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Notes

Since 2001, Martin Gore has been selecting obscure songs, usually of the minimal techno variety, to be played in the last hour before Depeche Mode appears on stage. Fans have attempted to identify these tracks, which was made easier once Shazam became available. Please note that sometimes Martin would swap one or more tracks with new ones during a tour, so if you attended one concert then you may not have heard all of these tracks for that tour. Below are the lists of these songs, sorted per tour, but with no internal order. The tracks are named in '[artist] - [song title]' format.

2001 Exciter Tour

This mix has been released as a very limited CD-R promo named 'Electric Performer' by Mute Records to radios and music TV stations around Europe (mainly Germany).[1] Depechemode.com presented a partially complete list at the time, omitting some track titles.[2]. Thanks to Shazam, DMLiveWiki is able to identify all the titles:

  1. Kid 606 - Nobody Wants To Be A Star Anymore (Toss It)
  2. Thomas Brinkmann - Olga
  3. Kreidler - Circles
  4. Stewart Walker - Untitled
  5. Isan - Skeek
  6. David Bowie - All Saints
  7. Marineville - The Synaptic Gap
  8. David Vorhaus (White Noise) - Mechanism
  9. Signer - Shifting Between Standing and Sitting
  10. Schlammpeitziger - Beingodick
  11. Hip Young Things - 1½ (Console Remix)
  12. Sergej Auto - Finjeboog Rhytkp
  13. Kandis - Lunar Corona
  14. Octagon Man - Cess
  15. Electronicat - Shuffle Tiiiime

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

This list was presented on Depechemode.com at the time.[3] Later on, the two tracks by Woody McBride and Rene Breitbarth were replaced by tracks by Basteroid and Thomas Brinkmann, which we shazamed from an in-ear monitor recording. Only one track remains irretrievable on the web, even after asking the artist for help with IDing the track.

  1. Audion - Vegetables
  2. Lawrence - Winter Green
  3. Metope - Rebird
  4. Heartthrob - Hot Sugar Candy Apple Taffy
  5. Alex Smoke - Lost In Sound
  6. Woody McBride - Sinsentrikken Ut I 2 Spor
  7. Rene Breitbarth - Cooling The Plasma
  8. Metope - 33
  9. Motor - Yak
  10. James T Cotton - The Dancing Box
  11. T. Raumschmiere - An Army Of Watt
  12. Basteroid - Against Luftwiderstand (Mia Grobelny & Falko Brocksieper Remix)
  13. Thomas Brinkmann - Ulla

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

This list has also been presented on Depechemode.com.[4] Spotify user 'PA86G' identified three more tracks and compiled a list on Spotify. A track by Lawrence was played after the concert.

  1. Kjofol - Thirteen People
  2. Minilogue - Hundraelva
  3. Andre Kronert - Salzwasserliebe
  4. Ben Klock - Check For Pulse
  5. Simone Tavazzi - Poltergeist (Perc Mix)
  6. Maetrik - Envy
  7. Ki.Mi - StereoKubizm
  8. Marko - Everything Turns Black (Alex Bau Mix)
  9. The Chain - Letting Go
  10. Popof - Serenity
  11. Ben Klock - SubZero
  12. Dusty Kid - Lynchesque
  13. FLG - Amplifier
  14. Guy Gerber - Timing
  15. Jurek Przezdziecki - Qwerty Poema
  16. Loco Dice - Breakfast At Nina's (Onur Ozer mix)
  17. Mini Mode - Ombra
  18. Noir - Ragnarok
  19. Ryan Davies - Spicyal Sound
  20. Simian Mobile Disco - 10,000 Horses Can't Be Wrong
  21. Max Cooper - Harmonisch Serie
  22. Rainer Weichhold - Bamboo (Format B Mix)
  23. X.L.R.8.R - Clubnight
  24. Logic Systems - Ultranet
  25. Larsson - Fandango (Floor Mix)
  26. Minilogue - That's a Nice Way to Give Me Feedback (Heinrichs & Hirtenfellner Laughing Jackall Remix)
  27. Mini Mode - Process (Manuel De La Mare, Luigi Rocca & Marshall Remix)
  28. Lawrence - Sunrise

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

This list was shazamed by fans on the HOME forum. Thanks to 'Richard Flapper' for compiling the tracklist on Spotify:

  1. Elektrabel - Ripplin
  2. Darmec - Fashion
  3. Fabbro - Pulsing Essence
  4. Gianni Grambone - Human Reason
  5. Mike Duz - Bad Choice
  6. Monobox - The Construct
  7. Plastikman - Spastik
  8. Ross Harper - Pink Boots
  9. Alex Xhela - 303 Mode
  10. Antonio Mazzitelli - Underground Movement
  11. Artech - Maximalesk (Artech Minimalesk Mix)
  12. Asterdose - T.I.M.E. To Get Down (From The Biblical Garden Mix)
  13. Clouds - Optic
  14. Michael Badal & Avtar Araie - Displacement

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

This list was shazamed by fans on the HOME forum. Thanks to 'szigi101' for compiling this tracklist on Spotify:

