[2] Violator was released in March 1990[3] and had already seen two successful singles to support it, "Personal Jesus"[4] and "Enjoy the Silence" by the time the tour started.
"[7] The tour kicked off with a North American leg in late May, finishing up in early August in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium.
The North American dates were met with high demand with sellouts in Dallas, Chicago, Orlando, Tampa and Miami;[7] 42,000 tickets for the concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey had reportedly been sold within four hours of going on sale, while the Dodger Stadium shows had sold out on the first day of sale.
[8] Later in the month, the group played a sole date in Australia, in Sydney, prior to a six-date tour of Japan in September.
[8] Rolling Stone called out the tour as one of the highlights of the 1990 summer music scene, saying "These British synth poppers offer post-industrial melancholy you can dance to.