101

101 is a live album and documentary by Depeche Mode released in 1989 chronicling the band's 1988 Music for the Masses U.S. tour and their final show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. Group member Alan Wilder is credited with coming up with the name; the performance was the 101st and final performance of the tour (and coincidentally also a famous highway in the area). The film was directed and produced by D.A. Pennebaker. The film covers several Depeche ... more

101 is a live album and documentary by Depeche Mode released in 1989 chronicling the band's 1988 Music for the Masses U.S. tour and their final show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. Group member Alan Wilder is credited with coming up with the name; the performance was the 101st and final performance of the tour (and coincidentally also a famous highway in the area). The film was directed and produced by D.A. Pennebaker. The film covers several Depeche Mode fans, mainly Christopher Hardwick, Oliver Chesler (a.k.a. The Horrorist), and Jay Serken, and their respective girlfriends, who were picked out of a crowd at a Long Island night club and allowed to tour with Depeche Mode through the last leg of their 1988 North American tour. The film begins by showing a clip of Depeche Mode entering an empty Rose Bowl stadium in an old American car. This is where they announce their concert at the Rose Bowl during a live press conference there. The majority of the film revolves around the experiences of... less