Category:Notable concerts: Difference between revisions

This page lists concerts which were notable for some reason, for example, an extra or unexpected encore track, different arrangements of songs, a significant mistake or equipment failure, etc. This list is not necessarily comprehensive.

Notable concerts

1980-10-30 Bridgehouse, London, England, UK

• earliest circulating genuine recording of Depeche Mode

1981-06-11 Richard Skinner Session, BBC Radio 1, London, England, UK

• earliest circulating soundboard recording

1981-07-25 Zuiderpark, The Hague, The Netherlands

• first show outside the UK

1981-08-02 Jenkinsons, Brighton, England, UK

• complete recording of the rarely played "metallic" intro which sounds similar to a slowed-down version of 'Shout'
• 'Boys Say Go!' played twice

1981-12-03 Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, UK

• last concert with Vince Clarke in the line-up

1982-01-22 The Ritz, New York, NY, USA

• first gig in the United States

1982-02-27 Bridgehouse, London, England, UK

• secret and very successful gig played under the alias "Modepeche" in order to support the Bridgehouse venue; despite the profitable concert, the venue closed later that year

1982-03-30 Rainbow Club, Oberkorn, Luxembourg

• Martin named a song about this legendary show called ‘Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)’

1983-09-20 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

• a brief snippet of the 'Work Hard' backing track is heard after 'Just Can't Get Enough'. The song was rehearsed and was on at least one written set list (see the 1983-10-06 London page for an example), but there are no recordings of the song's live performance currently available

1984-11-17 Olympen, Lund, Sweden

• this concert had backing tape issues and many songs were also missing samples

1984-12-11 Sporthalle, Böblingen, Germany

• a tear gas bomb was thrown during 'See You' and the concert was cut short

1985-04-12 Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan

• 'It Doesn't Matter' was performed acoustically with piano backing. It could be considered the first acoustic performance by Depeche Mode. You can listen to the entire track on that page

1985-07-23 Volan Stadium, Budapest, Hungary

• first show behind the iron curtain. After the last song, Happy Birthday was sung for Martin who turned 24 that day

1986-03-31 New Conference Centre, Brighton, England, UK

• one of two dates where 'Here Is The House' was played as the full-album version; entire track is available to listen on the concert's page

1988-03-07 Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle, East-Berlin, East-Germany

• first show on the Eastern side of the Berlin Wall. The black market went crazy with people offering things like mopeds for a ticket

1988-06-18 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA, USA

• last show of the Music For The Masses Tour
• it was released as the band's first live-album and the film '101'

1993-09-08 The Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada

• Dave lost his voice and Martin played a few more songs to end the show

1993-10-08 Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA, USA

• Dave suffered from a heart attack near the end of the set and the concert was cut short

1994-04-04 Olympia, São Paulo, Brazil

• first show with Daryl Bamonte, who replaced Andrew Fletcher for the remaining dates of the tour

1994-07-08 Deer Creek Music Centre, Indianapolis, IN, USA

• last show with Alan Wilder

1997-04-10 Adrenalin Village, London, England, UK

• the first of two "Ultra Parties"
• Dave's first gig post his 1996 heroin overdose

1998-12-02 Idaho Center, Boise, ID, USA

• soundcheck was in preparation for 1998-12-12 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA and several songs had new acoustic arrangements; audience recording of that soundcheck is available
• debut of 'Behind The Wheel' for the 1998 Singles Tour

1998-12-12 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA

• acoustic arrangement for several songs
• Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins joined for lead vocals and guitar during 'Never Let Me Down Again'

2001-11-05 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany

• final show of the 2001 Exciter Tour
• Martin sang 'World Full Of Nothing' as an extra encore.

2005-12-11 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA

• acoustic arrangement for several songs
• backing tape crash during 'I Feel You'
• first live performance of 'Shake The Disease' since the 1990 World Violation Tour

2006-05-10 Starlight Amphitheater, Kansas City, MO, USA

• Dave didn't return to the stage after Martin's slot as he was suffering from an alleged stomach infection. Martin sang 4 more songs before the show was ended early

2009-07-24 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada

• first and only live-performance of 'Fragile Tension'

2010-02-17 Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK

• Depeche Mode played a show for the 'Teenage Cancer Trust'
• some additional musicians played strings for a couple of songs
• Alan Wilder joined Martin Gore on stage to perform the song 'Somebody'

2013-04-26 The Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA, USA

• first live performance of 'But Not Tonight'

2017-10-12 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2017-10-14 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2017-10-16 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2017-10-18 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA

• Depeche Mode play the Hollywood Bowl four nights in a single engagement, becoming the first act to do so in the century-old venue's history

2023-03-30 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA

• After Waiting For The Night, as Dave was walking back to the main stage, he saw a girl [named Addie] holding a sign. It said that it was her first concert ever and it was her 13th birthday. So Dave kneeled down and sang Happy Birthday to her
• Dave got a bit frustrated with everyone on their phones during the beginning of the encore