Originally published on July 3, 2001 at Ticketmaster’s LiveDaily.com
MANSFIELD, Mass. — On its studio releases — particularly this year’s “Exciter” — Depeche Mode’s synthesizer-heavy music is often a mellow affair that does not hint at the trio’s proclivity for the kind of bombastic and energetic live performance it gave its Boston-area fans on Sunday night (7/1).
