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Devotional Tour

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The Devotional Tour was a 1993 concert tour by English electronic band Depeche Mode in support of the group's eighth studio album, Songs of Faith and Devotion , which was released in March 1993.

The group continued to promote Songs of Faith and Devotion the following year on the Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94 , which included an additional North American leg. Q magazine refers to Devotional Tour as "the most debauched rock tour ever".

After a two month break, the tour was extended with a named second leg through which the group (minus Andrew Fletcher, who took a leave of absence and was replaced by tour manager and longtime band associate Daryl Bamonte for thirty-nine of its sixty shows) played to countries and territories they had never previously visited, including South Africa, Australia, East Asia, and South America as well as additional shows in the United States and Canada. The tour began with an eleven-week European leg, which kicked off in Lille, France, in mid-May and culminated in London in late July. In September 1993, the group began a North American leg, which commenced in Quebec City, Canada. The 50-date tour continued until early December, when it wrapped up in Mexico City. Later in the month, the band returned to Europe for a short tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The five date jaunt began in Dublin and ended, once again, in London.

• 2 Support acts
• 3.1 Encore 1
• 3.2 Encore 2
• 4 Tour dates
• 6 Musicians
• 7 Production staff
• 8 Bibliography

Releases [ ]

The concerts in Barcelona, Liévin and Frankfurt were filmed, with the compiled footage issued later that year on a video release entitled Devotional . The video was reissued on DVD in 2004. Additionally, a live album entitled Songs of Faith and Devotion Live was released in December 1993. The album was a track-by-track live duplicate of Songs of Faith and Devotion . The release featured recordings from the concert in Liévin, although two of the tracks were recorded in Copenhagen and New Orleans respectively. Certain tracks were also released on the singles Condemnation and In Your Room.

Support acts [ ]

• Spiritualized
• Cane N Able
• Miranda Sex Garden
• Think About Mutation
• Sonic Smell
• The Sisters of Mercy
• Dub Syndicate
• An Emotional Fish

Setlist [ ]

• " Higher Love "
• " Policy of Truth "
• " World in My Eyes "
• " Walking in My Shoes "
• " Behind the Wheel "
• " Stripped "
• " Condemnation "
• " A Question of Lust "
• " Death's Door " (Acoustic)
• " One Caress "
• " Get Right with Me "
• " Mercy in You "
• " I Feel You "
• " Never Let Me Down Again "
• " In Your Room "

Encore 1 [ ]

• " Personal Jesus "
• " Enjoy the Silence "

Encore 2 [ ]

• " Fly on the Windscreen "
• " Something to Do " (only known performance: May 25, 1993 Brussels)
• " Somebody "
• " Everything Counts "

Note: Setlist additions featuring multiple songs are options which were rotated between dates.

Tour dates [ ]

• The two back-to-back nights at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico are unique in that they are the only two concerts on the Devotional Tour to not feature a support act.
• Later tours would also employ live female backing vocalists whilst expanding their performative responsibilities. These included the 1998 The Singles Tour , which featured Janet Cooke and Jordan Bailey performing synchronized dances in addition to singing back-up. Bailey would reprise her "lead" backing vocalist role for the Exciter Tour in 2001, where she was joined by Georgia Lewis.
• Wilder would state that his endurance as a drummer improved over the course of the tour. As a result, and to maintain consistency with the "rockier" nature of the Exotic Tour set, several songs which had previously relegated percussion parts to tape on the "Devotional" leg of the tour were adjusted to allow Wilder an expanded role behind the drum kit. These songs included "Policy of Truth", "Halo", and "Stripped".

Musicians [ ]

Depeche Mode

• Dave Gahan – lead vocals
• Martin Gore – guitar, synthesizers, samplers, lead and backing vocals
• Alan Wilder – synthesizers, samplers, piano, drums, percussion pads, backing vocals
• Andy Fletcher – synthesizers, samplers, backing vocals

Backup musicians

• Hildia Campbell – backing vocals
• Samantha Smith – backing vocals

Production staff [ ]

• Production Manager – Craig Sherwood
• Production Manager – Andy Franks
• Stage Manager – Howard Hopkins
• Stage Manager – Tom Wilson
• Rigger – Phil Broad
• Wardrobe – Carol Graham
• Wardrobe – Paula Bradley
• Keyboard Tech – Wob Roberts
• Guitar Tech – Jez Webb
• Drum Technician – Tom Wilson
• FOH Sound Engineer – Jon Lemon
• Sound Crew Chief – Dave Bracey
• Sound Crew – Scott Ashton
• Video/Projection – Richard Turner
• Lighting Designer – Patrick Woodroffe
• Stage Design & Concept – Anton Corbjin

Bibliography [ ]

• https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/Category:1993_Devotional_Tour
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devotional_Tour
• 1 Alan Wilder
• 2 Dave Gahan
• 3 Depeche Mode

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This is the concert film from "The Devotional Tour". Of note is the DVD release, which features a second disc filled with extra songs, projections, and other features.

