The Devout - Depeche Mode Tribute

The Devout bring their Black Celebration show to The Live Rooms on Friday 30 October, as part of their 2026 European tour. It's a Depeche Mode tribute, and the whole night is built around Black Celebration, the album they're marking 40 years of this year. The set runs over two and a half hours, packed with hits and fan favourites, and they've described it as a reproduction of the songs with immersive visuals that call back to the band's peak tours.

There's a fair bit of pedigree behind the name, too. The BBC has called them the best Depeche Mode tribute band in the UK, and the three men on stage are artists in their own right. Reza Udhin has worked with Killing Joke, Inertia and Black Volition; Keith Trigwell is in Speak & Spell and Form; and Barclay Quarton comes from The Doors Experience. They're not just playing the hits, then — they're three musicians who know their way around a stage.

It's a long set, so you'll get more than a handful of songs. Between the Black Celebration material and the other hits, it's a full evening's worth of music rather than a quick run through the biggest tracks. The visuals are a part of that, too, meant to evoke the atmosphere of the original tours.

Doors open at 19:00, and the show is in Room L1 at The Live Rooms in Chester. General admission is £19.80 including fees.