Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour
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Music For The Masses Tour
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| Tour name | Music For The Masses Tour |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Personnel | Dave Gahan Alan Wilder Martin Gore Andrew Fletcher |
| Support acts | Front 242 Voice Farm Hard Corps Nitzer Ebb Mixed Pickles Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Thomas Dolby And The Lost Toy People Wire |
| Length | 1987-10-22 - 1988-06-18 (7 months, 27 days) |
| Number of shows | 101 |
The Music For The Masses Tour was a 1987-1988 international tour undertaken by Depeche Mode in support of their sixth studio album Music For The Masses.
Line up and songwriting credits
- Dave Gahan - lead vocals
- Martin L. Gore - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, percussion pads, melodica (during Everything Counts)[1], occasional lead vocals (denoted by (*) in track listings)
- Andrew Fletcher - keyboards, percussion pads
- Alan Wilder - keyboards, backing vocals, percussion pads
All songs performed were written by Martin L. Gore, except for Just Can't Get Enough which was written by Vince Clarke and Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth which was written by Ron Mael.
Dates with downloads available
- 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
- 1987-12-04 The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA
- 1987-12-12 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL, USA
- 1987-12-15 The Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada
- 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
- 1988-02-26 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
- 1988-03-05 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
- 1988-05-04 P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 1988-05-08 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- 1988-05-09 McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, USA
- 1988-05-18 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- 1988-05-20 Poplar Creek Music Fest, Chicago, IL, USA
- 1988-06-01 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
Additionally, a nearly-complete good sounding audience recording of support act Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark from the '101' Rose Bowl concert is available to stream and download here.
Dates without available downloads
- 1987-12-01 Cow Palace, San Francisco, 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
- 1987-12-14 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 1987-12-17 Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA, USA
- 1988-02-25 Parc De Penfeld, Brest, France
- 1988-03-04 Palais Des Sports, Besancon, France
- 1988-05-02 Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA
- 1988-05-05 Civic Auditorium, Portland, OR, USA
- 1988-05-06 Civic Auditorium, Portland, OR, 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
- 1988-05-21 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
- 1988-06-03 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
Recommended recordings
These recordings are highly recommended as they are generally regarded as some of the best recordings from this tour. This is not an exhaustive list of very good sounding recordings.
- 1987-10-23 Blaugrana Sports Palas, Barcelona, Spain (Audience)
- 1987-10-25 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany (Audience)
- 1987-11-06 Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany (Audience)
- 1988-01-11 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK (Audience)
- 1988-04-29 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, CA, USA (Audience)
References
- ↑ Source: Shunt Q&A, LIVE - live albums / versions / performance, second page; about 1/3rd down the page, Alan Wilder confirms it was a melodica
Pages in category "1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour"
The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total.
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- 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
