Blasphemous Rumours
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Notes
Martin Gore tells WLIR in 1986:
"[Blasphemous Rumours] was mainly inspired from the early days of the band or even before the band got started, when Andy and Vince were regular churchgoers, and I just used to go along because they were my friends. I just thought it was quite interesting. I was never a practicing Christian, although they were. And when you're not involved in it, I think you really notice the hypocrisy and just the funny side to things. One thing I often quoted is this thing called the "prayer list": every week they would sit and pray for people who were seriously ill, and you could guarantee that most of them, the majority of the people who they prayed for, would die. But they took that as, like, being very, very positive, that was "God's will" and "They've gone to somewhere better". And it's just, when you're not part of it, it just seems very ridiculous, very funny. I know a lot of people out there are not gonna agree with me."
Quotes from the documentary on the DVD of the Some Great Reward remaster from 2006:
Neil Ferris: "The problem came with Blasphemous Rumours: that was a very, very difficult record, and there were a lot of people who felt that that song lyrically, and just the title of it, that the record shouldn't be on the radio. And we did struggle with radio play, and there were certain people who objected to playing it, and they made their feelings very strongly known."
Dave Gahan: "Alternatively, over in the States, it got played. You know, stations out here in Long Island, WDRE, played us, started to play it, on the sort of underground, alternative stations."
Dates with available recordings of Blasphemous Rumours
There are currently 197 recordings of Blasphemous Rumours available.
- 1984-10-05 SFX, Dublin, Ireland/Source 1
- 1984-10-08 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
- 1984-10-13 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
- 1984-10-16 Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 1
- 1984-10-20 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK/Source 1
- 1984-10-23 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK/Source 1
- 1984-11-02 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 2
- 1984-11-02 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 3
- 1984-11-15 Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
- 1984-11-16 Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
- 1984-11-17 Olympen, Lund, Sweden/Source 1
- 1984-11-17 Olympen, Lund, Sweden/Source 2
- 1984-11-20 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-11-21 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-11-23 Stadthalle, Freiburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-11-26 Teatro Tenda, Florence, Italy/Source 1
- 1984-11-27 Teatro Tenda, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
- 1984-11-28 Teatro Tenda, Milan, Italy/Source 1
- 1984-11-28 Teatro Tenda, Milan, Italy/Source 2
- 1984-11-30 St. Jacobs Sporthalle, Basel, Switzerland/Source 1
- 1984-11-30 St. Jacobs Sporthalle, Basel, Switzerland/Source 2
- 1984-11-30 St. Jacobs Sporthalle, Basel, Switzerland/Source 3
- 1984-12-01 Deutches Museum, Munich, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-12-03 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-12-04 Eilenriedehalle, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-12-05 Münsterlandhalle, Münster, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-12-07 Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-12-08 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-12-09 Alsterdorf Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-12-09 Alsterdorf Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
- 1984-12-11 Sporthalle, Böblingen, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-12-14 Alsterdorf Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-12-17 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
- 1984-12-18 Zaal Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium/Source 1
- 1985-03-14 Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA/Source 1
- 1985-03-15 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1
- 1985-03-16 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA/Source 1
- 1985-03-26 Cullen Auditorium, Houston, TX, USA/Source 1
- 1985-03-26 Cullen Auditorium, Houston, TX, USA/Source 2
- 1985-03-27 Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX, USA/Source 1
- 1985-04-07 Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1
- 1985-04-08 Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1
- 1985-04-09 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan/Source 1
- 1985-04-12 Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1
- 1985-07-06 Torhout Festival, Torhout, Belgium/Source 1
- 1985-07-07 Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium/Source 1
- 1985-07-07 Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium/Source 2
- 1985-07-09 Theatre De Verdure, Nice, France/Source 1
- 1985-07-13 Rockscene Festival, Guehenno, France/Source 1
- 1985-07-13 Rockscene Festival, Guehenno, France/Source 2
- 1985-07-13 Rockscene Festival, Guehenno, France/Source 3
- 1985-07-13 Rockscene Festival, Guehenno, France/Source 4
- 1985-07-23 Volan Stadium, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
- 1985-07-26 Panathinaiko Stadium, Athens, Greece/Source 1
- 1985-07-30 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland/Source 1
- 1985-07-30 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland/Source 2
- 1985-07-30 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland/Source 3
- 1985-07-30 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland/Source 5
- 1986-03-31 New Conference Centre, Brighton, England, UK/Source 1
- 1986-04-02 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland/Source 1
- 1986-04-06 S.E.C.C., Glasgow, Scotland/Source 1
- 1986-04-07 Icerink, Whitley Bay, England, UK/Source 1
- 1986-04-10 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
