Touring the Angel
The tour, which was officially announced in June 2005 in Düsseldorf, Germany, kicked off in October with a warm-up show in New York City called "Starting the Angel".The tour began in late October 2005 with a special rehearsal show in New York City, dubbed "Starting the Angel".The first leg ultimately concluded mid-December at the annual Almost Acoustic Christmas show, organised by radio station KROQ, in Universal City, California.The tour eventually finished in early April with two dates in London; the band were the first act to perform in the newly refurbished Wembley Arena.[3] In April 2006, the group returned to North America for a second round of shows, taking place in a mixture of indoor and outdoor venues.[4] In May 2006, the tour was slightly disrupted when lead singer Dave Gahan developed laryngitis during the group's performance at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri.
l-r: Peter Gordeno, Christian Eigner,
Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher
Depeche ModePlaying the AngelTour of the Universeconcert tourelectronicAssagoAnton CorbijnMIDI controllersTampa, FloridaSunrise, Floridaafter-effects of Hurricane WilmaAlmost Acoustic ChristmasUniversal City, CaliforniaDresdenLeave in SilenceBlack Celebration TourWembley ArenaMountain View, CaliforniaCoachella Valley Music and Arts FestivalIndio, CaliforniaDave GahanlaryngitisStarlight TheatreKansas City, MissouriMartin GoreChicagoWantagh, New YorkBristow, VirginiaDublinHeineken Jammin' FestivalBenicàssim FestivalNurembergRock im Park FestivalLisbonTel AvivIsraelSecond Lebanon WarAthensTerra Vibe ParkRecording the AngelKristiansandBenicàssimFila ForumBlue LeachI Want It AllA Pain That I'm Used ToJohn the RevelatorA Question of TimePolicy of TruthPreciousWalking in My ShoesSuffer WellDamaged PeopleThe Sinner in MeI Feel YouBehind the WheelWorld in My EyesPersonal JesusEnjoy the SilenceSomebodyA Question of LustShake the DiseaseJust Can't Get EnoughEverything CountsNever Let Me Down AgainGoodnight LoversStrippedBlue DressIt Doesn't Matter TwoIn Your RoomNothing's ImpossiblePhotographicNew York CityUnited StatesBowery BallroomSt. Pete Times ForumDuluthArena at Gwinnett CenterHoustonToyota CenterDallasAmerican Airlines CenterSan AntonioSBC CenterDenverMagness ArenaWest Valley CityThe E CenterVancouverCanadaGeneral Motors PlaceSeattleKeyArenaSan JoseHP PavilionSan DiegoiPayOne CenterLos AngelesStaples CenterAnaheimArrowhead PondGlendaleGlendale ArenaLas VegasThe JointRosemontAllstate ArenaAuburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsTorontoAir Canada CentreAtlantic CityBorgata Event CenterMontrealCentre BellMadison Square GardenFairfaxPatriot CenterUniversal CityGibson AmphitheatreKROQ Almost Acoustic ChristmasGermanyHamburgColor Line ArenaBerlinVelodrom