Tour of the Universe (tour)

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Tour of the Universe

Depeche Mode performing at the O2 Arena in London on 15 December 2009.
Concert tour by Depeche Mode
Location Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Associated album Sounds of the Universe
Start date 6 May 2009
End date 27 February 2010
Legs 5
Shows 102
70 in Europe
27 in North America
4 in South America
1 in Asia
17 cancellations
Depeche Mode tour chronology
Touring the Angel
(2005–2006)		 Tour of the Universe
(2009–2010)

Tour of the Universe was a 2009/2010 worldwide concert tour by English electronic band Depeche Mode in support of the group's 12th studio album, Sounds of the Universe, which was released in April 2009.

The Live Nation-produced tour, which was announced in October 2008 in Berlin,[1] kicked off with a warm-up show in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg in May 2009. By the end of the year, the tour had reached Europe, Asia, North America and South America.

The concerts in Barcelona, Spain were filmed for the video release Tour of the Universe : Barcelona 20/21.11.09, which was released on 8 November 2010 in Europe and 9 November 2010 in North America on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.[2]

Contents

[edit] Overview

The tour commenced in May 2009 with a warm-up show in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, followed by the first full-fledged date in Tel Aviv, Israel. The leg was soon disrupted as lead singer Dave Gahan was struck by a severe bout of gastroenteritis, which occurred before the band were to take to the stage in Athens.[3] Sixteen dates in total were subsequently cancelled or postponed. Gahan reportedly flew to the U.S. for treatment;[4] a low-grade malignant tumour in his bladder was found and successfully removed.

In June 2009, the band played their first show following Gahan's illness in Leipzig, Germany, resuming a European leg which eventually wrapped up in Bilbao, Spain. The tour was cut short after Gahan tore a calf muscle, forcing the cancellation of two dates.

In July 2009, the group began a tour of the U.S. and Canada. The leg, which featured a headline slot at the Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago,[5] started in Toronto and culminated in Sunrise, Florida in early September. In August, two dates in California were cancelled after Gahan received doctor's orders to serve a period of complete vocal rest.[6]

In October 2009, the band returned to North America to play four dates in Mexico. The leg continued on to Costa Rica and South America, their first shows in these territories since the Exotic Tour in 1994. The group received attention in the media following the group's performance in Peru after it was reported that Gahan thanked the wrong country. According to reports, Gahan said: "Thank you very much, Chile" towards the end of the concert held in Lima.[7] However, this claim was later disputed by a band representative, who quoted Gahan as saying: "Thank you very much, good night" instead.[8] The leg eventually finished up in Buenos Aires. Later in the month, the act began a European leg of indoor venues, which kicked off in Oberhausen, Germany and culminated mid-December in Manchester, U.K..

In January 2010, the group commenced a third European leg in Berlin. The leg included five shows that were rescheduled following Gahan's illness in the summer of 2009. The tour also included a date as part of a series of concerts in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust, which was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.[9] During this concert, the performances of "Home", "One Caress" and "Come Back" were accompanied by a seven-piece string section. Additionally, during the encore, former band member Alan Wilder made a surprise appearance onstage, accompanying Martin Gore's performance of "Somebody" on piano.[10] It was the first time Wilder had performed with the band in more than fifteen years, having exited the group in 1995. Speaking about the event, Wilder said that he was "happy to accept" Gahan's proposal to join the group onstage and stated that "[they] were long overdue some kind of reunion of this sort".[11] The entire tour eventually wrapped up in Düsseldorf, Germany in late February, after ten months and 102 shows in 32 countries. In total, the band performed to more than 2.7 million people. As reported by music industry publication Billboard, the tour was one of the most profitable in 2009, ending 20th in the magazine's "Top Tours" list.[12]

Like Touring the Angel, recordings of some of the Tour of the Universe concerts were made available on double CD format or as a digital download under the generic name Recording the Universe.[13] A video release of the live concerts held at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, titled Tour of the Universe : Barcelona 20/21.11.09, was released on 8 November 2010 in Europe and 9 November 2010 in North America on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The DVD release was issued in two formats, "Deluxe" and "Super Deluxe", which both include two audio CDs of the live concerts. The "Super Deluxe" edition also includes a second DVD featuring the tour documentary, "Inside the Universe", as well as extra bonus materials.

