Devotional Tour

Devotional Tour
Poster advertising the Depeche Mode concert held in Dortmund, Germany.
Concert tour by Depeche Mode
Associated album	Songs of Faith and Devotion
Start date	19 May 1993
End date	20 December 1993
Legs	3
Shows	96 50 in North America 46 in Europe
Depeche Mode tour chronology
World Violation Tour (1990) Devotional Tour (1993) Exotic Tour/ Summer Tour (1994)

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.^[1]

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 U.K. and Ireland. The five date jaunt began in Dublin and ended, once again, in London.

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.

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".^[2]

Setlist

1. "Higher Love"
2. "Policy of Truth"
3. "World in My Eyes"
4. "Walking in My Shoes"
5. "Behind the Wheel"
6. "Halo"
7. "Stripped"
8. "Condemnation"
9. Song performed by Martin Gore
   • "Judas"
   • "A Question of Lust"
10. Song performed by Martin Gore
    • "Death's Door"
    • "One Caress"
11. • "Get Right with Me"
    • "Mercy in You"
12. "I Feel You"
13. "Never Let Me Down Again"
14. "Rush"
15. "In Your Room"

    encore 1

16. "Personal Jesus"
17. "Enjoy the Silence"

    encore 2

18. • "Fly on the Windscreen"
    • "Something to Do" (only known performance: 25 May 1993 Brussels)
    • "Somebody" (song performed by Martin Gore)
19. "Everything Counts"

Note:

