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Depeche mode London Arena 3/6

ashleyashley
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Anyone else there tonight ? Thought that the acoustics were good and was amazed how many people were there .it was rammed .didnt recognise too much from their back catalogue until the end .Dave Gahan looks incredibly like Begsbie from Trainspotting these days but his voice has held up well .Astonished to note that they played the Scottish National Party rally song and invited Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon up on the stage with them for a singalong : " The grabbing hands grab all they can , everything counts in large amounts " !

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  • The_OrganiserThe_Organiser
    ashley said:

    Anyone else there tonight ? Thought that the acoustics were good and was amazed how many people were there .it was rammed .didnt recognise too much from their back catalogue until the end .Dave Gahan looks incredibly like Begsbie from Trainspotting these days but his voice has held up well .Astonished to note that they played the Scottish National Party rally song and invited Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon up on the stage with them for a singalong : " The grabbing hands grab all they can , everything counts in large amounts " !

    Did this bit actually happen? My parents were there and said they didn't see this. They can be quite oblivious mind.
  • bazjonsterbazjonster
    ashley said:

    Anyone else there tonight ? Thought that the acoustics were good and was amazed how many people were there .it was rammed .didnt recognise too much from their back catalogue until the end .Dave Gahan looks incredibly like Begsbie from Trainspotting these days but his voice has held up well .Astonished to note that they played the Scottish National Party rally song and invited Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon up on the stage with them for a singalong : " The grabbing hands grab all they can , everything counts in large amounts " !

    Great gig, place was rammed. You didn't recognise too much from their back catalogue until later on? Really? 'Barrel of a Gun; A Pain that I'm Used to; In Your Room; World in my Eyes; Question of Lust' etc.

  • bazjonsterbazjonster
    The Organiser said:

    ashley said:

    Anyone else there tonight ? Thought that the acoustics were good and was amazed how many people were there .it was rammed .didnt recognise too much from their back catalogue until the end .Dave Gahan looks incredibly like Begsbie from Trainspotting these days but his voice has held up well .Astonished to note that they played the Scottish National Party rally song and invited Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon up on the stage with them for a singalong : " The grabbing hands grab all they can , everything counts in large amounts " !

    Did this bit actually happen? My parents were there and said they didn't see this. They can be quite oblivious mind.
    No, it didn't
  • fadgadgetfadgadget
    Yeah was a good night , I'm still not a big fan of Daves vocals , I'm more of Martin Gore fan myself , a good cross section of the back catalogue and I thought they engaged a lot better with the crowed this time. I will say one thing , ive never come across so many arse holes is such a small area , nearly kicked off a number of times over the evening.
  • golfaddickgolfaddick
    bazjonster said:

    The Organiser said:

    ashley said:

    Anyone else there tonight ? Thought that the acoustics were good and was amazed how many people were there .it was rammed .didnt recognise too much from their back catalogue until the end .Dave Gahan looks incredibly like Begsbie from Trainspotting these days but his voice has held up well .Astonished to note that they played the Scottish National Party rally song and invited Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon up on the stage with them for a singalong : " The grabbing hands grab all they can , everything counts in large amounts " !

    Did this bit actually happen? My parents were there and said they didn't see this. They can be quite oblivious mind.
    No, it didn't
    Fake news then or someone with a sense of humour ??
  • bbobbbob
    Thought it a bit slow to get going. Weird day light kick off and very early, not much atmosphere. Once it got going it was a great set, atmosphere built and all in all a great night.

    The 90 min shuffle to get onto a tube was hideous though.
  • bazjonsterbazjonster
    http://www.nme.com/news/music/depeche-mode-cover-david-bowie-triumphant-london-stadium-gig-2083739
  • newyorkaddicknewyorkaddick
    Agree the start was oddly lacking in atmosphere but once it got dark and the tunes got going, it was great.

    Great stadium but must be awful for football.
  • ElfsborgAddickElfsborgAddick
    newyorkaddick said:

    Agree the start was oddly lacking in atmosphere but once it got dark and the tunes got going, it was great.

