Touring the Angel

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Touring the Angel

Depeche Mode performing at the O2 Wireless Festival in London on June 25, 2006.
Concert tour by Depeche Mode
Associated album Playing the Angel
Start date October 28, 2005
End date August 1, 2006
Legs 4
Shows

124
85 in Europe
39 in North America

5 cancellations
Depeche Mode tour chronology
Exciter Tour
(2001)		 Touring the Angel
(2005–2006)		 Tour of the Universe
(2009–2010)

Touring the Angel was a 2005/2006 concert tour by English electronic group Depeche Mode in support of the act's 11th studio album, Playing the Angel, which was released in October 2005.

The tour, which was officially announced in June 2005 in Düsseldorf, Germany, kicked off in October with a warm-up show in New York City. It encompassed two continents, Europe and North America, with two legs between each.

The concerts held in Milan, Italy were filmed and later released on a DVD release entitled Touring the Angel: Live in Milan.

Contents

[edit] Overview

The stage set, which was designed by Anton Corbijn,[1] was elaborate compared to previous Depeche Mode tours. It consisted of specially constructed pods to contain the act's MIDI controllers. Hidden screens at the rear of the stage, which displayed distorted images of the band members and movies related to the song being performed, were unveiled midway during the group's performance. These screens were accompanied by a large grey ball-shaped prop on the left of the stage, which contained an additional screen as well as a LED display which emitted various messages.

The tour began in late October 2005 with a special rehearsal show in New York City, dubbed "Starting the Angel". The date was exclusive to invited guests, most of whom won access through radio station and internet contests. The first full-fledged show was in Tampa, Florida in early November, kicking off a six-week North American leg. The tour was supposed to begin in Sunrise, Florida, but that date was cancelled due to the after-effects of Hurricane Wilma,[2] which had spread across southern Florida a week prior to the show. The first leg ultimately concluded mid-December at the annual Almost Acoustic Christmas show, organised by radio station KROQ, in Universal City, California. The unique performance saw the band play a selection of songs in a stripped down acoustic set.

In January 2006, the group kicked off an extensive tour of Europe, beginning in Dresden, Germany. The leg lasted twelve weeks and included multiple shows in a number of cities. It also saw the addition of "Leave in Silence" in the group's setlists, which had not been performed live since the Black Celebration Tour in 1986. The tour eventually finished in early April with two dates in London; the band were the first act to perform in the newly-refurbished Wembley Arena.[3]

The group following a performance at the O2 Wireless Festival in London in June 2006.
l-r: Peter Gordeno, Christian Eigner,
Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher

In April 2006, the group returned to North America for a second round of shows, taking place in a mixture of indoor and outdoor venues. The leg began in Mountain View, California, followed by an appearance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.[4]

In May 2006, the tour was slightly disrupted when lead singer Dave Gahan developed laryngitis during the group's performance at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. Six tracks into the concert, Gahan left the stage for Martin Gore to begin his solo set performance, which was promptly extended by four additional songs until Gahan's condition was clarified. The show was officially cut and the concert to be held the following night in Chicago was cancelled. A press release regarding the cancellations stated that Gahan's voice was "challenged throughout the concert by the unusually cold temperatures at the venue" as well as a result of "coming off three concerts in Mexico."[5] No make-up date was announced to compensate for the axed performance in Kansas City. The tour resumed in Wantagh, New York and concluded later in the month in Bristow, Virginia.

In June 2006, the group began a second leg in Europe. All shows, apart from one in Dublin, were held outdoors. A number of dates were festival appearances, from the Heineken Jammin' Festival in Italy to the Benicàssim Festival in Spain. The leg kicked off in Nuremberg, Germany at the Rock im Park Festival.

Two dates on this leg were cancelled. A show to be held in Lisbon was pulled after it was claimed that the organisation promoting the shows had failed to pay suppliers' bills.[6] Another date, to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, was cancelled due to the Second Lebanon War.[7] It was stated that the group's technical support team refused to travel to the region, citing "security fears".[8] The show was to be their first ever in Israel, as well as the sole Asian performance and final date of the entire tour. The trek instead culminated in Athens at Terra Vibe Park in early August, after nine months and 124 shows. In total, the band played to more than 2.8 million people across 32 countries.[9] The group eventually performed in Israel on Tour of the Universe in 2009.

