Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)

Excerpt from Jonathan Miller's Stripped, Martin recounts the concert at 1982-03-30 Rainbow Club, Oberkorn, Germany and the origin of the name for this instrumental B-side:

Martin Gore: "We rarely bother to look at our touring schedules, and so naturally thought we'd be playing in Brussels. But instead we found ourselves pulling into a tiny village called Oberkorn. It was a curious kind of village with a population that would hardly fill the first few rows of any ordinary theatre, so it was quite a fascination for us to find out just what would happen. Instead of our gig being to a handful of people, the place was packed as the audience came from all around and even from across the borders. But there was an interesting twist to this concert. When we got back to our hotel our record company told us that whilst the A-side of our single was all set, they needed a title rapidly for the B-side. We're never all that good with names and the first thing that sprang to mind was the name of this village, Oberkorn. So that's the title we used!"

Dates with available recordings of Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)

There are currently 14 recordings of Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) available.

• 1982-10-12 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-10-15 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-10-22 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-10-25 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-10-25 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 2
• 1982-10-27 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-10-27 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK/Source 2
• 1982-11-26 Saltlageret, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
• 1982-12-04 Odeon, Goslar, Germany/Source 1
• 1982-12-09 University Aula, Saarbrücken, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-02-07 Messehalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-04-03 New Latin Quarter, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1
• 1983-04-06 A.C. Hall, Hong Kong, China/Source 1
• 1983-05-28 Euro Festival, Vechtewiese, Schüttorf, Germany/Source 1

Dates where Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was played

1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour

Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was played 47 times during this tour.

• 1982-10-04 Golddiggers, Chippenham, England, UK
• 1982-10-06 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
• 1982-10-07 City Hall, Cork, Ireland
• 1982-10-08 Leisure Land, Galway, Ireland
• 1982-10-10 Gaumont, Southampton, England, UK
• 1982-10-11 De Montford Hall, Leicester, England, UK
• 1982-10-12 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK
• 1982-10-13 Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff, England, UK
• 1982-10-15 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK
• 1982-10-16 Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England, UK
• 1982-10-17 Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England, UK
• 1982-10-19 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
• 1982-10-20 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
• 1982-10-21 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK
• 1982-10-22 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK
• 1982-10-24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
• 1982-10-25 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
• 1982-10-27 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK
• 1982-10-28 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK
• 1982-10-29 Coliseum, St. Austell, England, UK
• 1982-11-25 Draken, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1982-11-26 Saltlageret, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1982-11-28 Zeche, Bochum, Germany
• 1982-11-29 Mulheim Stadthalle, Cologne, Germany
• 1982-11-30 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
• 1982-12-02 Ballroom Blitz, Hannover, Germany
• 1982-12-03 Metropol, Berlin, Germany
• 1982-12-04 Odeon, Goslar, Germany
• 1982-12-05 Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany
• 1982-12-07 Oz, Stuttgart, Germany
• 1982-12-09 University Aula, Saarbrücken, Germany
• 1982-12-10 Grille Disco, Minden, Germany
• 1982-12-12 Le Mirano, Brussels, Belgium
• 1982-12-14 Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands
• 1983-02-07 Messehalle, Frankfurt, Germany
• 1983-03-24 The Ritz, New York, NY, USA
• 1983-03-25 Concert Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 1983-03-26 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
• 1983-03-28 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• 1983-03-29 Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 1983-03-30 Beverly Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 1983-04-02 Pithecantropus, Tokyo, Japan
• 1983-04-03 New Latin Quarter, Tokyo, Japan
• 1983-04-06 A.C. Hall, Hong Kong, China
• 1983-04-09 Napalai Hall, Bangkok, Thailand
• 1983-04-10 Napalai Hall, Bangkok, Thailand
• 1983-05-28 Euro Festival, Vechtewiese, Schüttorf, Germany

1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

1986 Black Celebration Tour

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

1990 World Violation Tour

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

1993 Devotional Tour

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

1994 Exotic Tour

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

1997 Ultra Parties

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

1998 The Singles Tour

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) was not played during this tour.