he didn’t want any of the other groups on the bill to play their own headline gigs in Los Angeles in that period. I guess that was mainly addressed to OMD, whose album [was] breaking very fast, I think, in North America. They could have taken a substantial audience with them, I guess, if they’d gone for their own show somewhere in the area. But I guess if you say it about one you have to say it about everyone. So we put in a couple of unannounced dates in L.A. because we wanted to play to – you know, there are a considerable number of Wire fans in Los Angeles, and I think they would have been ‘bout pissed off if the only chance they had to see us was in a huge stadium." Andy Fletcher appeared in their May 1989 video 'Eardrum Buzz'.
2006	Vania, DJ	2006-06-23 National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Vania also got Andy Fletcher to DJ at Kristal Glam Club in Romania a year later.
2006	Veztax, DJ	2006-06-14 Central Bezigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Slovenian DJ.
1982	Vivabeat	1982-05-16 The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, USA	In an email exhange with Michael Muhlfriedel: "I don't remember a lot about the show except that they had 3 reel to reel tape decks on stools behind them playing along with the music tracks. Which I though was pretty cool."
1987	Voice Farm	1987-12-01 Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA, USA 1987-12-04 The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA 1987-12-05 The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA 1987-12-07 Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA 1987-12-08 Compton Terrace, Phoenix, AZ, USA 1987-12-10 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA 1987-12-12 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL, USA 1987-12-14 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada 1987-12-15 The Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada 1987-12-17 Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA, USA 1987-12-18 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA	Glen Hammerstrom interviewed Voice Farm in 1991, and asked them about supporting DM in 1987. Myke Reilly: "The good thing about [supporting DM] was just performing before all those people, and having some confusion at times where they didn't know, are we Depeche Mode, or...? It was a good thing because it really boosted our confidence A LOT, and kept us going tremendously, because, it was fun. Every place we played on the whole tour, people really loved us. Usually if you're an opening act, you get thrown a lot of shit or somebody throws cans, you know what I mean? You're waiting to see the group you paid to pay to see. But with us it wasn't like that. It was really, totally reaffirming. People really dug it."
1981	Voice of Reason	1981-07-29 Bridge House, London, England, UK	No more info can be found.
1981	Watch With Mother	1981-03-24 Moonlight Club, London, England, UK	Michael White: "I got to know Vince Clarke, who was still in Depeche Mode but left after about a year to form Erasure and Yazoo, and we became good friends. The scheming things I used to do... I thought we could ride on the coat-tails of Yazoo, which Vince had just formed." So White's band Colour Me Pop and Yazoo pressed this single.
1982	X-Agenten	1982-11-28 Zeche, Bochum, Germany 1982-11-29 Mulheim Stadthalle, Cologne, Germany 1982-11-30 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany 1982-12-02 Ballroom Blitz, Hannover, Germany 1982-12-03 Metropol, Berlin, Germany 1982-12-04 Odeon, Goslar, Germany 1982-12-05 Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany 1982-12-07 Oz, Stuttgart, Germany 1982-12-09 University Aula, Saarbrücken, Germany 1982-12-10 Studio M, Minden, Germany	German band.
2009	Yeah Yeah Yeahs	2009-05-10 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel
2006	Yonderboi	2006-06-12 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungarian artist.
2009	Žagar	2009-06-23 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungarian band. Balázs Zságer: "The choice to let Žagar open before the Depeche Mode concert in Budapest was a great honour."
1980	Zeitgeist	1980-10-16 Bridge House, London, England, UK 1980-10-23 Bridge House, London, England, UK 1980-10-30 Bridge House, London, England, UK 1980-12-01 Bridge House, London, England, UK
1980	Zeitung Da!	1980-12-10 Bridge House, London, England, UK
1981	Zeitung Da!	1981-02-09 Bridge House, London, England, UK

Dates with Depeche Mode as the support act

Depeche Mode never liked being the support act. Dave Gahan said in the November 1981 issue of Sounds, "When we used to support, we got treated so bad. Especially at certain places in London, which I won’t mention. They tread all over you, and to the PA blokes, you’re nothing. It’s always ‘Where’s the support?’ They won’t even mention your name. Now we are the headliners – they love us. We’re playing two nights at the Lyceum – so we are the big band now!"