Speaking about the tour, Gahan praised it as "probably the most enjoyable, rewarding live show we've ever done. The new material was just waiting to be played live. It took on a life of its own. With the energy of the crowds, it just came to life."[10]

Audio recordings of concerts on Touring the Angel were made available through the band's website on double CD format or as a digital download under the generic name Recording the Angel. All dates on the second legs of North America and Europe, excluding the shows in Kansas City, Kristiansand and Benicàssim, were released.

In September 2006, a live DVD of the group's concerts at the Fila Forum in Milan, Italy was released, entitled Touring the Angel: Live in Milan. The video was filmed and directed by Blue Leach.

[edit] Setlist

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

(excl. date in Universal City)


  1. "I Want It All" (Intro)
  2. "A Pain That I'm Used To"
  3. "John the Revelator"
  4. "A Question of Time"
  5. "Policy of Truth"
  6. "Precious"
  7. "Walking in My Shoes"
  8. "Suffer Well"
  9. Song performed by Martin Gore
  10. Song performed by Martin Gore
  11. "I Want It All"
  12. "The Sinner in Me"
  13. "I Feel You"
  14. "Behind the Wheel"
  15. "World in My Eyes"
  16. "Personal Jesus"
  17. "Enjoy the Silence"

  18. Song performed by Martin Gore
  19. "Just Can't Get Enough"
  20. "Everything Counts"

  21. "Never Let Me Down Again"
  22. "Goodnight Lovers"

General setlist for North America, Leg #2
and Europe, Leg #2

(excl. date in Kansas City)


  1. "I Want It All" (Intro)
  2. "A Pain That I'm Used To"
  3. "A Question of Time"
  4. "Suffer Well"
  5. "Precious"
  6. "Walking in My Shoes"
  7. "Stripped"
  8. Song performed by Martin Gore
    • "Home"
  9. Song performed by Martin Gore
  10. "In Your Room"
  12. "John the Revelator"
  13. "I Feel You"
  14. "Behind the Wheel"
  15. "World in My Eyes"
  16. "Personal Jesus"
  17. "Enjoy the Silence"

  18. Song performed by Martin Gore
    • "Shake the Disease"
    • "Leave in Silence"
    • "Judas"
    • "It Doesn't Matter Two"
    • "Somebody"
  20. "Never Let Me Down Again"


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 S

North America, Leg #1
02005-10-25October 25, 2005 New York City, NY United States Bowery Ballroom 1
02005-11-03November 3, 2005 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum 2
02005-11-05November 5, 2005 Duluth, GA Arena at Gwinnett Center 2
02005-11-07November 7, 2005 Houston, TX Toyota Center 2
02005-11-08November 8, 2005 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center 2
02005-11-09November 9, 2005 San Antonio, TX SBC Center 2
02005-11-11November 11, 2005 Denver, CO Magness Arena 2
02005-11-12November 12, 2005 West Valley City, UT The E Center 2
02005-11-15November 15, 2005 Vancouver, BC Canada General Motors Place 2
02005-11-16November 16, 2005 Seattle, WA United States KeyArena 2
02005-11-18November 18, 2005 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion 2
02005-11-19November 19, 2005 San Diego, CA iPayOne Center 2
02005-11-21November 21, 2005 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center 2
02005-11-22November 22, 2005 3
02005-11-23November 23, 2005 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond 4
02005-11-25November 25, 2005 Glendale, AZ Glendale Arena 2
02005-11-26November 26, 2005 Las Vegas, NV The Joint 4
02005-11-29November 29, 2005 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena 2
02005-11-30November 30, 2005 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills 2
02005-12-01December 1, 2005 Toronto, ON Canada Air Canada Centre 2
02005-12-03December 3, 2005 Atlantic City, NJ United States Borgata Event Center 2
02005-12-04December 4, 2005 Montreal, QC Canada Centre Bell 2
02005-12-07December 7, 2005 New York City, NY United States Madison Square Garden 2
02005-12-08December 8, 2005 5
02005-12-09December 9, 2005 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center 2
02005-12-11December 11, 2005 Universal City, CA KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 6