- 1986-04-10 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK/Source 2
- 1986-04-10 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK/Source 3
- 1986-04-12 Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
- 1986-04-14 International Centre, Bournemouth, England, UK/Source 1
- 1986-04-16 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 1986-04-16 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 2
- 1986-04-16 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 3
- 1986-04-16 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 4
- 1986-04-16 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 5
- 1986-04-16 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 6
- 1986-04-17 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 1986-04-24 Skedsmohallen, Oslo, Norway/Source 1
- 1986-04-25 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden/Source 1
- 1986-04-26 Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
- 1986-04-28 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
- 1986-04-29 Eilenriedehalle, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-04-30 Eurogress, Aachen, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-05-02 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-05-02 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany/Source 2
- 1986-05-02 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany/Source 3
- 1986-05-03 Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-05-06 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
- 1986-05-07 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
- 1986-05-08 Palais des Sports, Lyon, France/Source 1
- 1986-05-10 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium/Source 1
- 1986-05-11 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-05-11 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany/Source 2
- 1986-05-13 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-05-16 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-05-16 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
- 1986-05-17 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-05-18 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-05-20 Münsterlandhalle, Münster, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-05-22 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-05-22 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany/Source 2
- 1986-05-24 Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
- 1986-05-25 Walter-Köbel-Halle, Rüsselsheim, Germany/Source 1
- 1986-06-01 Wang Theatre, Boston, MA, USA/Source 1
- 1986-06-08 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
- 1986-06-13 Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY, USA/Source 1
- 1986-06-14 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA/Source 1
- 1986-06-24 St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA/Source 1
- 1986-07-01 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
- 1986-07-13 The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA/Source 1
- 1986-07-14 Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA, USA/Source 1
- 1986-07-21 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan/Source 1
- 1986-07-22 Koseinenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan/Source 1
- 1986-07-23 NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1
- 1986-08-04 Arènes de Frejus, Fréjus, France/Source 1
- 1986-08-04 Arènes de Frejus, Fréjus, France/Source 2
- 1986-08-06 Stadio Comunale, Rimini, Italy/Source 1
- 1986-08-08 Les Arenes, Nimes, France/Source 1
- 1986-08-12 Arènes de Bayonne, Bayonne, France/Source 1
- 1986-08-16 Valbyparken, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
- 1986-08-16 Valbyparken, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 2
- 1987-10-22 Pabellon De Real Madrid, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
- 1987-10-23 Blaugrana Sports Palas, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
- 1987-10-25 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 1
- 1987-10-26 Palasport, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
- 1987-10-27 Paleur, Rome, Italy/Source 1
- 1987-10-29 Palasport, Turin, Italy/Source 1
- 1987-10-29 Palasport, Turin, Italy/Source 2
- 1987-10-30 Palatrussardi, Milan, Italy/Source 1
- 1987-11-02 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany/Source 1
- 1987-11-03 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
- 1987-11-04 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany/Source 1
- 1987-11-04 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany/Source 2
- 1987-11-06 Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
- 1987-11-06 Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany/Source 2
- 1987-11-06 Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany/Source 3
- 1987-11-07 Messehalle, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
- 1987-11-09 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 1987-11-11 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany/Source 1
- 1987-11-12 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland/Source 1
- 1987-11-12 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland/Source 2
- 1987-11-13 Halle des Fêtes, Lausanne, Switzerland/Source 1
- 1987-11-16 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
- 1987-11-17 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
- 1987-11-18 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
- 1987-12-04 The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA/Source 1
- 1987-12-04 The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA/Source 2
- 1987-12-12 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL, USA/Source 1
- 1987-12-15 The Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada/Source 1
- 1987-12-18 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
- 1987-12-18 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 2
- 1988-01-09 Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, UK/Source 1
- 1988-01-11 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 1988-01-12 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 1988-01-15 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
