Devotional Tour

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.^[1]

Devotional Tour

Tour by Depeche Mode
Poster advertising the Depeche Mode concert held in Dortmund, Germany.
Associated album	Songs of Faith and Devotion
Start date	19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)
End date	20 December 1993 (1993-12-20)
Legs	3
No. of shows	50 in North America 46 in Europe 96 in total
Depeche Mode concert chronology

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]

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.

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".

Set list

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. • "Judas" (*)
   • "A Question of Lust" (*)
10. • "Death's Door" (*) (acoustic)
    • "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 performance: 25 May 1993 Brussels)
    • "Somebody" (*)
19. "Everything Counts"

Notes:

• Set lists differed between dates, with rotated songs (denoted above) and song omissions.
• "(*)" denotes song sung by Martin Gore.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue/Event
Europe
19 May 1993	Lille	France	Salle Espace Foire
21 May 1993	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
24 May 1993	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
25 May 1993
27 May 1993	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen
28 May 1993	Gothenburg	Sweden	Scandinavium
29 May 1993	Stockholm		Stockholm Globe Arena
31 May 1993	Garbsen	Germany	Sportpark Garbsen
1 June 1993	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy
3 June 1993	Lausanne	Switzerland	Patinoire de Malley
4 June 1993	Assago	Italy	Forum di Assago
7 June 1993[a]	Rome		PalaEur
8 June 1993	Florence		Palazzetto dello sport di Firenze
10 June 1993	Nancy	France	Zénith de Nancy
11 June 1993	Nuremberg	Germany	Frankenhalle
12 June 1993	Mannheim		Maimarkthalle
14 June 1993	Dortmund		Westfalenhallen
15 June 1993
16 June 1993	Berlin		Waldbühne
18 June 1993	Prague	Czech Republic	Letná Stadium
19 June 1993	Leipzig	Germany	Leipziger Festwiese
21 June 1993	Munich		Olympiahalle
23 June 1993	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
25 June 1993	Stuttgart	Germany	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
26 June 1993	Lyon	France	Halle Tony Garnier
29 June 1993	Paris		Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
30 June 1993
3 July 1993	Brest		Parc des expositions de la Penfeld
5 July 1993	Bordeaux		Patinoire de Mériadeck
7 July 1993	Toulon		Zénith Oméga de Toulon
10 July 1993	Porto	Portugal	Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto
11 July 1993	Lisbon		Estádio José Alvalade
13 July 1993	Pontevedra	Spain	Estadio Municipal de Pasarón
15 July 1993	Madrid		Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
17 July 1993	Barcelona		Palau Sant Jordi
21 July 1993	Frankfurt	Germany	Festhalle Frankfurt
22 July 1993	Cologne		Sporthalle Köln
24 July 1993[b]	Zeebrugge	Belgium	Belgische Kust
27 July 1993	Budapest	Hungary	Hidegkuti Nándor Stadium
29 July 1993	Liévin	France	Stade Couvert Régional
31 July 1993	London	England	Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium
North America
7 September 1993	Quebec City	Canada	Colisée de Québec
8 September 1993	Montreal		Montreal Forum
10 September 1993	Worcester	United States	Worcester Centrum
12 September 1993	Landover		USAir Arena
14 September 1993	Hamilton	Canada	Copps Coliseum
15 September 1993	Toronto		SkyDome
17 September 1993	Pittsburgh	United States	Civic Arena
18 September 1993	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
21 September 1993	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
23 September 1993	New York City		Madison Square Garden
24 September 1993
25 September 1993	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
27 September 1993	Hampton		Hampton Coliseum
28 September 1993	Chapel Hill		Dean Smith Center
29 September 1993	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
1 October 1993	Gainesville		O'Connell Center
2 October 1993	Miami		Miami Arena
3 October 1993	St. Petersburg		Florida Suncoast Dome
5 October 1993	Orlando		Orlando Arena
8 October 1993	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
10 October 1993	Houston		The Summit
11 October 1993
13 October 1993	Dallas		Reunion Arena
14 October 1993
15 October 1993	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
17 October 1993	St. Louis		St. Louis Arena
20 October 1993	Champaign		Assembly Hall
22 October 1993	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
23 October 1993
26 October 1993	Richfield Township		Coliseum at Richfield
28 October 1993	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
29 October 1993
30 October 1993	Minneapolis		Target Center
2 November 1993	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
4 November 1993	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
6 November 1993	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
7 November 1993	Seattle	United States	Seattle Center Coliseum
8 November 1993	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
12 November 1993	San Jose		San Jose Arena
13 November 1993	Oakland		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
14 November 1993	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
16 November 1993	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
18 November 1993	Phoenix		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
20 November 1993	Inglewood		Great Western Forum
21 November 1993
23 November 1993
24 November 1993
26 November 1993
2 December 1993	Mexico City	Mexico	Palacio de los Deportes
3 December 1993
Europe
12 December 1993	Dublin	Ireland	Point Theatre
14 December 1993	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
17 December 1993	Manchester		Greater Manchester Exhibition Centre
18 December 1993	Sheffield		Sheffield Arena
20 December 1993	London		Wembley Arena

Musicians

Depeche Mode

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

Notes

1. The show in Rome was originally scheduled at the PalaGhiaccio, but the promoter moved it to the PalaEur a few weeks before the event.^[3]
2. The show on 24 July was part of Belga Beach Festival.