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{{Short description|English singer (born 1962)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dave Gahan
| image = Dave Gahan Oct 4 2022 (1) (cropped).jpg
| landscape =
| caption = Dave Gahan with Depeche Mode in 2022
| birth_name = David Callcott
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|5|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Epping, Essex]], England
| genre = {{hlist|[[Synth-pop]]|[[electronic music|electronic]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[alternative dance]]}}
| occupation = Singer
| discography = {{hlist|[[Dave Gahan discography|Solo]]|[[Depeche Mode discography|Depeche Mode]]}}
| years_active = 1980–present
| current_member_of = [[Depeche Mode]]
| website = {{URL|davegahan.com}}
}}

'''David Gahan''' ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|ɑː|n}} {{respell|GAHN}}; né ''' Callcott'''; born 9 May 1962) is an English singer best known as the lead singer of [[electronic music]] band [[Depeche Mode]] since their formation in 1980. Noted for his commanding stage presence<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2017/10/13/depeche-mode-delights-the-masses-during-its-first-of-four-record-setting-evenings-at-the-hollywood-bowl/|title=Depeche Mode delights the masses during its first of four record-setting evenings at the Hollywood Bowl|date=13 October 2017|website=Dailynews.com|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> and unique [[baritone]] voice,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2017/06/depeche-mode-s-dave-gahan-why-i-don-t-understand-my-own-band|title=Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan: why I don't understand my own band|website=New Statesman|date=June 2017|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref> Gahan was ranked at No. 73 on [[Q (magazine)|''Q'' magazine's]] list of the "100 Greatest Singers"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm#100%20Greatest%20Singers|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120529202643/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm#100%20Greatest%20Singers|url-status=usurped|archive-date=29 May 2012|title=Rocklist.net...Q Magazine Lists|website=Rocklistmusic.co.uk|access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref> and No. 27 on its list of the "100 Greatest Frontmen".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.qthemusic.com/2010/03/q286_preview.html |title=Q286 Exclusive preview |website=Q |access-date=14 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505021802/http://news.qthemusic.com/2010/03/q286_preview.html |archive-date=5 May 2012}}</ref> As part of Depeche Mode, he was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://edm.com/industry/depeche-mode-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-acceptance-speech | title=Watch Depeche Mode's Wholesome Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech | newspaper=Edm.com – the Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists | date=11 November 2020 }}</ref>

Gahan's solo albums include ''[[Paper Monsters]]'' (2003) and ''[[Hourglass (Dave Gahan album)|Hourglass]]'' (2007). He also contributed lyrics and sang lead vocals on the [[Soulsavers]] albums ''[[The Light the Dead See]]'' (2012), ''[[Angels & Ghosts]]'' (2015) and ''[[Imposter (album)|Imposter]]'' (2021).

==Early life==
Gahan was born David Callcott on 9 May 1962 in [[Epping, Essex]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll |date=2001 |isbn=9780743201209 |page=254 |publisher=Touchstone |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uU9AAQA6kAMC}}</ref> the son of [[Social class in the United Kingdom#Working class|working-class]] parents. His mother, Sylvia, was a conductor on [[London buses]], while his father, Len, was a bus driver of [[Malaysians|Malaysian]] descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2017/06/depeche-mode-s-dave-gahan-why-i-don-t-understand-my-own-band|title=Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan: why I don't understand my own band|website=New Statesman|date=June 2017|access-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702161927/https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2017/06/depeche-mode-s-dave-gahan-why-i-don-t-understand-my-own-band |archive-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> When he was six months old, his father left the family, and his parents divorced two years later. His mother moved him and his older sister Sue (born 1960) to [[Basildon, Essex]], after marrying her second husband, [[Shell Oil]] administrator Jack Gahan; Jack adopted Susan and David. Through this marriage, he has two younger half-brothers named Peter (born 1966) and Phil (born 1968). While growing up, he and his sister were under the impression that their adoptive father was their biological father.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://depechemodebiographie.de/ebio05david.php|title=Depeche Mode Biography David Gahan|access-date=18 November 2016}}</ref>

When Gahan was nine years old, Jack died, and Len returned and was introduced as "Uncle" Len. In a 1987 interview, Gahan recalled his experience: "I'll never forget that day. When I came home from school, there was this stranger in my mum's house. My mother introduced him to me as my real dad. I remember I said that was impossible because my father was dead. How was I supposed to know who that man was? From that day on, Len often visited the house, until one year later he disappeared again, forever this time."<ref name="jaakko">[http://www.tuug.utu.fi/~jaakko/dm/dad.txt "The Big Uncertainty Of Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan" (1987)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050213125208/http://www.tuug.utu.fi/~jaakko/dm/dad.txt |date=13 February 2005 }}, tuug.utu.fi. Retrieved 21 June 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.bebo.com/davegahanfans Fansite] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914130708/https://bebo.com/davegahanfans |date=14 September 2016 }}. Retrieved 22 March 2015.</ref>