- 1988-01-16 Icerink, Whitley Bay, England, UK/Source 1
- 1988-01-17 Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK/Source 1
- 1988-01-19 G-MEX Centre, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
- 1988-01-20 Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK/Source 1
- 1988-01-21 St. George's Hall, Bradford, England, UK/Source 1
- 1988-01-23 B.I.C., Bournemouth, England, UK/Source 1
- 1988-01-24 Centre, Brighton, England, UK/Source 1
- 1988-02-06 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1988-02-07 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1988-02-09 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany/Source 1
- 1988-02-10 Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1988-02-12 Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
- 1988-02-12 Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 3
- 1988-02-12 Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 4
- 1988-02-13 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden/Source 1
- 1988-02-13 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden/Source 2
- 1988-02-15 Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway/Source 1
- 1988-02-17 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
- 1988-02-18 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
- 1988-02-19 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany/Source 1
- 1988-02-21 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium/Source 1
- 1988-02-23 Espace Foire, Lille, France/Source 1
- 1988-02-26 La Beaujoire, Nantes, France/Source 1
- 1988-02-27 Patinoire, Bordeaux, France/Source 1
- 1988-02-29 Palais des Sports, Toulouse, France/Source 1
- 1988-03-01 Le Zenith, Montpellier, France/Source 1
- 1988-03-02 Palais des Sports, Lyon, France/Source 1
- 1988-03-05 Hall Rhenus, Strasbourg, France/Source 1
- 1988-03-07 Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle, East-Berlin, East-Germany/Source 1
- 1988-03-09 Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
- 1988-03-10 Sportcsarnok, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
- 1988-03-11 Sportovni Hala, Prague, Czech Republic/Source 1
- 1988-03-13 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria/Source 1
- 1988-04-18 Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan/Source 1
- 1988-04-19 Koseinenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan/Source 1
- 1988-04-21 NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1
- 1988-04-22 NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1
- 1988-04-29 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, CA, USA/Source 1
- 1988-05-04 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada/Source 1
- 1988-05-08 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT, USA/Source 1
- 1988-05-09 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
- 1988-05-18 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, USA/Source 1
- 1988-05-20 Poplar Creek Music Fest, Chicago, IL, USA/Source 1
- 1988-06-01 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA/Source 1
- Something Went Wrong (compilation)
Dates where Blasphemous Rumours was played
1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour
Blasphemous Rumours was played 81 times during this tour.
- 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
- 1984-10-05 SFX, Dublin, Ireland
- 1984-10-06 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 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
- 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
- 1984-12-16 De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 1984-12-17 Bercy, Paris, France
- 1984-12-18 Zaal Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium
- 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 Shryock 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
- 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
- 1985-07-06 Torhout Festival, Torhout, Belgium
- 1985-07-07 Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium
- 1985-07-09 Theatre De Verdure, Nice, France
- 1985-07-11 Espace Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
- 1985-07-13 Rockscene Festival, Guehenno, France
- 1985-07-23 Volan Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
- 1985-07-26 Panathinaiko Stadium, Athens, Greece
- 1985-07-30 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland
1986 Black Celebration Tour
Blasphemous Rumours was played 75 times during this tour.
- 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
- 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, The 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
- 1986-07-21 Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan
- 1986-07-22 Koseinenkin Hall, Nagoya, Japan
- 1986-07-23 NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan
- 1986-08-04 Arènes de Frejus, Fréjus, France
- 1986-08-05 Stadio Comunale, Pietra Ligure, Italy
- 1986-08-06 Stadio Comunale, 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
- 1986-08-16 Valbyparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour
Blasphemous Rumours was played 101 times during this tour.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1988-03-07 Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle, East-Berlin, East-Germany
- 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
- 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
- 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
1990 World Violation Tour
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
1993 Devotional Tour
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
1994 Exotic Tour
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
1997 Ultra Parties
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
1998 The Singles Tour
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
2001 Exciter Tour
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
2005-2006 Touring The Angel
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour
- Blasphemous Rumours was not played during this tour.
