FREE - Depeche Mode: Toronto celebrates 46 years of music for the masses

** VIDEO tribute show - no artist performances or appearances

It's time to celebrate 46 years of this incredible band - the music that has in some cases, shaped our lives.

Please join us, it's free. An early show (5pm) on Boxing Day - Saturday, December 26th.

• 1980 (spring/March): The band forms in Basildon, Essex, when Dave Gahan joins Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, and Andy Fletcher (previously Composition of Sound); they adopt the name Depeche Mode from a French fashion magazine.
• November 1980: Daniel Miller of Mute Records signs the band after seeing them support Fad Gadget at London’s Bridge House.
• February 1981: Debut single “Dreaming of Me” is released.
• 5/6 October–November 1981: Debut album Speak & Spell is released; it includes the UK hit “Just Can’t Get Enough.” Vince Clarke leaves the band shortly afterward.
• 1982: Alan Wilder joins as a full member (initially as a touring musician); A Broken Frame is released with Martin Gore as primary songwriter.
• September 1984: Some Great Reward is released. The single “People Are People” becomes their first major international (and U.S.) hit.
• 1986: Black Celebration is released, deepening their darker, industrial-leaning sound and expanding their commercial reach.
• 1987: Music for the Masses is released. The subsequent world tour culminates in the 18 June 1988 Pasadena Rose Bowl concert (over 60,000 attendees), later documented as the live album and film 101 (1989).
• March 1990: Violator is released. It becomes their biggest commercial success, driven by singles such as “Personal Jesus” and “Enjoy the Silence.”
• 22 March 1993: Songs of Faith and Devotion is released; it is their first UK/U.S. No. 1 album and incorporates more rock elements.
• June 1995: Alan Wilder leaves the band.
• 28 May 1996: Dave Gahan suffers a near-fatal drug overdose.
• 14 April 1997: Ultra is released as a trio (Gahan, Gore, Fletcher) after Gahan’s recovery.
• 7 November 2020: The band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (including former members Clarke and Wilder).
• 26 May 2022: Founding member Andy Fletcher dies of an aortic dissection at age 60. Gahan and Gore continue as a duo and release Memento Mori on 24 March 2023.
• 26 December 2026: A celebration in Toronto.

We'll run through ALL the bigs hit a in a crazy fun-filled two hours! SATURDAY / Boxing Day.

Early show - 5pm!

Immerse yourself in the BIG SCREEN / BIG SOUND fun + join a whole pub full of other Depeche Mode fans! FANTASTIC food and drink specials.

DEPECHE MODE VIDEO TRIBUTE DAY – BOXING DAY IN TORONTO!

Boxing Day just got legendary! Escape the post-Christmas haze and immerse yourself in the dark, electrifying world of Depeche Mode with an early VIDEO tribute spectacular in Toronto.

Relive the groundbreaking visuals, iconic music videos, and timeless anthems that made them legends — from "Just Can't Get Enough" to "Enjoy the Silence," "Personal Jesus," and beyond.

Big screens, killer sound, and a room full of devoted fans singing every word. It’s a full-on synth-pop celebration you won’t want to miss!Toronto |December 26th | Turn Boxing Day into Mode Day.

Grab your friends, wear your best black, and let the music take control. Who’s ready to Violate the Silence? See you there!

VIDEO SONG LIST:

Just Can't Get Enough

Everything Counts

Master and Servant

Blasphemous Rumours

Shake the Disease

Stripped

A Question of Lust

A Question of Time

Strangelove

Never Let Me Down Again

Personal Jesus

Enjoy The Silence

Policy of Truth

World In My Eyes

Walking in My Shoes

It's No Good

Dream On

Precious

Ghosts Again

... and many more!

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