This is a special Depeche Mode photo set Andrew Youssef delivered: there are no photos of Dave Gahan with his shirt off! Increyable. The singer’s recent illness forced the band to cancel a spate of dates, so chalk it up to health concerns rather than a latter day bout of self-consciousness, but still, that’s gotta be a first. (OK, a second.) The setlist was substantially similar to what we got at Lollapalooza; like the better part of this tour, though, most everything else was post ’80s, which meant yes there was no “Just Can’t Get Enough” among countless others. Due to the Bowl’s curfew a few songs were cut from the setlist, however 18 songs with DM is still a success. Opening the show was Peter Bjorn & John, playing to a much larger crowd than last we saw ‘em. (Plus, their guitar tech has fantastic taste in t-shirts.) Both bands’ setlists:
DEPECHE MODE
01 “In Chains”
02 “Wrong”
03 “Hole To Feed”
04 “Walking In My Shoes”
05 “It’s No Good”
06 “A Question Of Time”
06 “Precious”
07 “Fly On The Windscreen”
08 “Jezebel”
09 “Home”
10 “Policy Of Truth”
11 “In Your Room”
12 “I Feel You”
13 “Enjoy The Silence”
14 “Never Let Me Down Again”
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15 “Somebody”
16 “Stripped”
17 “Behind The Wheel”
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18 “Personal Jesus”
PETER BJORN & JOHN
01 “Nothing To Worry About”
02 “Living Thing”
03 “Amsterdam”
04 “It Don’t Move Me”
05 “Lay It Down”
06 “Just The Past”
07 “Young Folks”
08 “Up Against The Wall”
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They did play “Stripped” at Lollapalooza
Peter Bjorn & John opened at MSG. You barely knew a band was playing. Bad choice of an opener. Bands know how long their setlists are and what the curfew is. They should just start earlier. Or better yet don’t have an opener at all and play a long time like Springsteen does. Having an opener like PB & J is just a waste.(Nothing against them, they are just not an arena ready band)
actually, only “waiting for the night” was cut from the list.
Setlist was cut not only due to curfew, but because the power short-circuited right in the middle of “Walking in My Shoes” – startling the band & the audience! We lost “Come Back” and “Waiting for the Night.” But the uncertainty of whether the show could go on after losing power seemed to make the crowd all the more appreciative when the band returned to play without their backing screens. I was front row for this – my best tickets ever, so these pictures just bring it all back. Fantastic shots!
Martin seemed happily at home in SB.
PBJ was disappointing. No stage presence. I liked them a lot, was excited to see them, but when they came onstage, I found myself playing with my cell phone. Bummer.
Dave Gahan, still sexy as HELL.