The Delta Machine Tour
{{Short description|2013–14 concert tour by Depeche Mode}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = The Delta Machine Tour
| image = Depeche mode bucuresti 2013.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| border = yes
| artist = Depeche Mode
| location = {{hlist|Europe|Asia|North America}}
| album = Delta Machine
| start_date = {{Start date|df=yes|2013|05|04}}
| end_date = {{End date|df=yes|2014|03|07}}
| number_of_shows = {{unbulleted list|2 in Asia|81 in Europe|24 in North America|107 in total}}
| number_of_legs = 6
| gross = $149.8 million{{Cite web |url=https://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2013/2013YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 May 2017 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075545/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2013/2013YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2014/2014YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 May 2017 |archive-date=31 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231182625/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2014/2014YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf |url-status=dead }}
| last_tour = Tour of the Universe
(2009–10)
| this_tour = The Delta Machine Tour
(2013–14)
| next_tour = Global Spirit Tour
(2017–18)
}}
The Delta Machine Tour was a 2013–14 worldwide concert tour by English electronic music band Depeche Mode in support of the group's 13th studio album, Delta Machine, released 22 March 2013. Following a warm-up show in Nice, France on 4 May 2013, the tour kicked off in Tel Aviv, Israel, and continued through Europe until late July. A North American tour followed in late August, beginning in the Detroit suburb of Clarkston, Michigan and culminating in Austin, Texas 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 Abu Dhabi to 7 March 2014 Moscow. Among the dates were Dublin, Amsterdam, Oslo and Belfast, their first shows in Northern Ireland in almost 30 years.
The 25 and 27 November 2013 nights in Berlin were filmed by Anton Corbijn and recorded for the CD/DVD release Live in Berlin, released 17 November 2014.{{cite web |work=Pitchfork|title=Depeche Mode Announce Live Album and Concert Film Directed by Anton Corbijn |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/57014-depeche-mode-announce-live-album-and-concert-film-directed-by-anton-corbijn/ |date=8 October 2014 |first=Jeremy |last=Gordon |access-date=17 November 2014}}
The Delta Machine Tour is the 9th highest-grossing tour of 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.statista.com/statistics/278378/the-most-successful-music-tours-worldwide/|title=Most successful music tour 2020}}
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."{{citation | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1560810/depeche-mode-bring-delta-machine-to-tel-aviv-in-exuberant-tour-romp | title=Depeche Mode Bring 'Delta Machine' to Tel Aviv in Exuberant Tour Stop | date=8 May 2013 | access-date=15 July 2013 | first=Marisa | last=Fox}} 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 "Freddie Mercury reincarnated as a seahorse." The review rates the show 2 stars out of 4 ("average").{{citation | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-10/depeche-mode-mixes-sleaze-with-doomy-rock-on-world-tour.html | title=Depeche Mode Mixes Sleaze With Doomy Rock on World Tour | last=Heller | first=Robert | date=10 July 2013 | access-date=11 July 2013 | work=Bloomberg}} 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", "Personal Jesus", "Just Can't Get Enough", "I Feel You" and "Never Let Me Down Again".{{citation | url=http://pramogos.delfi.lt/muzika/vingio-parke-daugiatukstantine-minia-selo-depeche-mode-koncerte.d?id=61950279 | title=Vingio parke daugiatūkstantinė minia šėlo "Depeche Mode" koncerte |trans-title=Crowd of Many Thousands Raged at Depeche Mode's Concert |language=lt | date=27 July 2013 | access-date=28 July 2013}} 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."{{citation | url=http://www.dfw.com/2013/09/21/828561/review-depeche-mode-at-gexa-energy.html | title=Depeche Mode at Gexa Energy Pavilion | date=21 September 2013 | access-date=8 October 2014}} A review of the 8 October show in Phoenix was very positive for both Gahan and Martin Gore, 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."{{citation | url=http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/music/articles/20131009depeche-mode-concert-review-phoenix-delta-machine.html | title=Depeche Mode Delta Machine Rocks Phoenix | date=9 October 2013 | access-date=8 October 2014}}
