1981 Tour

1981 Tour
Depeche Mode concert chronology
Concert by Depeche Mode
Associated album	Speak & Spell
Start date	3 January 1981
End date	3 December 1981
No. of shows	70

1981 Tour was the second tour of the English synthpop band Depeche Mode, which took place between July and December 1981.

The tour began at Crocs, Rayleigh in January 1981, a place where the band was really appreciated during its early years,^[1] and ended at Chichester, West Sussex. Most concerts during this year were not planned well in advance, but occurred as more and more opportunities for them arose. From 1981-10-31 until 1981-11-16, they went on a well-planned "Speak & Spell" tour across the UK to promote the eponymous album Speak & Spell, supported by Blancmange (band).

This was the first time the band left the UK for live performances, with one-off concerts in Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and France, in September. Their tour in 1981 is the last tour to include Vince Clarke who left the band in December 1981.

Musicians

Dave Gahan – lead vocals
Martin Gore – synthesizers, backing vocals
Vince Clarke – synthesizers, backing vocals
Andrew Fletcher – synthesizers, backing vocals

Setlist

This is the setlist of the concert at Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.^[2] This is an average setlist of the tour, with possible minor changes at each performance.

All songs were written by Vince Clarke, except where noted.

"Any Second Now" (intro)
"Photographic"
"Nodisco"
"New Life"
"Puppets"
"Ice Machine"
"Big Muff" (written by Martin L. Gore)
"I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead"
"Tora! Tora! Tora!" (written by Martin L. Gore)
"Just Can't Get Enough"
"Boys Say Go!"
"What's Your Name?"
"Television Set" (written by Jason Knott, close friend of Clarke)
"The Price of Love" (written by The Everly Brothers)
"Dreaming of Me"

Tour dates

This is an approximately list of the tour dates.^[3]

1981-01-03 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England
1981-01-06 Bridge House, London, England
1981-01-11 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England
1981-01-19 Bridge House, London, England
1981-01-23 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England
1981-01-23 Rascals, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England
1981-02-01 Moonlight Club, London, England
1981-02-02 Warehouse, Leeds, England
1981-02-03 Limit Club, Sheffield, England
1981-02-09 Bridge House, London, England
1981-02-12 Moonlight Club, London, England
1981-02-14 The Rainbow, London, England
1981-02-16 Cabaret Futura, London, England
1981-02-26 Lyceum, London, England
1981-03-16 Bridge House, London, England
1981-03-24 Moonlight Club, London, England
1981-03-30 Flicks, Dartfort, England
1981-04-02 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England
1981-04-02 Thames Boat Trip, London, England
1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England
1981-04-11 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England
1981-04-12 Bridge House, London, England
1981-04-16 Amnesia, Leeds, England
1981-04-23 Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham, England
1981-04-26 Lyceum, London, England
1981-04-28 Sweeneys, Basildon, England
1981-04-30 The Pits, London, England
1981-05-01 Southbank Poly, London, England
1981-05-03 Raquels, Basildon, England
1981-05-09 Nero's, Cardiff, Wales
1981-05-12 The Venue, London, England
1981-05-25 Flicks, Dartford, England
1981-06-01 Bridge House, London, England
1981-06-02 Hammersmith Palais, London, England
1981-06-09 Regency Suite, Chadwell Heath, London, England
1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England
1981-07-23 The Venue, London, England
1981-07-25 Zuiderpark, The Hague, The Netherlands
1981-07-29 Bridge House, London, England
1981-07-30 Alexandras, Slough, England
1981-08-02 Jenkinsons, Brighton, England
1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England
1981-08-06 Warehouse, Leeds, England
1981-08-07 Nite Club, Edinburgh, Scotland
1981-08-26 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England
1981-09-00 Lawrence Weston School, Bristol, England
1981-09-19 The Venue, London, England
1981-09-25 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1981-09-28 Disco Rouge, Brussels, Belgium
1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France
1981-10-20 Christ's School, Richmond, England
1981-10-31 University, Newcastle, England
1981-11-02 Coasters, Edinburgh, Scotland
1981-11-03 Fagins, Manchester, England
1981-11-04 Locarno, Birmingham, England
1981-11-05 Rock City, Nottingham, England
1981-11-06 University, Liverpool, England
1981-11-07 Polytechnic, Sheffield, England
1981-11-09 Locarno, Bristol, England
1981-11-10 Raquels, Basildon, England
1981-11-11 Top Rank, Brighton, England
1981-11-12 Arts Centre, Poole, England
1981-11-14 University, Leicester, England
1981-11-15 Lyceum, London, England
1981-11-16 Lyceum, London, England
1981-11-16 Lyceum, London, England
1981-12-03 Chichester, West Sussex, England

References

↑ Page 128 in "Just Can't Get Enough: The making of Depeche Mode" by Simon Spence, 2011. ISBN 9781906002565
↑ "1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Depeche Mode Live Wiki". depechemode-live.com. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
↑ "Category:1981 Tour - Depeche Mode Live Wiki | List of the tour performances". depechemode-live.com. Retrieved 2016-03-11.

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Depeche Mode singles discography

Speak & Spell	"Dreaming of Me" (1981 non-album single) "New Life" (1981) "Just Can't Get Enough" (1981)

A Broken Frame	"See You" (1982) "The Meaning of Love" (1982) "Leave in Silence" (1982)

Construction Time Again	"Get the Balance Right!" (1983 non-album single) "Everything Counts" (1983) "Love, in Itself" (1983)

Some Great Reward	"People Are People" (1984) "Master and Servant" (1984) "Blasphemous Rumours" / "Somebody" (1984)

The Singles 81→85	"Shake the Disease" (1985) "It's Called a Heart" (1985)

Black Celebration	"Stripped" / "But Not Tonight" (1986) "A Question of Lust" (1986) "A Question of Time" (1986)

Music for the Masses	"Strangelove" (1987) "Never Let Me Down Again" (1987) "Behind the Wheel" (1987) "Little 15" (1988) "Strangelove '88" (1988)

101	"Everything Counts" (live, 1989)

Violator	"Personal Jesus" (1989) "Enjoy the Silence" (1990) "Policy of Truth" (1990) "World in My Eyes" (1990)

Songs of Faith and Devotion	"I Feel You" (1993) "Walking in My Shoes" (1993) "Condemnation" (1993) "In Your Room" (1994)

Ultra	"Barrel of a Gun" (1997) "It's No Good" (1997) "Home" (1997) "Useless" (1997)

The Singles 86–98	"Only When I Lose Myself" (1998)

Exciter	"Dream On" (2001) "I Feel Loved" (2001) "Freelove" (2001) "Goodnight Lovers" (2002)

Remixes 81–04	" Enjoy the Silence '04" (2004)

Playing the Angel	"Precious" (2005) "A Pain That I'm Used To" (2005) "Suffer Well" (2006) "John the Revelator" / "Lilian" (2006)

The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1	"Martyr" (2006)

Sounds of the Universe	"Wrong" (2009) "Peace" (2009) "Fragile Tension" / "Hole to Feed" (2009)

Remixes 2: 81–11	"Personal Jesus 2011" (2011)

Delta Machine	"Heaven" (2013) "Soothe My Soul" (2013) "Should Be Higher" (2013)

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