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Depeche Mode's 1987 - 1988 "Music For The Masses" tour, promoting their sixth album, "Music For The Masses". This tour included the legendary concert at 1988-06-18 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA, USA, of which a documentary and double live album were released.
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|image_size=250px
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|artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
|personnel=[[Dave Gahan]]<br>[[Alan Wilder]]<br>[[Martin L. Gore|Martin Gore]]<br>[[Andrew Fletcher]]
|supportacts={{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_242 Front 242}}<br>{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_Farm Voice Farm}}<br>{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Corps_(English_band) Hard Corps}}<br>{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitzer_Ebb Nitzer Ebb}}<br>{{EL|http://www.ostmusik.de/deutschland/amateure/mixedpickles/1.htm Mixed Pickles}}<br>{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark}}<br>{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dolby Thomas Dolby And The Lost Toy People}}<br>{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_(band) Wire}}
|length=1987-10-22 - 1988-06-18 <small>(7 months, 27 days)</small>
|shows=101
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The [[:Category:1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour|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, {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodica melodica}} (during [[Everything Counts]])<ref>Source: [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dlives2.htm Shunt Q&A, LIVE - live albums / versions / performance, second page]; about 1/3rd down the page, Alan Wilder confirms it was a melodica</ref>, 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 ==
 
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Additionally, a nearly-complete good sounding audience recording of support act [http://www.omd.uk.com/ Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark] from [[1988-06-18 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA, USA|the '101' Rose Bowl concert]] is [[1988-06-18 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA, USA/OMD Source 1|available to stream and download here.]]
 
{{Tour page missing recordings}}
 
== 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/Source 1|1987-10-23 Blaugrana Sports Palas, Barcelona, Spain]] (Audience)
*[[1987-10-25 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 1|1987-10-25 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany]] (Audience)
*[[1987-11-06 Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany/Source 1|1987-11-06 Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany]] (Audience)
*[[1988-01-11 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1|1988-01-11 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK]] (Audience)
*[[1988-04-29 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, CA, USA/Source 1|1988-04-29 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, CA, USA]] (Audience)
 
[[Category:Tours]]
[[Category:Depeche Mode tours]]
 
== References ==

Revision as of 04:27, 27 April 2023

Music For The Masses Tour
1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour Icon.jpg
Tour name Music For The Masses Tour
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

69 out of 101 dates have recordings from this tour.

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

32 out of 101 dates are missing recordings from this tour.

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.

References

  1. 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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