In December 1988, during the 101st show of the Music for the Masses tour—which marked Depeche Mode's shift from synth-pop to industrial rock with an album selling over 10 million copies—the band delivered a historic performance at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, their first stadium gig drawing 60,000 fans and forming the basis of the legendary album and film 101. The 90-minute set, brimming with throbbing synths and Dave Gahan’s charisma, captured the era's zenith, where "Personal Jesus" and "Behind the Wheel" gained festival scale, underscoring the group's evolution into a global phenomenon.