Policy of Truth

Now, as opposed to Band of Horses and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs who were just happy to be there, Depeche Mode does this sort of thing all the time.

They do what they do, and they do it well. Even if they're on autopilot (and it seemed like they might have been) they still do a really great show. They just have to know that at a festival gig, not everybody is going to know the words to the songs that aren't "Enjoy the Silence." [setlist here]

Highlight of the set: Martin Gore taking vocals on "Home."



After Chicago they headed to Seattle, and they had to cancel their two shows after Seattle, in San Francisco and San Diego.

I'm glad they didn't cancel, and I'm glad I saw them. They're big, they do what they do, they do it well, and they've been doing it for a long time. Great way to spend Friday night after a shitty, rainy day. One of the guys next to me was really mad that they only did one encore when Madison Square Garden got three. Oh well. It wasn't transcendent or anything, but it's hard to top "Personal Jesus" to end a festival day.