While attending [[Barstable School]] in Basildon, Gahan started skipping school, getting into trouble with the police, and was suspended from school before ending up in [[juvenile court]] three times for offences ranging from [[Joyride (crime)|joyriding]] and [[graffiti]] to criminal damage and theft.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2003-05-30|title=Dave Gahan: Madness à la mode|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/dave-gahan-madness-la-mode-106798.html|access-date=2020-10-23|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> He enjoyed the thrill of stealing cars, driving them, and then setting them on fire.<ref name="spence1">{{cite book|title=Just Can't Get Enough: The Making of Depeche Mode|last=Spence|first=Simon|year=2011|publisher=Jawbone Press|isbn=978-1-906002-56-5|page=89}}</ref> He said of this time in his life, "I was pretty wild. I loved the excitement of nicking a motor, screeching off and being chased by the police. Hiding behind the wall with your heart beating gives you a real kick – 'will they get you?'"<ref>{{cite book|title=Stripped: The True Story of Depeche Mode|page=31|last=Miller|first=Jonathan|year=2004|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=1-84449-415-2}}</ref>

During his final year of school, Gahan applied for a job as an apprentice [[Machinist|fitter]] with [[North Thames Gas Board|North Thames Gas]]. His probation officer told him to be honest during the interview, leading him to tell the interviewer that he had a criminal record but claim he was a "reformed character," which resulted in him being refused the job. He then trashed his probation officer's office in retaliation, for which he was ordered to spend every Saturday for several weeks at an attendance centre in [[Romford]] for one year.<ref name="spence1" /> He recalled, "You had to work. I remember doing boxing, stuff like that. You had to have your hair cut. It was every weekend, so you were deprived of your weekend and it seemed like forever. I was told very clearly that my next thing was [[Prison|detention centre]]. To be honest, music saved me."<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] | title=Just Can't Get Enough|issue=May 2001|first=Stephen|last=Dalton|page=45}}</ref>

==Career==
===Depeche Mode (1980–present)===
[[File:Depeche Mode 1985.jpg|thumb|Gahan (centre-right) as member of Depeche Mode, 1985]]
In March 1980, [[Martin Gore]], [[Andy Fletcher (musician)|Andy Fletcher]], and [[Vince Clarke]] formed the band Composition of Sound, with Clarke on vocals and guitar, Gore on keyboards and Fletcher on bass. Clarke and Fletcher soon switched to synthesizers. The same year, Gahan joined the band after Clarke heard him perform [[David Bowie]]'s "[["Heroes" (David Bowie song)|{{-'}}Heroes{{'-}}]]".<ref name=D93>{{Citation|last=Shaw|first=William|title=In The Mode|journal=[[Details magazine]] | date=April 1993|pages=90–95, 168}}</ref> The band was soon renamed ''Depeche Mode'', a name suggested by Gahan after he had come across a [[fashion magazine]] called ''Dépêche-mode''.<ref name="sacreddm.net">{{cite journal|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] | url=http://www.sacreddm.net/2000s/q010603/q010603main.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724052008/http://www.sacreddm.net/2000s/q010603/q010603main.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|title=Cash For Questions: Dave Gahan|issue=June 2003|first=Paul|last=Stokes|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref> A [[New wave music|new wave]]/[[synth-pop]] pioneer of the early 1980s, Depeche Mode have released 15 studio albums, four greatest hits compilations and two remix albums. The band has achieved global sales in excess of 100 million records.<ref>"[http://www.emimusic.com/news/2009/new-depeche-mode-album-number-one-in-20-countries "New Depeche Mode album number one in 20 countries"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606013346/http://www.emimusic.com/news/2009/new-depeche-mode-album-number-one-in-20-countries/ |date=6 June 2011 }}, EmiMusic.com, 1 May 2009.</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7728522/depeche-mode-spirit-new-album|title=Depeche Mode Strut Revolutionary 'Spirit' on New Album: Listen|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Four of the band's singles have reached number one on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''<nowiki />'s Alternative Songs chart: "[[Enjoy the Silence]]" (1990), "[[Policy of Truth]]" (1990), "[[I Feel You]]" (1993), and "[[Walking in My Shoes]]" (1993).<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/depeche-mode|title=Depeche Mode Chart History|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