    Great stadium but must be awful for football.

    Of course, having to watch West Ham fortnightly cannot be pleasant!
  • ashleyashley
    bazjonster said:

    ashley said:

    Anyone else there tonight ? Thought that the acoustics were good and was amazed how many people were there .it was rammed .didnt recognise too much from their back catalogue until the end .Dave Gahan looks incredibly like Begsbie from Trainspotting these days but his voice has held up well .Astonished to note that they played the Scottish National Party rally song and invited Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon up on the stage with them for a singalong : " The grabbing hands grab all they can , everything counts in large amounts " !

    Great gig, place was rammed. You didn't recognise too much from their back catalogue until later on? Really? 'Barrel of a Gun; A Pain that I'm Used to; In Your Room; World in my Eyes; Question of Lust' etc.

    Thanks . I am going to have to check out a bit more closely some of those songs .Admittedly Martin Gore's short vocal cameo was a pleasant interlude .Who was that bloke in the red top helping out on keyboards and other stuff ?.He looked like Robert Smith from the Cure but it couldn't have been him surely ? Alex Salmond looked totally out of place with his bagpipes and his hand held out hoping for yet more English tax payers' cash though .He spoiled completely Personal Jesus at the end as well and I won't be voting SNP this coming week .
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  • Doomer JonDoomer Jon
    Was a great gig. Defo slow start but Gahan is a real showman and great tunes, some 30 years old! Really picked up. Pity there were no moody shirt sellers outside.

    Ground terrible for football, stank of a soulless corporate MBA wonderland. Bobby Moore stand was just a lump of concrete.
  • bazjonsterbazjonster
    ashley said:

    bazjonster said:

    ashley said:

    Anyone else there tonight ? Thought that the acoustics were good and was amazed how many people were there .it was rammed .didnt recognise too much from their back catalogue until the end .Dave Gahan looks incredibly like Begsbie from Trainspotting these days but his voice has held up well .Astonished to note that they played the Scottish National Party rally song and invited Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon up on the stage with them for a singalong : " The grabbing hands grab all they can , everything counts in large amounts " !

    Great gig, place was rammed. You didn't recognise too much from their back catalogue until later on? Really? 'Barrel of a Gun; A Pain that I'm Used to; In Your Room; World in my Eyes; Question of Lust' etc.

    Thanks . I am going to have to check out a bit more closely some of those songs .Admittedly Martin Gore's short vocal cameo was a pleasant interlude .Who was that bloke in the red top helping out on keyboards and other stuff ?.He looked like Robert Smith from the Cure but it couldn't have been him surely ? Alex Salmond looked totally out of place with his bagpipes and his hand held out hoping for yet more English tax payers' cash though .He spoiled completely Personal Jesus at the end as well and I won't be voting SNP this coming week .
    Peter Gordeno (junior) mate. Been recording/touring with them for nearly 20 years now. As has Christian Eigner, the drummer.
  • newyorkaddicknewyorkaddick
    I spotted Petr Cech hanging around on the concourses before the concert with his missus and another couple - looks like a completely normal (albeit very tall!) dude.
  • fadgadgetfadgadget
    O2 concert announced for November .
  • Arry AddickArry Addick
    Thoroughly enjoyed the day....beers in East Tap then EXP Cantina were decent....fortunate to have Golden Circle tickets so had an excellent view.
    As above, was a bit slow to start with......Everything Counts seemed to do the trick.
  • southamptonaddicksouthamptonaddick
    edited June 2017
    My son went said it was excellent. Next day was the highlight of his weekend though Star Wars exhibition at the O2.
  • Arry AddickArry Addick
    fadgadget said:

    O2 concert announced for November .

    http://www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/depeche-mode

    Wed. 22 Nov. - Tickets go on sale 9th June.

  • Wright6679Wright6679
    Doomer Jon said:

    Was a great gig. Defo slow start but Gahan is a real showman and great tunes, some 30 years old! Really picked up. Pity there were no moody shirt sellers outside.

