World Violation Tour
World Violation Tour |
Concert tour by Depeche Mode |
Associated album |
Violator |
Start date |
28 May 1990 |
End date |
27 November 1990 |
Legs |
3 |
Shows |
88:
43 in North America
38 in Europe
6 in Asia
1 in Oceania |
Depeche Mode tour chronology |
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World Violation Tour was a 1990 concert tour by English electronic group Depeche Mode in support of the act's seventh studio album, Violator, which was released in March 1990.[1] It was estimated that by the end of the tour, Depeche Mode had toured to 1.2 million fans.[2]
Tour details
The band rehearsed for the tour in Pensacola, Florida, the same city where the tour kicked off. It was the first time the band has performed live in the state, and the band received some flak from locals who didn't understand their appearance ("I've been called a faggot about twenty times today, mostly from guys leaning out of trucks. This is sort of a backward place, isn't it?" noted Alan Wilder).[3]
The tour kicked off with a North American leg in late May, finishing up in early August in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. The North American dates were met with high demand with sellouts in Dallas, Chicago, Orlando, Tampa and Miami;[3] 42,000 tickets for the concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey had reportedly been sold within four hours of going on sale, while the Dodger Stadium shows had sold out on the first day of sale.[4] Later in the month, the group played a sole date in Australia, in Sydney, prior to a six-date tour of Japan in September. Following the Japanese dates, the band commenced a European tour, beginning in Brussels in late September. The leg included three dates at the Palais Omnisports Bercy in Paris, where the group performed to approximately 50,000 people.[5] The jaunt lasted two months and concluded with the final show of the tour in Birmingham, U.K. in late November.
The projections were made by Anton Corbijn, whose work was projected on large video screens. The tour required approximately 100 stage crew and 11 articulated lorries to transport the stage set.[4]
The performance of the group's cover of "Route 66", which was originally recorded with lead vocals by Martin Gore, was sung live by lead singer Dave Gahan on this tour.
Industrial band Nitzer Ebb opened for the band in North America.[6] Rolling Stone magazine called out the tour as one of the highlights of the 1990 summer music scene, saying "These British synth poppers offer post-industrial melancholy you can dance to. And their misery certainly loves company - on their last tour, they sold out the Rose Bowl."[6]
Setlist
- "Kaleid-Crucified" (Intro)
- "World in My Eyes"
- "Halo"
- "Shake the Disease"
- "Everything Counts"
- "Master and Servant"
- "Never Let Me Down Again"
- "Waiting for the Night"
- Song performed by Martin Gore
- Song performed by Martin Gore
- "Clean"
- "Stripped"
- "Policy of Truth"
- "Enjoy the Silence"
- "Strangelove"
- "Personal Jesus"
- encore 1
- "Black Celebration"
- "A Question of Time"
- encore 2
- "Behind the Wheel"
- "Route 66"
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Setlist additions featuring multiple songs are options which were rotated between dates.
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Tour dates
Date |
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City |
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Venue |
North America
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01990-05-2828 May 1990 |
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Pensacola, FL |
United States |
Civic Center |
01990-05-3030 May 1990 |
Orlando, FL |
Orlando Arena |
01990-05-3131 May 1990 |
Miami, FL |
Miami Arena |
01990-06-022 June 1990 |
Tampa, FL |
Sun Dome |
01990-06-044 June 1990 |
Atlanta, GA |
Lakewood Amphitheatre |
01990-06-066 June 1990 |
Columbia, MD |
Merriweather Post Pavilion |
01990-06-088 June 1990 |
Saratoga Springs, NY |
Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
01990-06-099 June 1990 |
Mansfield, MA |
Great Woods Center |
01990-06-1010 June 1990 |
01990-06-1313 June 1990 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Spectrum |
01990-06-1414 June 1990 |
01990-06-1616 June 1990 |
East Rutherford, NJ |
Giants Stadium |
01990-06-1818 June 1990 |
New York City, NY |
Radio City Music Hall |
01990-06-2121 June 1990 |
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Montreal, QC |
Canada |
Montreal Forum |
01990-06-2222 June 1990 |
Toronto, ON |
CNE Grandstand |
01990-06-2424 June 1990 |
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Burgettstown, PA |
United States |
Coco-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre |
01990-06-2525 June 1990 |
Cincinnati, OH |
Riverbend Music Center |
01990-06-2626 June 1990 |
Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
Blossom Music Center |
01990-06-2828 June 1990 |
Clarkston, MI |
Pine Knob Music Theatre |
01990-06-2929 June 1990 |
01990-06-3030 June 1990 |
Milwaukee, WI |
Marcus Amphitheater |
01990-07-022 July 1990 |
Tinley Park, IL |
World Music Theater |
01990-07-033 July 1990 |
01990-07-055 July 1990 |
The Woodlands, TX |
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
01990-07-066 July 1990 |
01990-07-088 July 1990 |
Dallas, TX |
Starplex Amphitheatre |
01990-07-099 July 1990 |
01990-07-1111 July 1990 |
Morrison, CO |
Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
01990-07-1212 July 1990 |
01990-07-1414 July 1990 |
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Calgary, AB |
Canada |
Olympic Saddledome |
01990-07-1616 July 1990 |
Vancouver, BC |
Pacific Coliseum |
01990-07-1818 July 1990 |
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Portland, OR |
United States |
Memorial Coliseum |
01990-07-2020 July 1990 |
Mountain View, CA |
Shoreline Amphitheatre |
01990-07-2121 July 1990 |
01990-07-2222 July 1990 |
Sacramento, CA |
California Exposition & State Fair |
01990-07-2525 July 1990 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Salt Palace |
01990-07-2727 July 1990 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
01990-07-2828 July 1990 |
San Diego, CA |
San Diego Sports Arena |
01990-07-2929 July 1990 |
01990-07-3131 July 1990 |
01990-08-011 August 1990 |
Universal City, CA |
Universal Amphitheatre |
01990-08-044 August 1990 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Dodger Stadium |
01990-08-055 August 1990 |
Australia and Japan
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01990-08-3131 August 1990 |
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Sydney |
Australia |
Hordern Pavilion |
01990-09-044 September 1990 |
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Fukuoka |
Japan |
Shimin Kaikan Hall (市民会館ホール) |
01990-09-066 September 1990 |
Kobe |
World Kinen Hall (ワールド記念ホール) |
01990-09-088 September 1990 |
Kanazawa |
Ishikawa Koseinenkin Hall (石川厚生年金ホール) |
01990-09-099 September 1990 |
Nagoya |
Nagoya-Shi Kokaido (名古屋市公会堂) |
01990-09-1111 September 1990 |
Tokyo |
Nippon Budokan (日本武道館) |
01990-09-1212 September 1990 |
Europe
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01990-09-2828 September 1990 |
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Brussels |
Belgium |
Forest National |
01990-09-2929 September 1990 |
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Dortmund |
Germany |
Westfalenhalle |
01990-09-3030 September 1990 |
01990-10-022 October 1990 |
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Copenhagen |
Denmark |
Valby-Hallen |
01990-10-033 October 1990 |
01990-10-055 October 1990 |
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Gothenburg |
Sweden |
Scandinavium |
01990-10-066 October 1990 |
Stockholm |
Globe Arena |
01990-10-088 October 1990 |
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Frankfurt |
Germany |
Festhalle |
01990-10-099 October 1990 |
Hannover |
Messehalle |
01990-10-1111 October 1990 |
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Lyon |
France |
Halle Tony Garnier |
01990-10-1212 October 1990 |
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Zürich |
Switzerland |
Hallenstadion |
01990-10-1414 October 1990 |
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Frankfurt |
Germany |
Festhalle |
01990-10-1515 October 1990 |
Stuttgart |
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle |
01990-10-1717 October 1990 |
Munich |
Olympiahalle |
01990-10-2121 October 1990 |
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Paris |
France |
Palais Omnisports Bercy |
01990-10-2222 October 1990 |
01990-10-2323 October 1990 |
01990-10-2525 October 1990 |
Liévin |
Stade Couvert Régional |
01990-10-2626 October 1990 |
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Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
Ahoy |
01990-10-2828 October 1990 |
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Hamburg |
Germany |
Alsterdorfer Sporthalle |
01990-10-2929 October 1990 |
01990-10-3131 October 1990 |
Berlin |
Deutschlandhalle |
01990-11-011 November 1990 |
01990-11-033 November 1990 |
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Strasbourg |
France |
Rhenus Sport |
01990-11-055 November 1990 |
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Barcelona |
Spain |
Palau Sant Jordi |
01990-11-077 November 1990 |
Madrid |
Palacio de Deportes |
01990-11-099 November 1990 |
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Marseille |
France |
Palais des Sports |
01990-11-1111 November 1990 |
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Milan |
Italy |
Palatrussardi |
01990-11-1212 November 1990 |
Rome |
PalaEUR |
01990-11-1414 November 1990 |
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Bordeaux |
France |
Patinoire de Mériadeck |
01990-11-1515 November 1990 |
01990-11-1717 November 1990 |
Brest |
Parc du Penfeld |
01990-11-1919 November 1990 |
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London |
United Kingdom |
Wembley Arena |
01990-11-2020 November 1990 |
01990-11-2222 November 1990 |
Birmingham |
National Exhibition Centre |
01990-11-2323 November 1990 |
London |
Wembley Arena |
01990-11-2626 November 1990 |
Birmingham |
National Exhibition Centre |
01990-11-2727 November 1990 |
Personnel
References
- Miller, Jonathan. Stripped: The True Story of Depeche Mode. Omnibus Press, 2004. ISBN 1-84449-415-2
- ^ http://www.depechemode.com/past_tours/the_world_violation_tour/index.html
- ^ Weidenbaum, Marc (May 1993), "Fashion Victims", Pulse! magazine (114): 48–53
- ^ a b Giles, Jeff (12-26 July 1990), "Depeche Mode Interview", Rolling Stone magazine (582/583): 60–65
- ^ a b Miller, p. 299
- ^ Miller, p. 301
- ^ a b "Rolling Stone Summer Music Guide 1990", Rolling Stone magazine insert, 1990, page 4
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