So Much Love
Notes
Martin Gold told Keys Magazin (translated from German):
"Sounds really influence the composition of a song. An example of this would be the song 'So Much Love'. At the beginning there was a driving main sound, which I programmed on a Eurorack synthesizer. Ultimately it is this sound that helped the track to its somewhat punky feel."
Dave Gahan told Rolling Stone about 'So Much Love':
"It's like we have so much love here, we really do, but we're afraid to use it and access it. It's the old John Lennon thing, like, 'love and peace, man.' [...] ['So Much Love'] also reminds me of early electronic stuff, like Tuxedomoon and Cabaret Voltaire, who did kind of punky, distorted songs."
Paradiso asked if 'So Much Love' would not have been better as the final track on 'Spirit' since it would have ended it on a happy note, to which Dave Gahan replied:
"Well, funnily enough, there was one tracklisting on the album where 'So Much Love' was the final song. I did feel like it should be the final song on the album. And Martin felt that we should end the album in a different way, so I was pretty much outvoted. And that's the way it goes, we are a democracy, it doesn't mean I have to be right. I understand what you are saying because I felt that the songs, all the songs on the album, are all leading in a certain direction, and I felt like this was the song that says we all still have so much love in us. Let's have some hopefulness at the end of this dark tunnel. [But] it worked: it would always have worked no matter where it is [on the album]."
Dates with available recordings of So Much Love
There are currently 29 recordings of So Much Love available.
- 2017-03-17 Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-03-17 Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Berlin, Germany/Source 2
- 2017-03-21 Studios Rive Gauche, RTL2, Paris, France/Source 1
- 2017-03-21 Studios Rive Gauche, RTL2, Paris, France/Source 2
- 2017-03-26 BBC 6 Music Festival, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 1
- 2017-03-26 BBC 6 Music Festival, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 2
- 2017-05-05 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
- 2017-05-07 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
- 2017-05-07 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 2
- 2017-05-09 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium/Source 1
- 2017-05-27 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-05-29 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France/Source 1
- 2017-06-03 London Stadium, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 2017-06-03 London Stadium, London, England, UK/Source 2
- 2017-06-07 Ostragehege, Dresden, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-11 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-12 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-20 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-22 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-25 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy/Source 1
- 2017-06-29 Stadio Renato dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
- 2017-07-01 Stade de France, Paris, France/Source 1
- 2017-07-13 SKK, St. Petersburg, Russia/Source 1
- 2017-07-21 PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland/Source 1
- 2017-07-21 PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland/Source 2
- 2017-08-25 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
- 2017-09-01 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, USA/Source 1
- 2017-09-09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
- 2018-07-23 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
Dates where So Much Love was played
2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour
So Much Love was played 64 times during this tour.
- 2017-02-20 Global Spirit Tour Rehearsals, Avatar Studios, New York, NY, USA
- 2017-03-17 Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Berlin, Germany
- 2017-03-21 Studios Rive Gauche, RTL2, Paris, France
- 2017-03-26 BBC 6 Music Festival, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- 2017-04-21 Global Spirit Tour Rehearsals, S.I.R. Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-04-26 "Special Thank You Show", Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-05-05 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2017-05-07 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2017-05-09 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2017-05-12 Stade Charles-Ehrmann, Nice, France
- 2017-05-14 Dvorana Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2017-05-17 Terra Vibe Park, Athens, Greece
- 2017-05-20 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2017-05-22 Groupama Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
- 2017-05-24 Eden Aréna, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2017-05-27 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany
- 2017-05-29 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France
- 2017-05-31 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2017-06-03 London Stadium, London, England, UK
- 2017-06-05 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- 2017-06-07 Ostragehege, Dresden, Germany
- 2017-06-09 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2017-06-11 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany
- 2017-06-12 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany
- 2017-06-18 Letzigrund Stadion, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2017-06-20 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2017-06-22 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
- 2017-06-25 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
- 2017-06-27 Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy
- 2017-06-29 Stadio Renato dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy
- 2017-07-01 Stade de France, Paris, France
- 2017-07-04 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- 2017-07-13 SKK, St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2017-07-15 Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia
- 2017-07-19 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2017-07-21 PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland
- 2017-07-23 Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 2017-08-23 USANA Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- 2017-08-25 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA
- 2017-08-27 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
- 2017-08-30 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USA
- 2017-09-01 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, USA
- 2017-09-03 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2017-09-05 Centre Bell, Montreal, QC, Canada
- 2017-09-07 Verizon Center, Washington D.C., USA
- 2017-09-09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
- 2017-09-15 AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL, USA
- 2017-09-18 Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, TN, USA
- 2017-09-20 Austin360 Amphitheatre, Austin, TX, USA
- 2017-09-22 Starplex Pavilion, Dallas, TX, USA
- 2017-09-24 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA
- 2017-09-27 AK-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- 2017-09-30 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- 2017-10-02 Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- 2017-10-06 Mattress Firm Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA
- 2017-10-08 SAP Center, San Jose, CA, USA
- 2017-10-10 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
- 2017-10-12 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-10-14 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-10-21 KeyArena, Seattle, WA, USA
- 2017-10-23 Moda Center, Portland, OR, USA
- 2017-10-25 Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 2017-10-27 Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- 2018-07-23 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
