People Are People
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Notes
Quotes from the documentary on the DVD of the Some Great Reward remaster from 2006:
Gareth Jones: "The acoustics of People Are People and the sound of the beats and the big fills things, is all the sound of the rooms, with the beats getting thrown around Hansa Studio: three floors down for the bass drum, snare drum one floor over, toms in another room over there that, kind of thing. The whole building was shaking."
Alan Wilder: "It gives quite a big sounding record, the biggest sort of in that sense [makes a large box with hand gestures], the biggest we've ever made, and it seemed that it had something going for it."
Daniel Miller: "We just basically pressed 'play' and just ran it, and everybody sang along, and it just seemed like it all sounded great, even before we recorded it properly.
Andy Fletcher: We thought it was a good song. Now, we're not too keen on it. It's probably... It's our biggest hit that we don't play."
Alan says in Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music magazine, issued April 1984:
"When we do a single like this [People Are People] we mix for radio rather than for hi-fi. Danny [Miller] bought a little gadget which we're evaluating called the Ear Opener — it's supposed to reproduce exactly the compression and re-equalization you have on radio. So we constantly cross-reference what we hear in the Control Room with what comes out of this little modified transistor radio: previously we were finding that our mixes weren't spunding all that great on medium-wave; one thing we've learned is that you have to go way over the top with ambiance and reverb to get the same effect on radio as you would hear on a hi-Fi system — that's why Hansa is so good, 'cos you can pass your most computer-like sounds through amps and even huge PA stacks in their large, halls, mike them up, gate them to hell and come up with the most incredible and powerful sounds. That's how we did People Are People: I suppose you could call it Controlled Dirt."
Dates with available recordings of People Are People
There are currently 186 recordings of People Are People available.
- 1984-03-30 The Tube, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK/Source 1
- 1984-06-02 Suedwest Stadium, Ludwigshafen, Germany/Source 1
- 1984-06-02 Suedwest Stadium, Ludwigshafen, Germany/Source 2
- 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 1
- 1984-11-02 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 2
- 1984-11-02 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 3
- 1984-11-02 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 4
- 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
- 1985-03-26 Cullen Auditorium, Houston, TX, USA/Source 1
- 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 4
- 1985-07-30 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland/Source 5
- 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
- 1986-05-18 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
- 1986-06-03 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 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
- 1987-11-07 Messehalle, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
- 1987-11-09 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, 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
- 1988-01-19 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
- 1988-04-22 NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1
- Something Went Wrong (compilation)
Dates where People Are People was played
1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour
People Are People was played 2 times during this tour.
- 1984-03-30 The Tube, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- 1984-06-02 Suedwest Stadium, Ludwigshafen, Germany
1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour
People Are People 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
People Are People 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
People Are People was played 68 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
- 1988-04-22 NHK Hall, Tokyo, Japan
- 1988-06-18 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA, USA
1990 World Violation Tour
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
1993 Devotional Tour
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
1994 Exotic Tour
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
1997 Ultra Parties
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
1998 The Singles Tour
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
2001 Exciter Tour
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
2005-2006 Touring The Angel
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour
- People Are People was not played during this tour.
