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1980-10-30 Bridge House, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
This date has the earliest genuine recording of Depeche Mode performing live, and is also the earliest of two recordings currently circulating from the 1980 Tour. The other recording is from two weeks later at 1980-11-14 Essex.
The band performed at the Bridge House at least 11 times between September 1980 and February 1982, with 7 of these concerts being in 1980. Terry Murphy, the owner of the Bridge House venue, gave Depeche Mode the opportunity to play often at the Bridge House. This concert was:
*the 17th concert of Depeche Mode / Composition Of Sound
*the 13th concert with Dave Gahan being a part of the band
*the 5th concert under the name "Depeche Mode"
*their 4th concert at the Bridge House
In the setlist, two tracks that were exclusively performed during Depeche Mode's 1980 tour are included: Tomorrow's Dance and Reason Man. It is presumed that Vince wrote these tracks, although this has not been confirmed. DM Live reached out to Deb Danahay, Vince Clarke's former girlfriend, to inquire about any details regarding these songs, but she is not familiar with them. 
Lyrics for Tomorrow's Dance and Reason Man can be found by clicking on their respective song titles.
The track Television Set was written by Jason Knott (a friend of Vince Clarke), and was a part of Depeche Mode's live setlist between 1980 until the US leg of the 1982 See You Tour. 
For this song, we have provided lyrics, examples of live performances, and a short snippet of Vince's original demo. These are available on the main page for this song. Deb Danahay has confirmed that the track does not appear on "Speak & Spell" or any single release, as it was not written by Vince or Martin. Despite this, I share the sentiment that it is a great song and would have appreciated its inclusion, even if only as a B-side.
The song The Price Of Love was also featured during the 1980 and 1981 tours. This track was written by The Everly Brothers. For more information and live examples, click on the song title.
Dave introduces the final song of the setlist, Dreaming Of Me, as "Dreams Of Me," as early setlist photos also referred to it. This song later became Depeche Mode's first single, released on February 20, 1981.
Zeitgeist was the support act.
Depeche Mode's final performance at the Bridge House was a secret gig under the alias "Modepeche", during their 1982 See You Tour. More details, along with a stream and download of a very good audience recording from that night, can be found here.
== Set list==
#New Life
#Television Set
#Tomorrow's Dance
#Reason Man
#Photographic
#Tora! Tora! Tora!
#Big Muff
#Ice Machine
#The Price Of Love
#Dreaming Of Me
== Sources ==
*Source 1 is a decent audience recording. It represents the most complete version available, created by combining a transfer from a mono recording with a rip of the common 'Bridgehouse' vinyl bootleg.
Category:1980 Tour
Category:Download available
Category:Notable concerts
1980-11-14 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK

