Waiting For The Night

Waiting For The Night
Song Artist Depeche Mode Album Violator Songwriter Martin L. Gore Produced by Depeche Mode Flood Recorded at Puk Studios, Denmark and Logic Studios, Milan Label Mute Records Length (mm:ss) 6:12 Tempo 182 BPM Time signature 4/4 Key B♭ Minor Engineering assistance Daryl Bamonte Dick Meaney David Browne Mark Flannery Mixing François Kevorkian Recorded May 1989 – January 1990 Originally released March 19, 1990 Played live 290 times * Total live plays 290 times *

'Waiting For The Night' is a song from the 1990 album Violator by Depeche Mode.

Notes

This song is sometimes erroneously titled by fans as "Waiting For The Night To Fall". According to Alan Wilder on Shunt Q&A ARCHIVES  : DEPECHE MODE  : VIOLATOR, about halfway down the page; the original title for the song was not "Waiting For The Night To Fall".

On the same Shunt Q&A Archives, a fan asks:

Fergus: One question I've been dying to ask is just how you created the loop for 'Waiting For The Night'? Did you use an arpeggiator? How did you get the loop to change key?

A: "Flood and I had been listening to Tangerine Dream and decided to try and create a similar atmosphere for this track. The main sequence was put together using his ARP and the sequencer that accompanies the synth. Due to its many velocity and filtering possibilities, this unit has a unique quality which is difficult to replicate using a modern-day sequencer triggered by MIDI. Once it has been set-up, in order for the sequence to be transposed to follow the chord structure of the song, I needed to play in each chord change from an external keyboard. A similar principal was applied to achieve the bubbling bass part which, together with the main sequence, forms the backbone of the track. The charm of the ARP sequencer stems from the slight tuning and timing variations that occur each time the part is played. This gives a sense of fluidity and continual change which seems to suit the song."

Alan Wilder elaborated on this for Electricity Club in 2011:

"The main sequencer part here was produced using the ARP 2600 synth and sequencer, because it has many flaws when setting up your 16 note sequence (for example tuning and gate length) – this makes for happy accidents and almost random events. We would have fiddled around with that sequence for a while, tweaking the filters and envelopes within the ARP until we arrived at that particularly hypnotic end result. The resulting sequence shape would follow any held note on a keyboard to transpose between the song's basic chord changes as it ran, which we would then record, and that is essentially the spine of the whole thing. All the other sounds in that song act as mere embellishment."

When Martin Gore was asked by The Boston Globe to explain this song, he said:

"I spend the day waiting for the night. It's a natural, perfect conclusion to the day."

In 2006, all of Depeche Mode's studio albums were being remastered. Engineer Kevin Paul told Sound On Sound magazine:

"'Waiting For The Night' was a particularly hard song — not hard to recreate but complicated. It has something like 15 different delays in it — there are loads of little spins on the end of lines of vocals and drums, and it is amazing. I had the recall notes from Violator, so I knew what [Depeche Mode] were using and what effects, and I had to try and piece together the recall notes with the music. Some of the effects I had to just try to do my best to recreate, by bouncing the delays and using distortion. It is actually one of the songs I enjoy the most in 5.1, but the process of recreating it was incredibly complex. I remember at times thinking "How would [Francois Kevorkian] do this? How could he possibly try to get that effect?" and it was a combination of three or four effects, certainly. I'd get the [Eventide] H3000s out and patch them across and try to use the presets that were written on the recall to see if it was anywhere close — sometimes it wasn't and sometimes it was. But even as you were finishing the mix you were thinking "Yeah, I've got everything, everything’s fine," and there'd be something else and you'd think "Aaargh, what's he doing?" and it would turn out to be another snare or kick drum reverb, or a delay on the bass line would suddenly shoot in."