In a 2003 interview, Gahan shared that "During the making of ''Exciter,'' sometimes I felt a bit frustrated that there was a lack of experimentation."<ref>Zonkel, Phillip. [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/GAHAN+NO+LONGER+IN+SUCH+A+HURRY.(U)-a0110319515 "Gahan no longer in such a hurry"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014023052/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/GAHAN+NO+LONGER+IN+SUCH+A+HURRY.(U)-a0110319515 |date=14 October 2012 }}, ''Daily News'' (Los Angeles), 24 August 2003.</ref> This led him, in 2004, to tell his bandmates that he wanted to write half of the songs on their next album, and there was "no way" he could be involved in the band without contributing as a songwriter.<ref>Quan, Denise. [http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/12/depeche.mode/index.html?eref=rss_latest "A Sobering Interview with Depeche Mode"]. CNN. 13 May 2009.</ref> Eventually, there was a compromise, and three of Gahan's songs appeared on 2005's ''[[Playing the Angel]]'': "[[Suffer Well]]" (nominated for a Grammy award), "I Want It All" and "Nothing's Impossible".<ref>{{Citation|title=Playing the Angel – Depeche Mode {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/playing-the-angel-mw0000176163|language=en|access-date=2021-02-10}}</ref> "Suffer Well" was released as a single in 2006, reaching No. 12 in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Depeche Mode {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20192/depeche-mode/|access-date=2021-02-10|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref> Gahan also wrote the lyrics to the B-side "Oh Well", although the music was written by Martin Gore. It was their first writing collaboration.<ref>"[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=37551_0_2_0_C Depeche Mode present birth first song in 4 video postings]" ''Side-Line.com.'' 24 November 2008.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.depeche-mode.com/home/2008/12/21/details-of-the-universe/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227044039/http://www.depeche-mode.com/home/2008/12/21/details-of-the-universe/|url-status=dead|title=Details of the Universe|archive-date=27 December 2008}}</ref>

Gahan's persona onstage is influenced by [[Dave Vanian]], frontman of [[The Damned (band)|the Damned]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kutv.com/news/entertainment/the-damned-dont-you-wish-we-were-dead |title='The Damned: Don't You Wish We Were Dead' |date=28 May 2016 |publisher=KUTV |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://depeche-mode.com/2016/05/21/dave-gahan-featured-in-a-new-the-damned-documentary/ |title=Dave Gahan featured in a new 'The Damned' documentary |work=depeche-mode.com |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> He has also credited Bowie, [[James Brown]], [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] as influences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/21/dave-gahan-regret-is-a-weird-word-i-dont-look-back-on-my-life-like-that|title=Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode: 'Regret is a weird word. I don't look back on my life like that'|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=21 October 2021}}</ref>

===Solo albums and collaborations (2003–present)===
In 2003, Gahan released his first solo album, ''[[Paper Monsters]]'' (which he co-wrote with guitarist and friend [[Knox Chandler]]), followed by the Paper Monsters Tour (including a performance at 2003's [[Glastonbury Festival]]), singing both his new solo tracks and Depeche Mode fan favourites. The album was a moderate success. The first single "[[Dirty Sticky Floors]]" hit the Top 20 in the [[UK singles chart]]. The album became a Top 10 hit on the European album chart and a Top 40 hit in the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London, UK|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page= 220}}</ref>
[[File:Dave Gahan Bilbao BBK Live 2009 II.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Gahan with Depeche Mode in 2009]]
In 2007, Gahan announced he was working on a new album via a video greeting for Depeche Mode's official website recorded at the 2007 MusiCares Charity event on 11 May. The album, entitled ''[[Hourglass (Dave Gahan album)|Hourglass]]'', was accompanied working by Andrew Phillpott and Christian Eigner.<ref>"[http://www.artisannews.com/ans101/templates/?a=3795&z=98 David Gahan of Depeche Mode Working on New Solo Album] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070526041549/http://www.artisannews.com/ans101/templates/?a=3795&z=98 |date=26 May 2007 }}" ''ArtisanNews.com.'' 24 May 2007.</ref><ref>"[http://www.davegahan.com/news/press_release_20070626.html Dave Gahan Set to Release 'Hourglass,' His Second Solo Album in Late October] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627094339/http://www.davegahan.com/news/press_release_20070626.html |date=27 June 2007 }}" ''DaveGahan.com.'' 26 June 2007.</ref> The material was recorded at Gahan's 11th Floor Studios in New York City. According to Gahan, ''Hourglass'' is more electronic-sounding than ''Paper Monsters''.<ref>"[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=24085_0_2_0_C Dave Gahan to release second solo album 'Hourglass']" ''Side-Line.com.'' 28 June 2007.</ref> The album made the UK Top 50, the French Top 20 and narrowly missed going to No. 1 in Germany. The first single to be pulled from ''Hourglass'' was "[[Kingdom (Dave Gahan song)|Kingdom]]".<ref>"[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=25047_0_2_0_C Depeche Mode frontman announces first new solo single]" ''Side-Line.com.'' 7 August 2007.</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">"[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=25236_0_2_0_C More info on upcoming Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) single]" ''Side-line.com.'' 16 August 2007.</ref>