== Notes ==
This concert has the second of two recordings currently circulating from the 1980 Tour. The other one is 1980-10-30 Bridge House, London, England, UK. I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead sounds radically different from later live versions and the studio version; you can listen to the entire track on the recording's subpage, linked below. This concert was also the likely debut of the early live-only track Addiction, and this concert is currently the only source for any recording of the track.
Larry Moore, part of the Student Union at Southend College Of Technology, organised a night of live music on this night. He explained in Jonathan Miller's 'Stripped' biography:
"Top of the bill were 'The Leapers', of whom great things were expected and who were regularly featured in the [Basildon] Evening Echo's music column. 'No. 6' was also on the bill somewhere... Depeche Mode was third from the top of the bill; they were by far the best. After the gig, I was handing out the curry takeaway riders in the sports changing room and I asked Dave Gahan if, as they were so good, they would like to come back and do another gig. Gahan glared at me and said that they would, but only if they were the headline act. 'Huh', I snorted, as I turned away. 'You're not THAT good!' Hence, I became the guy who knocked them back as not good enough to headline Southend College. I think I had a point!"
Daryl Bamonte said on Facebook (see right):
And through faded memories, I seem to remember "Addiction" being showcased at Southend College 11/80 but I might be wrong.
According to fan Ian Harding who attended the concert, it was a band called 'The Regulators' who headlined, and his ticket stub says the same.
== Set list ==
#Television Set
#Addiction
#Dreaming Of Me
#Just Can't Get Enough
#Big Muff
#I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
#Tora! Tora! Tora!
#Photographic
#New Life
#Ice Machine
== Sources ==
*Source 1 is a very good audience recording.
Category:Download available
Category:Notable concerts
Category:1980 Tour
1980-12-28 Bridge House, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
Deb Danahay's ex-husband Martin Mann went to this concert, and recalled to Jonathan Miller for his 'Stripped' biography:
"I was in the dressing room with [Depeche Mode] before they went on. There was a band on before them called Industrial [Muzic], and they were really heavy. I remember saying, 'They're a bit too industrial for me, this lot' - sort of like a punky, heavy -metal- type band. Then [Depeche Mode] came on, which was totally different. They started the old drum machine up, but it was playing up and stopped at one point, and someone at the back shouted, 'Put another 50p in the machine!' But they were great; I can still remember some of the songs that they played that never went on to record."
Category:1980 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-01-11 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
Depeche Mode supported Blancmange. It was very well possible that Depeche Mode was supposed to be the main act, since they were listed as such on the advertisement bills. But it may have been explained by on Neil Arthur from Blancmange, who told BBC 6 Radio on 2017-08-02: "[...] Daniel Miller from Mute, he was looking after Depeche Mode, he came over and said, "Do you mind going on last?" We say, "Oh no, we don't mind, Depeche Mode will go on first, we go on after them. Why is that?" He says, "Because they got to get the train back to Basildon.""
Daniel Miller recollected in 2015:
"I remember, typical of the British press, that there was an article [on the next wave of supposed New Romantics]. Depeche did a gig at The Hope & Anchor in Islington: Roger AmesRoger Ames then wanted to have a meeting with the band. There are some quotes on this meeting, but the details vary. Andy Fletcher in DM's 'Stripped' biography: "He came down to have a pint with us in a pub in Basildon, to try and sign us with Chris Briggs and a guy called Martin Dean. Martin Dean later signed Wham! to the worst deal of all time, and WE could have been signing that worst deal of all time!" Neil Ferris in the documentary on the 2006 Speak & Spell remaster DVD: "[...] Roger Ames, who was an A&R man at Phonogram in those days, approached the band and wanted to sign them. And I sat with the band, I remember Dan sitting quietly in the corner, and I was saying, 'Guys, stay with Daniel. Daniel is really gonna look after you and all.' And it was quite incredible because they were... And I'll always remember Vince Clarke in those days, because Vince was still in Depeche at that point, and Vince said, 'Yeah, it's alright, but if we get famous and we do Top Of The Pops, do you think we can do that in the afternoon so I can get back on the cheap day return of Basildon?'" Neil Ferris again in Simon Spence's 2011 DM biography: "I always remember we had a meeting round at my office with Roger Ames, who was at Polygram in those days, and who wanted to sign the band. Obviously, Daniel didn't have a deal with the band - it was a handshake. So Daniel said: can we have the meeting at your office? The band came to my office, with my wife and myself and Daniel and Roger Ames stood there and said: you guys should leave Daniel and sign with me at Polygram, I can do this that and the other... Fletch sort of said: well, you know, I've got to think about it. And then Dave said: if we get on Top Of The Pops do you think we can get a cheap-day return from Basildon?"
 came down, so did Chris Briggs – all these major label A&Rs were there, all trying to sign the band. At the end of the gig, I went backstage and all these people were already in the dressing room saying: ‘Mute’s a nice little label, but they’ll never get you any success. There’s only two people working for it.’"
== References ==
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-01-19 Bridge House, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
This gig is not noted on official gig records. This gig has been noted by fans who were around the band at the time, via diary entries or through personal recollections. Unfortunately, this date has an unconfirmed setlist along with many other early concerts.
Sleeping Pills was the support act.
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-01-23 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
This concert is not mentioned in the official tour dates list, however, in BONG magazine issue #12 it is said that DM played on this date (while also saying that Alan Wilder played with The Hitmen at this venue the night before). Moreover, a concert advertisement appeared in NME at the time, confirming this. This gig was probably organised by Stevo Pearce, in the run up to the release of the 'Some Bizzare' album. DM supported Naked Lunch on this night, who were also featured on the 'Some Bizzare' album. There were other gigs organised by Stevo featuring artists to be included on this album, such as Blancmange and Depeche Mode at the same venue on 11th January 1981.
DM also seem to have played another gig on this day, 1981-01-23 Rascals, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK.
Naked Lunch was the support act.
Thanks to Facebook group 'Depeche Mode Classic Photos And Videos' for this research.
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-01-23 Rascals, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK

== Notes ==
At first glance, this concert seems to conflict with 1981-01-23 Hope 'N' Anchor. However, photographic evidence by Steve Burton as well as confirmation from Daryl Bamonte's old records show that this concert did take place. DM peformed once before in this venue when it was still called Scamps, see 1980-06-05 Scamps, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK. (Thanks to Facebook group 'Depeche Mode Classic Photos And Videos' for this research.)
Gary Turner, the DJ at Crocs, was now part of Rascals too. Dave Gahan said in spring 1981: "Gary's now opened a second club, Rascals in Southend on a Friday night. We did the first night, five weeks ago. There's more than enough interest to support two clubs, in that area."
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-02-02 Warehouse, Leeds, England, UK

== Notes ==
This concert was part of the 'Some Bizzare' evenings run by Stevo Pearce. As per this flyer, this concert was originally scheduled to take place at the Electro Disco. The Loved One was the support act.
Fletcher and Gahan remember this gig and the Sheffield gig in the 1981-10-24 issue of 'Look In':
Andy: "[S]ometimes I don't enjoy gigs. Up North it's such a struggle. They're different to Southern audiences. They don't react because they don't know our stuff. They go wild at the end though."
Dave: "I think it's just the way Northern people are. They listen to it more, take it in more. But in London they just go mad from the start!"
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-02-03 Limit Club, Sheffield, England, UK

== Notes ==
This concert was part of the 'Some Bizzare' evenings run by Stevo Pearce. Eric Random (assisted by Stephen Mallinder as the mixer) and The Loved One were the support acts.
Fletcher and Gahan remember this gig and the Leeds gig in the 1981-10-24 issue of 'Look In':
Andy: "[S]ometimes I don't enjoy gigs. Up North it's such a struggle. They're different to Southern audiences. They don't react because they don't know our stuff. They go wild at the end though."
Dave: "I think it's just the way Northern people are. They listen to it more, take it in more. But in London they just go mad from the start!"
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-02-06 Brady's, Liverpool, England, UK

== Notes ==
Stevo Pearce from the Some Bizzare label had spread around some advertisements billing ten concert dates of 'Some Bizzare Evenings' in January 1981 (see photo 1 below). The advertisements list the acts/bands on the Some Bizzare compilation album, followed by: "Different bands on different nights. Check venue for details." It is said that out of these ten concerts, Depeche Mode only played at 1981-02-02 Warehouse, Leeds, England, UK and 1981-02-03 Limit Club, Sheffield, England, UK. However, a 'February Gigs [1981]' list of club Brady's in Liverpool has appeared online, saying that for February 6th there would be a 'Some Bizarre Tour' there that night, listing: "Depesche Mode [sic], Eric Random, B-Movie, Illustration" (see photo 2 below). Yet, an article in the 1981-02-14 issue of Sounds magazine reported that right after the 1981-02-03 Limit Club, Sheffield, England, UK concert, the PA company working on this 'Some Bizzare Evenings' tour decided that they could not cope with the poor organisation of the tour, so the rest of the tour was cancelled. 
1981-02-06 Brady's, Liverpool, England, UK 1.jpg|
1981-02-06 Brady's, Liverpool, England, UK 2.jpg|
Category:Cancelled concerts
1981-02-14 The Rainbow, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
Ex-Blitz kids Steve Strange and Rusty Egan organised a "People's Palace St. Valentine's Ball" at the Rainbow. Vince Clarke managed to secure this gigSource: Jonathan Miller's 'Stripped'., and Depeche Mode were paid £50.Source: shapersofthe80s.com You can read a report of that night there.. Depeche Mode was the opening act, followed by Ronny, groups Shock and Metro, and Ultravox was the main act. Naked Lunch was also supposed to perform, but cancelled due to some kind of stage accident that happened before. Marc Almond from Soft Cell was in attendance.
An uncredited DM member said in fanzine "Stand & Deliver", published in June 1982:
"We played at the People's Palace thing in London a while ago which was supposed to be a futurist thing. We thought the idea was really good, to have all these people into the same thing, under one roof for a night but with Ultravox as the surprise guests, it turned into just another Ultravox concert."
Andy Fletcher said to Trouser Press in May 1982, "When we supported Ultravox at the Rainbow, they were soundchecking for about five hours."
=== Ticket scans ===
T-1981-02-14-1.JPG|Credit to unknown.
T-1981-02-14-2.JPG|Credit to unknown.
== References ==
Category:Ticket scan
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-02-21 Rock City, Nottingham, England