[edit] Setlist

General setlist for
Israel, Europe, Leg #1,
North and South America


  1. "In Chains"
  2. "Wrong"
  3. "Hole to Feed"
  4. "Walking in My Shoes"
  5. "It's No Good"
  6. "A Question of Time"
  7. "Precious"
  8. "Fly on the Windscreen"
  9. Song performed by Martin Gore
  10. Song performed by Martin Gore
  13. "In Your Room"
  14. "I Feel You"
  16. "Enjoy the Silence"
  17. "Never Let Me Down Again"


  21. "Personal Jesus"
  22. "Waiting for the Night"
General setlist for
Europe, Leg #2 and #3



  1. "In Chains"
  2. "Wrong"
  3. "Hole to Feed"
  4. "Walking in My Shoes"
  5. "It's No Good"
  6. "A Question of Time"
  7. "Precious"
  8. "World in My Eyes"
  9. "Fly on the Windscreen"
  10. Song performed by Martin Gore
  11. Song performed by Martin Gore
    • "Home"
    • "Miles Away/The Truth Is"
    • "Come Back"
  13. "Policy of Truth"
  14. "In Your Room"
  15. "I Feel You"
  16. "Enjoy the Silence"
  17. "Never Let Me Down Again"

  18. Song performed by Martin Gore
    • "Somebody"
    • "A Question of Lust"
    • "Dressed in Black"
    • "One Caress"
  19. "Stripped"
  21. "Personal Jesus"


Note #1:


Note #2:

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

Setlists differed between dates, with rotated songs, possible minor song order changes and song omissions.
Refer to the text on the right for further information.






Listed below are the variations on the setlist for this tour, assigned by the touring legs at which they were performed. Songs marked in bold are options among multiple choices which were rotated between dates; as such these are where the differences between setlists are most prominent.
Omitted songs and song order changes, if applicable, are noted at the bottom of each variation.

In the "Tour dates" section these setlists are represented in the "#" column,
denoting which variation was performed at each date.


[edit] Tour dates

Date City Country Venue A S

Israel and Europe, Leg #1
02009-05-066 May 2009 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal 6,500 1
02009-05-1010 May 2009 Tel Aviv Israel Itztadion Ramat Gan 51,000 1
02009-06-088 June 2009 Leipzig Germany Zentralstadion 50,000 2
02009-06-1010 June 2009 Berlin Olympiastadion 68,500 2
02009-06-1212 June 2009 Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena 45,000 2
02009-06-1313 June 2009 Munich Olympiastadion 65,000 3
02009-06-1616 June 2009 Rome Italy Stadio Olimpico 47,018 4
02009-06-1818 June 2009 Milan Stadio Giuseppe Meazza 65,164 4
02009-06-2020 June 2009 Werchter Belgium TW Classic Festival 47,000 4
02009-06-2222 June 2009 Bratislava Slovakia Štadión Pasienky 31,500 4
02009-06-2323 June 2009 Budapest Hungary Stadion Puskás Ferenc 46,716 2
02009-06-2525 June 2009 Prague Czech Republic Synot Tip Arena 38,200 4
02009-06-2727 June 2009 Paris France Stade de France 66,105 4
02009-06-2828 June 2009 Nancy Le Zénith 16,763 4
02009-06-3030 June 2009 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadion 44,676 4
02009-07-011 July 2009 [1] Hamburg Germany HSH Nordbank Arena 54,000 4
02009-07-033 July 2009 Arvika Sweden Arvika Festival 28,400 5
02009-07-066 July 2009 Carcassonne France Esplanade Gambetta 11,500 4
02009-07-088 July 2009 Valladolid Spain Estadio José Zorrilla 23,700 4
02009-07-099 July 2009 Bilbao BBK Live Festival 26,000 5

North America
02009-07-2424 July 2009 Toronto, ON Canada Molson Canadian Amphitheatre 18,000 6
02009-07-2525 July 2009 Montreal, QC Centre Bell 14,000 7
02009-07-2828 July 2009 Bristow, VA United States Nissan Pavilion 22,000 7
02009-07-3131 July 2009 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center 17,000 8
02009-08-011 August 2009 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Event Center 2,500 9
02009-08-033 August 2009 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden 19,800 7
02009-08-044 August 2009 19,800 10
02009-08-077 August 2009 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza Festival 68,500 11
02009-08-1010 August 2009 Seattle, WA KeyArena 15,000 12
02009-08-1616 August 2009 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl 17,564 13
02009-08-1717 August 2009 17,564 14
02009-08-1919 August 2009 Anaheim, CA Honda Center 18,000 15
02009-08-2020 August 2009 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl 4,937 16
02009-08-2222 August 2009 Las Vegas, NV Pearl Concert Theater 2,500 17
02009-08-2323 August 2009 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center 12,000 18
02009-08-2525 August 2009 West Valley City, UT The E Center 10,000 19
02009-08-2727 August 2009 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre 9,000 20
02009-08-2929 August 2009 Dallas, TX SuperPages.com Center 16,000 21
02009-08-3030 August 2009 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 14,000 22
02009-09-011 September 2009 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood 16,000 20
02009-09-044 September 2009 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre 13,000 20
02009-09-055 September 2009 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center 16,000 23