While "Death's Door" was recorded (both audio and video), only the audio is played (out of sequence from the original concert setlist), over the end credits of the film.

The "music video" for the live version of "Condemnation" on the DVD is a different edit of the footage on the main DVD.

The original DVD issue was in a cardboard slipcase. The 2005 reissue is in a simple plastic case.

The original US VHS release removed four tracks ("Behind The Wheel", "Mercy In You", "Fly On The Windscreen" and "Everything Counts").

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Category : 1994 Exotic Tour

The 1994 Exotic Tour (alternatively promoted as "Summer Tour '94") was a tour undertaken by Depeche Mode in support of their eighth studio album Songs Of Faith And Devotion . The tour was an extension of the 1993 Devotional Tour through which the group played to countries and territories they had never previously visited, including South Africa, Australia, East Asia, and South America, as well as additional shows in the United States and Canada. It was the final tour to feature Alan Wilder as a member of Depeche Mode prior to his 1995 departure .

• 1.1 1994-02-09 through 1994-03-26
• 1.2 1994-04-04 through 1994-07-08
• 4 Dates with downloads available
• 5 Dates without available downloads
• 6 Recommended recordings
• 7 References

Line up and songwriting credits

1994-02-09 through 1994-03-26.

• Dave Gahan - lead vocals
• Martin L. Gore - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals (denoted by (*) in track listings)
• Andrew Fletcher - keyboards
• Alan Wilder - keyboards, drums, backing vocals

1994-04-04 through 1994-07-08

• Daryl Bamonte - keyboards

All songs performed were written by Martin L. Gore.

Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher recalled some of the issues that plagued the tour in a 1997 interview with NME :

Martin Gore : We lost the plot. We overplayed it with that last tour. But it's really difficult for us, at our level, to just decide to do a few key dates around the world. The minimum we would have to tour is nine months. Maybe we should have stuck to that, that's what we did with Violator , which was 90 concerts. Which, even so, is too much and heavy and grueling. But with the last project we decided to do a 14-month tour, and I think those extra 30 to 40 gigs were the straw that broke the camel's back. Heh-heh-heh! Andrew Fletcher : The intensity of the partying had gone to a new stage. It had just been steadily getting worse and worse and worse and worse, until on that tour in particular it was just one huge party. Every night. Martin says he only went to bed early one time on the whole tour. Martin Gore : ...You don't get offstage usually 'til 10.30, 11, so to get to bed by 12 you've really achieved something there. Andrew Fletcher : The whole story just sounds so rock 'n' roll. But, I suppose, it is. That's the way it was. [1]

In the same interview, Dave Gahan recalled the atmosphere of drug abuse on the road:

We had a fully-paid psychiatrist on the road as well! Pretty funny. I never went to see him, I didn't have any problems, hahaha! Not psychological, anyway! I even took it so far as to be desperate to get Primal Scream to come on the road with us. They were perfect, absolutely perfect! I loved that last album, everything about them was what I wanted us to be! That was my fantasy. We had a lot of fun, actually, a lot of good times. They'd always be in my dressing room! It was brilliant! There'd be a knock at the door before the show and it's Innes, or Throb, or Bobby, 'Have ye got a wee sniff, Mr G? I cannae make it tonight, I've been on the Jack all day, I just need a wee sniff, Mr G'. Hahaha! Really funny. And of course, I'd supply them with what they needed. Bobby saw right through my little game, and I felt I saw right through him. He gives off this great image of being this wasted fuck-up, but he's a real smart, clever guy. Bobby balanced it really well, he knew where to stop. I didn't realise that nobody actually did play the game that hard. And the Scream proved that. [1]

• The 1994 Exotic Tour marked Alan Wilder's final tour as a member of Depeche Mode.
• Andrew Fletcher participated in twenty-one out of the sixty shows, while longtime friend of the band Daryl Bamonte took over for the remaining thirty-nine concerts.
• This tour is the most recent one with performances in South Africa and Australia.
• Three concerts on this tour did not have a support act, including the back-to-back nights at Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the show on the 16th of April 1994 in Monterrey, Mexico.
• Compared to the elaborate stage of the previous 1993 Devotional Tour , the on-stage decorations for the Exotic Tour were drastically simplified as the pedestal with projection screens was removed, leaving an open stage with one large screen behind it. Moreover, multiple projections were combined into a single mosaic projection.
• The Exotic Tour featured a significantly revamped setlist, leaning towards a rockier sound and gradually reducing the number of songs performed; from 20 songs during Devotional to 18 at the beginning of Exotic, and ultimately to 16 by the end of the tour.
• The concert introduction was based on the "Amylnitrate Mix" of Rush and served as the concert opener instead of Higher Love .
• Alan performed additional live drum parts during concerts, incorporating Halo , Stripped , Policy Of Truth , Clean and A Question Of Time .
• Initially, Dave sung Condemnation for the first leg until March 1994, after which Martin took over vocal duties until the end of the tour.

