The Delta Machine Tour was a 2013–14 worldwide

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by English

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in support of the group's 13th studio album, ''

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'', released 22 March 2013. Following a warm-up show in

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, Israel, and continued through Europe until late July. A North American tour followed in late August, beginning in the Detroit suburb of

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and culminating in

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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

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to 7 March 2014 Moscow. Among the dates were

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and

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, their first shows in Northern Ireland in almost 30 years. The 25 and 27 November 2013 nights in Berlin were filmed by

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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 "

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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", "

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", " Just Can't Get Enough", "

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" 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

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, 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

# Intro (excerpt from " Welcome to My World") # " Welcome to My World" # "

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" # " Walking in My Shoes" #*" In Your Room" (Zephyr mix) # " Precious" # "

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" #*" Behind the Wheel" #*" Stripped" # " Policy of Truth" #*" World in My Eyes" #*" Should Be Higher" #*" In Your Room" (Zephyr mix) # " Should Be Higher" #*" Policy of Truth" #*" In Your Room" (Zephyr mix) # " Barrel of a Gun" #*" John the Revelator" # 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) # Song performed by Martin Gore #*" When the Body Speaks" (acoustic version) #*" The Child Inside" #*" But Not Tonight" (acoustic) #*" Judas" (acoustic) #*"

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" (acoustic) #*" Shake the Disease" (acoustic) #*" Slow" (acoustic) #*" Blue Dress" (acoustic) # "

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" # " Soothe My Soul" #*" Behind the Wheel" # "

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" ( Jacques Lu Cont remix) #*" John the Revelator" # " A Question of Time" #*" Soft Touch/Raw Nerve" # " Secret to the End" #*" In Your Room" # " Enjoy the Silence" # "

" # " Goodbye" #; # Song performed by Martin Gore #*"

" (acoustic) #*" Somebody" #*"

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" #*" But Not Tonight" (acoustic) #*" Condemnation" (acoustic) #*" Leave in Silence" (acoustic) # "

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remix) #*"Song performed by Martin Gore #**" Condemnation" (acoustic) # " Just Can't Get Enough" # "

" # " Never Let Me Down Again" # " Goodbye"

Shows

Musicians

Depeche Mode

* Dave Gahan – lead vocals *

– guitar, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals * Andy Fletcher – synthesizers

Additional musicians

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

Notes

References