The Singles Tour

The Singles Tour

Concert by Depeche Mode
Poster advertising the Depeche Mode concerts held in Sweden.
Associated album	The Singles 86>98
Start date	2 September 1998
End date	22 December 1998
Legs	2
No. of shows	65 33 in North America 32 in Europe
Depeche Mode concert chronology

The Singles Tour was a 1998 concert tour by English electronic band Depeche Mode in support of the act's singles compilation album, The Singles 86>98, which was released in September 1998.^[1]

The tour, which was officially announced in Cologne, Germany in April 1998, was the group's first since the Exotic Tour/Summer Tour in 1994. A year prior, the group opted not to tour in order to promote Ultra, their ninth studio album, after issues surrounding the band following the lengthy tours in support of Songs of Faith and Devotion. This was the first tour without keyboardist Alan Wilder since he joined the group in 1982; Wilder left the band indefinitely in 1995 citing an "imbalance in the distribution of the workload".

The tour began with a European leg, kicking off in Tartu, Estonia in early September and culminating in San Sebastián, Spain in mid-October. Later in the month, the band commenced a tour of North America, beginning in Worcester, Massachusetts. The eight week jaunt included an appearance at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concert in Los Angeles. Billy Corgan, lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins, performed the song "Never Let Me Down Again" with Depeche Mode at this concert. The tour eventually wrapped up in Anaheim, California in late December.

The tour marked the debut of two of the group's backing musicians: keyboardist Peter Gordeno, who replaced Wilder, and drummer Christian Eigner, who previously performed with the band in 1997 for two Ultra Parties concerts.

Setlist

1. "Painkiller" (Intro)
2. "A Question of Time"
3. "World in My Eyes"
4. "Policy of Truth"
5. "It's No Good"
6. "Never Let Me Down Again"
7. "Walking in My Shoes"
8. "Only When I Lose Myself"
9. Song performed by Martin Gore
   • "A Question of Lust"
   • "Sister of Night"
10. Song performed by Martin Gore
    • "Home"
11. "Condemnation"
12. "In Your Room" (Zephyr Mix version)
13. "Useless"
14. "Enjoy the Silence"
15. "Personal Jesus"
16. "Barrel of a Gun"

    encore 1

17. Song performed by Martin Gore
    • "Somebody"
18. • "Stripped"
    • "Behind the Wheel"
19. "I Feel You"

    encore 2

20. "Just Can't Get Enough"

Note:

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

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
2 September 1998	Tartu	Estonia	Tähtvere Puhkepark
3 September 1998	Jūrmala	Latvia	Tenisa Centrs Lielupe
5 September 1998	Moscow	Russia	Olimpiyskiy
7 September 1998	Saint Petersburg		SKK Peterburgsky
9 September 1998	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Areena
11 September 1998	Copenhagen	Denmark	Valby-Hallen
12 September 1998	Gothenburg	Sweden	Scandinavium
13 September 1998	Stockholm		Stockholm Globe Arena
15 September 1998	Prague	Czech Republic	Sportovní Hala
16 September 1998	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
18 September 1998	Berlin	Germany	Waldbühne
19 September 1998
20 September 1998	Erfurt		Messehalle
22 September 1998	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
23 September 1998	Stuttgart	Germany	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
25 September 1998	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
26 September 1998	Casalecchio di Reno	Italy	PalaMalaguti
27 September 1998	Assago		Forum di Assago
29 September 1998	London	England	Wembley Arena
30 September 1998
2 October 1998	Manchester		Manchester Evening News Arena
3 October 1998	Birmingham		NEC Arena
5 October 1998	Cologne	Germany	Kölnarena
6 October 1998
7 October 1998	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
9 October 1998	Hanover	Germany	Messehalle Hanover
10 October 1998	Leipzig		Leipziger Messehalle
11 October 1998	Frankfurt		Festhalle Frankfurt
13 October 1998	Munich		Olympiahalle
15 October 1998	Zaragoza	Spain	Pabellón Príncipe Felipe
16 October 1998	Barcelona		Palau Sant Jordi
17 October 1998	San Sebastián		Velódromo de Anoeta
North America
27 October 1998	Worcester	United States	Worcester Centrum
28 October 1998	New York City		Madison Square Garden
29 October 1998
1 November 1998	Philadelphia		First Union Spectrum
5 November 1998	Toronto	Canada	SkyDome
6 November 1998	Montreal		Centre Molson
8 November 1998	Cleveland	United States	Gund Arena
9 November 1998	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
11 November 1998	Fairfax		Patriot Center
13 November 1998	Orlando		Orlando Arena
14 November 1998	Miami		Miami Arena
15 November 1998	Tampa		Ice Palace
18 November 1998	Houston		Compaq Center
19 November 1998	Dallas		Reunion Arena
20 November 1998	San Antonio		Alamodome
22 November 1998	New Orleans		Lakefront Arena
24 November 1998	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
25 November 1998
29 November 1998	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena
1 December 1998	Salt Lake City		Delta Center
2 December 1998	Nampa		Idaho Center Arena
4 December 1998	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
6 December 1998	Portland	United States	Rose Garden Arena
7 December 1998	Seattle		KeyArena
9 December 1998	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
11 December 1998	Oakland		The Arena in Oakland
12 December 1998^[A]	Los Angeles		Shrine Auditorium
14 December 1998	Phoenix		America West Arena
15 December 1998	San Diego		Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl
18 December 1998	Inglewood		Great Western Forum
19 December 1998
20 December 1998	Anaheim		Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
22 December 1998

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas

Support acts

• Purity (2 September – 17 October 1998)
• Stabbing Westward (27 October – 22 December 1998)
• Tim Simenon (DJ set) (2 September – 17 October 1998)

Musicians

Depeche Mode

• Dave Gahan – lead vocals
• Martin Gore – guitar, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals
• Andy Fletcher – synthesizers

Backup musicians

• Peter Gordeno – synthesizers, backing vocals
• Christian Eigner – drums
• Jordan Bailey – backing vocals
• Janet Cooke – backing vocals

References

1. http://www.depechemode.com/past_tours/the_singles_tour/index.html

External links

• Official site