== Notes ==
According to two gig advertisements, Depeche Mode and Medium Medium were supposed to support Altered Images on a "Futurist Night". It appears that this night never actually happened, as per Medium Medium's gig list, and "B-Movies" played instead of DM. It seems possible that this could have been one of Stevo Pearce's Some Bizzare night, although it wasn't it Stevo's "territory". Depeche Mode later said that they didn't like to be branded as a "Futurist" band, so that could be a reason to cancel this gig.
Dave Gahan in 1981:
"We were associated with this movement and we had a tag. But we weren’t really anything to do with this Futurist thing, or New Romantic whatever.”
1981-02-21 Rock City, Nottingham, England 1.jpg|
1981-02-21 Rock City, Nottingham, England 2.jpg|
Category:Cancelled concerts
1981-02-26 Lyceum, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
Depeche Mode supported The Passions. Different advertisements list, next to Depeche Mode and The Passions, support acts Modern Man, The Associates, Il Y A Volkswagens. It would appear that The Associates got cancelled first, replaced by Modern Man, and then Il Y A Volkswagens got cancelled too.
In August 1982, Dave Gahan fanzine Feature Frame: "Probably the best gig we ever did was supporting The Passions at The Lyceum. We were third on the bill. We only expected about one hundred people to have heard of us, but as soon as we got on stage, the crowd went mad."
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-03-16 Bridge House, London, England, UK

This concert was advertised in TRAX and NME Magazines, though the latter confusingly contained two different ads in the same issue, one with and one without Depeche Mode listed for that night.
1981-03-16-TRAX.jpg|TRAX Magazine advertisement; credit to Deb Danahay.
1981-03-16-NME-1.jpg|NME advertisement including Depeche Mode; credit to Michael Rose.
1981-03-16-NME-2.jpg|NME advertisement without Depeche Mode; credit to Michael Rose.
1981-03-16-Sounds.jpg|Sounds magazine issue March 14, 1981 advertisement; credit to DMLiveWiki.
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-03-29 Some Bizarre Evening, Lyceum, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
Depeche Mode were advertised to be performing at a "Some Bizarre" event, though they never did perform and had no intention to. From the 9th May 1981 issue of Melody Maker magazine, an interview that took place backstage at 1981-02-26 Lyceum, London, England, UK:
"We didn't play the Bizarre evening here at the Lyceum," elaborates Dave. "We were never even approached to play it. It was only when we were advertised that we knew anything about it. We had no intention of doing it at all."
Thanks to Michael Rose and Depeche Mode Classic Photos and Videos (Facebook group) for the information.
=== Ticket scan and poster photos ===
T-1981-03-29.jpg|Credit to unknown.
1981-03-29-poster-1.jpg|Credit to Depeche Mode Classic Photos and Videos.
1981-03-29-poster-2.jpg|Credit to Depeche Mode Classic Photos and Videos.
Category:Ticket scan
Category:Cancelled concerts
1981-03-30 Flicks, Dartford, England, UK