• 1980-05-30 Paddocks Community Center, Laindon, Essex, England, UK: as Composition Of Sound, support act for French Look
• 1980-06-xx Scamps, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK: support act for The School Bullies
• 1980-08-30 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK: support act for Soft Cell
• 1980-09-24 Bridge House, London, England, UK: support act for The Comsat Angels
• 1980-11-12 Bridge House, London, England, UK: support act for Fad Gadget
• 1980-11-14 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK: support act for The Regulators
• 1981-01-11 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England, UK: support act for Blancmange
• 1981-02-14 The Rainbow, London, England, UK: support act for Ultravox, along with Shock, Metro, and Ronny
• 1981-02-26 Lyceum, London, England, UK: support act for The Passions
• 1981-04-26 Lyceum, London, England, UK: support act for Fad Gadget, along with Furious Pig and Palais Schaumberg
• 1981-05-12 The Venue, London, England, UK: DM was on a double bill with Shock, support act Furious Pig got replaced by Siam
• 1981-06-02 Hammersmith Palais, London, England, UK: (support act for The Psychedelic Furs, along with Siam
• 1983-03-26 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA: support act for The Psychedelic Furs

Dates which definitely did not have support acts

It is possible that with some of the first concerts outside of DM's "home base" in 1980-1983 (first outside of Essex, later outside of the UK), there were no support acts, since no evidence regarding a support act for some dates in that era/region can be found. For the dates below, fans who have attended these concerts have alleged that there were no support acts. For dates surrounding the dates mentioned below, such as March 1982, March 1984, and July 1985, it is possible that those other concerts did not have support acts either, but there is no conclusive evidence for these. If you have attended an early concert of Depeche Mode and it is not listed below but you remember that there was no support act, please send an email to angelinda [at] dmtvarchives [dot] com. Moreover, there was no real support act for 2006-06-26 The Point, Dublin, Ireland but there was a DJ who played some songs. If anyone remembers the name of this DJ, please contact us.

A total of 44 concerts have had no support act.

• 1982-03-05 Rockola, Madrid, Spain
• 1982-03-06 Rockola, Madrid, Spain
• 1983-04-02 Pithecantropus, Tokyo, Japan
• 1983-12-01 Draken, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1984-03-08 Pacha Club, Valencia, Spain
• 1984-03-09 Studio 54, Barcelona, Spain
• 1984-03-10 University, Madrid, Spain
• 1985-04-07 Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan
• 1985-04-08 Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan
• 1985-04-09 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan
• 1985-04-12 Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan
• 1986-04-24 Skedsmohallen, Oslo, Norway
• 1986-04-25 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 1986-04-26 Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1986-04-28 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1986-07-21 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan
• 1987-10-22 Pabellon De Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain
• 1988-03-09 Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
• 1988-03-10 Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary
• 1988-03-11 Sportovni Hala, Prague, Czech Republic
• 1988-04-18 Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
• 1988-04-19 Koseinenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan
• 1988-04-21 NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan
• 1988-04-22 NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan
• 1990-09-04 Shimin Kaikan, Fukuoka, Japan
• 1990-09-06 Kobe World Kinen Hall, Kobe, Japan
• 1990-09-08 Koseinenkin Hall, Kanazawa, Japan
• 1990-09-09 Nagoya-Shi Kokaido, Nagoya, Japan
• 1990-09-11 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
• 1990-09-12 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
• 1993-12-02 Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
• 1993-12-03 Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
• 1994-03-25 Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI, USA
• 1994-03-26 Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI, USA
• 1994-04-16 Teatro Fundidora, Monterrey, Mexico
• 1998-12-09 Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, USA
• 2001-09-19 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
• 2003-06-05 Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland
• 2006-03-03 SKK, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 2009-10-15 Club Hipico, Santiago, Chile
• 2013-08-30 Ovation Hall at the Revel Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
• 2013-10-06 Pearl Concert Teater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV, USA
• 2013-11-03 du Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 2023-06-02 Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona, Spain

Festivals

At festivals, it is the organisers who decide who gets to play before Depeche Mode, not Depeche Mode themselves, so acts that perform before Depeche Mode could arguably not be counted as a support act. Nevertheless, it is listed here for completion's sake. Only the acts that performed on the same day and on the same stage as Depeche Mode are mentioned below.