Setlist
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- Intro (excerpt from "Welcome to My World")
- "Welcome to My World"
- "Angel"
- "Walking in My Shoes"
- *"In Your Room" (Zephyr mix)
- "Precious"
- "Black Celebration"
- *"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)
- *"Home" (acoustic)
- *"Shake the Disease" (acoustic)
- *"Slow" (acoustic)
- *"Blue Dress" (acoustic)
- "Heaven"
- "Soothe My Soul"
- *"Behind the Wheel"
- "A Pain That I'm Used To" (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"
- "Personal Jesus"
- "Goodbye"
- ;
- Song performed by Martin Gore
- *"Home" (acoustic)
- *"Somebody"
- *"A Question of Lust"
- *"But Not Tonight" (acoustic)
- *"Condemnation" (acoustic)
- *"Leave in Silence" (acoustic)
- "Halo" (Goldfrapp remix)
- *"Song performed by Martin Gore
- **"Condemnation" (acoustic)
- "Just Can't Get Enough"
- "I Feel You"
- "Never Let Me Down Again"
- "Goodbye"
{{Div col end}}
Shows
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|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue. ! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance ! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue |
colspan="6"| Europe |
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4 May 2013
| Nice | France | 9,904 / 9,904 | $678,141 |
colspan="6"| Asia |
7 May 2013
| Tel Aviv | Israel | 49,325 / 49,325 | $1,752,446 |
colspan="6"| Europe{{Cite web |title=Current Boxscore |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/current-boxscore/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809053405/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-date=2013-08-09 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Billboard Boxscores |language=en-US}} |
10 May 2013
| Athens | Greece | 26,283 / 26,283 | $1,246,101 |
12 May 2013
| Sofia | Bulgaria | 18,892 / 26,300 | $926,320 |
15 May 2013
| Romania | 34,729 / 35,400 | $1,797,985 |
19 May 2013
| Belgrade | Serbia | 27,198 / 27,198 | $1,081,965 |
21 May 2013
| Budapest | Hungary | 33,200 / 33,200 | $1,899,677 |
23 May 2013
| Zagreb | Croatia | 15,969 / 15,969 | $959,845 |
25 May 2013
| Slovakia | 29,112 / 29,112 | $2,066,297 |
28 May 2013
| rowspan="2"| London | rowspan="2"| England | rowspan="2"| The O2 Arena | rowspan="2"| 32,434 / 34,818 | rowspan="2"| $2,244,220 |
29 May 2013 |
1 June 2013
| Munich | rowspan="3"| Germany | 62,976 / 62,976 | $4,956,599 |
3 June 2013
| 36,225 / 36,225 | $2,891,300 |
5 June 2013
| 40,960 / 40,960 | $3,295,523 |
7 June 2013
| Bern | 39,241 / 39,241 | $4,013,227 |
9 June 2013
| Berlin | rowspan="2"| Germany | 66,388 / 66,388 | $5,113,262 |
11 June 2013
| Leipzig | 43,816 / 43,816 | $3,466,135 |
13 June 2013
| Denmark | 40,725 / 40,725 | $3,792,609 |
15 June 2013
| France | 67,103 / 67,103 | $5,332,840 |
17 June 2013
| Hamburg | Germany | 44,128 / 44,128 | $3,533,609 |
22 June 2013
| Moscow | rowspan="2"| Russia | 27,886 / 27,886 | $3,307,759 |
24 June 2013
| 22,502 / 22,502 | $2,770,364 |
27 June 2013
| Sweden | 11,348 / 11,348 | $859,932 |
29 June 2013
| Kyiv | Ukraine | 36,562 / 38,640 | $2,928,368 |
3 July 2013
| rowspan="2"| Düsseldorf | rowspan="2"| Germany | rowspan="2"| Esprit Arena | rowspan="2"| 87,308 / 87,308 | rowspan="2"| $7,012,140 |
5 July 2013 |
7 July 2013{{efn|The 7 July 2013 concert in Werchester, Belgium was a part of the Rock Werchter festival.{{cite web |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/01/rock-werchter-2013-lineup-blur-depeche-mode-phoenix-rammstein-and-more/ |title=Rock Werchter 2013 lineup: Blur, Depeche Mode, Phoenix, Rammstein, and more | date=29 January 2013 |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=16 October 2013}}}}
| Werchter | Belgium | Werchter Festivalpark | rowspan="5" {{n/a}} | rowspan="5" {{n/a}} |
9 July 2013{{efn|The 9 July 2013 concert in Locarno, Switzerland was a part of the Moon & Stars Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.blick.ch/people-tv/musik/depeche-mode-neil-young-und-tote-hosen-in-locarno-id2236640.html |title=Depeche Mode, Neil Young und Tote Hosen in Locarno |language=de |trans-title=Depeche Mode, Neil Young and Tote Hosen in Locarno| date=13 March 2013 |website=Blick |access-date=16 October 2013}}}}
| Locarno | Switzerland | Piazza Grande Locarno |
