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. The former was replaced by Daryl Bamonte on all dates from April to July. This is the last tour to feature 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

Set list

  1. "Rush"
  2. "Halo"
  3. "Behind the Wheel"
  4. "Everything Counts"
  5. "World in My Eyes"
  6. "Walking in My Shoes"
  7. "Stripped"
  8. "Condemnation"
  9. *"Judas"
  10. *"A Question of Lust"
  11. *"Waiting for the Night"
  12. *"One Caress"
  13. *"I Want You Now"
  14. *"One Caress"
  15. *"Somebody"
  16. "In Your Room"
  17. "Never Let Me Down Again"
  18. "I Feel You"
  19. "Personal Jesus"
  20. ; Encore 1
  21. "Somebody"
  22. "Fly on the Windscreen"
  23. "Enjoy the Silence"
  24. ; Encore 2
  25. "Policy of Truth"
  26. "Clean"
  27. "A Question of Time"
Notes:
  • Set lists differed between dates, with rotated songs and song omissions.
  • "" denotes song sung by Martin Gore.

Personnel

Depeche Mode

Additional musicians