Fact #64487

Dee Dye (friend of Dave Gahan) : We travelled to the gig in the back of the van with [Depeche Mode's] equipment. The mood before the gig was quite tense - Dave getting anxious because he knew that there were record company people about; Vince being cool and more concerned with his 'electrickery' as he called it. There seemed to be plenty of pacing about, beers flowing. From what I remember, the gig itself was as good as it should have been. We dance our jerky dances, whooped and cheered at the songs, and encouraged a few others in the audience to sway and tap their feet. Looking moody was the order of the day. After they did their set, Dave was pretty hyped up - he had a good feeling about that night, he said.
(Source : quoted in the book Stripped by Jonathan Miller)

Tracy Rivers (friend of Dave Gahan) : I went with Boy George. I said to George: you've got to come and see my mate Dave play. It was a tiny little room at the top of Ronnie Scott's and there weren't many people there. I remember Dave coming over afterward and saying: what do you think, Trace? And I said: oh brilliant, you're going to be stars. And the next minute they were...
(Source : quoted in biography of Depeche Mode by Simon Spence, 2011)

Dave Gahan : When we played at Ronnie Scott’s once all the lights went out!
(Source : NME interview with Paul Morley, NME, 22 Aug 1981)