11 July 2013{{efn|The 11 July 2013 concert in Bilbao, Spain was a part of the Bilbao BBK Live music festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a436041/green-day-to-join-depeche-mode-at-bilbao-bbk-live-festival.html |title=Green Day to join Depeche Mode at Bilbao BBK Live festival|last1=Monynihan |first1=David |date=6 November 2012 |website=Digital Spy |access-date=16 October 2013}}}}
| Bilbao | Spain |
13 July 2013{{efn|The 13 July 2013 concert in Oeiras, Portugal was a part of the Optimus Alive! festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/depeche-mode/71428 |title=Depeche Mode play career-spanning set to close second day of Optimus Alive| date=14 July 2013 |website=New Musical Express |access-date=16 October 2013}}}}
| Oeiras | Portugal | Passeio Marítimo de Algés |
16 July 2013
| Nîmes | France |
18 July 2013
| Milan | rowspan="2"| Italy | San Siro | 57,919 / 57,919 | $3,113,844 |
20 July 2013
| Rome | 56,007 / 56,007 | $3,077,983 |
23 July 2013
| Prague | Czechia | 33,297 / 33,297 | $2,222,328 |
25 July 2013
| Warsaw | Poland | 53,181 / 53,181 | $2,894,152 |
27 July 2013
| Vilnius | 23,794 / 23,794 | $1,580,333 |
29 July 2013
| Minsk | Belarus | 12,979 / 12,979 | $1,269,457 |
colspan="6"| North America{{cite magazine |date=2 November 2013 |title=Billboard Boxscore |magazine=Billboard|volume=125 |issue=43 |location=New York |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=26 October 2013 |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102005752/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=dead}} |
22 August 2013
| rowspan="4"| United States | 11,978 / 11,978 | $534,980 |
24 August 2013
| First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre | 22,773 / 22,773 | $1,066,824 |
27 August 2013{{efn|The 27 August 2013 in Falcon Heights, Minnesota was a part of the Minnesota State Fair.{{cite web |url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/221429771.html |title=Depeche Mode hurts so good at State Fair grandstand |last1=Riemenschneider |first1=Chris |date=28 August 2013 |website=Star Tribune |access-date=16 October 2013}}}}
| Minnesota State Fair Grandstand | 7,693 / 7,693 | $497,172 |
30 August 2013
| 3,803 / 3,803 | $358,252 |
1 September 2013
| Toronto | rowspan="2"| Canada | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre | 16,110 / 16,110 | $956,300 |
3 September 2013
| Montreal | 10,880 / 10,880 | $977,570 |
6 September 2013
| Brooklyn | rowspan="18"| United States | 14,725 / 14,725 | $1,303,305 |
8 September 2013
| Wantagh | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | 12,907 / 12,907 | $825,055 |
10 September 2013
| Bristow | 11,041 / 11,041 | $574,953 |
12 September 2013
| Atlanta | Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood | 9,868 / 9,868 | $434,630 |
14 September 2013
| Tampa | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | 12,364 / 12,364 | $526,038 |
15 September 2013
| Sunrise | 10,760 / 10,760 | $683,192 |
18 September 2013
| Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | 14,842 / 14,842 | $815,614 |
20 September 2013
| Dallas | 16,220 / 16,220 | $792,656 |
22 September 2013
| 19,405 / 19,405 | $1,019,015 |
24 September 2013
| 4,949 / 4,959 | $447,217 |
26 September 2013
| 19,192 / 19,192 | $837,827 |
28 September 2013
| rowspan="3"| Los Angeles | rowspan="3"| Staples Center | rowspan="3"| 43,957 / 43,957 | rowspan="3"| $4,255,118 |
29 September 2013 |
2 October 2013 |
4 October 2013{{efn|name="Austin"|The 4–11 October 2013 concerts in Austin, Texas were a part of the Austin City Limits Music Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/85015/watch-arctic-monkeys-depeche-mode-+-more-at-austin-city-limits |title=Watch: Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode + more at Austin City Limits|last1=Wilce |first1=Tamsyn |date=13 October 2013 |website=Gigwise |access-date=16 October 2013}}}}
| Austin | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
6 October 2013
| Paradise | 2,549 / 2,549 | $426,876 |
8 October 2013
| Phoenix | 11,698 / 11,698 | $520,425 |
11 October 2013{{efn|name="Austin"}}
| Austin | Zilker Metropolitan Park | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
colspan="6"| Asia{{cite web |url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/depeche-mode-to-headline-abu-dhabis-f1-2013-concerts |title=Depeche Mode to headline Abu Dhabi's F1 2013 concerts|last1=Saeed |first1=Saeed |date=7 May 2013 |website=The National |publisher=Mubadala Development Company |access-date=16 October 2013}} |