Lyrics

Waiting For The Night

I'm waiting for the night to fall

I know that it will save us all

When everything's dark

Keeps us from the stark reality

I'm waiting for the night to fall

When everything is bearable

And there in the still

All that you feel

Is tranquility

There is a star in the sky

Guiding my way with its light

And in the glow of the moon

Know my deliverance will come soon

There is a sound in the calm

Someone is coming to harm

I press my hands to my ears

It's easier here just to forget fear

And when I squinted

The world seemed rose-tinted

And angels appeared to descend

To my surprise

With half-closed eyes

Things looked even better

Than when they were opened

Been waiting for the night to fall

I knew that it would save us all

Now everything's dark

Keeps us from the stark reality

Been waiting for the night to fall

Now everything is bearable

And here in the still

All that you feel

Is tranquility

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Dates with available recordings of Waiting For The Night

There are currently 268 recordings of Waiting For The Night available.

• 1990-05-28 Civic Centre, Pensacola, FL, USA/Source 1
• 1990-05-30 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL, USA/Source 1
• 1990-05-30 Orlando Arena, Orlando, FL, USA/Source 2
• 1990-05-31 Miami Arena, Miami, FL, USA/Source 1
• 1990-06-06 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA/Source 1
• 1990-06-14 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA/Source 1
• 1990-06-16 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA/Source 1
• 1990-06-16 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USA/Source 2
• 1990-06-18 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
• 1990-06-18 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA/Source 2
• 1990-06-21 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada/Source 1
• 1990-06-22 CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 1
• 1990-06-24 Star Lake Amphitheater, Pittsburgh, PA, USA/Source 1
• 1990-06-26 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA/Source 1
• 1990-06-26 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA/Source 2
• 1990-06-29 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA/Source 1
• 1990-06-30 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA/Source 1
• 1990-06-30 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA/Source 2
• 1990-07-02 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA/Source 1
• 1990-07-03 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA/Source 1
• 1990-07-05 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA/Source 1
• 1990-07-06 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA/Source 1
• 1990-07-09 Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA/Source 1
• 1990-07-11 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
• 1990-07-16 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada/Source 1
• 1990-07-21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA/Source 1
• 1990-07-21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA/Source 2
• 1990-07-22 Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA/Source 1
• 1990-07-28 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA/Source 1
• 1990-07-31 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA/Source 1
• 1990-08-04 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 1990-08-04 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2
• 1990-08-04 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 3
• 1990-08-04 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 4
• 1990-08-05 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 1990-08-05 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2
• 1990-08-31 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia/Source 1
• 1990-09-06 Kobe World Kinen Hall, Kobe, Japan/Source 1
• 1990-09-06 Kobe World Kinen Hall, Kobe, Japan/Source 2
• 1990-09-08 Koseinenkin Hall, Kanazawa, Japan/Source 1
• 1990-09-09 Nagoya-Shi Kokaido, Nagoya, Japan/Source 1
• 1990-09-11 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1
• 1990-09-12 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1
• 1990-09-28 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium/Source 1
• 1990-09-29 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany/Source 1
• 1990-09-29 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany/Source 2
• 1990-09-30 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany/Source 1
• 1990-10-02 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
• 1990-10-03 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
• 1990-10-05 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden/Source 1
• 1990-10-05 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden/Source 2
• 1990-10-06 Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
• 1990-10-06 Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 2
• 1990-10-08 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
• 1990-10-09 Messehalle, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
• 1990-10-11 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France/Source 1
• 1990-10-12 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland/Source 1
• 1990-10-12 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland/Source 2
• 1990-10-12 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland/Source 3
• 1990-10-14 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
• 1990-10-14 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 2
• 1990-10-15 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany/Source 1
• 1990-10-15 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany/Source 2
• 1990-10-17 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 1
• 1990-10-17 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 2
• 1990-10-21 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 1990-10-22 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 1990-10-23 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 1990-10-25 Stade Couvert Régional, Liévin, France/Source 1
• 1990-10-26 Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
• 1990-10-28 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 1990-10-28 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
• 1990-10-29 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 1990-10-31 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 1990-11-01 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 1990-11-03 Hall Rhenus, Strasbourg, France/Source 1
• 1990-11-05 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
• 1990-11-05 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 2
• 1990-11-07 Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
• 1990-11-09 Palais des Sports, Marseilles, France/Source 1
• 1990-11-11 Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy/Source 1
• 1990-11-12 Paleur, Rome, Italy/Source 1
• 1990-11-14 Patinoire de Mériadeck, Bordeaux, France/Source 1
• 1990-11-15 Patinoire de Mériadeck, Bordeaux, France/Source 1
• 1990-11-17 Parc De Penfeld, Brest, France/Source 1
• 1990-11-19 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1990-11-20 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1990-11-22 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
• 1990-11-23 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1990-11-26 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
• 1990-11-27 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
• 1994-02-12 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa/Source 1
• 2001-06-11 Colisee Pepsi Arena, Quebec City, QC, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-13 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-15 Molson Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-16 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-16 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 2
• 2001-06-19 XCEL Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-20 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-22 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-23 DTE Energy Music Theater, Detroit, MI, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-23 DTE Energy Music Theater, Detroit, MI, USA/Source 2
• 2001-06-24 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 2
• 2001-06-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 2
• 2001-06-30 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-01 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-01 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-07-03 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-05 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-07 National Car Rental Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-07 National Car Rental Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA/Source 2
