We kicked off our first Devotional show on Friday 8th of September at o2 Academy Islington and what an amazing experience it was. Firstly, we had the honour and privilege of playing this set for an audience of avid Depeche Mode fans and secondly, we got our first taste of what these new songs were like to play live.

It was a true spine-tingling experience to listen to the Higher Love intro get played out and watch and listen as the atmosphere and excitement built. But this song was not the only treat, as only a few songs later, we got to play Condemnation, a very precious song that we have been working on as we had the superb voices of Lara and Emily from The Australian Pink Floyd providing breath-taking backing vocals and visuals on our projections.

It was also an amazing thrill to perform ‘Rush’ and feel the pulse of that song ripple throughout the venue. Not only that, but we also got to debut our Devotional versions of other tracks such as ‘World in my eyes’, ‘Behind The Wheel’, ‘Everything Counts’ and ‘Fly On The Windscreen’.

We have more of these shows planned both in 2023 and 2024. So, what are you waiting for? Get over to our live dates page and book your tickets! https://depechemodetribute.co.uk/live-gigs-tickets/

We have the distinct honour and pleasure of being able to recreate an iconic setlist of an iconic period in Depeche Mode’s history, which is now 30 years old.

So get your tickets here and join us for what is shaping up to be an amazing night.

The Devout are beyond thrilled, honoured and excited to announce that we have the privilege of performing at Garon Park on the 16th of July 2022 on the same bill as The Human League.

Get your tickets NOW for what will be a truly unforgettable day. Furthermore, by using this ticket link: https://www.skiddle.com/e/36108136/, you will get a £5 Devout discount to the ticket price.

“Come with me. Into the trees. We’ll lay on the grass. And Let the hours pass….”

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Tickets here: https://www.fatsoma.com/p/the-devout-tour

Along with our wonderful friends at Feeling Gloomy, it makes us exceptionally proud to formally announce the following dates in conjunction with O2 Academy Oxford, O2 Academy Birmingham, O2 Academy Liverpool and O2 Academy Islington and The Old Fire Station.

We are absolutely honoured to be playing these shows which will have a special theme of paying homage to Music For The Masses.

We can’t wait to share these moments with you.

Time to relive the magic of the 101 era.

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It is with the heaviest of hearts that our gig this Saturday 22nd January 2022 at The Half Moon Putney has been postponed to Friday 17th June 2022.

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This follows our lead singer testing positive for Coronavirus and, under government guidance, having to self-isolate.

This is not a situation we hoped we’d ever be in and a decision that we do not take lightly, in every sense of the word. We understand many people were looking forward to seeing us and we were just as much looking forward to playing; however, we cannot put the health of anyone at risk.

We are extremely sorry to all those who had made travel/accommodation plans.

Our heart is breaking.

The ticket agent will be in touch via email with all the details and options available tomorrow.

We would also like to stress that The Half Moon will still be fully open on Saturday and ready to give you a warm welcome. So if you can pop in for a drink, do. Our venues need all the support they can get right now.

Please be aware that this announcement only affects this show and not any future shows.

With all our love and apologies,

Barclay, Reza, Keith and Glen…

The day was a packed out affair with Barclay, Reza and Keith descending on the seaside town in the early afternoon in different cars.

Parking at the back of the stage we spend most of the day chatting with performers and seeing the event from behind the stage, before venturing out into the lively Hastings crowd and sampling the best of culture from the South’s LGBT community.

The day was a lot busier than the running order would lead you to believe with Pride organisers going out of their way to present a truly exciting, relaxing and fun day. And best of all it was free.

We hit the stage a little late due to one artist overrunning, but it didn’t dampen the crowds spirits too much and when we unleashed the opening bars to Personal Jesus the crowd lit up.

After a quick but extremely punchy set we felt we had arrived, particularly being congratulated by the stage crew, managers and sound engineers. A great day and a fabulous cause.

We are pleased to announce the Devout in conjunction with Flag Promotions and Chalk Night Club with play Chalk on Sunday 5th September.

This surprise announcement came about at the last minute and the band were very excited to hit this well regarded stage on the South Coast.

Get your tickets here

www.ticketweb.uk/event/the-devout-depeche-mode-tribute-chalk-tickets/11300655

The band will play a 2 x part hits set of between 20-24 songs and will bring the new enhanced visuals, designed int he style of classic depeche mode tours of old.

Keith, Reza and Barclay are looking forward to seeing you there and don’t forget to hit our Facebook page to join the discussion. You never know you may be able to get an extra track in the set.

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Lets just say we were as nervous as you could imagine after the lockdown and coming back with such an enhanced show as a three piece. Lots of variables.

Drive, logistics and setup were also a challenge, especially with a replacement engineer just hours before doors opened.. But as you would expect the venue, promoter and ourselves were thoroughy prepared an did what we always do.

Its great to see just how loved Depeche Mode are and what an honour it is for us to be playing those tracks.

Its great to be back

What this means for The Devout is that we will temporarily become a three-piece for the next few months whilst Glen goes on paternity leave to enjoy quality time with his new family.

Please join us in giving congratulations and well wishes to Glen and Louise and they will be sure to see you all again soon.

For 14 months, the pandemic forced our world to go dark. Knowing the amazing energy we felt at the end of our show at Southend in March 2020, it felt like our world had ground to a halt. This was pain, not only felt by us but every single person involved in the arts around the world.

But we did not take the time out to feel sorry for ourselves. Each Devout member pulled together to see what we could do to improve, innovate and enlarge our show so that, when the time came, we’d be ready, bigger and better than before. And we worked hard.

Therefore, when the opportunity arose to test out our new show in Colours at Hoxton, we grasped at the opportunity.

The evening performance quickly sold out and we were buzzing, waiting to unleash our new visual and audio experience on some very hungry Depeche Mode fans.

We are happy to say that they were not disappointed and neither were we. Although the atmosphere was more restrained than what we were used to, the amazing and appreciative crowd were with us from the first note to the last. Not only did we get to play new songs in the set, but we also treated the audience to a plethora of bespoke projections we had filmed. This was all received to a rapturous reception.

One gig goer commented: “Such a great night! Was meant to see the Devout back in April last year but was postponed due to covid, so this was my first time seeing them, and I was very impressed! The band members all pulled off their original DM characters really well, especially Martin with his solo performances. The songs were unmistakable yet with a slight twist, and the added video backdrop was a great feature! Perfect little venue for this sit down event, and a nice warm up for the main event in October, which will hopefully be a proper concert… Band members were all very approachable afterwards and happy to hang out and chat. Highly recommended!”

Another said: “I know we’ve been in lockdown so might be starved of live
music lol but this was a great night at a great venue with an excellent band….
Everything about this night was a joy.”

And now our attention turns to August. In Glasgow. Where we finally get to unleash our Violator show to kick start our tour once again.

We can’t wait.