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Depeche Mode
First live performance since three years
In sleeveless white undershirt and tight black leather trouser, Depeche Mode lead vocalist Dave Gahan raged onto the stage of the "Adrenalins Village" Club in London. He started rocking with the tough "Barrel of a Gun". The 20 minutes lasting performance was the first live concert for Dave, Martin Gore (Guitar) and Andy Fletcher (Keyboards) after a pause of three years. "It's good to be back" welcomed the gaunt Depeche Mode leader his fans after the first song and smiled. Thereafter, the three wave-rockers performed their current hit "it's no good" (Number 6 in our charts) and the forthcoming single "Home", that will be out on June 2. 34 year old Gahan, who had a strong addiction to heroin and tried to commit suicide (BRAVO reported about this) in Los Angeles, looked like still being very weak. He did not do any wild Actions on stage. "Thanks God, Dave is clean again, but he isn't absolutely fit yet...", told Martin Gore at the party after the concert, that was held to celebrate the brand new Depeche Mode album "Ultra". "... because of this, we will begin our world tour not before 1998." he also explained.
Bravo (Germany), April, 24st 1997
Thanks to Dirk Foersterling
