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Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94
Tour by Depeche Mode
Associated album	Songs of Faith and Devotion
Start date	9 February 1994
End date	8 July 1994
Legs	8
No. of shows	37 in North America; 10 in Africa; 5 in Oceania; 4 in Asia; 4 in South America; 60 in total;
Depeche Mode concert chronology
	; Devotional Tour; (1993); ; Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94; (1994); ; The Singles Tour; (1998);

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3] He was replaced by Daryl Bamonte on all dates from April to July.^[4] This is the last tour with 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."^[2] 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.^[5]

Support acts

Babasónicos (Buenos Aires)
Juana la loca (Buenos Aires)
Primal Scream (12 May – 8 July 1994)^[6]
Stabbing Westward (select dates)^[6]

Set list

"Rush"
"Halo"
"Behind the Wheel"
"Everything Counts"
"World in My Eyes"
"Walking in My Shoes"
"Stripped"
"Condemnation" (*) (excluding Johannesburg dates)
- "Judas" (*)
- "A Question of Lust" (*)
- "Waiting for the Night" (*)
- "One Caress" (*)
- "I Want You Now" (*)
- "One Caress" (*)
- "Somebody" (*)
"In Your Room"
"Never Let Me Down Again"
"I Feel You"
"Personal Jesus"
Encore 1
"Somebody" (*)
"Fly on the Windscreen" (select dates)
"Enjoy the Silence"
Encore 2
"Policy of Truth" (9 February – 14 April 1994)
"Clean" (select dates)
"A Question of Time"

Notes:

Set lists differed between dates, with rotated songs (denoted above) and song omissions.
"(*)" denotes song sung by Martin Gore.

Tour dates

List of 1994 concerts
Date	City	Country	Venue
9 February 1994	Johannesburg	South Africa	Standard Bank Arena
11 February 1994
12 February 1994
14 February 1994
15 February 1994
18 February 1994	Cape Town		Good Hope Centre
19 February 1994	Cape Town		Good Hope Centre
23 February 1994	Durban		ICC Durban Arena
25 February 1994	Johannesburg		Standard Bank Arena
26 February 1994	Johannesburg		Standard Bank Arena
1 March 1994	Singapore		Singapore Indoor Stadium
5 March 1994	Perth	Australia	Perth Entertainment Centre
7 March 1994	Adelaide		Thebarton Theatre
8 March 1994	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
10 March 1994	Brisbane		Brisbane Festival Hall
12 March 1994	Sydney		Sydney Entertainment Centre
16 March 1994	Hong Kong	British Colony	Hong Kong Stadium
18 March 1994	Manila	Philippines	Folk Arts Theater
19 March 1994	Manila	Philippines	Folk Arts Theater
25 March 1994	Honolulu	United States	Blaisdell Arena
26 March 1994	Honolulu	United States	Blaisdell Arena
4 April 1994	São Paulo	Brazil	Olímpia
5 April 1994	São Paulo	Brazil	Olímpia
8 April 1994	Buenos Aires	Argentina	José Amalfitani Stadium
10 April 1994	Santiago	Chile	Estadio Nacional de Chile
14 April 1994	San José	Costa Rica	Gimnasio Nacional
16 April 1994	Monterrey	Mexico	Auditorio Fundidora
12 May 1994	Sacramento	United States	Cal Expo Amphitheater
14 May 1994	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
15 May 1994	Concord		Concord Pavilion
17 May 1994	Las Vegas		Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts
18 May 1994	Phoenix		Desert Sky Pavilion
20 May 1994	Irvine		Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
21 May 1994	San Bernardino		Blockbuster Pavilion
24 May 1994	Park City		Park West Amphitheatre
28 May 1994	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Amphitheater
29 May 1994	Maryland Heights		Riverport Amphitheatre
31 May 1994	San Antonio		Hemisfair Arena
1 June 1994	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
3 June 1994	Dallas		Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
5 June 1994	Biloxi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
8 June 1994	Charlotte		Carowinds Palladium
9 June 1994	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
11 June 1994	Tinley Park		World Music Theatre
12 June 1994	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
14 June 1994	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
16 June 1994	Wantagh		Jones Beach Amphitheater
17 June 1994	Wantagh		Jones Beach Amphitheater
20 June 1994	Vaughan	Canada	Kingswood Music Theatre
21 June 1994	Montreal	Canada	Montreal Forum
23 June 1994	Mansfield	United States	Great Woods Performing Arts Center
24 June 1994	Holmdel Township		Garden State Arts Center
28 June 1994	Philadelphia		The Spectrum
29 June 1994	Burgettstown		Star Lake Amphitheatre
1 July 1994	Columbus		Polaris Amphitheater
3 July 1994	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
4 July 1994	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
6 July 1994	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
7 July 1994	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
8 July 1994	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center

Personnel

Depeche Mode

Dave Gahan – lead vocals
Martin Gore – guitar, synthesizers, samplers, lead and backing vocals
Alan Wilder – synthesizers, samplers, piano, drums, percussion pads, backing vocals
Andrew Fletcher – synthesizers, samplers (February and March dates only)

Additional musicians

Daryl Bamonte – synthesizers, samplers (substituting for Andrew Fletcher during April–July dates)
Hildia Campbell – backing vocals
Samantha Smith – backing vocals

References

^ "Exotic Tour (Summer Tour '94)". archives.depechemode.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b Brown, Mark (21 May 1994). "Future unknown". L.A. Daily News.
^ Scanlon, Kelly (7 June 2024). "The infamous tour that almost completely destroyed Depeche Mode". Far Out. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ Malins, Steve (October 1994). "Jesus!". Vox.
^ "Q&A: Archives: Depeche Mode: Live – part 4". oldsite.recoil.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b Curtis, Larry D. (25 May 1994). "Tour takes toll on Depeche Mode". Deseret News. Retrieved 8 December 2024.