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The Delta Machine Tour

Tour by Depeche Mode
Location	Europe Asia North America
Associated album	Delta Machine
Start date	4 May 2013 (2013-05-04)
End date	7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)
Legs	6
No. of shows	2 in Asia 81 in Europe 24 in North America 107 in total
Box office	$149.8 million
Depeche Mode concert chronology
Tour of the Universe (2009–10) The Delta Machine Tour (2013–14) Global Spirit Tour (2017–18)

The Delta Machine Tour was a 2013–14 worldwide concert tour by English electronic music band Depeche Mode in support of the group's 13th studio album, Delta Machine, released 22 March 2013. Following a warm-up show in Nice, France on 4 May 2013, the tour kicked off in Tel Aviv, Israel, and continued through Europe until late July. A North American tour followed in late August, beginning in the Detroit suburb of Clarkston, Michigan and culminating in Austin, Texas in early October. The band performed at the Austin City Limits Music Festival, which in 2013 was held across two weekends for the first time. A second leg in Europe went from 3 November Abu Dhabi to 7 March 2014 Moscow. Among the dates were Dublin, Amsterdam, Oslo and Belfast, their first shows in Northern Ireland in almost 30 years.

The 25 and 27 November 2013 nights in Berlin were filmed by Anton Corbijn and recorded for the CD/DVD release Live in Berlin, released 17 November 2014.

The Delta Machine Tour is the 9th highest-grossing tour of 2013.

Critical reception

Reviews of the tour were mixed. A review of the 7 May show in Tel Aviv was positive, citing an excited crowd and a strong performance from lead singer Dave Gahan "who held the crowd in sway the whole time with his deep baritone and slow-grind dance moves." A review of the 9 July show in Switzerland was negative, reading, "Depeche Mode fans deserve something better." The show was well-attended, but the performance itself was reviewed poorly due to "mundane" backing projections, a lack of stage props and reliance on Gahan, who was described as "Freddie Mercury reincarnated as a seahorse." The review rates the show 2 stars out of 4 ("average"). A review of the 27 July show in Vilnius was especially positive, starting from the very title "Crowd of Many Thousands Raged at Depeche Mode's Concert" and emphasizing the crowd's excitement during "Enjoy the Silence", "Personal Jesus", "Just Can't Get Enough", "I Feel You" and "Never Let Me Down Again". A review of the 20 September show in Dallas praised Gahan's vocals, reading, "Gahan's oily baritone is the firm anchor for Depeche Mode's sleek, rhythmic songs, which came across more nuanced and vibrant than might be expected in a live setting." A review of the 8 October show in Phoenix was very positive for both Gahan and Martin Gore, reading, "As brilliant a job as Gahan does at making the spotlight feel wanted, the concert retained its momentum when he left the stage, allowing Gore an opportunity to be the front man."

Setlist

1. Intro (excerpt from "Welcome to My World")
2. "Welcome to My World"
3. "Angel"
4. "Walking in My Shoes"
   • "In Your Room" (Zephyr mix)
5. "Precious"
6. "Black Celebration"
   • "Behind the Wheel"
   • "Stripped"
7. "Policy of Truth"
   • "World in My Eyes"
   • "Should Be Higher"
   • "In Your Room" (Zephyr mix)
8. "Should Be Higher"
   • "Policy of Truth"
   • "In Your Room" (Zephyr mix)
9. "Barrel of a Gun"
   • "John the Revelator"
10. Song performed by Martin Gore
    • "Higher Love"
    • "Only When I Lose Myself"
    • "The Child Inside"
    • "When the Body Speaks" (acoustic version)
    • "Shake the Disease" (acoustic)
    • "Judas" (acoustic)
    • "Slow" (acoustic)
    • "Blue Dress" (acoustic)
11. Song performed by Martin Gore
    • "When the Body Speaks" (acoustic version)
    • "The Child Inside"
    • "But Not Tonight" (acoustic)
    • "Judas" (acoustic)
    • "Home" (acoustic)
    • "Shake the Disease" (acoustic)
    • "Slow" (acoustic)
    • "Blue Dress" (acoustic)
12. "Heaven"
13. "Soothe My Soul"
    • "Behind the Wheel"
14. "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont remix)
    • "John the Revelator"
15. "A Question of Time"
    • "Soft Touch/Raw Nerve"
16. "Secret to the End"
    • "In Your Room"
17. "Enjoy the Silence"
18. "Personal Jesus"
19. "Goodbye"

20. Song performed by Martin Gore
    • "Home" (acoustic)
    • "Somebody"
    • "A Question of Lust"
    • "But Not Tonight" (acoustic)
    • "Condemnation" (acoustic)
    • "Leave in Silence" (acoustic)
21. "Halo" (Goldfrapp remix)
    • "Song performed by Martin Gore
      • "Condemnation" (acoustic)
22. "Just Can't Get Enough"
23. "I Feel You"
24. "Never Let Me Down Again"
25. "Goodbye"

Shows

Musicians

Depeche Mode

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

Additional musicians

• Peter Gordeno – synthesizers, samples, bass guitar, backing vocals
• Christian Eigner – drums, synthesizers

Notes

1. The 7 July 2013 concert in Werchester, Belgium was a part of the Rock Werchter festival.
2. The 9 July 2013 concert in Locarno, Switzerland was a part of the Moon & Stars Festival.
3. The 11 July 2013 concert in Bilbao, Spain was a part of the Bilbao BBK Live music festival.
4. The 13 July 2013 concert in Oeiras, Portugal was a part of the Optimus Alive! festival.
5. The 27 August 2013 in Falcon Heights, Minnesota was a part of the Minnesota State Fair.
6. ^ The 4–11 October 2013 concerts in Austin, Texas were a part of the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
7. The 3 November 2013 concert in Abu Dhabi, UAE was a part of the 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

References

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