Festivals where Depeche Mode headlined

• 1981-08-26 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK: The Chefs and Tarzan 5
• 1993-07-24 Belga Beach Festival, Zeebrugge, Belgium: Vaya Con Dios, Van Morrison, Bjorn Again, The Wonder Stuff, Sunscreem and Sisters Of Mercy
• 1998-12-12 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Billy Corgan (also on stage with DM), Garbage, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Goo Goo Dolls, Cake, Everlast, Semisonic, Soul Coughing
• 2005-12-11 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA: Coldplay, The White Stripes, Jack Johnson, The Bravery, Death Cab For Cutie, Hot Hot Heat and Nada Surf
• 2006-04-29 Coachella, Indio, CA, USA: Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Rós, Kanye West, Common, The Duke Spirit, The Walkmen, The New Amsterdams, The Section Quartet
• 2006-06-02 Rock im Park, Nuremberg, Germany: Placebo, Franz Ferdinand, Sportfreunde Stiller, Kaiser Chiefs, She Wants Revenge and Kill The Young
• 2006-06-04 Rock Am Ring, Nurburgring, Germany: Placebo, Franz Ferdinand, Sportfreunde Stiller, Kaiser Chiefs, She Wants Revenge and Kill The Young
• 2006-06-16 Heikeken Jamming Festival, Imola, Italy: Negramaro, Morrissey, Hard-Fi, Goldfrapp, Finley, and Kill The Young
• 2006-06-17 Greenfield Festival, Interlaken, Switzerland: Placebo, Sisters Of Mercy, Live, Hard-Fi, Lagwagon, Therapy?, Amplifier, The Answer
• 2006-06-25 London Wireless Festival, London, England, UK: Goldfrapp, Mystery Jets, The Dears, Thomas Dolby, The Fratelli's and OK GO
• 2009-06-20 TW Classic Festival, Werchter, Belgium: Moby, Duffy, Keane, Motor
• 2006-07-01 Eurockeennes Festival, Belfort, France: Morrissey, Enhancer
• 2006-07-02 Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium: Hooverphonic, Ben Harper, Robert Plant, Starsailor, Eels, Danko Jones and Nailpin
• 2006-07-06 Quart Festival, Kristiansand, Norway: Death Cab For Cutie, Infadels and Superfamily
• 2006-07-19 Paleo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland: Goldfrapp, The Dandy Warhols
• 2006-07-23 Festival Internacional de Benicassim, Castellon, Spain: Placebo, Madness, dEUS and The Rakes
• 2009-07-03 Arvika Festival, Arvika, Sweden: Lillasyster, De/Vision
• 2009-08-07 Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL, USA: Hey Champ, The Gaslight Anthem, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Thievery Corporation
• 2009-10-08 Autodromo La Guacima, San Jose, Costa Rica: El Parque, Anemonah, Sociedad Secreta, Kabuto & Koji
• 2009-10-17 Personal Fest, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Justin Robertson, Banda de Turistas, Volador G, Bicicletas
• 2013-07-11 BBK Festival, Bilbao, Spain: Two Door Cinema Club, Editors, Biffy Clyro, Alt-J, Billy talent, Toy, Little Boots, Delorean
• 2013-07-13 Optimus Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal: O'queStrada, Jurassic 5, Editors
• 2013-10-04 Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX, USA: Asleep At The Wheel, Court Yard Hounds, fun., Vampire Weekend
• 2013-10-11 Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX, USA: Asleep At The Wheel, Court Yard Hounds, fun., Vampire Weekend

Festivals where Depeche Mode did not headline

• 1983-05-28 Euro Festival, Vechtewiese, Schüttorf, Germany: Misty In Roots, T.C. Matic, Scrifis, Little River Band, Rod Stewart (was the closing act)
• 1984-06-02 Suedwest Stadium, Ludwigshafen, Germany: Joan Baez, Howard Jones, Gianni Nannini, Elton John (was the closing act)
• 1985-07-06 Torhout Festival, Torhout, Belgium: The Ramones, REM, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The Style Council, Paul Young and the Royal Family, Joe Cocker, U2 (was the closing act)
• 1985-07-07 Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium: The Ramones, REM, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The Style Council, Paul Young and the Royal Family, Joe Cocker, U2 (was the closing act)
• 1985-07-13 Rockscene Festival, Guehenno, France: Toots & The Maytals, Midnight Oil, The Ramones, Joan Armatrading, Spear Of Destiny, Leonard Cohen, Clash (was the closing act)
• 1985-07-26 Panathinaiko Stadium, Athens, Greece: Stranglers, Culture Club (was the closing act)
• 2013-07-07 Rock Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium: Twin Forks, A Day To Remember, Gogol Bordello, Band Of Horses, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Editors (was the closing act)