3 November 2013{{efn|The 3 November 2013 concert in Abu Dhabi, UAE was a part of the 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.{{cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/about-gulf-news/al-nisr-portfolio/tabloid/depeche-mode-to-close-abu-dhabi-f1-1.1180240 |title=Depeche Mode to close Abu Dhabi F1 |last1=Tusing |first1=David |date=7 May 2013 |website=Gulf News |publisher=Al Nisr Publishing |access-date=16 October 2013}}}}
| du Arena | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
colspan="6"| EuropeEurope box score:
|url = http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |title = Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores |date = 1 January 2014 |access-date = 5 January 2014 |magazine = Billboard |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140102005752/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-date = 2 January 2014 |url-status = dead}} |
7 November 2013
| Belfast | 5,767 / 5,767 | $413,820 |
9 November 2013
| Dublin | Ireland | The O2 | 13,005 / 13,005 | $1,248,337 |
11 November 2013
| Glasgow | Scotland | 8,739 / 8,739 | $564,206 |
13 November 2013
| Leeds | rowspan="3"| England | 7,565 / 7,565 | $523,669 |
15 November 2013
| 11,816 / 11,816 | $827,673 |
19 November 2013
| London | The O2 Arena | 15,953 / 15,953 | $1,127,258 |
21 November 2013
| Cologne | rowspan="4"| Germany | 15,673 / 15,673 | $1,414,404 |
23 November 2013
| Hanover | 12,561 / 12,561 | $1,114,647 |
25 November 2013
| rowspan="2"| Berlin | rowspan="2"| O2 World | rowspan="2"| 28,332 / 28,332 | rowspan="2"| $2,455,660 |
27 November 2013 |
29 November 2013
| Herning | Denmark | 13,387 / 13,387 | $1,314,297 |
1 December 2013
| Erfurt | rowspan="3"| Germany | Messehalle | 12,300 / 12,300 | $1,109,288 |
3 December 2013
| Bremen | 11,949 / 11,949 | $1,053,666 |
5 December 2013
| 11,938 / 11,938 | $1,045,625 |
7 December 2013
| 16,750 / 16,750 | $1,453,121 |
9 December 2013
| Malmö | rowspan="2"| Sweden | 6,946 / 6,946 | $619,829 |
11 December 2013
| 8,785 / 8,785 | $803,454 |
13 December 2013
| Oslo | Norway | 12,743 / 12,743 | $1,238,945 |
15 December 2013
| Helsinki | Finland | 10,232 / 10,232 | $922,858 |
15 January 2014
| rowspan="3"| Spain | 18,127 / 18,127 | $1,346,629 |
17 January 2014
| rowspan="2"| Madrid | rowspan="2"| Palacio de Deportes | rowspan="2"| 32,270 / 32,270 | rowspan="2"| $2,351,081 |
18 January 2014 |
21 January 2014
| rowspan="2"| France | 12,486 / 12,486 | $892,108 |
23 January 2014
| Lyon | 15,545 / 15,545 | $1,048,621 |
25 January 2014
| Antwerp | Belgium | 21,024 / 21,024 | $1,734,868 |
27 January 2014
| England | LG Arena | 11,780 / 11,780 | $865,531 |
29 January 2014
| rowspan="2"| Paris | rowspan="3"| France | rowspan="2"| Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | rowspan="2"| 33,132 / 33,132 | rowspan="2"| $2,351,239 |
31 January 2014 |
2 February 2014
| 12,025 / 12,025 | $858,597 |
4 February 2014
| Mannheim | Germany | 11,280 / 11,280 | $1,012,272 |
6 February 2014
| Bratislava | Slovakia | 10,149 / 10,149 | $1,051,319 |
8 February 2014
| Vienna | Austria | 13,645 / 13,645 | $1,135,251 |
10 February 2014
| Prague | Czechia | O2 Arena | 18,033 / 18,033 | $1,188,844 |
12 February 2014
| Dresden | Germany | 12,280 / 12,280 | $1,088,710 |
14 February 2014
| rowspan="2"| Zürich | rowspan="2"| Switzerland | rowspan="2"| Hallenstadion | rowspan="2"| 24,436 / 24,436 | rowspan="2"| $2,388,629 |
15 February 2014 |
18 February 2014
| Turin | rowspan="3"|Italy | 11,697 / 11,697 | $839,308 |
20 February 2014
| Assago | 11,239 / 11,239 | $859,476 |
22 February 2014
| 12,833 / 12,833 | $981,579 |
24 February 2014
| Łódź | Poland | 15,764 / 15,764 | $1,238,986 |
28 February 2014
| Minsk | Belarus | Minsk-Arena | 11,544 / 11,544 | $1,120,699 |
2 March 2014
| Riga | Latvia | 11,615 / 11,615 | $838,208 |
4 March 2014
| Saint Petersburg | rowspan="2"| Russia | SKK Peterburgsky | 18,848 / 18,848 | $1,884,045 |
7 March 2014
| Moscow | 23,531 / 23,531 | $2,685,552 |
colspan="4"| Total
| 1,976,829 / 1,983,635 | $148,037,231 |
Musicians
= Depeche Mode =
- Dave Gahan – lead vocals
- Martin Gore – guitar, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals
- Andy Fletcher – synthesizers
= Additional musicians =
- Peter Gordeno – synthesizers, samples, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Christian Eigner – drums, synthesizers
Notes
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