Global Spirit Tour 2017 / 2018

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DEPECHE MODE Live In Manchester 2017

Depeche Mode + RE-Tros @ Birmingham Arena – 19 November 2017

Review by Zyllah Moranne-Brown and photography by Ken Harrison.
So in the high season for gigs and night after night of some of the biggest names in music – one of the most inspirational and iconic of British bands visit Birmingham Arena, to hoards of expectant fans. This tour is massive. The Global Spirit tour is set to continue til Summer 2018, and it will have been experience by well over 1.6 million fans at 110 concerts. Welcome tonight the legendary Depeche Mode.





As we gather, we are greeted by Re-TROS – (or to give them their full title Rebuilding The Rights Of Statues), a Chinese band, who rose from the ‘China rock explosion’, pushing boundaries with their hydrid of post-punk, electronica and art-rock. They have a new outing ‘Before The Applause’ and second track for tonight, ‘Pigs In The River’ is not far afar from Nick Cave’s ‘Red Right Hand’ – yes, the Peaky Blinders theme. Indie hard core electronica, reminiscent of Nine Inch Nails via Nick Cave, playing support to Depeche Mode on this tour is definitely the right thing to do. Keep an eye out for them – they are well worth catching up with

So. A quick interlude, and a couple of messages. The screen fills with a message from Depeche Mode and partner Hublot as they raise monies in support of charity:water featuring ‘Where’s The Revolution’. (See below). And then a ‘safety’ announcement, one I’ve not heard here before, instructing on safety measures should something go amiss. Message over and an electronic beat fills the arena, cranking up in pace, dry ice permeates from the stage and an expectant buzz fills the air.
Lights down, and to The Beatles ‘ Revolution’ marching legs appear on screen (taken from their ‘Spirit’ album), as individual members take to the stage; touring musicians Peter Dean Gordeno and Christian Eigne, then to huge cheers Andy Fletcher and Martin L. Gore. First track ‘Going Backwards’, the lead track from latest release ‘Spirit’ strikes up, and we hear Dave Gahan’s preening vocals, as he preens on a gantry, higher than the main stage.
Then, as you expect, Depeche Mode delve into their massive back catalogue from the outset; ‘It’s No Good’; Gahan encourages the crowd and spins and twirls. To screams from the masses. Gahan’s dancing, swirling, wiggling that arse of his and even a rap mid song during ‘Barrel of A Gun’: “Don’t push me cos I’m close to the edge.... ”

“Thank you very much – good evening Birmingham…” crowd are already in the palm of Gahan’s hands. A bass beat, and not for the first time an Anton Corbijn video. ‘Useless.’ ‘Precious’ gets us clapping, the classic ‘World in My Eyes’ gets us dancing.
And Gore’s time. ‘Home.’ The “woohoo”s ring out around the stadium as the song completes – Gahan returns to ensure our compliance in singing, conducting us like an orchestra. Back to dancing ‘In Your Room’ and the politically motivated, flag waving, rallying cry, ‘Where’s the Revolution.‘ – “Where’s the revolution, com’on people you’re letting me down….”

‘Everything Counts’ is remixed and we dance and indeed our grabbing hands are in the air. Including a lyric that seems to have come a full circle: “The graph on the wall, Tells the story of it all, Picture it now, See just how the lies and deceit, Gained a little more power, Confidence taken in by a sun tan and a grin…”
“Birmingham Arena you are the best.Thank you very much….” Gahan is on fire. That motor bike growl as the track strikes up ‘Stripped’; ‘Enjoy the Silence’ brings us a surreal Corbijn video with pigs and sheep. As you do. Arms in the air, and wave side to side: “Never Let Me Down Again…”

Breathe. It’s boiling in the arena, as an hour and forty has flown by. And it’s not over. Gore plus keyboards gives us his take on ‘Strangelove’ (the original recording was Gahan), and then – BOOM – a trio classics: ‘Walking in My Shoes’, ‘A Question of Time’ and ‘Personal Jesus.’
Legendary. Inspirational. Influential. Iconic. I first saw DM in ’84, in Brum at the Birmingham Odeon. And, hey I’m one of the devoted, I’ve seen them more times than I can mention, including earlier this year at their massive London Stadium gig. Why are they such a force live? Because they give the fans exactly what they want; the old and the new. Gahan’s vocals are the best they’ve ever been and his physical commitment on stage, put people half his age to embarrassment. The infectious enthusiasm of Gahan, twisting, twirling, dancing; very probably one of the most charismatic lead singers out there. A man of few words but with the ability to control the masses with his total commitment, a wicked grin, a flick of a finger or that wiggle. Any Depeche Mode gig just leaves you wanting more. They never let us down. We just want more. Right now.
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Depeche Mode, Arena Birmingham - review and pictures
By Leon Burakowski | Birmingham entertainment | Published: Nov 20, 2017

What a strange long road it's been for Depeche Mode, from perky 80s synth kids to gnarly rock gods of the 21st century, and their army of fans has kept on growing.

With the Brum mega-venue full to capacity and covering quite an age range, it's a testament to the dark melodic appeal of the Mode that they still feel vital and current whilst many of their '80s contemporaries rely on the nostalgia circuit.
The original Essex trio of singer Dave Gahan, singer-guitarist Martin L Gore and keyboardist Andy Fletcher have been augmented into a five-piece band, who put on performance that packed a punch, if let down somewhat by the staging.

A video wall that spent some of the night in darkness, also leaving a gantry where Gahan strutted his stuff in shadows, meant that those at the back of the venue must have had to peer hard to catch a glimpse of the group through the dry ice haze.

But they will have heard them loud and clear with a powerhouse performance of songs spanning four decades, right up to and including this year's album Spirit, their 14th studio album.

Oddly the new album only contributed three songs to the two-hour gig, including opener Going Backwards, but perhaps that's because the band have such a huge back catalogue to choose from.

Tattooed front man Gahan was in fine form, pirouetting and preening, in constant motion and exercising that resonant mellow vocal. He's grown distinctly Johnny Depp-like as he's got older, can rock a waistcoat like no other and his supple moves make him a walking advert for the benefits of yoga.

He did share vocal duties with chief songwriter Gore, who stepped into the limelight for Insight, the classic Home (both from 1997's Ultra album) and first encore Strangelove.

The fans, including thousands standing in the lower arena, loved the inclusion of 1983 hit Everything Counts and 1984's Stripped.


But it was the tracks from seminal 1990 album Violator and 93's Songs of Faith and Devotion that really got the arena rocking with In Your Room, Walking in My Shoes, an extended version of Enjoy the Silence and final encore Personal Jesus, which got the whole arena roaring 'reach out and touch faith'.
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Depeche Mode Live Show: O2 Arena, London, England 22.11.2017

SETLIST:

01. Intro + Going Backwards
02. It's No Good
03. Barrel Of A Gun
04. A Pain That I'm Used To
05. Useless
06. Precious
07. World In My Eyes
08. Cover Me
09. Insight (Song performed by Martin Gore piano)
10. Home (Song performed by Martin Gore piano and full band)
11. In Your Room
12. Where's The Revolution
13. Everything Counts
14. Stripped
15. Enjoy The Silence
16. Never Let Me Down Again

ENCORE:

17. Strangelove (Song performed by Martin Gore piano)
18. Walking In My Shoes
19. A Question Of Time
20. Personal Jesus



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Next Summer Date 2018 in Germany!
23/05/18 Waldbühne Berlin. tbc!