Acts that would have supported DM if DM had played the gigs

• 1981-02-21 Rock City, Nottingham, England (DM as support act for Altered Images): Medium Medium
• 1981-03-29 Some Bizarre Evening, Lyceum, London, England, UK (DM as support act for first two mentioned): B-Movie, Soft Cell, Blah Blah Blah, The Fast Set, Illustration, The Loved One, Jell
• 1990-09-01 Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia: Boxcar
• 2005-11-02 Bank Atlantic Center, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA: The Bravery
• 2006-05-02 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX, USA: She Wants Revenge
• 2006-05-11 Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL, USA: She Wants Revenge
• 2006-08-03 Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel: Blonde Redhead
• 2006-07-28 Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal: Gary Numan, The Raveonettes
• 2009-05-12 Terra Vibe Park, Athens, Greece: Motor
• 2009-05-14 Santral, Istanbul, Turkey: Kitschcraft, Vega
• 2009-05-16 Parc Izvor, Bucharest, Romania: Ladytron, Motor
• 2009-05-18 Vasil Levski Stadium - Tuborg Greenfest, Sofia, Bulgaria: Ladytron, Motor
• 2009-05-20 Usce Park - Tuborg Greenfest, Belgrade, Serbia: Ladytron, Motor
• 2009-05-21 Arena, Zagreb, Croatia: Ladytron, Motor
• 2009-05-23 Gwardia Stadium, Warsaw, Poland: Motor, Agressiva 69
• 2009-05-25 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia: Motor
• 2009-05-27 Zalgirio Stadionas, Vilnius, Lithuania: Happyendless, Motor
• 2009-05-30 O2 Arena, London, UK: M83
• 2009-05-31 Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland: Placebo, Madness, Milow, Volbeat
• 2009-06-02 HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg, Germany: M83
• 2009-06-04 Esprit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany: M83
• 2009-06-05 Esprit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany: M83
• 2009-06-07 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany: Polarkreis 18, M83
• 2009-07-11 Super Bock Super Rock Festival, Porto, Portugal: Nouvelle Vague, Peter Bjorn and John, Motor
• 2009-07-12 Olimpic Stadium, Sevilla, Spain: Motor
• 2009-08-12 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA: Peter Bjorn and John
• 2009-08-14 Cricket Wireless Amphitheater, San Diego, CA: Peter Bjorn and John
• 2013-05-17 Kucukciftlik Park, Istanbul, Turkey: F.O.X.
• 2013-11-17 Grand Stade de Lille Metropole, Lille, France: The Jezabels
• 2014-02-26 International Exhibition Center, Kiev, Ukraine: Choir Of Young Believers

Acts that claim that DM wanted to have as support but declined

• Kaizers Orchestra: Allegedly, Dave Gahan saw them at the Norwegian Wood Festival in 2003 and then wanted to have them as a support act in 2005 but they could not make it.
• Covenant: Covenant claimed in January 2006 that DM asked them to be a support act, but then DM chose Franz Ferdinand instead.

Rumours and uncertainties about bands having supported DM

• Blue Zoo (first known as Modern Jazz) state to have supported DM at Crocs in 1980 or 1981, but no precise date is known.
• There were two occasions (1981-02-14 and 1981-05-12) where Depeche Mode were a support act alongside another band called 'Shock'. Shock had a mime duo assisting their act, which was called Tik And Tok. One of its members was Tim Dry. Tim was eventually also in another band, 'Noir', with Georg Kajanus. Georg created a band called 'DATA'. Tik and Tok as well as DATA are rumoured to have been support acts, but there is no real evidence apart from the link to Shock's appearance alongside DM.
• Sugarcubes supported New Order in 1989 (alongside PiL). New Order member Bernard Sumner formed Electronic a year later, who then supported Depeche Mode at Dodgers Stadium in 1990. There is a rumour that The Sugarcubes supported Depeche Mode but it could be that some people are just confusing NO with DM.
• Shelleyan Orphan toured with The Cure in 1989, and there is the rumour that they performed for DM as well.
• George Clinton supported Primal Scream many times in 1993, and Primal Scream supported DM in 1994, so there is a rumour that George Clinton also supported DM in Columbia in 1994, but there is no confirmation.
• Many fansites have copied a list of alleged support acts, one of them being "Tropical Deperettion" which would have performed in the Philippines. It is most likely that Filipino reggae band Tropical Depression is actually meant by this. Howover, no further evidence is found. Instead it is found that Filipino band The Rizal Underground had opened for DM, at least on the second Manila night. If Tropical Depression had performed before DM as well, Depression would probably have stated that in their official bio or Wikipedia page by now, as many small bands proudly do. As a sidenote, the sheet from the rider for these gigs show that DM did not bring a support act with them to the Philippines.
• Veruca Salt are rumoured to have supported DM on the Devotional tour in Salt Lake City. As a sidenote, Veruca Salt did contribute a cover of Somebody on the For The Masses cover album in 1998.
• On DM-related message boards, a band called "Auto De Fee" is rumoured to have supported DM. A Google search tells us that this could only be the band Auto Da Fé, an Irish New Wave band. However, there is no actual evidence for this.