• 2001-07-08 Ice Palace, Tampa, FL, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-13 UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-14 Cynthia Wood Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-15 South Texas Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-17 Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-21 Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-23 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-27 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-28 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-07-29 Gorge Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-29 Gorge Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-08-01 Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-03 Chronicle Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-04 Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-05 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-05 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-08-08 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-10 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-11 Coors Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-14 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-15 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-18 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-19 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-19 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-08-28 Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia/Source 1
• 2001-08-29 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia/Source 1
• 2001-08-31 Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania/Source 1
• 2001-09-02 Horse Race Track, Warsaw, Poland/Source 1
• 2001-09-04 Paegas Arena, Prague, Czech Republic/Source 1
• 2001-09-05 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-06 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-08 Trabrennbahn, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-09 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-11 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria/Source 1
• 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
• 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary/Source 2
• 2001-09-16 Olympiski, Moscow, Russia/Source 1
• 2001-09-18 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia/Source 1
• 2001-09-19 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland/Source 1
• 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
• 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 2
• 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 3
• 2001-09-22 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway/Source 1
• 2001-09-23 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
• 2001-09-23 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 2
• 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France/Source 1
• 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France/Source 2
• 2001-09-26 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-26 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-09-27 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-27 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 3
• 2001-09-30 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-02 Eishalle, Nürnberg, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-02 Eishalle, Nürnberg, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-10-03 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-04 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland/Source 1
• 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany/Source 3
• 2001-10-07 Sport Paleis, Antwerp, Belgium/Source 1
• 2001-10-09 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2001-10-10 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 3
• 2001-10-13 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
• 2001-10-13 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 2
• 2001-10-14 Palacio De Vistalegre (Plaza De Toros De Vistalegre), Madrid, Spain/Source 1
• 2001-10-17 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-18 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-20 MEN Arena, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-21 NEC, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-23 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France/Source 1
• 2001-10-24 Forum, Milan, Italy/Source 1
• 2001-10-25 Palamalaguti, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
• 2001-10-28 Basket Ball Arena, Athens, Greece/Source 1
• 2001-10-30 Abdi Ipekci Arena, Istanbul, Turkey/Source 1
• 2001-11-03 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia/Source 1
• 2001-11-05 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-11-05 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany/Source 2
• 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg/Source 1
• 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg/Source 2
• 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg/Source 3
• 2009-06-16 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy/Source 1
• 2009-06-23 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
• 2009-06-30 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
• 2009-07-24 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 1
• 2009-08-03 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2009-08-04 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2009-08-10 Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 1
• 2009-08-27 Red Rocks, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
• 2009-10-13 Explanada del Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru/Source 1
• 2009-10-13 Explanada del Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru/Source 2
• 2009-10-15 Club Hipico, Santiago, Chile/Source 1
• 2009-11-21 Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
• 2023-03-23 Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2023-03-25 SAP Center, San Jose, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2023-03-30 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA/Source 1
• 2023-04-02 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2023-04-07 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 1
• 2023-05-16 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
• 2023-05-23 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
• 2023-05-23 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 2
• 2023-05-26 Leipziger Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany/Source 1
• 2023-05-26 Leipziger Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany/Source 2
• 2023-05-26 Leipziger Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany/Source 3
• 2023-05-31 Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France/Source 1
• 2023-05-31 Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France/Source 2
• 2023-06-04 Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany/Source 1
• 2023-06-04 Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany/Source 2
• 2023-06-04 Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany/Source 3
• 2023-06-17 Twickenham Stadium, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2023-06-24 Stade de France, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2023-06-29 Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
• 2023-06-29 Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 2
• 2023-07-07 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 2023-07-12 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy/Source 1
• 2023-10-15 State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA, USA/Source 1
• 2023-10-25 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA/Source 1
• 2023-10-28 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2023-10-28 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 2
• 2023-10-28 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 3
• 2023-11-08 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI, USA/Source 1
• 2023-11-16 Ball Arena, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
• 2023-11-26 Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 1
• 2023-12-06 Pechanga Arena, San Diego, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2023-12-08 Pechanga Arena, San Diego, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2023-12-10 Kia Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2023-12-15 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2023-12-17 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2023-12-17 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2023-12-17 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 3
• 2023-12-17 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 4
• 2024-01-24 Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
• 2024-01-27 O2 Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2024-01-27 O2 Arena, London, England, UK/Source 2
• 2024-01-29 AO Arena, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 2024-02-20 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 2024-02-20 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany/Source 2
• 2024-02-20 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany/Source 3
• 2024-02-24 O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic/Source 1
• 2024-03-05 Accor Arena, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2024-04-03 Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
• 2024-04-03 Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Germany/Source 2
• 2024-04-03 Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Germany/Source 3
• 2024-04-08 Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
• 2024-04-08 Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Germany/Source 2
• 2024-04-08 Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Germany/Source 3
• 2024-04-08 Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Germany/Source 4
• 2024-04-08 Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Germany/Source 5
• Something Went Wrong (compilation)