    Ground terrible for football, stank of a soulless corporate MBA wonderland. Bobby Moore stand was just a lump of concrete.

    They were selling the moody shirts at Stratford station for a tenner.
  • Covered EndCovered End
    edited June 2017
    bbob said:

    Thought it a bit slow to get going. Weird day light kick off and very early, not much atmosphere. Once it got going it was a great set, atmosphere built and all in all a great night.

    The 90 min shuffle to get onto a tube was hideous though.

    Yes, it was slow to get going and call me a glory boy (probably am re DM), but they didn't play enough of their biggest hits for me.

    I was somewhat disappointed.

    I usually work my way towards the exit, for the encore, to get away sharpish.

    I left with the masses at the finish, but didn't have to queue at all.

    6/10.
  • golfaddickgolfaddick
    If they didn't play "Wrong" or "In my Shoes" then it wasn't worth going........
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  • MrOneLungMrOneLung
    Or Princess Di is wearing a new dress.
  • newyorkaddicknewyorkaddick
    golfaddick said:

    If they didn't play "Wrong" or "In my Shoes" then it wasn't worth going........

    They played both
  • Covered EndCovered End
    They didn't play, Just Can't Get Enough, New Life. Strangelove and a few other of my faves.
  • golfaddickgolfaddick
    Covered End said:

    They didn't play, Just Can't Get Enough, New Life. Strangelove and a few other of my faves.

    80's music..........irrelevant mush.
  • ElfsborgAddickElfsborgAddick
    Covered End said:

    They didn't play, Just Can't Get Enough, New Life. Strangelove and a few other of my faves.

    Just Can't Get Enough was one of their best ever hits.

    Did they play Stripped? Another belter.
  • newyorkaddicknewyorkaddick
    ElfsborgAddick said:

    Covered End said:

    They didn't play, Just Can't Get Enough, New Life. Strangelove and a few other of my faves.

    Just Can't Get Enough was one of their best ever hits.

    Did they play Stripped? Another belter.
    Yes
  • newyorkaddicknewyorkaddick
    http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/depeche-mode/2017/the-stadium-queen-elizabeth-olympic-park-london-england-3be70cac.html
  • SpanishSpanish
    ashley said:

    bazjonster said:

    ashley said:

    Anyone else there tonight ? Thought that the acoustics were good and was amazed how many people were there .it was rammed .didnt recognise too much from their back catalogue until the end .Dave Gahan looks incredibly like Begsbie from Trainspotting these days but his voice has held up well .Astonished to note that they played the Scottish National Party rally song and invited Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon up on the stage with them for a singalong : " The grabbing hands grab all they can , everything counts in large amounts " !

    Great gig, place was rammed. You didn't recognise too much from their back catalogue until later on? Really? 'Barrel of a Gun; A Pain that I'm Used to; In Your Room; World in my Eyes; Question of Lust' etc.

    Thanks . I am going to have to check out a bit more closely some of those songs .Admittedly Martin Gore's short vocal cameo was a pleasant interlude .Who was that bloke in the red top helping out on keyboards and other stuff ?.He looked like Robert Smith from the Cure but it couldn't have been him surely ? Alex Salmond looked totally out of place with his bagpipes and his hand held out hoping for yet more English tax payers' cash though .He spoiled completely Personal Jesus at the end as well and I won't be voting SNP this coming week .
    Peter Gordeno was the guest synth / guitar man. He's toured with them many times as has the drummer Christian Eigner. I have seen them live loads, great band, especially considering they have never officially stopped, unlike other bands from that era. Good write up in the NME, not such a good one tho in the Telegraph, they really are a band that divide opinions but I love them !! Hoping to see them again in November...
  • SpanishSpanish
    Thought the support band The Horrors were good also...
  • ashleyashley
    Good to see that fat selfish ignorant moron Alex Salmond lose his seat and to the Conservatives as well ." Reach out and touch faith " indeed !
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