Bands that have denied rumours about having supported DM

• The Monochrome Set is rumoured to have supported DM but a person who works for the band denies that they have opened for the band here.
• In Simon Spence's biography on Depeche Mode, he mentions Furniture as having supported DM but band member Jim Irvin denies it here.

List of support acts for Dave Gahan

In 2003, Dave Gahan went on an extensive tour through Europe and USA. Besides playing at many festivals, he also took several support acts with him on tour.

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Name	Concert dates	Info
Butch	2003-06-17 New Ice Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia	Elena Pogrebizhskaya: "Martin Lee Gore has a released a cover album. And he said that if he knew that Dave Gahan was going to release an album on his own, then he'd never have released a a cover album, he'd release his own material. So here's a conclusion: maybe Depeche Mode is ready to fall apart, yeah? But we aren't those kind of people who are going to dance on their grave, no. Because, the band is actually great."
Deadушки	2003-06-17 New Ice Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia	Victor Sologub: "Frankly, I like [Paper Monsters] all as a part of Depeche Mode." Aleksej Rahov: "On the other hand, I like it that the guy went forwards and did not repeat the past, and has tried to make things different. He's making a kind of rock music, I was even surprised by that. There's a lot of energy, a lot of guitars, very little electronics, there's such an expression."
Discordinated	2003-11-27 La Riviera, Madrid, Spain 2003-11-29 Republicca, Valencia, Spain 2003-11-30 Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
Друга река	2003-06-20 Palace Of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine
Ellos	2003-11-27 La Riviera, Madrid, Spain 2003-11-29 Republicca, Valencia, Spain 2003-11-30 Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
Eleven Eleven	2003-07-21 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Kashmir	2003-06-10 Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany 2003-07-01 Haus Auensee, Leipzig, Germany 2003-07-02 Stadt Park, Hamburg, Germany	Asger Techau: "The places we played at were stuffed with crazy Depeche Mode fans who just wanted to hear Dave Gahan. So we thought that maybe we weren't the coolest act, but they nevertheless embraced and applauded us. Afterwards, Dave Gahan approached us and said that we had delivered a good show. It was great, the man is just a really cool and a crazy entertainer."
Kenna	2003-07-18 The Roxy, Atlanta, GA, USA 2003-07-20 9:30 Club, Washington D.C., USA 2003-07-23 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY, USA 2003-07-26 Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA, USA 2003-07-29 Metropolis, Montreal, QC, Canada 2003-07-30 Kool Haus, Toronto, ON, Canada 2003-08-01 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA 2003-08-02 State Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA 2003-08-05 Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, TX, USA 2003-08-06 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX, USA 2003-08-07 Next Stage, Dallas, TX, USA 2003-08-09 Fillmore, Denver, CO, USA 2003-08-11 Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City, UT, USA 2003-08-14 Vogue Thatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2003-08-15 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA 2003-08-16 Paramount, Seattle, WA, USA 2003-08-18 Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USA 2003-08-21 Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, CA, USA 2003-08-22 Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, USA 2003-08-23 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA 2003-08-25 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2003-08-26 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, USA	Kenna is a huge DM fan, as DM fans have summarised here.
Neo	2003-06-23 Arena, Budapest, Hungary	Hungarian band.
Maria Willson	2003-10-27 Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England, UK 2003-10-29 Carling Hammersmith Apollo, London, England, UK
Nord	2003-07-04 Olympia, Paris, France 2003-07-05 Olympia, Paris, France	French band.
November 2nd	2003-06-24 T-Mobile Arena, Prague, Czech Republic	Czech band.
NU	2003-07-09 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England, UK 2003-07-10 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England, UK 2003-07-13 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England, UK 2003-10-31 Forest National Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 2003-11-04 Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden 2003-11-05 KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark 2003-11-20 Zenith, Paris, France 2003-11-24 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
Save The Cookie	2003-11-08 Incheba Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakian band.
Tosteer	2003-11-07 Spodek Arena, Katowice, Poland	Polish band. Bartek Grzanek: "[Supporting Placebo brought] great memories. [...] It was a very necessary and good experience. Similar was the other support act [before Dave Gahan]. Despite an unfavourable audience and even thinking about leaving the stage for a moment, we finished our performance and in spite of everything, I believe that there were people who wanted to listen to us. We knew that Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan has a very specific, egocentric audience, but I did not expect that this clash would be difficult. It was a horror, but we did not give up."
Whyte Seeds, The	2003-11-01 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany 2003-11-02 Kulturarena, Berlin, Germany 2003-11-10 Gasometer, Vienna, Austria 2003-11-11 Zenith, Munich, Germany 2003-11-13 Thuringenhalle, Erfurt, Germany 2003-11-14 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany 2003-11-15 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany 2003-11-17 Stadionsporthalle, Hannover, Germany 2003-11-22 Böblingen Sporthalle, Stuttgart, Germany	Swedish band. Dave Gahan: "Some bands are good [at playing a new kind of rock music] and some aren't. There is a lot of energy in this kind of music and it is music that has to be played live. That's what I like about The Whyte Seeds, for instance."