Debuted songs:

• I Want You Now debuted on this tour in a new trip-hop inspired version.
• Clean was performed 3 times on this tour, usually on the second night where the band performed several dates in a row.
• A Question Of Time sounded much rockier than on previous tours, as well as later tours.

Dates with downloads available

• 1994-02-11 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1994-02-12 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1994-02-14 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1994-02-15 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1994-03-08 Tennis Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• 1994-03-12 Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
• 1994-03-16 Open Air Stadium, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• 1994-03-18 Folk Arts Theatre, Manila, Philippines
• 1994-03-26 Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI, USA
• 1994-04-08 Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1994-04-10 Complejo Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
• 1994-04-14 Gymnasio Nacional, San Jose, Costa Rica
• 1994-05-12 Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA
• 1994-05-14 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 1994-05-20 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Laguna Hills, CA, USA
• 1994-05-21 Blockbuster Pavilion, San Bernardino, CA, USA
• 1994-05-24 Park West Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
• 1994-05-29 Riverport Amphitheatre, St. Louis, MO, USA
• 1994-06-05 Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS, USA
• 1994-06-11 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
• 1994-06-12 Blossom Music Centre, Cleveland, OH, USA
• 1994-06-14 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA
• 1994-06-16 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA
• 1994-06-17 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA
• 1994-06-20 Kingswood, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 1994-06-21 Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada
• 1994-06-23 Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA, USA
• 1994-06-24 Garden State Arts Centre, Holmdel, NJ, USA
• 1994-06-28 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
• 1994-06-29 Star Lake Amphitheatre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
• 1994-07-01 Polaris Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH, USA
• 1994-07-03 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
• 1994-07-04 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
• 1994-07-06 Riverbend Music Centre, Cincinnati, OH, USA
• 1994-07-07 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA
• 1994-07-08 Deer Creek Music Centre, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Dates without available downloads

• 1994-02-09 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1994-02-18 Good Hope Centre, Capetown, South Africa
• 1994-02-19 Good Hope Centre, Capetown, South Africa
• 1994-02-23 Expo Centre, Durban, South Africa
• 1994-02-25 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1994-02-26 Standard Bank, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1994-03-01 Indoor Stadium, Singapore, Singapore
• 1994-03-05 Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia
• 1994-03-07 Theabarton Centre, Adelaide, Australia
• 1994-03-10 Festival Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• 1994-03-19 Folk Arts Theatre, Manila, Philippines
• 1994-03-25 Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI, USA
• 1994-04-04 Olympia, São Paulo, Brazil
• 1994-04-05 Olympia, São Paulo, Brazil
• 1994-04-16 Teatro Fundidora, Monterrey, Mexico
• 1994-05-15 Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA
• 1994-05-17 Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, NV, USA
• 1994-05-18 Desert Sky Amphitheatre, Phoenix, AZ, USA
• 1994-05-28 Sandstone Amphitheatre, Kansas City, KS, USA
• 1994-05-31 Civic Centre Arena, San Antonio, TX, USA
• 1994-06-01 Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA
• 1994-06-03 Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA
• 1994-06-08 The Palladium at Carowinds, Charlotte, NC, USA
• 1994-06-09 Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, USA

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.

• 1994-03-26 Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI, USA (Soundboard)
• 1994-04-10 Complejo Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile (FM broadcast)
• 1994-05-14 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA (Soundboard)
• 1994-06-05 Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS, USA (Audience)
• 1994-06-16 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA (Audience)
• ↑ 1.0 1.1 Source: NME , 25th January 1997 - SYNTH AND SENSIBILITIES

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Average setlist for tour: Devotional Tour

• Higher Love Play Video
• Policy of Truth Play Video
• World in My Eyes Play Video
• Walking in My Shoes Play Video
• Behind the Wheel Play Video
• Halo Play Video
• Stripped Play Video
• Condemnation Play Video
• A Question of Lust Play Video
• Death's Door Play Video
• Mercy in You Play Video
• I Feel You Play Video
• Never Let Me Down Again Play Video
• Rush Play Video
• In Your Room Play Video
• Personal Jesus Play Video
• Enjoy the Silence Play Video
• Fly on the Windscreen Play Video
• Everything Counts Play Video

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