Chvrches pay tribute to Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher, play Clearest Blue, live in San Francisco (4K)

Chvrches play a medley of "Clearest Blue" and Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough," live in concert at a sold-out BottleRock AfterDark show at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California on May 26, 2022. Earlier that day, Depeche Mode posted that their founding keyboardist, Andy Fletcher, had just passed away. Chvrches lead singer Lauren Mayberry acknowledged, "this next song would not exist without Depeche Mode." Clearest Blue originally appeared on the band's second studio album, Every Open Eye (2015). Chvrches is a British synth-pop band from Glasgow, Scotland consisting of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals), Iain Cook (keyboards), and Martin Doherty (guitar). Joining them on tour is Jonny Scott (drums).
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Clearest Blue lyrics:
Light is all over us
Like it always was
Like it always was
Shaped by the clearest blue
But it's not enough
It's not enough, not enough
Just another time I'm caught inside every open eye
Holding on tightly to the sides, never quite learning why
You'll meet me, you'll meet me
You'll meet me halfway
Whenever I feel it coming on, you can be well aware
If ever I try to push away, you can just keep me there
So please say you'll meet me
Meet me halfway
Tied to the shifting ground
Like I always was
Like I always was
You were the perfect storm
But it's not enough
It's not enough, not enough, not enough
Just another time that I go down, but you are keeping up
Holding to a hope you'll undermine, never to be reversed
Just another time I'm caught inside every open eye
Holding on tightly to the sides, never quite learning why
Whenever I feel it coming on, you can be well aware
If ever I try to push away, you can just keep me, tell me
Tell me, tell me you'll meet me
Tell me, tell me you'll keep me
Tell me, tell me you'll meet me
Will you meet me more than halfway up?
Written by Lauren Eve Mayberry / Martin Doherty / Iain Cook
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Chvrches - Screen Violence North American Tour live dates (2022):
May 13 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Tecate Emblema Festival
May 18 - Monterrey, Mexico @ Showcenter Complex
May 21 - Guadalajara, Mexico @ Corona Capital
May 26 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (Bottle Rock After Dark)
May 27 - Napa, CA @ BottleRock Festival
May 28 - Napa, CA @ Jam Cellars Ballroom (Bottle Rock After Dark)
May 30 - Tampa, FL @ Jannus Live
May 31 - Miami, FL @ Revolution Live
June 1 - Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues
June 2 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
June 4 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
June 5-7 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
June 9 - Buffalo, NY @ Artpark
June 10 - Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live
June 11 - Indianapolis, IN @ WonderRoad Music Festival
June 13 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
June 15 - Omaha, NE @ The Admiral
June 16 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
June 18 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
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Chvrches official bio:
If you love driving fast with the windows rolled down playing top 40 radio at full volume and you play in a band, you usually have one goal: get your songs out of your garage and into the worlds’ collective car speakers as soon as humanly possible. Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook, and Martin Doherty certainly fit this bill. They unabashedly adore music of the wind-in-your-hair variety. And, of course, they play in a band, the Scottish synth pop group, Chvrches (stylised CHVRCHΞS and pronounced "Churches").
And yet … Since emerging in 2013 with the glistening brightness of their breakthrough single, “Recover,” Chvrches have always projected an insularity, a subtle but unmistakable wariness about leaning into their obvious Hit Song of the Summer-writing potential. At their core, Chvrches are true blue Glaswegian punks. They’ve wanted to protect themselves, and protect that undercurrent of melancholy that gives depth to their sunniness.
To this end, the band members have always kept their creative process close and tight. They’ve been diligent to the max about managing the way their band is portrayed. And, of course, they have historically produced every piece of music themselves, including their 2013 debut, The Bones of What You Believe, and 2015 follow-up, Every Open Eye. “Certainly not,” was their go-to response, Martin recalls laughing, when asked to consider collaboration. “We knew that if you get led down the wrong path it can completely derail your career.” But if there’s a theme in Chvrches’ world as they prepare to release their third record, Love Is Dead, it’s willful, determined openness, both ideologically - more on that in a minute - and in terms of actual creative process.