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This concert included one of the few performances of [[Big Muff]] on the [[:Category:1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour|Construction Time Again Tour]], replacing [[Pipeline]] in the setlist.
This concert included one of the few performances of [[Big Muff]] on the [[:Category:1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour|Construction Time Again Tour]], replacing [[Pipeline]] in the setlist.
Matt Fretton was the support act. Matt [http://www.depeche-mode.com/2007/01/19/exclusive-interview-matt-fretton/revealed to HOME] in 2007:
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"[On the last tour with DM] my use of backing tapes was incomprehensible to the audience and I was booed and had things thrown at me every night. The European tour and having coins thrown at me in Italy [was the worst part of opening for DM], they hurt both physically and emotionally (someone in the road crew picked them all up and I used them to make calls to home). I hated it and thought seriously about quitting, but realized that would have been inexcusable, so I went to a studio in Germany (Hansa in fact) halfway through the tour, and edited the backing tapes down to a set of about 15 minutes. That helped, but the tour manager was really not pleased that it was such a short set."
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Fansite [http://depechemode-funny.de/DMfunny/stories/indexengl_2.html Depechemode-funny.de] echoes Matt's experience:
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"Matt Fretton [...] had gained quite a bad reputation as a opening act in Italy. During his appearance there, he was thrown food, cans, and anything in reach. When he reached his one and only slow song, Matt thought this song was appropriate for the romantic Italians and announced it as "Song for All Italians". If he had known that Italians love "ram-ram" disco songs as well, he would have easily guessed this song to be a failure. The whistles and "booooos" from this song alone were so embarrassingly loud and inescapably audible, that Matt had to cry out his soul just to be heard over the audience. In addition, it was even more embarrassing that Matt thanked the audience after each song for their good behaviour (what good behaviour?) with an amusing word, which sounded something like "Griese" (it probably should have been "Grazie")."
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== Set list ==
== Set list ==

Revision as of 21:47, 14 February 2016

Notes

This concert included one of the few performances of Big Muff on the Construction Time Again Tour, replacing Pipeline in the setlist.

Matt Fretton was the support act. Matt to HOME in 2007:

"[On the last tour with DM] my use of backing tapes was incomprehensible to the audience and I was booed and had things thrown at me every night. The European tour and having coins thrown at me in Italy [was the worst part of opening for DM], they hurt both physically and emotionally (someone in the road crew picked them all up and I used them to make calls to home). I hated it and thought seriously about quitting, but realized that would have been inexcusable, so I went to a studio in Germany (Hansa in fact) halfway through the tour, and edited the backing tapes down to a set of about 15 minutes. That helped, but the tour manager was really not pleased that it was such a short set."

Fansite Depechemode-funny.de echoes Matt's experience:

"Matt Fretton [...] had gained quite a bad reputation as a opening act in Italy. During his appearance there, he was thrown food, cans, and anything in reach. When he reached his one and only slow song, Matt thought this song was appropriate for the romantic Italians and announced it as "Song for All Italians". If he had known that Italians love "ram-ram" disco songs as well, he would have easily guessed this song to be a failure. The whistles and "booooos" from this song alone were so embarrassingly loud and inescapably audible, that Matt had to cry out his soul just to be heard over the audience. In addition, it was even more embarrassing that Matt thanked the audience after each song for their good behaviour (what good behaviour?) with an amusing word, which sounded something like "Griese" (it probably should have been "Grazie")."

Set list

  1. Everything Counts
  2. Now, This Is Fun
  3. Two Minute Warning
  4. Shame
  5. See You
  6. Get The Balance Right
  7. Love In Itself
  8. Big Muff
  9. The Landscape Is Changing
  10. And Then...
  11. Photographic
  12. Told You So
  13. New Life
  14. More Than A Party
  15. The Meaning Of Love
  16. Just Can't Get Enough
  17. Boys Say Go!

Sources

  • Source 1 is an open-air boom mic recording broadcast over FM. A very good recording, although a little distorted at times.