  1. Dense & Pika - Cartoon Heart (Slam Track Series Remix)
  2. Sian - Axiomatic
  3. Julian Jeweil - Blue
  4. Atom™ & Tobias. - Physik E7532
  5. Vessels - Elliptic (Barker & Baumecker remix)
  6. Gello Geens - Delusion
  7. VSK - Echinopsis
  8. Setaoc Mass - Poidub
  9. Ben Klock & Marcel Dettmann - Phantom Studies
  10. Deorro - Five Hours
  11. DJ M-Traxxx - The Wrath Of Nia (DJ Yoko Remix)
  12. Emanuele Millozzi & Luke Sky - Dark Side (Andres Gil Tech Side Remix)
  13. Mario Ochoa - Infamous
  14. Mind Against & Aether - Eclipse
  15. Mindorfear - Black Hole
  16. Ozgur Ozkan - Calm Before The Storm (Thomas Penton Remix)
  17. Ralph Kings - Danceria
  18. Shao - Sensi

2023-2024 Memento Mori Tour

A list of tracks for the 2023 and 2024 legs of the Memento Mori Tour. Thanks to WelshMode and PA86G for shazaming and compiling this list. mgroot also created an Apple Music version of this playlist.

  1. Taupe - Flood
  2. Petter B - Filtered Tone Sequence
  3. PWCCA - Null Mutation
  4. Henning Baer - Burning Chrome
  5. Marcel Dettmann - Seduction (feat. Emika)
  6. Efdemin - America (Terrence Dixon MInimal Detroit Mix)
  7. Marcel Dettmann - Lightworks
  8. Terence Fixmer- Matière Noire
  9. Mark Reeve - Temptation
  10. Temudo - Niiv
  11. Henning Baer - On Craft (SFT Mix)
  12. Heiko Laux & Joel Mull - Slight Munch
  13. Charlotte de Witte - Apollo
  14. Robag Wruhme - Wuzzelbud FF
  15. Toto Chiavetta - Higher Than A Bird
  16. Kontal - K43
  17. Rob Hes - Titan
  18. Holden Federico - Inner Order
  19. OFF/GRID - Walk The Walk
  20. Border One - Apex
  21. Mark Broom - Rush
  22. SigfreedoM - I Wanna Be Your Slave vs Bulldozer
  23. Beroshima - Interplugreaction (Henning Baer Remix)
  24. RE-ST - Molva Rausch
  25. Uncertain - Renegade
  26. Olaf Stuut - Crown Shyness
  27. Sandro Galli - Ionosfera
  28. Tsibo - M25
  29. Tonikattitude - Code 23 B
  30. TWR72 - Mouse
  31. Samuel L Session & Van Czar - First Man
  32. Aladarus & Shabaam - Shabbat In Chicago
  33. DVS1 - Lower Wacker Drive
  34. Rove Ranger - 101010
  35. Sian - Let Yourself
  36. Augusto Taito - Puma

Solo Tours

2003 Paper Monsters Tour

After Dave Gahan had completed his first solo tour in 2003 to promote Paper Monsters, the songs that he had picked to be played before the start of the concerts were listed on his website.[5] Someone named 'a' compiled them all in a Spotify playlist. The tracks are listed in the order in which they were played. The third leg of the tour had a different setlist, matching only Led Zeppelin's Black Dog and The Stooges' Gimme Danger with the previous setlist.

Leg 1 and 2:

  1. Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
  2. The Beatles - She's Leaving Home
  3. Sparklehorse - It's A Wonderful World
  4. Sigur Ros - Flugufrelsarinn
  5. Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike
  6. Radiohead - Optimistic
  7. Coldplay - Clocks
  8. Nick Cave - God Is In The House
  9. Muddy Waters - I'm Your Hoochie Coochy Man
  10. John Lennon - How Do You Sleep
  11. Iggy & The Stooges - Search And Destroy
  12. David Bowie - Moon Age Daydream
  13. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
  14. Canned Heat - On The Road Again
  15. The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
  16. The Velvet Underground - I'll Be Your Mirror
  17. The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
  18. The Clash - London Calling
  19. David Bowie - Rock & Roll Suicide
  20. Nick Cave - Darker With The Day
  21. Temple Of The Dog - Four Walled World
  22. Muddy Waters - Howlin Wolf
  23. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
  24. John Lennon - I Don't Want To Be A Soldier Mama
  25. Iggy & The Stooges - Gimme Danger
  26. Sigur Ros - Track 3 From "()"

Leg 3:

  1. Kraftwerk - Franz Schubert
  2. Muddy Waters - I Love The Life I Live, I Live The Life I Love
  3. Goldfrapp - Train
  4. Led Zeppelin - Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You
  5. David Bowie - Cracked Actor
  6. Iggy & The Stooges - Gimme Danger
  7. The Clash - London's Burning
  8. Jimi Hendrix - Angel
  9. Janes Addiction - Ocean Size
  10. Kraftwerk - Europe Endless
  11. The Rolling Stones - Fool To Cry
  12. T Rex - Solid Gold Easy Action
  13. David Bowie - The Jean Genie
  14. Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
  15. The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
  16. The Who - Bargain
  17. Blondie - Dreaming
  18. Jane Addiction - The Riches
  19. Iggy Pop - Sixteen
  20. Neil Young - A Man Needs A Maid

References

  1. ↑ See more here at Depmod
  2. ↑ Source: Depechemode.com, archived
  3. ↑ Source: Depechemode.com, archived
  4. ↑ Source: Depechemode.com, archived
  5. ↑ Source: Davegahan.com, archived
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