From 30 years ago, this is Depeche Mode in Dublin at the time of the Eight Amendment to the Irish Constitution Referendum. Read more about this in the interview by X Moore scanned below from NME, September, 1983. Photos by Adrian Booth.
Anyone recognise the pub?
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amazing what they went on to become…they started out so twee,and became so brilliant, heavy and robust…still creative 30 years on…just goes to show..you can never second guess the future.
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What hotel did Depeche mode stay in Dublin at the time
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why do you ask? have you a vague idea that you maybe got your leg over one of em on that faraway night,so long ago.
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Depeche mode played in Galway at one stage as well
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Welcome Inn, Parnell street
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Thanks, that’s great. This has been bugging me. Any reason why you know so?
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That’s not right. They walked into the lobby of the Gresham hotel after the gig where I was at a debs ball and asked me up to their room.
Howzabout them apples!
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You’re right lynda. They stayed at the gresham. I was at that debs. Did the reskins support them https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Redskins Or was I drunk ?
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actually that was the opening night of the 1984 gig, i distinctly remember the debs being on the thursday night as the friday we went to jewels nightclub on baggot street after the gig.
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