# Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94

The Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94 was a 1994 concert tour by English electronic group Depeche Mode in support of the act's eighth studio album, Songs of Faith and Devotion, which was released in March 1993. The tour is an extension of the Devotional Tour in 1993, which reached Europe and North America. The tour visited territories which the band had never performed in or had not toured in for some time, reaching Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America.
The tour marked a tumultuous time for the group, with keyboardist Andy Fletcher taking leave from touring duties after two months due to "mental instability" and lead singer Dave Gahan's continuing issues with drug addiction. He was replaced by Daryl Bamonte on all dates from April to July. This is the last tour with Alan Wilder as a member of Depeche Mode.

## Background

The tour commenced in Johannesburg in early February 1994. According to Gahan, "It was kind of like just before the L.A. riots. I remember the feeling at the time, on the streets and stuff. It was just the same. You could feel it." In May 1994, the group visited North America on the "Summer Tour, '94". This was the second leg of North American dates promoting Songs of Faith and Devotion and took place mostly in outdoor venues and amphitheatres.
A reworked version of the Music for the Masses track "I Want You Now" was performed during the tour. According to Wilder, it was recorded during a three-week session in January 1994.

## Support acts

* Babasónicos (Buenos Aires)
* Juana la loca (Buenos Aires)
* Primal Scream (12 May – 8 July 1994)
* Stabbing Westward (select dates)

## Set list

* "Rush"
* "Halo"
* "Behind the Wheel"
* "Everything Counts"
* "World in My Eyes"
* "Walking in My Shoes"
* "Stripped"
* "Condemnation" (*) (excluding Johannesburg dates)
** "Judas" (*)
** "A Question of Lust" (*)
** "Waiting for the Night" (*)
** "One Caress" (*)
** "I Want You Now" (*)
** "One Caress" (*)
** "Somebody" (*)
* "In Your Room"
* "Never Let Me Down Again"
* "I Feel You"
* "Personal Jesus"

### Encore 1

* "Somebody" (*)
* "Fly on the Windscreen" (select dates)
* "Enjoy the Silence"

### Encore 2

* "Policy of Truth" (9 February – 14 April 1994)
* "Clean" (select dates)
* "A Question of Time"
Notes:
* Set lists differed between dates, with rotated songs (denoted above) and song omissions.
* "(*)" denotes song sung by Martin Gore.

## Tour dates

List of 1994 concerts :
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| 9 February 1994 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Standard Bank Arena |
| 11 February 1994 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Standard Bank Arena |
| 12 February 1994 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Standard Bank Arena |
| 14 February 1994 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Standard Bank Arena |
| 15 February 1994 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Standard Bank Arena |
| 18 February 1994 | Cape Town | South Africa | Good Hope Centre |
| 19 February 1994 | Cape Town | South Africa | Good Hope Centre |
| 23 February 1994 | Durban | South Africa | ICC Durban Arena |
| 25 February 1994 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Standard Bank Arena |
| 26 February 1994 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Standard Bank Arena |
| 1 March 1994 | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| 5 March 1994 | Perth | Australia | Perth Entertainment Centre |
| 7 March 1994 | Adelaide | Australia | Thebarton Theatre |
| 8 March 1994 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena |
| 10 March 1994 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Festival Hall |
| 12 March 1994 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| 16 March 1994 | Hong Kong | British Colony | Hong Kong Stadium |
| 18 March 1994 | Manila | Philippines | Folk Arts Theater |
| 19 March 1994 | Manila | Philippines | Folk Arts Theater |
| 25 March 1994 | Honolulu | United States | Blaisdell Arena |
| 26 March 1994 | Honolulu | United States | Blaisdell Arena |
| 4 April 1994 | São Paulo | Brazil | Olímpia |
| 5 April 1994 | São Paulo | Brazil | Olímpia |
| 8 April 1994 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | José Amalfitani Stadium |
| 10 April 1994 | Santiago | Chile | Estadio Nacional de Chile |
| 14 April 1994 | San José | Costa Rica | Gimnasio Nacional |
| 16 April 1994 | Monterrey | Mexico | Auditorio Fundidora |
| 12 May 1994 | Sacramento | United States | Cal Expo Amphitheater |
| 14 May 1994 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| 15 May 1994 | Concord | United States | Concord Pavilion |
| 17 May 1994 | Las Vegas | United States | Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts |
| 18 May 1994 | Phoenix | United States | Desert Sky Pavilion |
| 20 May 1994 | Irvine | United States | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre |
| 21 May 1994 | San Bernardino | United States | Blockbuster Pavilion |
| 24 May 1994 | Park City | United States | Park West Amphitheatre |
| 28 May 1994 | Bonner Springs | United States | Sandstone Amphitheater |
| 29 May 1994 | Maryland Heights | United States | Riverport Amphitheatre |
| 31 May 1994 | San Antonio | United States | Hemisfair Arena |
| 1 June 1994 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| 3 June 1994 | Dallas | United States | Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre |
| 5 June 1994 | Biloxi | United States | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| 8 June 1994 | Charlotte | United States | Carowinds Palladium |
| 9 June 1994 | Atlanta | United States | Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre |
| 11 June 1994 | Tinley Park | United States | World Music Theatre |
| 12 June 1994 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center |
| 14 June 1994 | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| 16 June 1994 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Amphitheater |
| 17 June 1994 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Amphitheater |
| 20 June 1994 | Vaughan | Canada | Kingswood Music Theatre |
| 21 June 1994 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum |
| 23 June 1994 | Mansfield | United States | Great Woods Performing Arts Center |
| 24 June 1994 | Holmdel Township | United States | Garden State Arts Center |
| 28 June 1994 | Philadelphia | United States | The Spectrum |
| 29 June 1994 | Burgettstown | United States | Star Lake Amphitheatre |
| 1 July 1994 | Columbus | United States | Polaris Amphitheater |
| 3 July 1994 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| 4 July 1994 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| 6 July 1994 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center |
| 7 July 1994 | Milwaukee | United States | Marcus Amphitheater |
| 8 July 1994 | Noblesville | United States | Deer Creek Music Center |

## Personnel
### Depeche Mode

* Dave Gahan – lead vocals
* Martin Gore – guitar, synthesizers, samplers, lead and backing vocals
* Alan Wilder – synthesizers, samplers, piano, drums, percussion pads, backing vocals
* Andrew Fletcher – synthesizers, samplers (February and March dates only)

### Additional musicians

* Daryl Bamonte – synthesizers, samplers (substituting for Andrew Fletcher during April–July dates)
* Hildia Campbell – backing vocals
* Samantha Smith – backing vocals