Dirty Sticky Floors
Notes
Dave Gahan said in the Electronic Press Kit for Paper Monsters:
"'Dirty Sticky Floors' is the whole lifestyle that I was drawn into. That whole kind of rock star cliché, as it is, it was a lot of fun for some time and then it wasn't any more, so out of the ashes of that came 'Dirty Sticky Floors' which really was a piss-take of myself and the sort of whole glamorous side of – it's not really glamorous at all – but that whole culture of the rock and roll star that gets drunk, gets high, and falls on his face and usually ends up on some dirty sticky floor – be it your own or somebody else's I wanted to just sort of put some fun into that – and not be a song about the pain of addiction. As painful as it is, if you are lucky enough to come out the other side like I have, and get enough perspective on it, and some space from it, you can see how ridiculous it is, especially when you choose it. And I definitely chose it."
Dave also told VH1:
"The song is all about the so-called glamorous side of Rock 'n' Roll, and ending up on some dirty sticky floor every single night, some god-awful toilet in some club or - most of the time - my own dirty sticky floor in my own bathroom. But I wanted to poke fun at the whole side of Rock 'n' Roll and have fun with it, even though the lyrics represent a true part of my life at that time. The tin man and the lion character [of The Wizard Of Oz] were two huge dolls I had in my apartment in Santa Monica. I had burnt out all my friends and these two dolls used to keep me company. On any given night, they would start talking to me. Suffice to say, they didn't last."
Dates with available recordings of Dirty Sticky Floors
There are currently 12 recordings of Dirty Sticky Floors available.
- 2003-06-07 Rock am Ring Festival, Nurburgring, Germany/Source 1
- 2003-06-10 Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 2003-06-12 Hultsfred Festival, Hultsfred, Sweden/Source 1
- 2003-06-26 Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark/Source 1
- 2003-06-28 Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium/Source 1
- 2015-10-19 The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
- 2015-10-19 The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2
- 2015-10-22 Town Hall, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
- 2015-10-30 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 2015-10-30 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany/Source 2
- 2015-10-30 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany/Source 3
- 2015-11-02 La Cigale, Paris, France/Source 1
Dates where Dirty Sticky Floors was played
2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)
Dirty Sticky Floors was played 75 times during this tour.
- 2003-05-2x Mates Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2003-06-05 Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2003-06-07 Rock am Ring Festival, Nurburgring, Germany
- 2003-06-08 Rock im Park Festival, Nuremburg, Germany
- 2003-06-10 Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany
- 2003-06-12 Hultsfred Festival, Hultsfred, Sweden
- 2003-06-13 Norwegian Wood Festival, Oslo, Norway
- 2003-06-14 Heineken Jamming Festival, Imola, Italy
- 2003-06-15 Provinssirock Festival, Seinäjoki, Finland
- 2003-06-17 New Ice Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2003-06-18 Olimpiski, Moscow, Russia
- 2003-06-20 Palace Of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2003-06-23 Arena, Budapest, Hungary
- 2003-06-24 T-Mobile Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2003-06-26 Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark
- 2003-06-28 Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium
- 2003-06-29 Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset, England, UK
- 2003-07-01 Haus Auensee, Leipzig, Germany
- 2003-07-02 Stadt Park, Hamburg, Germany
- 2003-07-04 Olympia, Paris, France
- 2003-07-05 Olympia, Paris, France
- 2003-07-06 Eurockeennes Festival, Belfort, France
- 2003-07-09 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England, UK
- 2003-07-10 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England, UK
- 2003-07-12 Move Festival, Manchester, England, UK
- 2003-07-13 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England, UK
- 2003-07-18 The Roxy, Atlanta, GA, USA
- 2003-07-20 9:30 Club, Washington D.C., USA
- 2003-07-21 Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 2003-07-23 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY, USA
- 2003-07-24 Tower Records, NYC, NY, USA
- 2003-07-26 Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA, USA
- 2003-07-29 Metropolis, Montreal, QC, Canada
- 2003-07-30 Kool Haus, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2003-07-31 WTMX, House of Blues, Chicago, IL, USA
- 2003-08-01 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
- 2003-08-02 State Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
- 2003-08-05 Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, TX, USA
- 2003-08-06 Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX, USA
- 2003-08-07 Next Stage, Dallas, TX, USA
- 2003-08-09 Fillmore, Denver, CO, USA
- 2003-08-11 Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- 2003-08-14 Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 2003-08-15 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
- 2003-08-16 Paramount, Seattle, WA, USA
- 2003-08-17 Expression Center For New Media, Emeryville, CA, USA
- 2003-08-18 Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 2003-08-20 Jimmy Kimmel Live!, El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2003-08-21 Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, CA, USA
- 2003-08-22 Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- 2003-08-23 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- 2003-08-25 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2003-08-26 The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2003-10-27 Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England, UK
- 2003-10-29 Carling Apollo Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- 2003-10-31 Forest National Stadium, Brussels, Belgium
- 2003-11-01 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2003-11-02 Kulturarena, Berlin, Germany
- 2003-11-04 Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2003-11-05 KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2003-11-07 Spodek Arena, Katowice, Poland
- 2003-11-08 Incheba Hall, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2003-11-10 Gasometer, Vienna, Austria
- 2003-11-11 Zenith, Munich, Germany
- 2003-11-13 Thuringenhalle, Erfurt, Germany
- 2003-11-14 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
- 2003-11-15 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
- 2003-11-17 Stadionsporthalle, Hannover, Germany
- 2003-11-18 Avo Session, Festsaal Messe, Basel, Switzerland
- 2003-11-20 Zenith, Paris, France
- 2003-11-22 Böblingen Sporthalle, Stuttgart, Germany
- 2003-11-24 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
- 2003-11-27 La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
- 2003-11-29 Republicca, Valencia, Spain
- 2003-11-30 Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain
2015 Angels and Ghosts Tour
Dirty Sticky Floors was played 7 times during this tour.
- 2015-10-17 Angels & Ghosts Tour Rehearsals, S.I.R. Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2015-10-19 The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2015-10-22 Town Hall, New York, NY, USA
- 2015-10-26 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England, UK
- 2015-10-30 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
- 2015-11-02 La Cigale, Paris, France
- 2015-11-04 Fabrique, Milan, Italy
2021 Imposter Tour
- Dirty Sticky Floors was not played during this tour.