In July 2007, ''Side-Line'' magazine revealed that Gahan had been working with [[Thomas Anselmi]] on a project called [[Mirror (multimedia project)|Mirror]], which was produced by [[Vincent Jones (musician)|Vincent Jones]]. Along with Jones, who played with Gahan's touring band and mixed the live DVD ''[[Live Monsters (video)|Live Monsters]]'',<ref>[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dave_gahan-live_monsters "Dave Gahan Live Monsters"]. ''Exclaim!'', By Prasad Bidaye, 1 May 2004</ref> Mirror featured another Gahan collaborator, Knox Chandler ([[Siouxsie & the Banshees]], [[the Psychedelic Furs]]), as well as piano by Bowie favourite Mike Garson, and a monologue by Warhol superstar Joe Dallesandro. Gahan sang vocals on the track "Nostalgia".<ref>[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=24515_0_2_0_C "Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan contributes vocals to new Mirror project"], Side-Line.com, 17 July 2007.</ref> The song was released in October 2008,<ref>[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=36205_0_2_0_C "Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan contribution to Mirror album 'Mirror' out now"], Side-Line.com, 3 October 2008.</ref> and the album released via download at the start of 2009. He also appeared in the accompanying video for the song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Thomas+Anselmi%3A+Mirror|title=Thomas Anselmi: Mirror|website=SuicideGirls.com|date=9 March 2009|access-date=10 March 2009}}</ref>

Gahan also contributed vocals to a track called "Visitors", after walking in while producer and ex-[[Clor]] guitarist Luke Smith was working on the song in his New York studio. The song was released under the artist name of [[Fryars|frYars]].<ref>[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=37094_0_2_0_C "Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan invites himself as singer on 'Visitors' from fryars debut 'Dark Young Hearts'"], Side-Line.com, 10 November 2008.</ref>

Gahan is the lead singer and lyricist on [[Soulsavers]]' fourth studio album ''[[The Light the Dead See]]''. The album was released on 21 May 2012.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[The Quietus]] | title=Dave Gahan Discusses Soulsavers & New DM|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/08094-dave-gahan-interview-depeche-mode-soulsavers|date=1 March 2012|first=Sam|last=Spokony|access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref>

Gahan sings and plays harmonica on "Low Guns", the first single from the 2014 album ''The Morning After'' by English band SixToes. The single was released on 18 November 2013. The SixToes remix of "Jezebel" was released on the special edition of ''[[Sounds of the Universe]]'' in 2009. Members of SixToes also collaborated with Soulsavers, on the album ''The Light the Dead See''.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=AltSounds |title=SixToes collaborate with Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode |url=http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/162020-sixtoes-collaborate-dave-gahan-depeche-mode.html |first=Jack |last=Stovin |date=3 October 2013 |access-date=4 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004232628/http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/162020-sixtoes-collaborate-dave-gahan-depeche-mode.html |archive-date=4 October 2013}}</ref>

In 2015, Gahan collaborated again with Soulsavers as the main singer on the album ''[[Angels & Ghosts]]''. The lead single from the album titled "All of This and Nothing" was released digitally 11 September 2015.

In 2017, Gahan featured on Null + Void's song "Where I Wait"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUSJ4XK2UXg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/xUSJ4XK2UXg| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Null + Void: Where I Wait feat. Dave Gahan|via=YouTube|date=13 October 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> from the album ''Cryosleep'' where the song features three times in different remixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dubiks.com/2017/07/20/null-void-to-release-debut-album-cryosleep/|title=Null + Void to release debut album 'Cryosleep'|website=dubiks.com|date=20 July 2017|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815194004/https://dubiks.com/2017/07/20/null-void-to-release-debut-album-cryosleep/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2018, a remix of the [[Goldfrapp]] single "[[Ocean (Goldfrapp song)|Ocean]]" featuring guest vocals from Gahan was released as a digital download on 21 May 2018. Regarding the collaboration, the Goldfrapp issued a statement: "Working with Dave Gahan on the new version of 'Ocean' had been a real honor for us as a band."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Yoo|first1=Noah|title=Goldfrapp Share New Song With Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan: Listen|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/goldfrapp-share-new-song-with-depeche-modes-dave-gahan-listen/|website=Pitchfork|access-date=15 June 2018|date=21 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527070436/https://pitchfork.com/news/goldfrapp-share-new-song-with-depeche-modes-dave-gahan-listen/|archive-date=27 May 2018}}</ref>