Latin America
02009-10-011 October 2009 Guadalajara Mexico Arena VFG 14,000 20
02009-10-033 October 2009 Mexico City Foro Sol 55,000 20
02009-10-044 October 2009 55,000 24
02009-10-066 October 2009 Monterrey Arena Monterrey 17,000 20
02009-10-088 October 2009 Alajuela Costa Rica Autódromo La Guácima 22,000 25
02009-10-1010 October 2009 Bogotá Colombia Parque Simón Bolívar 40,000 20
02009-10-1313 October 2009 Lima Peru Explanada Estadio Monumental 30,000 20
02009-10-1515 October 2009 Santiago Chile Club Hipico 50,000 20
02009-10-1717 October 2009 Buenos Aires Argentina Personal Fest 40,000 26

Europe, Leg #2
02009-10-3131 October 2009 Oberhausen Germany König Pilsener Arena 11,500 27
02009-11-011 November 2009 Bremen AWD-Dome 12,000 28
02009-11-033 November 2009 Hannover TUI Arena 12,000 29
02009-11-077 November 2009 Mannheim SAP Arena 11,500 30
02009-11-088 November 2009 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle 13,000 31
02009-11-1010 November 2009 Geneva Switzerland Palexpo 20,000 31
02009-11-1212 November 2009 Valencia Spain Recinto Ferial 12,000 31
02009-11-1414 November 2009 Lisbon Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico 17,000 32
02009-11-1616 November 2009 Madrid Spain Palacio de Deportes 15,000 32
02009-11-1717 November 2009 15,000 33
02009-11-2020 November 2009 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi 21,000 34
02009-11-2121 November 2009 21,000 35
02009-11-2323 November 2009 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier 16,500 36
02009-11-2525 November 2009 Bologna Italy Futurshow Station 13,000 36
02009-11-2626 November 2009 Turin PalaOlimpico 12,000 37
02009-11-2828 November 2009 Erfurt Germany Messehalle 12,000 38
02009-11-3030 November 2009 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy 10,000 38
02009-12-011 December 2009 Nuremberg Germany Arena Nürnberger Versicherung 10,000 38
02009-12-033 December 2009 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle 15,000 38
02009-12-066 December 2009 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 14,000 38
02009-12-077 December 2009 14,000 39
02009-12-1010 December 2009 Dublin Ireland The O2 11,000 38
02009-12-1212 December 2009 Glasgow United Kingdom SECC 10,000 38
02009-12-1313 December 2009 Birmingham LG Arena 15,000 37
02009-12-1515 December 2009 London O2 Arena 22,000 38
02009-12-1616 December 2009 22,000 40
02009-12-1818 December 2009 Manchester Evening News Arena 21,000 38

Europe, Leg #3
02010-01-099 January 2010 Berlin Germany O2 World 17,000 38
02010-01-1111 January 2010 Budapest Hungary Papp László Sportaréna 15,000 38
02010-01-1414 January 2010 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena 17,000 38
02010-01-1717 January 2010 Liévin France Stade Couvert Régional 12,000 38
02010-01-1919 January 2010 Paris Palais Omnisports Bercy 17,000 38
02010-01-2020 January 2010 17,000 41
02010-01-2323 January 2010 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis 17,000 38
02010-01-2525 January 2010 Malmö Sweden Malmö Arena 15,000 38
02010-01-2626 January 2010 Gothenburg Scandinavium 14,000 37
02010-01-2929 January 2010 [2] Bergen Norway Vestlandshallen 10,000 37
02010-01-3131 January 2010 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe 16,000 37
02010-02-022 February 2010 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena 12,000 37
02010-02-044 February 2010 Saint Petersburg Russia CKK Arena 21,000 37
02010-02-066 February 2010 Moscow Olimpiyskiy 21,000 37
02010-02-088 February 2010 Kiev Ukraine Palace of Sports 10,000 37
02010-02-1010 February 2010 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena 13,000 37
02010-02-1111 February 2010 13,000 42
02010-02-1414 February 2010 [3] Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb 18,500 37
02010-02-1717 February 2010 London United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall 5,500 43
02010-02-2020 February 2010 [4] O2 Arena 22,000 44
02010-02-2222 February 2010 Horsens Denmark CASA Arena 4,500 37
02010-02-2323 February 2010 4,500 45
02010-02-2626 February 2010 [5] Düsseldorf Germany Esprit Arena 60,000 37
02010-02-2727 February 2010 [6] 60,000 46
  • 1^ Rescheduled from 2 June 2009.
  • 2^ Rescheduled from 2 July 2009 at Koengen Arena.
  • 3^ Rescheduled from 21 May 2009.
  • 4^ Rescheduled from 30 May 2009.
  • 5^ Rescheduled from 4 June 2009.
  • 6^ Rescheduled from 5 June 2009.

