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Last night I saw Depeche Mode perform their zillionth concert, and it could have been their first – they were in top form, loving the crowd, the energy and just being on tour in general. Dave’s still got it and the girls definitely still want it – can you believe the man turned 44 last week?!

When the band unleashed a lethal quintet of throwback singles (Behind The Wheel / World In My Eyes / Personal Jesus / Enjoy The Silence) on the crowd towards the end of their set, I thought I was going to lose my mind; the tension and anticipaton was building more and more with every song! And then the encore. Oh, the encore! A lovely trio of longtime favourites, including Martin’s reworked version of “Shake The Disease” that incited many ooohs & aaahs from the crowd.

During “It Doesn’t Matter Two”, our row broke out sparklers and wove (waved?) them in the air until security inched its way towards us and motioned to ‘cut it out’. I stamped mine out with my foot and because I’m an idiot and my shoe soles are rubber, I stunk the entire place up. Ha!

Even after 22 shows I am still constantly amazed by how incredible the band are in a live arena. Now I have to go home and watch all of my live DVDs over and over to sustain the unbelievable buzz. If the band wasn’t heading as far as Germany next, I’d gladly follow them to their next destination.

Posted on Friday, May 19th, 2006 at 12:59 pm by Kat and is filed under Blog.

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