In 2021, Gahan contributed a cover of the [[Metallica]] song "[[Nothing Else Matters]]" to the charity tribute album ''[[The Metallica Blacklist]]'' and did guest vocals on a single from [[Jenny Lee Lindberg]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=He|first=Richard S.|date=2021-09-10|title=Every Metallica Blacklist cover ranked from worst to best|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-metallica-blacklist-cover-ranked-from-worst-to-best|access-date=2021-10-24|website=loudersound|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-17|title=Listen to Warpaint's Jennylee's new Depeche Mode-featuring single, 'Stop Speaking'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-warpaints-jennylees-new-depeche-mode-featuring-single-stop-speaking-3121075|access-date=2021-12-20|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref> On November 12, 2021, Gahan released an album of [[Cover version|covers]] called ''[[Imposter (album)|Imposter]]'' with Soulsavers.<ref>{{cite web | last=Barker | first=Andrew | title=Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan Talks About His First Covers Album, the Aptly-Named 'Imposter' | website=Variety | date=November 12, 2021 | url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/dave-gahan-covers-album-imposter-interview-1235110420/ | access-date=November 13, 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Depeche Mode Oct 4 2022 (1).jpg|thumb|Gahan (right) with bandmate [[Martin Gore]] (left) at a press conference for their album ''[[Memento Mori (Depeche Mode album)|Memento Mori]]'' in 2022]]
In 2023, Gahan contributed a cover of "Mother of Earth" by [[the Gun Club]] to the fourth installment in the ''[[Jeffrey Lee Pierce]] Sessions Project'' series of tribute albums, titled ''The Task Has Overwhelmed Us''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rettig |first1=James |title=Dave Gahan – "Mother Of Earth" (The Gun Club Cover) |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2231030/dave-gahan-mother-of-earth-the-gun-club-cover/music/ |website=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=27 July 2023 |date=24 July 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gahan has lived in [[New York City]] since 1997.{{cn|date=November 2023}} He is married to his third wife, Greek-American actress and filmmaker Jennifer Sklias,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jenniferskliasgahan.com/about | title=Jennifer Sklias- Gahan }}</ref> with whom he has a daughter, Stella Rose (born in 1999),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Depeche Mode Biography David Gahan |url=https://depechemodebiographie.de/ebio05david.php |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=depechemodebiographie.de}}</ref> who is also a singer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pearis |first=Bill|title=Stella Rose (daughter of Dave Gahan) releases debut single produced by Yves Rothman |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/stella-rose-daughter-of-dave-gahan-releases-debut-single-produced-by-yves-rothman/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=BrooklynVegan |date=26 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> He also adopted her son from a previous relationship,<ref>[http://archives.depechemode.com/old_news/2010.html Old News – The Archives], Depechemodedotcom, 27 March 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2013.</ref> and has a son named Jack from his first marriage to Joanne Fox. His second marriage, to former Depeche Mode publicist Teresa Conroy, lasted for four years.

Gahan converted to the [[Greek Orthodox Church]] before marrying Sklias.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/06/dave-gahan-of-depeche-mode-convert-to.html|title=Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode A Convert to Orthodoxy|first=John|last=Sanidopoulos|website=Johnsanidopoulos.com|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref><ref>William John Lyons, Emma England. (2015) ''Reception History and Biblical Studies: Theory and Practice'' Bloomsbury Publishing, pg. 223</ref> In a 2008 interview, he said, "When it comes to religion, it's very confusing and always has been for thousands of years and probably will be for thousands of years more. I don't know what it is I believe in, but I know that I feel a sense of some kind of higher power, for lack of better words."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/features/interview-dave-gahan/17658/|title=Dave Gahan Interview|website=prefixmag.com/|access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>

In a 1997 interview, Gahan referred to himself as "classically [[ADD]]".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tyaransen |first1=Olaf |authorlink=Olaf Tyaransen |title=The Needle And The Damage Undone |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/olafs-greatest-hits-dave-gahan-1997-20925420 |website=[[Hot Press]] |access-date=14 August 2023 |date=1997}}</ref>

===Health issues===
Gahan is a recovering [[heroin addict]] and has had multiple health concerns throughout his career. During his roughest years in [[Los Angeles]], he survived four brushes with death and earned the nickname "The Cat" from local paramedics.<ref name="nmedeadman">{{cite journal|journal=NME|url=http://www.sacreddm.net/1990s/nme180197/text2.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053356/http://www.sacreddm.net/1990s/nme180197/text2.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|title=Dead man talking|date=18 January 1997|first=Keith|last=Cameron|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref>

