Tours

Beginning in 1980, Depeche Mode went on concert tour almost every year until 1990, when the intervals between tours increased. Up to now, the band went 16 times on tour, the last time in 2018

List of tours
Note Ultra is the only album to not have a promoting tour. Instead, there were two parties meant to promote the album.


 * Ultra Parties

Support acts
All acts that have supported Depeche Mode throughout the years.

Dates with Depeche Mode as the support act
Depeche Mode never liked being the support act. Dave Gahan said in the November 1981 issue of Sounds, "When we used to support, we got treated so bad. Especially at certain places in London, which I won’t mention. They tread all over you, and to the PA blokes, you’re nothing. It’s always ‘Where’s the support?’ They won’t even mention your name. Now we are the headliners – they love us. We’re playing two nights at the Lyceum – so we are the big band now!"


 * 1) 1980-05-30 Paddocks Community Center, Laindon, Essex, England, UK: as Composition Of Sound, support act for French Look
 * 2) 1980-06-05 Scamps, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK: support act for The School Bullies
 * 3) 1980-08-30 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK: support act for Soft Cell
 * 4) 1980-09-24 Bridge House, London, England, UK: support act for The Comsat Angels
 * 5) 1980-11-12 Bridge House, London, England, UK: support act for Fad Gadget
 * 6) 1980-11-14 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK: support act for The Regulators
 * 7) 1980-12-19 The Music Machine, London, England, UK: support act for Wasted Youth, along with Johnny Holliday's Escape Club
 * 8) 1981-01-11 Hope 'N' Anchor, London, England, UK: support act for Blancmange
 * 9) 1981-02-14 The Rainbow, London, England, UK: support act for Ultravox, along with Shock, Metro, and Ronny
 * 10) 1981-02-26 Lyceum, London, England, UK: support act for The Passions
 * 11) 1981-04-26 Lyceum, London, England, UK: support act for Fad Gadget, along with Furious Pig, Palais Schaumberg, and NON
 * 12) 1981-05-12 The Venue, London, England, UK: DM was on a double bill with Shock, support act Furious Pig got replaced by Siam
 * 13) 1981-06-02 Hammersmith Palais, London, England, UK: support act for The Psychedelic Furs, along with Siam
 * 14) 1983-03-26 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA: support act for The Psychedelic Furs

Festivals
At festivals, it is the organisers who decide who gets to play before Depeche Mode, not Depeche Mode themselves, so acts that perform before Depeche Mode could arguably not be counted as a support act. Nevertheless, it is listed here for completion's sake. Only the acts that performed on the same day and on the same stage as Depeche Mode are mentioned below.

Festivals where Depeche Mode headlined

 * 1) 1981-08-26 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK: The Chefs and Tarzan 5
 * 2) 1993-07-24 Belga Beach Festival, Zeebrugge, Belgium: Vaya Con Dios, Van Morrison, Bjorn Again, The Wonder Stuff, Sunscreem and Sisters Of Mercy
 * 3) 1998-12-12 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Billy Corgan (also on stage with DM), Garbage, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Goo Goo Dolls, Cake, Everlast, Semisonic, Soul Coughing
 * 4) 2005-12-11 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA: Coldplay, The White Stripes, Jack Johnson, The Bravery, Death Cab For Cutie, Hot Hot Heat and Nada Surf
 * 5) 2006-04-29 Coachella, Indio, CA, USA: Franz Ferdinand, Sigur Rós, Kanye West, Common, The Duke Spirit, The Walkmen, The New Amsterdams, The Section Quartet
 * 6) 2006-06-02 Rock im Park, Nuremberg, Germany: Placebo, Franz Ferdinand, Sportfreunde Stiller, Kaiser Chiefs, She Wants Revenge and Kill The Young
 * 7) 2006-06-04 Rock Am Ring, Nurburgring, Germany: Placebo, Franz Ferdinand, Sportfreunde Stiller, Kaiser Chiefs, She Wants Revenge and Kill The Young
 * 8) 2006-06-16 Heikeken Jamming Festival, Imola, Italy: Negramaro, Morrissey, Hard-Fi, Goldfrapp, Finley, and Kill The Young
 * 9) 2006-06-17 Greenfield Festival, Interlaken, Switzerland: Placebo, Sisters Of Mercy, Live, Hard-Fi, Lagwagon, Therapy?, Amplifier, The Answer
 * 10) 2006-06-25 London Wireless Festival, London, England, UK: Goldfrapp, Mystery Jets, The Dears, Thomas Dolby, The Fratelli's and OK GO
 * 11) 2006-07-01 Eurockeennes Festival, Belfort, France: Morrissey, Enhancer
 * 12) 2006-07-02 Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium: Hooverphonic, Ben Harper, Robert Plant, Starsailor, Eels, Danko Jones and Nailpin
 * 13) 2006-07-06 Quart Festival, Kristiansand, Norway: Death Cab For Cutie, Infadels and Superfamily
 * 14) 2006-07-19 Paleo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland: Goldfrapp, The Dandy Warhols
 * 15) 2006-07-23 Festival Internacional de Benicassim, Castellon, Spain: Placebo, Madness, dEUS and The Rakes
 * 16) 2009-07-03 Arvika Festival, Arvika, Sweden: Bob Hund
 * 17) 2009-08-07 Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL, USA: Hey Champ, The Gaslight Anthem, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Thievery Corporation
 * 18) 2009-10-08 Autodromo La Guacima, San Jose, Costa Rica: El Parque, Anemonah, Sociedad Secreta, Kabuto & Koji
 * 19) 2009-10-17 Personal Fest, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Justin Robertson, Banda de Turistas, Volador G, Bicicletas
 * 20) 2013-07-13 Optimus Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal: O'queStrada, Jurassic 5, Editors
 * 21) 2013-10-04 Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX, USA: Asleep At The Wheel, Court Yard Hounds, fun., Vampire Weekend
 * 22) 2013-10-11 Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX, USA: Asleep At The Wheel, Court Yard Hounds, fun., Vampire Weekend
 * 23) 2017-03-26 BBC 6 Music Festival, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland, UK: James Lavelle
 * 24) 2017-07-08 NOS Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal: The Black Mamba, Kodaline, Imagine Dragons
 * 25) 2018-06-23 Isle of Wight Festival, Newport (Isle of Wight), England, UK: Wild Front, Slydigs, SG Lewis, Jessie J, Blossoms, James Bay, Liam Gallagher
 * 26) 2018-06-26 Volt Festival, Sopron, Hungary: Bëlga
 * 27) 2018-06-28 Tinderbox Festival, Odense, Denmark: Alex Vargas, Prophets Of Rage
 * 28) 2018-07-02 Collisioni Festival, Barolo, Italy: Marlene Kuntz
 * 29) 2018-07-09 Beauregard Festival, Herouville-St-Clair, France: Concrete Knives, Girls in Hawaii
 * 30) 2018-07-12 Musilac Festival, Aix-Les-Baines, France: (no other act performed on the same stage that day)
 * 31) 2018-07-17 Paléo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland: Altın Gün, Kaleo
 * 32) 2018-07-19 Vieilles Charrues Festival, Carhaix-Plouguer, France: (no other act performed on the same stage that day)
 * 33) 2018-07-21 Lollapalooza Paris, Paris, France: Scarlxrd, Lil Pump, Kaleo, Kasabian