Dates where Waiting For The Night was played

1990 World Violation Tour

Waiting For The Night was played 88 times during this tour.

• 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 Amphitheatre, 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 Salt Palace, Salt Lake 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
• 1990-08-31 Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
• 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
• 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, The 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

1993 Devotional Tour

• Waiting For The Night was not played during this tour.

1994 Exotic Tour

Waiting For The Night was played 3 times during this tour.

• 1994-02-12 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1994-02-25 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1994-04-05 Olympia, São Paulo, Brazil

1997 Ultra Parties

• Waiting For The Night was not played during this tour.

1998 The Singles Tour

• Waiting For The Night was not played during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

Waiting For The Night was played 85 times during this tour.

• 2001-05-30 Exciter Tour Rehearsals, Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
• 2001-06-01 Exciter Tour Rehearsals, Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
• 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, Columbia, 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
• 2001-08-28 Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia
• 2001-08-29 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia
• 2001-08-31 Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania
• 2001-09-02 Horse Race Track, Warsaw, Poland
• 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
• 2001-09-16 Olympiski, Moscow, Russia
• 2001-09-18 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 2001-09-19 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
• 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
• 2001-10-13 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
• 2001-10-14 Palacio De Vistalegre (Plaza De Toros De Vistalegre), Madrid, Spain
• 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
• 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

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• Waiting For The Night was not played during this tour.

2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)

• Waiting For The Night was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

• Waiting For The Night was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

Waiting For The Night was played 43 times during this tour.

• 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
• 2009-05-10 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel
• 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
• 2009-06-20 TW Classic Festival, Werchter, Belgium
• 2009-06-22 Inter Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
• 2009-06-23 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
• 2009-06-25 Slavia Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic
• 2009-06-27 Stade de France, Paris, France
• 2009-06-28 Zenith Amphitheatre, Nancy, France
• 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
• 2009-07-24 Molson Amphitheatre, 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
• 2009-08-03 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
• 2009-08-23 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
• 2009-10-01 Arena V.F.G., Guadalajara, Mexico
• 2009-10-03 Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
• 2009-10-04 Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
• 2009-10-06 Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
• 2009-10-10 Parque Simon Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia
• 2009-10-13 Explanada del Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru
• 2009-10-15 Club Hipico, Santiago, Chile
• 2009-11-21 Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• Waiting For The Night was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• Waiting For The Night was not played during this tour.

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