<Tr> <Th> Past members </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Vince Clarke </Li> <Li> Alan Wilder </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Vince Clarke </Li> <Li> Alan Wilder </Li> </Ul> <P> Depeche Mode (/ diː - /, / dɪ - / or / dəˌpɛʃ ˈmoʊd /) are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980 . The group consists of founders Dave Gahan (lead vocals, co-songwriting), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, chief songwriting), and Andy Fletcher (keyboards). Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spell in 1981, bringing the band onto the British new wave scene . Founding member Vince Clarke left after the release of the album; they recorded A Broken Frame (1982) as a trio . Gore took over the lead songwriting and, later in 1982, Alan Wilder joined to fill Clarke's spot, establishing a lineup that continued for 13 years . </P> <P> The band's last albums of the 1980s, Black Celebration and Music for the Masses, established them as a dominant force within the electronic music scene . A highlight of this era was the band's June 1988 concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, where they drew a crowd in excess of 60,000 people . In the new decade, Depeche Mode released Violator, an international mainstream success . </P>

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