An ever-growing live recording archive of Depeche Mode's extensive live career. 1,000 recordings currently available, plus 550 interviews to peruse.

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Nearly all circulating audio recordings from 2005 - 2006 "Touring The Angel" are now available to stream and download, about a hundred's worth. The wiki now has 903 recordings available for download. dmlive.wiki/wiki/Category:20…

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DMLW is pleased to present a phenomenal soundboard of Depeche Mode performing @ Cabaret Futura in London 45 years ago today. Stream & d/l: dmlive.wiki/wiki/1981-02-16_… Listen on YouTube: youtu.be/8Yqpl_6QqCk Band photo credit: Lowri-Ann Richards. Other images credit: DMLiveWiki
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43 years ago today in 1981: a performance at The Venue in London, and Martin Gore’s 20th birthday. Stream & download a good audience recording here: dmlive.wiki/wiki/1981-07-23_…

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Depeche Mode Live Wiki retweeted
23 Jul 2024
Today we are celebrating our friend, Mr Martin Lee Gore! Your music have been the heartbeat of many listeners playlists and continue to be so — on this wonderful day, let’s dance to some great tunes! Which Martin Gore track you are picking to play out loud?
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“Playing The Angel” is often regarded as a victim of the “loudness war”. Here’s a screenshot of the waveform for “Precious” comparing the CD, vinyl, and SACD stereo versions. Screenshots & audio samples of every song from each version can be found here: dmlive.wiki/wiki/Playing_The…
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Added high-quality footage of the "20th Century Box" television segment, including rehearsal footage of "Let's Get Together", interviews with the band and with fans outside the Crocs nightclub, and footage of playback performances inside the club: dmlive.wiki/wiki/1981-08-23_…
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Did you know there is a version of "Suffer Well" with vocals re-recorded in Simlish, the fictional language used in the Sims video game series? There's even a music video for this version created using in-game footage. Listen, watch, and read more here: dmlive.wiki/wiki/Suffer_Well…
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Added an upgrade of the 1990-06-29 Detroit audience recording sourced from the below eBay-acquired presumed first-generation tapes courtesy of @ByTor_X1 at the Rush Archives. Stream & download: dmlive.wiki/wiki/1990-06-29_…
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43 years ago today: 1981-06-11 BBC Studio Session. Stream & download the best quality version without DJ chatter interrupting the songs here: dmlive.wiki/wiki/1981-06-11_…

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Added a fresh 2024 transfer of the 1982-02-21 Glasgow FM radio broadcast master cassette. Improved quality, patched "New Life", and DJ intro/outros kept. Stream & download at the wiki, or on YouTube (link at next reply): dmlive.wiki/wiki/1982-02-21_…
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Also streamable on YouTube here: youtu.be/1q-BX5fJEfU

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43 years ago today: 1981-06-01 Bridge House, London. An upgrade to the decent audience recording sourced from the below tape is now available to stream and download: dmlive.wiki/wiki/1981-06-01_…
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Depeche Mode Live Wiki retweeted
1 Jun 2024
Happy Birthday, Alan Wilder, wishing you a great day, our old friend! You all have a Two Minute Warning to raise a glass and listen to Recoil as loud as possible!
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“Just Can't Get Enough” from 1982-12-14 Utrecht was just uploaded by the official Countdown YouTube channel: youtu.be/284y4oDmvJw
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This song plus 4 others and an interview are also available from a VHS broadcast master tape here: dmlive.wiki/wiki/1982-12-14_…

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30 years ago today: 1994-05-14 San Francisco. Stream & download an excellent soundboard recording of this concert here: dmlive.wiki/wiki/1994-05-14_…

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According to the tour itinerary, the April 2, 1982 concert in Paris was recorded for subsequent broadcast by "Radio 7". No records have been found confirming that the broadcast took place. Do you have more info or even a recording? Please reach out! 📷: DM Classic Photos & Videos
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Have you ever wondered why "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead" has such a strange song title? Listen to this early live version which has totally different lyrics and arrangement for the answer. You can listen to it here: dmlive.wiki/wiki/1980-1x-xx_…
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Added an upgrade to the 1982-02-10 London audio using a high-quality BBC 6 audio webstream streamed earlier in 2024, with a missing song added from a 2010 digital satellite broadcast. Stream & download: dmlive.wiki/wiki/1982-02-10_…

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A page has been created to compile the end-of-tour speeches, with audio and transcriptions: dmlive.wiki/wiki/End-of-tour… The missing Global Spirit Tour speech will be documented shortly.

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Added a 2024 rework of the 1986-04-10 Birmingham FM radio broadcast recording, with the majority of the audio now sourced from the 1991 Swiss radio rebroadcast DAT recording pictured below. Sound is now excellent and consistent. Stream & download: dmlive.wiki/wiki/1986-04-10_…
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