From: gbas@lineone.net   
      
   "Otm Shank"  wrote in message   
   news:izfWa.1509$DE3.273773678@mantis.golden.net...   
   > 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 !!   
      
   Really, I always thought it was "reach out, touch faith".   
      
   Graybags   
      
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