Two Minute Warning
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Alan Wilder said in the Q&A on Shunt:
"It was about the nuclear arms race of the Eighties."
Lyrics
Two Minute Warning
We're lying by the orange sky
Two million miles across the land
Scattered to the highest high
Expect they'll either laugh or cry
No sex, no consequence, no sympathy
You're good enough to heat
Two minute warning
Two minutes later
When time has come
My days are numbered
The dawning of another year
Marks time for those who understand
One in four still here
While you and I go hand in hand
No radio, no sound, no sin, no sanctuary
So welcome to your last
The sun, the solitude, the cemetary
So welcome to your last
Songwriter: Alan Wilder
Publishing Information: ©1983 RCA Music Ltd. All rights reserved.
Dates with available recordings of Two Minute Warning
There are currently 74 recordings of Two Minute Warning available.
- 1983-09-12 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-16 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-19 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-20 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-20 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 2
- 1983-09-21 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-23 Empire, Liverpool, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-24 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-10-03 Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-10-08 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-12-01 Draken, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
- 1983-12-02 Saga, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
- 1983-12-08 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-10 Musensaal, Mannheim, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-12 Ausstellungshalle, Sindelfingen, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-13 Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-15 Sartory Saal, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-16 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-20 Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-23 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-23 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
- 1984-03-05 Teatro Tenda, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
- 1984-03-06 Orfeo Music Hall, Milan, Italy/Source 1
- 1984-03-08 Pacha Club, Valencia, Spain/Source 1
- 1984-03-09 Studio 54, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
- 1984-03-10 University, Madrid, Spain/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
- 1984-10-13 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
- 1984-11-15 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
- 1984-11-27 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
- 1984-12-11 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
- 1985-03-16 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, 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
- 1985-07-09 Theatre De Verdure, Nice, France/Source 1
- 1985-07-23 Volan Stadium, Budapest, Hungary/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
- 2010-03-19 Meistersaal, Hansa Tonstudios, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- Something Went Wrong (compilation)
Dates where Two Minute Warning was played
1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour
Two Minute Warning was played 48 times during this tour.
- 1983-09-07 Regal, Hitchin, England, UK
- 1983-09-09 SFX, Dublin, Ireland
- 1983-09-10 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1983-09-12 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK
- 1983-09-13 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK
- 1983-09-14 Gaumont, Southampton, England, UK
- 1983-09-15 Apollo, Coventry, England, UK
- 1983-09-16 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK
- 1983-09-18 Capitol, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- 1983-09-19 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- 1983-09-20 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- 1983-09-21 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK
- 1983-09-23 Empire, Liverpool, England, UK
- 1983-09-24 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK
- 1983-09-25 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England, UK
- 1983-09-26 Victoria Hall, Hanley, England, UK
- 1983-09-28 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK
- 1983-09-30 St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK
- 1983-10-01 Apollo, Oxford, England, UK
- 1983-10-03 Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK
- 1983-10-06 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
- 1983-10-07 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
- 1983-10-08 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
- 1983-12-01 Draken, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1983-12-02 Saga, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1983-12-03 Foreningen Akademy, Lund, Sweden
- 1983-12-05 Hof Ter Lo, Antwerp, Belgium
- 1983-12-06 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1983-12-08 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
- 1983-12-10 Musensaal, Mannheim, Germany
- 1983-12-11 University Haula, Saarbrucken, Germany
- 1983-12-12 Ausstellungshalle, Sindelfingen, Germany
- 1983-12-13 Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
- 1983-12-15 Sartory Saal, Cologne, Germany
- 1983-12-16 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
- 1983-12-17 Stadthalle, Borken, Germany
- 1983-12-19 Hallemünsterland, Münster, Germany
- 1983-12-20 Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany
- 1983-12-21 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 1983-12-22 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 1983-12-23 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 1984-02-03 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK
- 1984-03-05 Teatro Tenda, Bologna, Italy
- 1984-03-06 Orfeo Music Hall, Milan, Italy
- 1984-03-08 Pacha Club, Valencia, Spain
- 1984-03-09 Studio 54, Barcelona, Spain
- 1984-03-10 University, Madrid, Spain
- 1984-06-02 Suedwest Stadium, Ludwigshafen, Germany
1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour
Two Minute Warning was played 77 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
- 1985-07-09 Theatre De Verdure, Nice, France
- 1985-07-11 Espace Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
- 1985-07-23 Volan Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
- 1985-07-30 Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland
1986 Black Celebration Tour
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
1990 World Violation Tour
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
1993 Devotional Tour
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
1994 Exotic Tour
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
1997 Ultra Parties
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
1998 The Singles Tour
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
2001 Exciter Tour
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
2005-2006 Touring The Angel
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour
- Two Minute Warning was not played during this tour.
