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Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94

Tour by Depeche Mode
Associated album	Songs of Faith and Devotion
Start date	9 February 1994 (1994-02-09)
End date	8 July 1994 (1994-07-08)
Legs	8
No. of shows	37 in North America 10 in Africa 5 in Oceania 4 in Asia 4 in South America 60 in total
Depeche Mode concert chronology
Devotional Tour (1993) Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94 (1994) The Singles Tour (1998)

The Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94 was a 1994 concert tour by English electronic group Depeche Mode in support of the act's eighth studio album, Songs of Faith and Devotion, which was released in March 1993. The tour is an extension of the Devotional Tour in 1993, which reached Europe and North America. The tour visited territories which the band had never performed in or had not toured in for some time, reaching Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America.

The tour marked a tumultuous time for the group, with keyboardist Andy Fletcher taking leave from touring duties after two months due to "mental instability" and lead singer Dave Gahan's continuing issues with drug addiction. He was replaced by Daryl Bamonte on all dates from April to July. This is the last tour with Alan Wilder as a member of Depeche Mode.

Background

The tour commenced in Johannesburg in early February 1994. According to Gahan, "It was kind of like just before the L.A. riots. I remember the feeling at the time, on the streets and stuff. It was just the same. You could feel it." In May 1994, the group visited North America on the "Summer Tour, '94". This was the second leg of North American dates promoting Songs of Faith and Devotion and took place mostly in outdoor venues and amphitheatres.

A reworked version of the Music for the Masses track "I Want You Now" was performed during the tour. According to Wilder, it was recorded during a three-week session in January 1994.

Support acts

• Babasónicos (Buenos Aires)
• Juana la loca (Buenos Aires)
• Primal Scream (12 May – 8 July 1994)
• Stabbing Westward (select dates)

Set list

1. "Rush"
2. "Halo"
3. "Behind the Wheel"
4. "Everything Counts"
5. "World in My Eyes"
6. "Walking in My Shoes"
7. "Stripped"
8. "Condemnation" (*) (excluding Johannesburg dates)
9. • "Judas" (*)
   • "A Question of Lust" (*)
   • "Waiting for the Night" (*)
   • "One Caress" (*)
10. • "I Want You Now" (*)
    • "One Caress" (*)
    • "Somebody" (*)
11. "In Your Room"
12. "Never Let Me Down Again"
13. "I Feel You"
14. "Personal Jesus"

    Encore 1

16. "Somebody" (*)
17. "Fly on the Windscreen" (select dates)
18. "Enjoy the Silence"

    Encore 2

20. "Policy of Truth" (9 February – 14 April 1994)
21. "Clean" (select dates)
22. "A Question of Time"

Notes:

• Set lists differed between dates, with rotated songs (denoted above) and song omissions.
• "(*)" denotes song sung by Martin Gore.

Tour dates

Personnel

Depeche Mode

• Dave Gahan – lead vocals
• Martin Gore – guitar, synthesizers, samplers, lead and backing vocals
• Alan Wilder – synthesizers, samplers, piano, drums, percussion pads, backing vocals
• Andrew Fletcher – synthesizers, samplers (February and March dates only)

Additional musicians

• Daryl Bamonte – synthesizers, samplers (substituting for Andrew Fletcher during April–July dates)
• Hildia Campbell – backing vocals
• Samantha Smith – backing vocals

References

1. "Exotic Tour (Summer Tour '94)". archives.depechemode.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
2. ^ Brown, Mark (21 May 1994). "Future unknown". L.A. Daily News.
3. Scanlon, Kelly (7 June 2024). "The infamous tour that almost completely destroyed Depeche Mode". Far Out. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
4. Malins, Steve (October 1994). "Jesus!". Vox.
5. "Q&A: Archives: Depeche Mode: Live – part 4". oldsite.recoil.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
6. ^ Curtis, Larry D. (25 May 1994). "Tour takes toll on Depeche Mode". Deseret News. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

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