[edit] Cancelled dates

Date City Country Venue R
12 May 2009 Athens Greece Terra Vibe Park [a]
14 May 2009 Istanbul Turkey Santralİstanbul
16 May 2009 Bucharest Romania Parcul Izvor
18 May 2009 Sofia Bulgaria Vasil Levski National Stadium
20 May 2009 Belgrade Serbia Park Ušće
23 May 2009 Warsaw Poland Stadion Gwardii
25 May 2009 Riga Latvia Skonto Stadions
27 May 2009 Vilnius Lithuania Žalgirio Stadionas
31 May 2009 Landgraaf Netherlands Pinkpop Festival
7 June 2009 Leipzig Germany Zentralstadion
11 July 2009 Porto Portugal Super Bock Super Rock Festival [b]
12 July 2009 Seville Spain Estadio Olímpico
12 August 2009 Mountain View, CA United States Shoreline Amphitheatre [c]
14 August 2009 Chula Vista, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
22 October 2009 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Citibank Hall [d]
24 October 2009 São Paulo Arena Anhembi
4 December 2009 Graz Austria Stadthalle Graz [e]
  • a^ Performance in Athens cancelled due to Dave Gahan's severe bout of gastroenteritis. Following subsequent cancellations of eight further shows, the tour was eventually confirmed to recommence in June as Gahan focused on full recovery. Although a portion of the dates were rescheduled, the band's appearance at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands was pulled, while all remaining dates and one of two dates in Leipzig were cancelled indefinitely due to "scheduling conflicts".
  • b^ Dates cancelled due to injury; Dave Gahan tore a calf muscle during the group's performance in Bilbao.
  • c^ Dates cancelled due to "doctor's orders"; Dave Gahan was required to serve a period of complete vocal rest.
  • d^ Dates cancelled due to "logistics of recently rescheduled European dates".
  • e^ Date cancelled due to "rescheduling of a number of postponed dates".

[edit] Support acts

  • Angele Phase (Bogotá)
  • Dolcenera (Milan)
  • Feedbackers (Lima)
  • Gomo (Lisbon)
  • The Horrors (London (February 17, 2010))
  • Lavagance (Bratislava)
  • M83 (June 8–18, 2009; June 27 and 28, 2009)
  • MOTOR (May 6, 2009; June 22–25, 2009; June 30–July 8, 2009)
  • Nitzer Ebb (January 9–February 27, 2010, excl. February 17, 2010 (London))

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003870843/
  2. ^ http://www.clashmusic.com/news/depeche-mode-prepare-tour-dvd
  3. ^ http://www.nme.com/news/depeche-mode/44619/
  4. ^ http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/entertainment/music/dpg_depeche_mode_lwf_051309_2483116
  5. ^ http://www.spin.com/articles/depeche-mode-works-hits-lollapalooza
  6. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a172006/depeche-mode-cancel-two-us-shows.html?imdb
  7. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/10/15/depeche-modes-gahan-makes-rock-star-mistake-thanks-chile-while-in-peru/
  8. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091016/ap_en_mu/lt_peru_depeche_mode_wrong_country
  9. ^ http://www.gigwise.com/news/53881/Depeche-Mode-Announce-February-2010-Royal-Albert-Hall-Show
  10. ^ http://www.clashmusic.com/news/depeche-mode-joined-by-former-member
  11. ^ http://www.chartattack.com/news/79499/alan-wilder-rejoins-depeche-mode-for-one-song-in-london
  12. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/features/top-25-tours-of-2009-1004053062.story
  13. ^ http://www.depechemodelive.com/Store/DisplayItems-1-recording+the+universe.html
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  19. ^ http://www.depechemodelive.com/Store/DII-65.html

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