“World in My Eyes” instead of “Behind The Wheel”, another acoustic song and “Happy Birthday” again.
On February 15th, Depeche Mode gave their second of three concerts as part of their “Memento Mori” tour at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin. They were there two days earlier and will be on stage again on February 20th. The most beautiful impressions and the set list of the evening can be found here.
Depeche Mode: 23 + 1 songs both times
As on February 13th, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore brought 24 songs, one of which was “Happy Birthday to you” – birthday greetings seem to be on the to-do list at every Depeche Mode concert. The first seven tracks of the set were exactly the same as the opening night, but then the two sang their congratulations, which they only delivered in the encore on the first evening. After “Precious” came “My Favorite Stranger” in ninth place, the first piece that the Mercedes-Benz Arena had not yet seen this year. “Before We Drown” was deleted.
“My Favorite Stranger” live:
After Martin Gore’s acoustic version of “Strangelove” was so well received, this time there was also a piano version of “Heaven”, for which “Somebody” had to be removed from the set. This was followed by “Ghosts Again”, “I Feel You” and “A Pain That I’m Used To” (Jacques Lu Cont Remix), three pieces that were allowed to stay.
“Heaven” live:
Instead of “Behind the Wheel”, they dedicated “World in My Eyes” to their keyboardist Andrew Fletcher, who died in 2022, at the second Berlin gig, followed by the four (for now) final tracks of the evening – “Black Celebration”, “Stripped”, “John the Revelator” and the fan favorite “Enjoy The Silence”.
“World in My Eyes” live:
Gore and Gahan then started the encore with “Waiting For The Night” including piano accompaniment from Peter Gordeno and Christian Eigner. The show finally concluded with “Personal Jesus” two songs later.
“Waiting For The Night” live:
The fans in attendance seemed to be completely happy with the concert and, among other things, shared videos and pictures on social media of the whole hall dancing, singing and celebrating together.
X and Instagram posts from visitors to the gig:
The complete setlist from the Depeche Mode concert on February 15th in Berlin
- “My Cosmos Is Mine”
- “Wagging Tongue”
- “Walking in My Shoes”
- “It’s No Good”
- “Policy of Truth”
- “In Your Room” (Zephyr Mix)
- “Everything Counts”
- “Happy Birthday to You” (Mildred J. Hill & Patty Hill cover)
- “Precious”
- “My Favorite Stranger”
- “Strangelove” (acoustic version, sung by Martin Gore)
- “Heaven” (acoustic version, sung by Martin Gore)
- “Ghosts Again”
- “I Feel You”
- “A Pain That I’m Used To” (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
- “World In My Eyes” (Dedicated to Andrew Fletcher)
- “Black Celebration”
- “Stripped”
- “John the Revelator”
- “Enjoy the Silence”
- “Waiting For The Night”
- “Just Can’t Get Enough”
- “Never Let Me Down Again”
- “Personal Jesus”