DEPECHE MODE: Tour Of The Universe (Live in New York City) Review

*photo from Metromix

Much to our delight the DEPECHE MODE team hooked us up with tickets to their first show at NYC's Madison Square Garden. After twenty seven years in the business these groundbreaking artists still have it, putting on a superb show and selling out multiple nights at the Garden. It was packed.

The energy these guys still have is amazing! Dave Gahan twirled around the stage gyrating his hips, at times looking he was dancing to La Isla Bonita rather than Depeche's Synth-pop hits, but it worked! He owned the audience, delighting them with every move, either with or without his trusty mic stand which he spun around with (loved that! very Freddie Mercury) Martin rocked out on multiple guitars, each shiny-er than the last. All of their voices were still incredible; as a result the crowd was pumped the whole way through the show.

In a bold move, they opened with three songs from the new album, Sounds of the Universe instead of starting with some older hits, but the crowd loved it. I thought the show had a good mix of stuff from their new album and older hits such as the classics ‘ Personal Jesus’ and ‘Enjoy The Silence.’ It has to be said that all the sets were also fantastic and really complimented the show. All in all the show was fantastic, even for just a casual fan like myself, who found herself surrounded by die-hards!

SETLIST
In Chains
Wrong
Hole To Feed
Walking
It’s No Good
Question Of Time
Precious
Fly On The Windscreen
Little Soul
Home
Come Back
Policy Of Truth
In Your Room
I Feel You
Enjoy The Silence
Never Let Me Down

Encore 1
Stripped
Master & Servant
Strangelove

Encore 2
Personal Jesus
Waiting For The Night