Europe, Leg #1
02006-01-13January 13, 2006 Dresden Germany Messehalle 2
02006-01-15January 15, 2006 Hamburg Color Line Arena 3
02006-01-16January 16, 2006 4
02006-01-18January 18, 2006 Berlin Velodrom 3
02006-01-20January 20, 2006 Düsseldorf LTU Arena 3
02006-01-21January 21, 2006 4
02006-01-23January 23, 2006 Prague Czech Republic Sazka Arena 3
02006-01-24January 24, 2006 Erfurt Germany Messehalle 2
02006-01-26January 26, 2006 Frankfurt Festhalle 7
02006-01-29January 29, 2006 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis 7
02006-01-31January 31, 2006 Geneva Switzerland SEG Arena 7
02006-02-01February 1, 2006 Marseille France Le Dôme 7
02006-02-03February 3, 2006 Toulouse Le Zénith 2
02006-02-04February 4, 2006 Lyon Halle Tony Garnier 8
02006-02-06February 6, 2006 Madrid Spain Palacio de Deportes 8
02006-02-07February 7, 2006 5
02006-02-08February 8, 2006 Lisbon Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico 8
02006-02-10February 10, 2006 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi 7
02006-02-11February 11, 2006 4
02006-02-14February 14, 2006 Munich Germany Olympiahalle 8
02006-02-15February 15, 2006 5
02006-02-16February 16, 2006 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle 8
02006-02-18February 18, 2006 Milan Italy Fila Forum 8
02006-02-19February 19, 2006 5
02006-02-21February 21, 2006 Paris France Palais Omnisports Bercy 7
02006-02-22February 22, 2006 4
02006-02-23February 23, 2006 9
02006-02-25February 25, 2006 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadion 8
02006-02-26February 26, 2006 Gothenburg Sweden Scandinavium 8
02006-02-28February 28, 2006 Oslo Norway Spektrum 8
02006-03-01March 1, 2006 Stockholm Sweden Globe Arena 10
02006-03-03March 3, 2006 Saint Petersburg Russia CKK Arena 8
02006-03-04March 4, 2006 Moscow Luzhniki Palace of Sports 10
02006-03-06March 6, 2006 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena 8
02006-03-09March 9, 2006 Stuttgart Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle 8
02006-03-10March 10, 2006 Friedrichshafen Messehalle 8
02006-03-11March 11, 2006 Mannheim SAP Arena 10
02006-03-13March 13, 2006 Graz Austria Stadthalle 8
02006-03-14March 14, 2006 Katowice Poland Spodek 8
02006-03-16March 16, 2006 Tallinn Estonia Saku Suurhall Arena 10
02006-03-17March 17, 2006 Riga Latvia Arēna Rīga 11
02006-03-18March 18, 2006 Vilnius Lithuania Siemens Arena 4
02006-03-21March 21, 2006 Budapest Hungary Papp László Sportaréna 8
02006-03-22March 22, 2006 Zagreb Croatia Dom Sportova 8
02006-03-24March 24, 2006 Amnéville France Le Galaxie 7
02006-03-25March 25, 2006 Douai Gayant Expo 4
02006-03-26March 26, 2006 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy 7
02006-03-28March 28, 2006 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 8
02006-03-30March 30, 2006 Manchester United Kingdom Evening News Arena 8
02006-03-31March 31, 2006 Birmingham National Exhibition Centre 10
02006-04-02April 2, 2006 London Wembley Arena 11
02006-04-03April 3, 2006 7

North America, Leg #2
02006-04-27April 27, 2006 Mountain View, CA United States Shoreline Amphitheatre 12
02006-04-29April 29, 2006 Indio, CA Coachella Festival 12
02006-04-30April 30, 2006 Las Vegas, NV Theatre Under the Stars 13
02006-05-04May 4, 2006 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol 13
02006-05-05May 5, 2006 14
02006-05-07May 7, 2006 Monterrey Arena Monterrey 15
02006-05-10May 10, 2006 Kansas City, MO United States Starlight Theatre 16
02006-05-13May 13, 2006 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheater 17
02006-05-14May 14, 2006 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 18
02006-05-17May 17, 2006 Montreal, QC Canada Centre Bell 19
02006-05-18May 18, 2006 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre 20
02006-05-20May 20, 2006 Atlantic City, NJ United States Borgata Event Center 19
02006-05-21May 21, 2006 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion 21

