From: dyanisees@hotmail.com   
      
   Here is my short review....   
      
   Got to the show at 8:45PM to catch the last few songs of the opener, Kenna.   
   He was quite good.  Prominent vocals backed by heavy keyboards and an array   
   of synthesizers.  The crowd was thick at this point but the back of the room   
   was a little vacant no doubt due to that other show up in Downsview.   
      
   Drinks were moderately priced at $6.50 for an ounce.   
      
   Set change took about 25 minutes and when the lights dimmed the audience   
   roared.  The band came out followed by Dave and the crowd exploded into an   
   even greater fever.  He opened with his latest single and the audience   
   applauded and sang along as if it was a classic already. 5 or 6 more   
   original tunes were well received but the audience was hungry for some   
   Depeche tunes and they would not be let down.   
      
   If you have ever been to a Depeche Mode concert before, you will know what I   
   mean when I say "audience participation".  Dave Gahan has an amazing aura   
   and he captures the audience with his every move.  A sea of hands moving in   
   unison is always a sight to see but in this venue, there was an even greater   
   family vibe due to the smaller size.  Everyone was smiling, some with tears   
   in their eyes as he sang "Policy of Truth"   
   All in all he sang 7 DM tunes including both encores, one of which was a   
   scaled down acoustic version of "Personal Jesus".  They entire audience were   
   chanting, "reach out and touch fate!" as he hung his mic stand over the   
   crowd.  Awesome !!   
      
   His band is great and he made it a point to let us know that "they love to   
   play!" no doubt referring to his troubles with DM.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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