In October 1993, Gahan suffered a minor drug-induced heart attack during a performance in [[New Orleans]], leaving the rest of Depeche Mode to improvise an encore without him.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] | url=http://www.sacreddm.net/2000s/unc010501/unc010501main.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724052422/http://sacreddm.net/2000s/unc010501/unc010501main.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|title=Just Can't Get Enough|issue=May 2001|first=Stephen|last=Dalton|access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref>

In August 1995, Gahan attempted suicide by cutting his wrists, later explaining it as a "cry for help" and stating that he had "made sure there were people who might find [him]".<ref>{{cite web |date=1995-08-23 |title=Depeche Mode's Lead Singer Back Home After Suicide Try : Pop music: Concerned fans are sending cards and letters to Dave Gahan, who is recuperating in West Hollywood. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-23-ca-38148-story.html |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Los Angeles Times }}</ref>

In May 1996, Gahan overdosed on a [[Speedball (drug)|speedball]] at the [[Sunset Marquis Hotel]] in Los Angeles, which resulted in his heart stopping for two minutes until he was revived by paramedics.<ref name="nmedeadman" /> He said he had an [[out-of-body experience]]: "All I saw and all I felt at first was complete darkness. I've never been in a space that was blacker, and I remember feeling that whatever it was I was doing, it was really wrong. Then the next thing I remember was seeing myself on the floor, on the steps outside my hotel bathroom, and there was a lot of activity going on around me. In some ways it was very liberating. Then I came to and a cop was handcuffing me. It certainly wasn't a place I'd like to visit again."<ref name="sacreddm.net" /> Several months later, after facing drug charges, he checked himself into [[rehabilitation center|rehab]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/dave-gahan-madness-la-mode-106798.html|title=Dave Gahan: Madness à la mode|date=30 May 2003|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>

In May 2009, shortly before Depeche Mode were due onstage in [[Athens]] during their [[Tour of the Universe (tour)|Tour of the Universe]], Gahan became ill in his dressing room. He was rushed to hospital, where it was suspected he was suffering from a bout of [[gastroenteritis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depechemode.com/news.html |title=depeche mode dot com |website=Depechemode.com |access-date=19 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326063048/http://www.depechemode.com/news.html |archive-date=26 March 2011}}</ref> A scan revealed a [[malignant]] [[bladder cancer|tumour in his bladder]], which was removed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/depeche-mode-6-1265698|title=Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan opens up about his battle with cancer – NME|date=1 May 2013|work=NME|access-date=25 February 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/ca/news/126289/depeche-mode-singer-has-cancer-scare|title=Depeche Mode Singer Has Cancer Scare|newspaper=E! News|access-date=25 February 2017|language=en-CA}}</ref> Several shows were postponed and he underwent cancer treatments during the remaining three months of the tour.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/05/16/depeche-modes-dave-gahan-on-rock-ringtones-and-remission/|title=Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan on Rock, Ringtones, and Remission|last=Jurgensen|first=John|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=25 February 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2009, Gahan suffered a [[Triceps surae muscle#Calf strain (torn calf muscle)|torn calf muscle]] while performing in [[Bilbao]], resulting in two further show cancellations.<ref>"[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=43224_0_2_0_C Dave Gahan injured – Depeche Mode Cancel Final 2 Shows in Europe]" ''Side-Line.com.'' 13 July 2009.</ref> After a two-week break, he and Depeche Mode returned to the tour for their North American leg. While performing in [[Seattle]] the following month, Gahan strained his vocal cords and doctors ordered him to undertake complete vocal rest, resulting in two more cancelled shows.<ref>[http://www.spinner.com/2009/08/12/depeche-mode-cancel-gig-due-to-another-dave-gahan-illness "Depeche Mode Cancel Gig Due to Another Dave Gahan Illness"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729143901/http://www.spinner.com/2009/08/12/depeche-mode-cancel-gig-due-to-another-dave-gahan-illness |date=29 July 2012 }}, Spinner.com, 12 August 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=43425_0_2_0_C Yet "Another Depeche Mode Concert Canceled"], Side-Line.com, 17 August 2009.</ref>

In May 2011, Gahan was honoured at the seventh annual [[MusiCares]] MAP Fund Benefit Concert for more than a decade of sobriety.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-drugs-idUSTRE7460QH20110507|title=Depeche Mode singer honored at L.A. sobriety event|date=7 May 2011|access-date=3 April 2019|work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/anglophenia/blog/2011/05/musicares-salutes-depeche-modes-dave-gahan-for-staying-sober|title=MusiCares Salutes Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan for Staying Sober|first=MacKenzie|last=Wilson|website=BBC America|access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main article|Dave Gahan discography}}

===Studio albums===
* ''[[Paper Monsters]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Hourglass (Dave Gahan album)|Hourglass]]'' (2007)

