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Wembley ticket set me back about £38! I know they're redoing Wembley Arena, but ffs, do we have to fund it?

I heard today...

Nov. 30 in Detroit (w/ The Raveonettes)
Dec. 1 in Toronto (w/ The Raveonettes)
Dec. 4 in Montreal (w/ The Bravery)

Still listening to 'Precious' a lot and am genuinely excited (no pun intended) about the new album and next year's tour. About time we had a proper return to form for the Fast Fashion boys

I managed to get tickets for the Oslo show this morning. I had an awful day at work afterwards, but it just didn't matter, I'm on a Depeche Mode high today.

I missed them last time they played in Norway (2001), and I've been miserable ever since. Tickets for this show were sold out in less than an hour, but I was able to get some from the ticket seller website a week later.

Time to memorize those lyrics...

Hexaphim wrote:Time to memorize those lyrics...

Ken, they'll come back to you when you hear the songs. Thats one of the best things about seeing Mode live. The audience often drown the band out.

Christ, I hope they resurrect 'Everything Counts' to the setlist again. I was gutted when they took that out of the singles tour and the 'Exciter' tour.

Enjoy the Silence for me.

'Personal Jesus', 'Enjoy The Silence', Everything Counts', 'I Feel You', 'Condemnation', 'Walking In My Shoes', 'In Your Room'... Oh, loads of 'em!!!

I have the One Night in Paris DVD from the Exciter tour, and also Depeche Mode 101.

I really love Never Let Me Down Again live. When they go from Aggro and back to the vanilla version, I always get goosebumps, and I get really sentimental for some reason.

Never let me Down Again reminds me of being in (the Canadian) London, at my favourite bar dancing with my friend Alfie, before the bar closed at 2:00am and we went off in search of food at Sammy Souvlaki, only to bump into a drag queen that he knew from Windsor before winding up hanging out at an apartment across the street with a bunch of people I'd never met before. And then walking back to Amy's apartment and somehow getting lost and having to walk around the whole building. It was going on 5:00am when we finally made it back, and Amy's is really only a 15-20 minute walk from the bar.

Oh, London, I miss you!

The DM live DVDs are excellent. Got the 'Devotional', 'One Night in Paris' and the reissued '101' (with loads of excellent bonus footage) here. Love 'em all.

stargurl wrote:Dec. 1 in Toronto (w/ The Raveonettes)

I forgot to mention this, but... booked!
All the floor tickets went instantly, but we're not in a bad spot. I'm so excited

I am really looking forward to hearing the new stuff live. It'll be nice to go to a DM gig knowing that I'm going to enjoy what I hear, which wasn't the case with the 'Exciter' tour, seeing as I'd read reports of them being booed for playing tracks from that album on the tour, hence then changing the setlist after a few opening dates.

As long as they play 'Everything Counts', I'll be happy

It's tomorrow night!

I'm so excited

Let us know how it all turns out

Well, well, well...

That was a really fun show. A hockey/basketball arena doesn't make for the most intimate of shows, but it is what it is, and you can't change that.

I went to the show with my brother and my father (good musical taste runs in the family). We arrived just as the Raveonettes were finishing their set, but by the time we got to our seats, they had finished and the stage was being set up for Depeche Mode.

Even while we were waiting, my brother and I were joking that this was going to be a good show, and even that we'd already gotten our money's worth, and could go home. You see, while walking to our seats, we spotted my brother's favourite hot dog vendor (who no longer have a stand at the baseball stadium). And then as we were sitting in our seats, I heard a familiar voice, "Programs! Depeche Mode Programs!" ($20, by the way). Before I even saw the man, I looked at my brother and said "TOM!" You see, Tom sells programs at the baseball stadium, and at most other events in Toronto. So we were sitting there joking around about how he can possibly make a living just from selling programs at different events. But anyway, that doesn't even have anything to do with music, let alone Depeche Mode. There were some really, really nice minimal tunes playing between bands - Martin's picks, I would assume.

Now, for the good stuff.

Sitting there with my brother, I made a comment that the stage setup wasn't that exciting. There was a little catwalk to one side, and nice risers/platforms, but there didn't seem to be that much else... big logoed sheet hanging at the back of the stage, big ball hanging to the left. I don't want to ruin anything for anybody, but I'll just say that more was revealed as the show went on. It still wasn't the most elaborate setup I've seen, but it was good.

And the music? Excellent. Before the show I jokingly made a deal with my brother: "no singing along"... well that rule went out the window after just a couple songs. The new songs sounded great. I don't want to say 'better than I had expected', but I must admit that I wasn't the biggest fan of the album when I first heard it, but then it grew on me, and the songs really do sound great live. I always enjoy concerts more when I have some sort of emotional attachment to the music, and when the crowd is really into what's being played. Last night was no exception. Everyone was singing along, dancing, etc. Fabulous.

And that's about all I want to say. No spoilers!