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). ============ 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 ========= 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 ========= 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.