== Notes ==
Rusty Egan invited Depeche Mode to play on this night at his club Flicks, after having met them at Cabaret Futura.
This night featured Rusty Egan as a DJ, Egan's protégé Ronny and Depeche Mode.
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-04-02 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK

== Notes ==
This was the second gig at Dave's college. By this time, Dave was "politely urged to leave" his school due to a poor attendance record. It is surprising that DM returned to this college for a second time, since a member of the student union said after the first gig that he refused to make them the headline act.
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-04-04 Thames Boat Trip, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
This seems to have been some private party or some other function that Depeche Mode were invited to perform at. No details about the set list are known at this time.
Daryl Bamonte has told Depechemode-live.com in 2018: "I think this was something to do with Sonet, a company which published Vince and Martin['s songs]. The main guy was called Rod Buckle. But I can't remember what it was for."
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
Another concert mentioned in TRAX Magazine's and NME's concert listings. This concert isn't listed on the official depechemode.com archives.
Philip Jap and DJ Darren Murphy were the support acts.
== Set list ==
#New Life
#I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
#Dreaming Of Me
#Big Muff
#Boys Say Go!
#The Price Of Love
#Just Can't Get Enough
#Photographic
#Television Set
#Mamma Mia
== Sources ==
*Source 1 is a very good audience recording.
== Gallery ==
1981-04-06-TRAX.jpg|TRAX Magazine advertisement; credit to Deb Danahay and Depeche Mode Information Service - 1981.
1981-04-06-NME.jpg|NME advertisement; credit to Depeche Mode Classic Photos and Videos Facebook group.
Sounds-1981-05-09.jpg|"Sounds" magazine review from the May 9, 1981 issue.
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Download available
1981-04-12 Bridge House, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
This is yet another date that doesn't appear on official records, but is known to occur due to the recollection of various fans in diaries and memories.
There is a recording circulating which is possibly from this date or the show on April 6th at the same venue, because a review from the May 9, 1981 issue of "Sounds" magazine mentions a recent Depeche Mode concert at the Bridge House reportedly having an encore of Mamma Mia. However, since this show wasn't well-advertised, the April 6th date seems more likely and the recording is available under that date.
Harlots was the support act.
== Set list (unconfirmed) ==
The set list information below is based on the recording which could be from this concert but is most likely to be from April 6, 1981.
#New Life
#I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
#Dreaming Of Me
#Big Muff
#Boys Say Go!
#The Price Of Love
#Just Can't Get Enough
#Photographic
#Television Set
#Mamma Mia
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-04-21 The Embassy, London, England, UK

== Notes ==
The occurrence of this concert has been first discovered in August 2016 by yours truly and Michael Rose, as administrators of the Facebook group Depeche Mode Classic Photos And Videos. Through Facebook's Graph Search, we found a photo album on the Facebook profile of a person named Roz Bea, who seems to have collected several clippings about concerts that happened at The Embassy, including one by Depeche Mode. Mr. Rose has then dived into his extensive magazine collection, and managed to find "fairly conclusive evidence" that this concert took place on April 21st 1981.
All three clippings only focused on the (then-)well-known names that attended the gig, which were: Charlie Harper, Gary Numan, Department S, Nicky Tesco, Rose Tattoo, Scars, Holly And The Italians, Rusty Egan, The Yachts, Tony Hadley, Ramona Carlier, Clem Burke, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, members of Siouxsie and the Banshees, members of Spizzles, and Bethan Peters.
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist
1981-04-23 Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham, England, UK

== Notes ==
The Three Laws was the support act. Synth player Steve Pond said: "When we got to the Cedar Club gig, the PA didn't have any DI boxes which you needed to plug the synths into. The sound man said DM had some so I wandered over to Vince, and said "can we borrow your DI boxes?" Vince: "If we can borrow your light show." The deal was struck. We used their DI boxes and they had our big white sheet and liquid light show. But we took the gels out, so DM had a Bowie-esque white-light-only light show that night."
Category:1981 Tour
Category:Unconfirmed setlist