Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94

Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94
Tour by Depeche Mode
Associated albumSongs of Faith and Devotion
Start date9 February 1994 (1994-02-09)
End date8 July 1994 (1994-07-08)
Legs8
No. of shows
  • 37 in North America
  • 10 in Africa
  • 5 in Oceania
  • 4 in Asia
  • 4 in South America
  • 60 in total
Depeche Mode concert chronology
  • Devotional Tour
    (1993)
  • Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94
    (1994)
  • The Singles Tour
    (1998)

The Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94 was a 1994 concert tour by English electronic group Depeche Mode in support of the act's eighth studio album, Songs of Faith and Devotion, which was released in March 1993. The tour is an extension of the Devotional Tour in 1993, which reached Europe and North America.[1] The tour visited territories which the band had never performed in or had not toured in for some time, reaching Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America. The tour commenced in Johannesburg, South Africa in early February. As of 2016, this was the last tour the group visited Australia, Southeast Asia or South Africa. In May 1994, the group visited North America on the "Summer Tour, '94". This was the second leg of North American dates promoting Songs of Faith and Devotion and took place mostly in outdoor venues and amphitheatres.

The tour marked a tumultuous time for the group, with keyboardist Andrew Fletcher taking leave from touring duties after two months due to "mental instability" and lead singer Dave Gahan's continuing issues with drug addiction. Fletcher was replaced by Daryl Bamonte on all dates from April to July. This is the last tour with Alan Wilder as a member of Depeche Mode.

  1. ^ "Exotic Tour (Summer Tour '94)". archives.depechemode.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.