Festivals where Dave Gahan played

Dave Gahan was never the closing act for any of these festival dates. It is not sure if Dave Gahan shared the same stage (assuming there was more than one stage) with the headline acts at all these festivals.

• 2003-06-07 Rock am Ring Festival, Nurburgring, Germany: Audioslave, Evanescence, Placebo, Metallica
• 2003-06-08 Rock im Park Festival, Nuremburg, Germany: Audioslave, Evanescence, Placebo, Metallica
• 2003-06-12 Hultsfred Festival, Hultsfred, Sweden: Ladytron, Cato Salsa Experience, Cult of Luna, Paris, Queens of the Stone Age (closing act)
• 2003-06-13 Norwegian Wood Festival, Oslo, Norway: Kaizers Orchestra, Evanescence, Radiohead
• 2003-06-14 Heineken Jamming Festival, Imola, Italy: Iron Maiden, Metallica, Tricky, Bon Jovi (headliner)
• 2003-06-15 Provinssirock Festival, Seinäjoki, Finland: Don Johnson Big Band, Viikate, The Dandy Warhols
• 2003-06-18 Olimpiski, Moscow, Russia: [unknown local band], Runy, Deti Picasso, Massive Attack (closing act)
• 2003-06-26 Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark: Kashmir, The String Cheese Incident, Massacre, Metallica
• 2003-06-28 Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium: R.E.M., Metallica
• 2003-06-29 Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, England, UK: Yes, Manic Street Preachers, Sigur,Rós
• 2003-07-06 Eurockeennes Festival, Belfort, France: Melvins, Nada Surf, Massive Attack, Underworld
• 2003-07-12 Move Festival, Manchester, England, UK: Inspiral Carpets, The Charlatans, Feeder (closing act)

List of support acts for Martin Gore

Please note that these were all DJs. It might be possible that on the non-mentioned dates (Paris, Milan, London) there were also DJs, but no evidence is found.

Name	Concert dates	Info
Gudrun Gut	2003-04-24 E-Werk, Cologne, Germany 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany	Member of Einstürzende Neubauten, with whom DM would hang out while in Berlin. She also attended DM's concert on 2009-06-10 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany. Gudrun interviewed Martin Gore in 2012 and in 2015. She also recalled some memories with DM here.
Jason Bentley	2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA	Jason got to interview DM 10 years later at 2013-03-13 SXSW, Convention Center, Austin, TX, USA. As he says in that interview, he was friends with Tim Simenon and got to meet Dave Gahan via him in 1996. Jason also interviewed Tim Simenon in May 1996 for KCRW FM, perhaps this is how he got to know Tim, and perhaps how Jason got to DJ before DM on 1997-05-16 Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA, USA also.
Tilliander	2003-04-22 Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden	Tilliander: "[DM] have meant a lot [to me]. I met Martin Gore a few years ago, he likes my music."