Exciter Tour
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The Exciter Tour was Depeche Mode's 2001 world tour, featuring concerts spanning over 20 countries and featuring some of their greatest hits, usually the more recent tracks up to 2001. It promotes their 2001 album, Exciter.
Exciter Tour officially began June 15, 2001 in Montreal, Quebec. It ended in Mannheim, Germany on November 5 of the same year.
Also, in Los Angeles on June 4, the band played a special rehearsal show for invited guests only, mostly winners of worldwide contests and members of the media. There were also rehearsal shows in Quebec City, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario.
The band announced a tour extension, where they would have more shows in Europe for the Summer of 2002. However, despite that the dates were announced, the tour was later cancelled.
Director Anton Corbijn, who designed the set, filmed the two Paris shows in October. The footage was compiled to a DVD movie, One Night in Paris, and was released in late 2002.
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[edit] Set
The set was very general compared to the other Depeche Mode tours, but one of the main things the set has was a large movie theater-sized white screen behind the band, which would usually display various light patterns, but would sometimes feature films or pictures. Memorable ones included a raindrop animation during "Waiting for the Night", a still video of a sun setting in a canyon during Martin's acoustic songs, a goldfish and a shark swimming around a blue screen during "In Your Room", and an entirely never-before-seen humorous video of the band at a cafe during "It's No Good". You can view them on the One Night in Paris DVD set. There were also lights and various objects at the top of the set, which would illuminate during certain songs.
The set was designed by Anton Corbijn.
[edit] Current Dates
[edit] North America (United States & Canada)
Poe opened in all shows except the June 4 show.
[edit] Europe
Date | City/Country | Venue | Setlist Notes Martin acoustic song in Bold |
Opening Act |
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August 28, 2001 | Tallinn, Estonia | Song Festival Grounds | Surrender | Brainstorm |
August 29, 2001 | Riga, Latvia | Skonto Stadium | Sister of Night | Brainstorm |
August 31, 2001 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Vingis Park | Sister of Night | Brainstorm |
September 2, 2001 | Warsaw, Poland | Horse Race Track | Sister Of Night | Brainstorm |
September 4, 2001 | Prague, Czech Republic | Paegas Arena | Surrender | Fad Gadget |
September 5, 2001 | Berlin, Germany | Waldbuhne | Surrender | Fad Gadget |
September 6, 2001 | Berlin, Germany | Waldbuhne | Sister of Night "Condemnation" played instead of "Clean" |
Fad Gadget |
September 8, 2001 | Hamburg, Germany | Trabrenbahn | Sister of Night Last performance of "I Feel Loved" |
Fad Gadget Technique |
September 9, 2001 | Leipzig, Germany | Festwiese | Surrender Rainy weather had affects on David's health. "I Feel Loved", "Clean", and "Black Celebration" were cut from the setlist. The latter two returned the next show. |
Fad Gadget Technique |
September 11, 2001 | Vienna, Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | Sister of Night | Fad Gadget Technique |
September 12, 2001 | Budapest, Hungary | Kisstadion | Surrender | Fad Gadget |
September 16, 2001 | Moscow, Russia | Olympiski | Sister of Night | Technique |
September 18, 2001 | St. Petersburg, Russia | SCC Peterburgsky | Surrender | Technique |
September 19, 2001 | Helsinki, Finland | Hartwall Arena | Surrender | none |
September 21, 2001 | Stockholm, Sweden | Globe | Sister of Night | Fad Gadget |
September 22, 2001 | Oslo, Norway | Spektrum | Surrender | Fad Gadget |
September 23, 2001 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Parken Stadium | Sister Of Night | Fad Gadget |
September 25, 2001 | Amneville, France | Le Galaxie | Surrender | Fad Gadget |
September 26, 2001 | Cologne, Germany | Kölnarena | Sister of Night | Fad Gadget |
September 27, 2001 | Cologne, Germany | Kölnarena | Dressed in Black "Condemnation" played instead of "Clean" |
Fad Gadget |
September 29, 2001 | Munich, Germany | Olympiahalle | Surrender | Fad Gadget |
September 30, 2001 | Munich, Germany | Olympiahalle | The Bottom Line "Condemnation" played instead of "Clean" |
Fad Gadget |
October 2, 2001 | Nürnburg, Germany | Nuremburg Arena | Sister of Night | Fad Gadget |
October 3, 2001 | Stuttgart, Germany | Schleyerhalle | Surrender | Fad Gadget |
October 4, 2001 | Zurich, Switzerland | Hallenstadion | Sister of Night | Fad Gadget |
October 6, 2001 | Oberhausen, Germany | König Pilsener Arena | Judas | Fad Gadget |
October 7, 2001 | Antwerp, Belgium | Sportpaleis Merksem | It Doesn't Matter Two | Fad Gadget |
October 9, 2001 | Paris, France | Bercy | It Doesn't Matter Two | Fad Gadget |
October 10, 2001 | Paris, France | Bercy | Sister of Night "Condemnation" played instead of "Clean" |
Fad Gadget |
October 11, 2001 | Paris, France | Festhalle | It Doesn't Matter Two | Fad Gadget |
October 13, 2001 | Barcelona, Spain | Palau Sant Jordi | It Doesn't Matter Two | DJ Set |
October 14, 2001 | Madrid, Spain | Vistalegre | Judas | none |
October 17, 2001 | London, England | Wembley | It Doesn't Matter Two | Fad Gadget |
October 18, 2001 | London, England | Wembley | Surrender "Condemnation" played instead of "Clean" |
Fad Gadget |
October 20, 2001 | Manchester, England | MEN Arena | Judas | Fad Gadget |
October 21, 2001 | Birmingham, England | NEC | Sister of Night | Fad Gadget |
October 23, 2001 | Lyon, France | Halle Tony Garnier | It Doesn't Matter Two | Fad Gadget |
October 24, 2001 | Milan, Italy | Fila Forum | Judas | Fad Gadget |
October 25, 2001 | Bologna, Italy | PalaMalaguti | It Doesn't Matter Two "Condemnation" played instead of "Clean" |
Fad Gadget |
October 28, 2001 | Athens, Greece | Basket Ball Arena | It Doesn't Matter Two | Technique |
October 30, 2001 | Istanbul, Turkey | Abdi Ipekci Arena | Somebody | Technique |
November 3, 2001 | Zagreb, Croatia | Dom Sportova | Surrender | Technique |
November 5, 2001 | Mannheim, Germany | Maimarkthalle | Somebody "World Full of Nothing" played before "Home" in the first encore |
Technique |
[edit] Setlist
There were eight songs from the album it promotes, Exciter. The setlist mostly spanned songs from their more recent albums, which caused some criticism from fans who wanted the more older tracks to appear. The oldest song in the main setlist was "Black Celebration" from the album of the same name, released in 1986.