===with Soulsavers===
* ''[[The Light the Dead See]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Angels & Ghosts]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Imposter (album)|Imposter]]'' (2021)

===with Depeche Mode===
* ''[[Speak & Spell (album)|Speak & Spell]]'' (1981)
* ''[[A Broken Frame]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Construction Time Again]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Some Great Reward]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Black Celebration]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Music for the Masses]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Violator (album)|Violator]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Songs of Faith and Devotion]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Ultra (Depeche Mode album)|Ultra]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Exciter (Depeche Mode album)|Exciter]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Playing the Angel]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Sounds of the Universe]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Delta Machine]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Spirit (Depeche Mode album)|Spirit]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Memento Mori (Depeche Mode album)|Memento Mori]]'' (2023)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Dave Gahan}}
* [http://www.davegahan.com/ Official website]
* {{discogs artist}}

{{Dave Gahan}}
{{Depeche Mode}}
{{2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame}}

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Tenterfield, New South Wales

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'''Tenterfield''' is a regional town in [[New South Wales]], Australia, situated at the junction of the New England and Bruxner highways, along the [[Northern Tablelands]], within the [[New England, New South Wales|New England region]]. At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Tenterfield had a population of 4,066.<ref name="census16" /> Tenterfield's proximity to many regional centres and its position on the route between Sydney and Brisbane led to its development as a centre for the promotion of the [[federation of Australia]].

== Geography ==
Tenterfield is located at the northern end of the [[New England (Australia)|New England]] region, at the intersection of the [[New England Highway|New England]] and [[Bruxner Highway]]s. The town is the seat of the [[Tenterfield Shire]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tenterfield.nsw.gov.au/ |title=Tenterfield Shire Council | |access-date=2019-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324033152/https://www.tenterfield.nsw.gov.au/ |archive-date=2019-03-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> The closest nearby large town is [[Stanthorpe, Queensland]], being 56 km north via the New England Highway. Tenterfield is three hours from [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]] (276 km), three hours from [[Byron Bay, New South Wales]] (205 km), two hours from [[Armidale, New South Wales]] (188 km) and eight hours from [[Sydney]] (663 km). The town is on the north-western stretch of the [[Northern Tablelands]] plateau, a spur of the [[Great Dividing Range]], and is nestled in a valley beneath Mount Mackenzie (1,287m elevation), one of the highest points along the Northern Tablelands.

==History==
Tenterfield's first inhabitants were the [[Jukambal|Jukembal]] people who travelled the area from near [[Glen Innes, New South Wales|Glen Innes]] to [[Stanthorpe, Queensland]].

[[File:View of Tenterfield Joseph Backler p2 00036h.jpg|thumb|left|Tenterfield in 1861]]
In 1841, Sir [[Stuart Donaldson]] was running 18,000 sheep on a property that he named Tenterfield Station, after a family home, [[Tenterfield House]], in [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]], Scotland.<ref name="ELC">{{cite web |title=Town blaze makes news Down Under |url=https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/13556053.town-blaze-makes-news-down-under/ |website=East Lothian Courier |date=21 July 2011 |access-date=4 March 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043814/https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/13556053.town-blaze-makes-news-down-under/ |archive-date=6 March 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="TSH">{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.tenterfieldstationhomesteadaus.com/history |website=Tenterfield Station Homestead |access-date=4 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043006/https://www.tenterfieldstationhomesteadaus.com/history |archive-date=6 March 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Donaldson was the first premier of NSW and made biannual trips to Tenterfield to inspect his holdings there, which covered {{convert|100000|acre|km2}} of unfenced land.

Tenterfield Post Office opened on 1 January 1849<ref name="Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Phoenix Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&filter=*Tenterfield* | access-date = 21 January 2021 | archive-date = 17 April 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240417084230/https://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&filter=%2ATenterfield%2A | url-status = live }}</ref> and the township was gazetted in 1851 with allotments being sold in 1854.

In 1858 gold was discovered at [[Drake, New South Wales|Drake]] (Fairfield) and shortly afterwards at [[Timbarra Gold Mine|Timbarra]] and Boonoo Boonoo.<ref name="ReferenceA">Halliday, Ken, ''Call of the Highlands'', Southern Cross Printery, Toowoomba, 1988.</ref> During 1859 an AJS Bank opened and an Anglican church was built the following year. In the 1860s the ''Tenterfield Chronicle'' was published, the district court was established; the building of a hospital commenced and a public school was opened. In 1870 the population was less than 900, but the town had five hotels, a school of arts and three churches. The existing Tenterfield Post Office was constructed in 1881.

