Singer Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode performs at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, October 8, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
What year is it anyway?
Well, we just checked our phone and it indeed says that it’s 2023. Yet, one could be forgiven for thinking that it’s actually three or four decades earlier than that given the Bay Area concert calendar — which is just loaded with modern rock acts from the ‘80s.
Of course, it’s not unusual to see bands from that era on the docket, given the public’s undying love for music and pop culture from the