The Devotional Tour was a 1993

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by English electronic band

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in support of the group's eighth studio album, ''

Songs of Faith and Devotion ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' is the eighth studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was first released on 22 March 1993 in the United Kingdom by Mute Records and a day later in the United States by Sire Records and ...

'', which was released in March 1993. The group continued to promote ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' the following year on the Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94, which included an additional North American leg. '' Q'' magazine refers to Devotional Tour as "the most debauched rock tour ever". The tour began with an eleven-week European leg, which kicked off in

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, France, in mid-May and culminated in London in late July. In September 1993, the group began a North American leg, which commenced in

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, Canada. The 50-date tour continued until early December, when it wrapped up in

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. Later in the month, the band returned to Europe for a short tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland. The five-date jaunt began in

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and ended, once again, in London.

Releases

The concerts in

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, Liévin and

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were filmed, with the compiled footage issued later that year on a video release entitled '' Devotional''. The video was reissued on DVD in 2004. Additionally, a live album entitled '' Songs of Faith and Devotion Live'' was released in December 1993. The album was a track-by-track live duplicate of ''Songs of Faith and Devotion''. The release featured recordings from the concert in Liévin, although two of the tracks were recorded in

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and

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respectively. Certain tracks were also released on the singles " Condemnation" and " In Your Room".

Set list

#" Higher Love" #" Policy of Truth" #" World in My Eyes" #" Walking in My Shoes" #" Behind the Wheel" #"

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" #" Stripped" #" Condemnation" # #*"

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" (*) #*"

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" (*) #*" Death's Door" (*) (acoustic) #*" One Caress" (*) #" Get Right with Me" #" Mercy in You" #"

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" #" Never Let Me Down Again" #" Rush" #" In Your Room" #; Encore 1 #"

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" #" Enjoy the Silence" #; Encore 2 #" Fly on the Windscreen" #" Something to Do" (only known performance: 25 May 1993 Brussels) #" Somebody" (*) #" Everything Counts" Notes: * Set lists differed between dates, with rotated songs (denoted above) and song omissions. * "(*)" denotes song sung by

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Tour dates

Musicians

Depeche Mode

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– lead vocals *

– guitar, synthesisers, samplers, lead and backing vocals *

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– synthesisers, samplers, piano, drums, percussion pads, backing vocals * Andy Fletcher – synthesisers, samplers, backing vocals

Backup musicians

* Hildia Campbell – backing vocals * Samantha Smith – backing vocals

Production staff

* Production Manager – Craig Sherwood * Production Manager – Andy Franks * Stage Manager – Howard Hopkins * Stage Manager – Tom Wilson * Rigger – Phil Broad * Wardrobe – Carol Graham * Wardrobe – Paula Bradley * Keyboard Tech – Wob Roberts * Guitar Tech – Jez Webb * Drum Technician – Tom Wilson * FOH Sound Engineer – Jon Lemon * Sound Crew Chief – Dave Bracey * Sound Crew – Scott Ashton * Video/Projection – Richard Turner * Lighting Designer – Patrick Woodroffe * Stage Design & Concept – Anton Corbijn

Notes

References

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