1983-03-26 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
Notes
This concert was the second occasion where Depeche Mode performed as the support act for The Psychedelic Furs (with their previous performance being at 1981-06-02 London). The band 'Our Daughter's Wedding' performed prior to Depeche Mode's set.
In December 1983, Andy Fletcher said to fanzine Electric Sleeve Notes:
"To become known [in America] we would have to go there and tour for six months. We don't want to do that. We are going over for a month [Editor's note: they didn't], and hopefully get a good support. We were there in March. We supported the Psychedelic Furs in one gig to 7,000 people. If we had headlined Chicago, we would have pulled 500 people. Instead we took a support, and got two encores. Hopefully when we go back people will have remembered us."
Martin Gore told Norway Rock Magazine in 2023:
"I can't remember the first time I met Richard [Butler]. It was probably in the '80s. We actually supported The Psychedelic Furs in 1983 in Chicago. I didn't meet him at the time, I met every other member of the band but I didn’t meet Richard. I think that was in his dark days. I don't think he left his dressing room, apart from going on stage [laughs]."