Normally, the setlist for Depeche Mode shows are consistent. However, sometimes songs are switched with other songs, usually the Martin Gore vocal songs. Exceptions are noted above in "Setlist Notes". All songs are sung by David Gahan unless otherwise noted.
- Easy Tiger/Dream On (acoustic) [Intro]
- The Dead of Night
- The Sweetest Condition
- Halo
- Walking in My Shoes
- Dream On
- When the Body Speaks
- Waiting for the Night
- Martin Gore acoustic track, which was one of the following
- The Bottom Line
- Surrender
- Dressed in Black
- Sister of Night
- Condemnation
- Judas
- It Doesn't Matter Two
- Somebody
- Breathe (sung by Martin)
- Freelove
- Enjoy the Silence
- I Feel You
- In Your Room
- It's No Good
- I Feel Loved
- Was removed from the Setlist on September 9th
- Personal Jesus
Encore 1
- Home (sung by Martin Gore)
- During the final show, and only the final show, the song was preceded by "World Full of Nothing"
- Clean
- On some Europe shows, the song was replaced by an acoustic version of "Condemnation", still sung by Gahan
Encore 2
- Black Celebration
- Never Let Me Down Again
[edit] Setlist Stats
The following (except "Previous Tour", "Biggest Revival", "Most recent" and "Debut") are judging from the main setlist, excluding intro. If there are songs that were played that were not on the setlist, then they are not included except in (Parenthesses).
- Songs from Exciter: 8
- Songs from Ultra: 2 (4)
- Songs from Songs of Faith and Devotion: 3 (5)
- Songs from Violator: 5
- Songs from Music for the Masses: 1
- Songs from Black Celebration: 1 (3)
- Songs from Some Great Reward: 0 (1)
- Songs from Construction Time Again: 0
- Songs from A Broken Frame: 0
- Songs from Speak and Spell: 0
- Songs not from a studio album: 0 (1)
- Songs played at the Singles Tour: 7 (9)
- Total songs (not including intro): 20
- Biggest revival: "Black Celebration", not played since 1990, 11 years
- Most recent non-current-album song: "Surrender"
- Non-Current-Album debut: "Surrender"
[edit] Rehearsal
The setlist from the rehearsal show in Los Angeles was not the same as the main setlist, although no songs played at the The Roxy Theatre were not played in the main setlist.
Setlist:
- Easy Tiger/Dream On (acoustic) [Intro]
- Walking in My Shoes
- Clean
- Halo
- When the Body Speaks
- Breathe (sung by Martin)
- Dream On
- Enjoy the Silence
- I Feel You
- In Your Room
- I Feel Loved
Encore
- The Bottom Line (sung by Martin, acoustic)
- Personal Jesus
[edit] Total Songs During All Legs Played by Record
- Songs from Exciter:
- Dream On
- The Sweetest Condition
- When the Body Speaks
- The Dead of Night
- Freelove
- I Feel Loved
- Breathe
- Easy Tiger (along with “dream on” acoustic as an intro)
- Songs from Ultra:
- Home
- It's No Good
- Sister of Night
- The Bottom Line
- Songs from Songs of Faith and Devotion:
- Songs from Violator:
- Personal Jesus
- Halo
- Waiting for the Night
- Enjoy the Silence
- Clean
- Songs from Music for the Masses:
- Songs from Black Celebration:
- Black Celebration
- It Doesn't Matter Two
- World Full of Nothing
- Dressed in Black
- Songs from Some Great Reward:
- Songs from Construction Time Again:
None
- Songs from A Broken Frame:
None
- Songs from Speak and Spell:
None
- Songs not from a studio album:
[edit] Performers
Depeche Mode
- David Gahan - Lead vocals
- Martin Gore - Guitar, Keyboards, Backup vocals, Lead vocals
- Andrew Fletcher - Keyboards
Assistance
- Peter Gordeno - Keyboards
- Christian Eigner - Drums
- Jordan Bailey - Backing vocals
- Georgia Lewis - Backing vocals
[edit] Opening Acts
- Poe (US leg except rehearsal)
- Fad Gadget (Europe leg)
- Technique (Europe leg)
- Brainstorm (Europe leg)