Europe, Leg #2
02006-06-02June 2, 2006 Nuremberg Germany Rock im Park Festival 22
02006-06-04June 4, 2006 Nürburgring Rock am Ring Festival 23
02006-06-05June 5, 2006 Bremen Weserstadion 21
02006-06-07June 7, 2006 Aarhus Denmark NRGi Park 21
02006-06-09June 9, 2006 Warsaw Poland Stadion Legii 21
02006-06-11June 11, 2006 Bratislava Slovakia Inter Štadión 21
02006-06-12June 12, 2006 Budapest Hungary Stadion Puskás Ferenc 24
02006-06-14June 14, 2006 Ljubljana Slovenia Stadion Bezigrad 20
02006-06-16June 16, 2006 Imola Italy Heineken Jammin' Festival 25
02006-06-17June 17, 2006 Interlaken Switzerland Greenfield Festival 25
02006-06-21June 21, 2006 Sofia Bulgaria Lokomotiv Stadium 20
02006-06-23June 23, 2006 Bucharest Romania Stadionul Naţional 21
02006-06-25June 25, 2006 London United Kingdom O2 Wireless Festival 25
02006-06-26June 26, 2006 Dublin Ireland Point Theatre 21
02006-06-28June 28, 2006 Berlin Germany Waldbühne 21
02006-06-29June 29, 2006 Arras France Main Square Festival 20
02006-07-01July 1, 2006 Belfort Eurockéennes Festival 25
02006-07-02July 2, 2006 Werchter Belgium Rock Werchter Festival 26
02006-07-06July 6, 2006 Kristiansand Norway Quart Festival 26
02006-07-07July 7, 2006 Stockholm Sweden Olympiastadion 20
02006-07-10July 10, 2006 Locarno Switzerland Moon and Stars Festival 21
02006-07-12July 12, 2006 Berlin Germany Waldbühne 27
02006-07-13July 13, 2006 28
02006-07-15July 15, 2006 Leipzig Festwiese 28
02006-07-17July 17, 2006 Rome Italy Stadio Olimpico 20
02006-07-19July 19, 2006 Nyon Switzerland Paléo Festival 26
02006-07-20July 20, 2006 Nîmes France Arenes de Nîmes 21
02006-07-22July 22, 2006 San Sebastián Spain Estadio Anoeta 28
02006-07-23July 23, 2006 Benicàssim Benicàssim Festival 29
02006-07-25July 25, 2006 Torrevieja Parque Antonio Soria 25
02006-07-26July 26, 2006 Granada Plaza de Toros 26
02006-07-30July 30, 2006 Istanbul Turkey Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena 30
02006-08-01August 1, 2006 Athens Greece Terra Vibe Park 31


Cancelled dates
November 2, 2005 Sunrise, United States BankAtlantic Center Date cancelled due to the after-effects of Hurricane Wilma in the region.
May 2, 2006 El Paso, United States Don Haskins Center Date cancelled due to a "scheduling conflict".
May 11, 2006 Rosemont, United States Allstate Arena Date cancelled due to illness; Dave Gahan developed laryngitis during the group's performance in Kansas City.
July 28, 2006 Lisbon, Portugal Estádio José Alvalade Date cancelled due to the promoters organising the concert running into "financial difficulties".
August 3, 2006 Tel Aviv, Israel Hayarkon Park Date cancelled due to the 2006 Lebanon War.


[edit] Support acts

  • The Bravery (November 3–12, 2005; December 3–9, 2005; January 13–April 3, 2006)
  • Booka Shade (Berlin (June 28, 2006))
  • Chantage (Istanbul)
  • DJ Gogo (Locarno)
  • DJ Vania (Bucharest)
  • Franz Ferdinand (Rome)
  • Goldfrapp (Wantagh, Bremen, Arras, Berlin (June 12 and 13, 2006), Leipzig and Nîmes)
  • Timo Maas (Warsaw)
  • Mohair (Aarhus)
  • Muse (Stockholm)
  • Natural Project (San Sebastián)
  • Nova Generacia (Sofia)
  • Pamela (Istanbul)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.corbijn.co.uk/page_anton_film_and_stage.htm
  2. ^ Depeche Mode pull opening world tour show
  3. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/depeche-mode-wembley-arena-london--none-onestar-twostar-threestar-fourstar-fivestar-472897.html
  4. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1517974/20051212/depeche_mode.jhtml
  5. ^ http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/news_article.php?id=10278
  6. ^ http://www.aversion.com/news/news_article.cfm?news_id=6941
  7. ^ http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/depeche-mode-scrap-tel-aviv-show_1004157
  8. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=745121
  9. ^ http://www.articlealley.com/article_1157394_48.html
  10. ^ http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060911005891&newsLang=en

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