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Depeche Mode

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:35 pm
by tezleyflahflah
Anyone know who's supporting them on their UK gigs?

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:39 pm
by Dog
I'll be able to tell you on April 4th.

Depeche Mode

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:53 pm
by tezleyflahflah
I'll let you know after Thursday then

Re: Depeche Mode

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:56 pm
by Dog
tezleyflahflah wrote:I'll let you know after Thursday then
Cool...

I'd hazard a guess that it might be Hot Chip, but according to their MySpace page, it isn't... I could just see them supporting DM.

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:22 pm
by Pooka
Are Hot Chip on Mute?
I only ask coz they supported Goldfrapp a few month back.

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:23 am
by Dog
Pooka wrote:Are Hot Chip on Mute?
I only ask coz they supported Goldfrapp a few month back.
Dunno... They Supported Mylo in November too...

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 12:30 pm
by Loopz
I dunno who is supporting them but i'm seeing them on Friday :)


do you remember when Electribe 101 did ? fantastic :)

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 3:57 pm
by Dog
Loopz wrote:I dunno who is supporting them but i'm seeing them on Friday :)


do you remember when Electribe 101 did ? fantastic :)
You mesn Electribe 101 supporting them on the 1992 Violator tour? No, I don't remember that at all :D They were excellent.

...as were Purity supporting them on the Singles tour back in '98/'99.


Then there was the Sisters of Mercy at the Crystal Palace Sports Stadium, but I can't remember who supported them later that year on the mini SOFAD tour, OR when I saw them on the Exciter tour...

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 5:33 pm
by tcb2000
Can't remember exactly but think it might have been Songs Of Faith and Devotion, support was Fad Gadget - at least in Manchester. It was not long before Frank Tovey died...

Electribe 101 supported them the first time I saw them on the Violator tour in Birmingham and they were indeed awesome. Rushed out and bought the album the next day.

2 occasions when the support act was better than the main act - Barenaked ladies supporting Beautiful South and DJ Shadow (in the round!!!) supporting Radiohead.

Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:51 pm
by tezleyflahflah
Electribe 101 were absolute quality. We've seen Billie Ray Martin a couple of times since and she's been excellent too.

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:54 am
by Dog
tcb2000 wrote:Can't remember exactly but think it might have been Songs Of Faith and Devotion, support was Fad Gadget - at least in Manchester. It was not long before Frank Tovey died...
Yup, it was Fad Gadget... Well remembered. I have memories of Frank Tovey wearing a full butcher's outfit now, including chainmail apron...

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:47 pm
by stylustrouble
I heard that The Bravery were supporting but haven't actually seen any confirmation of it yet.

Electribe 101 with DM in B'ham were fantastic,one of the best gigs I've been too,DM at their very best (unlike the current shoddy gear :roll: :wink: ).

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:21 pm
by Dog
I've dissected the DM site and can't find any mention of support acts, but only the tracklisting for the Martin Gore mix between the support and DM themselves.

If The Bravery are supporting, thats gonna suck!

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:34 pm
by Hexaphim
I think The Bravery are supporting them on the entire European leg of the tour.

They opened on February 28th, when they played in Oslo.

Don't get your hopes up, they weren't all that great...

Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:44 pm
by Dog
Hexaphim wrote:I think The Bravery are supporting them on the entire European leg of the tour.

They opened on February 28th, when they played in Oslo.

Don't get your hopes up, they weren't all that great...
Hence my previous comment about them sucking...

Great, 45 minutes of the same boring guitar pop. Every song The Bravery have released sounds the same!!!