Festivals where Depeche Mode did not headline

 * 1) 1981-07-25 Zuiderpark, The Hague, The Netherlands: Check The Computer, Tuxedomoon (was the closing act)
 * 2) 1983-02-07 Messehalle, Frankfurt, Germany: Omega
 * 3) 1983-05-28 Euro Festival, Vechtewiese, Schüttorf, Germany: Misty In Roots, T.C. Matic, Scrifis, Little River Band, Rod Stewart (was the closing act)
 * 4) 1984-06-02 Suedwest Stadium, Ludwigshafen, Germany: Joan Baez, Howard Jones, Gianni Nannini, Elton John (was the closing act)
 * 5) 1985-07-06 Torhout Festival, Torhout, Belgium: The Ramones, REM, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The Style Council, Paul Young and the Royal Family, Joe Cocker, U2 (was the closing act)
 * 6) 1985-07-07 Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium: The Ramones, REM, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The Style Council, Paul Young and the Royal Family, Joe Cocker, U2 (was the closing act)
 * 7) 1985-07-13 Rockscene Festival, Guehenno, France: Toots & The Maytals, Midnight Oil, The Ramones, Joan Armatrading, Spear Of Destiny, Leonard Cohen, Clash (was the closing act)
 * 8) 1985-07-26 Panathinaiko Stadium, Athens, Greece: Stranglers, Culture Club (was the closing act)
 * 9) 2009-06-20 TW Classic Festival, Werchter, Belgium: Motor, Tom Helsen, Duffy, Keane, Moby, Basement Jaxx (was the closing act)
 * 10) 2013-07-07 Rock Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium: Twin Forks, A Day To Remember, Gogol Bordello, Band Of Horses, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Editors (was the closing act)
 * 11) 2013-07-11 BBK Festival, Bilbao, Spain: Alt-J, Editors, Two Door Cinema Club (was the closing act)
 * 12) 2017-07-06 BBK Live Festival, Bilbao, Spain: Rufus T Firefly, Cage The Elephant, Justice (was the closing act)
 * 13) 2018-06-30 OpenAir St. Gallen Festival, St. Gallen, Switzerland: The Gardener & the Tree, Pedestrians, Shame, Alma, Chvrches, Kungs (was the closing act)
 * 14) 2018-07-05 Open'er Festival, Gdynia, Poland: Rasmentalism, Ørganek, MØ, Massive Attack (was the closing act)
 * 15) 2018-07-14 Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, Spain: Wolf Alice, Jack Johnson, Dua Lipa (was the closing act)
 * 16) 2018-07-07 Main Square Festival, Arras, France: Courteneers, Wolf Alice, BB Brunes, Liam Gallagher, Feder (was the closing act)