1983-10-08 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK

Notes

Depeche Mode's final night of their three-night stint at the Hammersmith Odeon during their 1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour.

According to the November 1983 issue of the Depeche Mode Information Service newsletter, this show was recorded for the British Forces Radio. Most of this concert was broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on 1983-11-26 (see BBC website here and here), and a stellar recording incorporating both a pre-FM BBC CD and FM master tape is available below. Unfortunately, And Then... and Boys Say Go! were never broadcast and do not appear on any promotional release, and as such they are missing from this recording.

Although "Work Hard" was scheduled to be performed at least once during their three-night stint at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, there is no confirmation whether it was played during this tour. According to the "fake" setlist below, "Work Hard" was definitely not performed on the third night.

The available audio recording from this date is confirmed to be from this date and not 1983-10-06 as was commonly thought for a very long time. The BBC Radio International catalog search page confirmed the date of the In Concert 320 pre-FM vinyl as being from October 8, 1983; see below for a screenshot. This is further evidenced by the fact that Dave gives a short speech before The Meaning Of Love to thank the road crew, since it is the final date of the UK leg of the Construction Time Again tour:

Dave: I'd like to dedicate this next one to all the crew, for being a great crew, and if it weren't for them, we wouldn't be able to do it. So thanks to all the crew. Okay, it's The Meaning Of Love!

Matt Fretton was the support act.

Photos

All scans and photos credit to Dennis Burmeister. Only the pre-FM CD source and an FM broadcast master tape source were used for the most complete, best sounding version of this concert available below; the scans of the LP sleeve and labels are provided for completion sake. Neither the original pressing LP cue sheets nor the CD inlay mention the exact date of this recording.

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  Pre-FM CD

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  Pre-FM CD Case

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  CD Inlay Page 1

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  CD Inlay Page 2

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  CD Inlay Page 3

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  Pre-FM LP Front Sleeve

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  Pre-FM LP Back Sleeve

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  LP Side 1

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  LP Side 2

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  LP Cue Sheet Page 1

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  LP Cue Sheet Page 2

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  BBC Radio International catalog search page listing 1983-10-08.

Set list

"Fake" set list made by DM's crew. Attendee Tony Warren: "I was at the front and at the end I took the song list from Dave Gahan's position. The first one was the original and someone from the crew taped over it with the second one.".

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. Pipeline (*)
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 a superb soundboard-quality recording created from two sources.

Ticket

Credit to unknown.