1981 Tour was the second tour of the English synthpop band Depeche Mode, which took place between July and December 1981.
The tour began at Crocs, Rayleigh in January 1981, a place where the band was really appreciated during its early years, and ended at Chichester, West Sussex. Most concerts during this year were not planned well in advance, but occurred as more and more opportunities for them arose. From 1981-10-31 until 1981-11-16, they went on a well-planned "Speak & Spell" tour across the UK to promote the eponymous album Speak & Spell, supported by Blancmange (band).
This was the first time the band left the UK for live performances, with one-off concerts in Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and France, in September. Their tour in 1981 is the last tour to include Vince Clarke who left the band in December 1981.
Dave Gahan – lead vocals
Martin Gore – synthesizers, backing vocals
Vince Clarke – synthesizers, backing vocals
Andrew Fletcher – synthesizers, backing vocals
This is the setlist of the concert at Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This is an average setlist of the tour, with possible minor changes at each performance.
All songs were written by Vince Clarke, except where noted.
- "Any Second Now" (intro)
- "Photographic"
- "Nodisco"
- "New Life"
- "Puppets"
- "Ice Machine"
- "Big Muff" (written by Martin L. Gore)
- "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead"
- "Tora! Tora! Tora!" (written by Martin L. Gore)
- "Just Can't Get Enough"
- "Boys Say Go!"
- "What's Your Name?"
- "Television Set" (written by Jason Knott, close friend of Clarke)
- "The Price of Love" (written by The Everly Brothers)
- "Dreaming of Me"
This is an approximately list of the tour dates.
1981-01-03 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England
1981-01-06 Bridge House, London, England
1981-01-11 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England
1981-01-19 Bridge House, London, England
1981-01-23 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England
1981-01-23 Rascals, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England
1981-02-01 Moonlight Club, London, England
1981-02-02 Warehouse, Leeds, England
1981-02-03 Limit Club, Sheffield, England
1981-02-09 Bridge House, London, England
1981-02-12 Moonlight Club, London, England
1981-02-14 The Rainbow, London, England
1981-02-16 Cabaret Futura, London, England
1981-02-26 Lyceum, London, England
1981-03-16 Bridge House, London, England
1981-03-24 Moonlight Club, London, England
1981-03-30 Flicks, Dartfort, England
1981-04-02 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England
1981-04-02 Thames Boat Trip, London, England
1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England
1981-04-11 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England
1981-04-12 Bridge House, London, England
1981-04-16 Amnesia, Leeds, England
1981-04-23 Cedar Ballroom, Birmingham, England
1981-04-26 Lyceum, London, England
1981-04-28 Sweeneys, Basildon, England
1981-04-30 The Pits, London, England
1981-05-01 Southbank Poly, London, England
1981-05-03 Raquels, Basildon, England
1981-05-09 Nero's, Cardiff, Wales
1981-05-12 The Venue, London, England
1981-05-25 Flicks, Dartford, England
1981-06-01 Bridge House, London, England
1981-06-02 Hammersmith Palais, London, England
1981-06-09 Regency Suite, Chadwell Heath, London, England
1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England
1981-07-23 The Venue, London, England
1981-07-25 Zuiderpark, The Hague, The Netherlands
1981-07-29 Bridge House, London, England
1981-07-30 Alexandras, Slough, England
1981-08-02 Jenkinsons, Brighton, England
1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England
1981-08-06 Warehouse, Leeds, England
1981-08-07 Nite Club, Edinburgh, Scotland
1981-08-26 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England
1981-09-00 Lawrence Weston School, Bristol, England
1981-09-19 The Venue, London, England
1981-09-25 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1981-09-28 Disco Rouge, Brussels, Belgium
1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France
1981-10-20 Christ's School, Richmond, England
1981-10-31 University, Newcastle, England
1981-11-02 Coasters, Edinburgh, Scotland
1981-11-03 Fagins, Manchester, England
1981-11-04 Locarno, Birmingham, England
1981-11-05 Rock City, Nottingham, England
1981-11-06 University, Liverpool, England
1981-11-07 Polytechnic, Sheffield, England
1981-11-09 Locarno, Bristol, England
1981-11-10 Raquels, Basildon, England
1981-11-11 Top Rank, Brighton, England
1981-11-12 Arts Centre, Poole, England
1981-11-14 University, Leicester, England
1981-11-15 Lyceum, London, England
1981-11-16 Lyceum, London, England
1981-11-16 Lyceum, London, England
1981-12-03 Chichester, West Sussex, England