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

Tour dates

Date		City	Country	Venue
Europe, Leg #1
01993-05-1919 May 1993		Lille	France	Espace Foire
01993-05-2121 May 1993		Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
01993-05-2424 May 1993		Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
01993-05-2525 May 1993
01993-05-2727 May 1993		Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum København
01993-05-2828 May 1993		Gothenburg	Sweden	Scandinavium
01993-05-2929 May 1993		Stockholm		Globe Arena
01993-05-3131 May 1993		Hannover	Germany	Sportpark Garbsen
01993-06-011 June 1993		Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy
01993-06-033 June 1993		Lausanne	Switzerland	Patinoire de Malley
01993-06-044 June 1993		Milan	Italy	Forum di Assago
01993-06-077 June 1993		Rome		Palaghiaccio di Marino
01993-06-088 June 1993		Florence		Palasport
01993-06-1010 June 1993		Nancy	France	Esplanade du Zénith
01993-06-1111 June 1993		Nuremberg	Germany	Frankenhalle
01993-06-1212 June 1993		Mannheim		Maimarkthalle
01993-06-1414 June 1993		Dortmund		Westfalenhalle
01993-06-1515 June 1993
01993-06-1616 June 1993		Berlin		Waldbühne
01993-06-1818 June 1993		Prague	Czech Republic	Letenský Stadion
01993-06-1919 June 1993		Leipzig	Germany	Festwiese
01993-06-2121 June 1993		Munich		Olympiahalle
01993-06-2323 June 1993		Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
01993-06-2525 June 1993		Stuttgart	Germany	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
01993-06-2626 June 1993		Lyon	France	Halle Tony Garnier
01993-06-2929 June 1993		Paris		Palais Omnisports Bercy
01993-06-3030 June 1993
01993-07-033 July 1993		Brest		Parc du Penfeld
01993-07-055 July 1993		Bordeaux		Patinoire de Mériadeck
01993-07-077 July 1993		Toulon		Zénith Omega
01993-07-1010 July 1993		Porto	Portugal	Estádio das Antas
01993-07-1111 July 1993		Lisbon		Estádio José Alvalade
01993-07-1313 July 1993		Pontevedra	Spain	Estadio Municipal de Pasarón
01993-07-1515 July 1993		Madrid		Plaza de Toros Las Ventas
01993-07-1717 July 1993		Barcelona		Palau Sant Jordi
01993-07-2121 July 1993		Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle
01993-07-2222 July 1993		Cologne		Sporthalle
01993-07-2424 July 1993		Zeebrugge	Belgium	Belga Beach Festival
01993-07-2727 July 1993		Budapest	Hungary	Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor
01993-07-2929 July 1993		Liévin	France	Stade Couvert Régional
01993-07-3131 July 1993		London	United Kingdom	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
North America
01993-09-077 September 1993		Quebec City, QC	Canada	Colisée de Québec
01993-09-088 September 1993		Montreal, QC		Montreal Forum
01993-09-1010 September 1993		Worcester, MA	United States	Centrum
01993-09-1212 September 1993		Washington, D.C.		Capital Centre
01993-09-1414 September 1993		Hamilton, ON	Canada	Copps Coliseum
01993-09-1515 September 1993		Toronto, ON		SkyDome
01993-09-1717 September 1993		Pittsburgh, PA	United States	Civic Arena
01993-09-1818 September 1993		Philadelphia, PA		Spectrum
01993-09-2121 September 1993		East Rutherford, NJ		Brendan Byrne Arena
01993-09-2323 September 1993		New York City, NY		Madison Square Garden
01993-09-2424 September 1993
01993-09-2525 September 1993		Uniondale, NY		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
01993-09-2727 September 1993		Hampton, VA		Hampton Coliseum
01993-09-2828 September 1993		Chapel Hill, NC		Dean Smith Center
01993-09-2929 September 1993		Atlanta, GA		Omni Coliseum
01993-10-011 October 1993		Gainesville, FL		O'Connell Center
01993-10-022 October 1993		Miami, FL		Miami Arena
01993-10-033 October 1993		St. Petersburg, FL		Suncoast Dome
01993-10-055 October 1993		Orlando, FL		Orlando Arena
01993-10-088 October 1993		New Orleans, LA		Lakefront Arena
01993-10-1010 October 1993		Houston, TX		The Summit
01993-10-1111 October 1993
01993-10-1313 October 1993		Dallas, TX		Reunion Arena
01993-10-1414 October 1993
01993-10-1515 October 1993		Austin, TX		Frank Erwin Center
01993-10-1717 October 1993		St. Louis, MO		St. Louis Arena
01993-10-2020 October 1993		Champaign, IL		Assembly Hall
01993-10-2222 October 1993		Auburn Hills, MI		The Palace of Auburn Hills
01993-10-2323 October 1993
01993-10-2626 October 1993		Cleveland, OH		Richfield Coliseum
01993-10-2828 October 1993		Rosemont, IL		Rosemont Horizon
01993-10-2929 October 1993
01993-10-3030 October 1993		Minneapolis, MN		Target Center
01993-11-022 November 1993		Denver, CO		McNichols Sports Arena
01993-11-044 November 1993		Salt Lake City, UT		Delta Center
01993-11-066 November 1993		Vancouver, BC	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
01993-11-077 November 1993		Seattle, WA	United States	Seattle Center Coliseum
01993-11-088 November 1993		Portland, OR		Memorial Coliseum
01993-11-1212 November 1993		San Jose, CA		San Jose Arena
01993-11-1313 November 1993		Oakland, CA		County Coliseum
01993-11-1414 November 1993		Sacramento, CA		ARCO Arena
01993-11-1616 November 1993		San Diego, CA		San Diego Sports Arena
01993-11-1818 November 1993		Phoenix, AZ		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
01993-11-2020 November 1993		Inglewood, CA		The Forum
01993-11-2121 November 1993
01993-11-2323 November 1993
01993-11-2424 November 1993
01993-11-2626 November 1993
01993-12-022 December 1993		Mexico City	Mexico	Palacio de los Deportes
01993-12-033 December 1993
Europe, Leg #2
01993-12-1212 December 1993		Dublin	Ireland	Point Theatre
01993-12-1414 December 1993		Birmingham	United Kingdom	National Exhibition Centre
01993-12-1717 December 1993		Manchester		GMEX Centre
01993-12-1818 December 1993		Sheffield		Arena
01993-12-2020 December 1993		London		Wembley Arena

Personnel

• Dave Gahan – lead vocals
• Martin Gore – guitar, keyboards, lead and backing vocals
• Alan Wilder – keyboards, piano, drums, percussion pads, backing vocals
• Andrew Fletcher – keyboards, backing vocals

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

References

1. ^ http://www.depechemode.com/past_tours/the_devotional_tour/index.html
2. ^ Ali, Omer: "In the Mode for Love" Time Out. April 4, 2001.

External links

• Official website
• Depeche Mode on Myspace