Depeche Mode | Pop review

The O2, London"Pain and suffering in various cities" was the snappy slogan on a T-shirt worn by a "Modehead" in block 111. The band's personal travails – heroin addiction, illness, breakdowns – have contributed to the darkness of their hugely influential electro-rock. The T-shirt, advertising the 2005 album Playing the Angel, was also evidence of a sense of humour, an attribute otherwise in short supply tonight, unless you included the moment Dave Gahan introduced guitarist Martin ...

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