On 1 February 1919, the presence of cases of [[Spanish flu]] in New South Wales resulted in Queensland closing its borders. Travellers bound for Queensland on the [[Main North railway line, New South Wales|Main North railway line]] were forced to disembark at [[Tenterfield railway station]], the last stop before the train would close the border. The Tenterfield showgrounds were turned in a temporary quarantine camp occupied by up to 700 people. Some people chose to return to [[Sydney]] while other spent a week in the camp after which they could enter Queensland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Downes |first=Cara |last2=Mitchell |first2=Simon |date=30 March 2021 |title=Closed borders and broken agreements: Spanish Flu in Australia |url=https://www.naa.gov.au/blog/closed-borders-and-broken-agreements-spanish-flu-australia |access-date=17 April 2024 |website=[[National Archives of Australia]] |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323045927/https://www.naa.gov.au/blog/closed-borders-and-broken-agreements-spanish-flu-australia |url-status=live }}</ref>

During [[World War II]], Tenterfield was earmarked as a key battleground if the Japanese should invade Australia. During 1942 thousands of soldiers were set up in emergency camps, unbeknown to the locals, to cope with such an event. Overgrown tank traps and gun emplacements can still be seen on the Travelling Stock Route near the New England Highway.<ref>''Reader's Digest Guide to Australian Places'', Reader's Digest, Sydney.</ref> The highway was until the early 1950s the only all-weather road from Sydney to Brisbane.

==Heritage listings==
Tenterfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Railway Avenue: [[Tenterfield railway station]]<ref name=nswshr-1267>{{cite NSW SHR|5045121|Tenterfield Railway Station group|hr=01267|fn=12/14516|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* Manners Street: [[Tenterfield School of Arts]]<ref name=nswshr-1506>{{cite NSW SHR|5051266|Tenterfield School of Arts|hr=01506|fn=H02/00261/1|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* 225 Rouse Street: [[Tenterfield Post Office]]<ref name=nswshr-1315>{{cite NSW SHR|5045102|Tenterfield Post Office & Quarters|hr=01315|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

The following buildings and sites are listed on the now defunct [[Register of the National Estate]]:.<ref>''The Heritage of Australia'', Macmillan Company, 1981, pp.2, 246-247.</ref> Also includes other buildings and sites as part of Tenterfield's history
* Stannum House, 114 Rouse Street, built c. 1888 by John Holmes Reid – exhibits ex-Buckingham Palace carpets and antique furniture
*''Ayrdrie'', Casino Road, country house built {{circa|1860}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Ayrdrie House|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2490054|website=NSW Govt Env & Heritage|access-date=4 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715033559/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2490054|archive-date=15 July 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Tenterfield Post Office, built 1881<ref>{{cite web|title=Tenterfield Post Office & Quarters|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5045102|access-date=4 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714190635/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=5045102|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Court House, Gaol and Police Buildings, Molesworth Street, 1874–1882<ref>{{cite web|title=Court House|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2490023|access-date=2014-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044240/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2490023|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Tenterfield Catholic Church), 73 Miles Street, oldest building in use in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Armidale|Catholic Diocese of Armidale]]
* Tenterfield Saddlery, {{circa|1870}}, used as a private residence, bank and saddlery
* [[Tenterfield School of Arts]], 203 Rouse Street, {{circa|1876}}
* [[Bald Rock National Park]], {{convert|25|km}} north of Tenterfield
* [[Boonoo Boonoo National Park]], {{convert|23|km}} north-east of Tenterfield
* [[Tooloom National Park|Tooloom Falls Area]], south-west of [[Urbenville, New South Wales|Urbenville]]
* [[Basket Swamp National Park]], {{convert|19|km}} north-east of Tenterfield
* Woolool Wooloolni/Wellington Rock Aboriginal Site, Basket Swamp National Park
* Aldershot Cottage, built {{circa|1860s}}
* Deloraine Cottage, built {{circa|1860s}}
* 124 High Street, built {{circa|1860s}}
* Flanagan's Men's Shop, oldest men's wear shop in Australia{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}


== Railway – Main North Railway Line ==
The railway opened to [[Tenterfield railway station|Tenterfield]] on 28 October 1884<ref name="ReferenceB">New England Regional Tourist Zone Association, New England Holiday, Express Print Armidale.</ref> and in 1886 to nearby [[Wallangarra railway station|Wallangarra]]/[[Jennings, New South Wales|Jennings]] on the Queensland border, connecting Sydney and Brisbane, with a [[break-of-gauge]] at Wallangarra. When the rail link to the Queensland border was completed, Sydney and Brisbane were linked by rail for the first time. The railway was subsequently bypassed by the fully [[standard gauge]] [[North Coast railway line, New South Wales|North Coast line]] between Sydney and Brisbane, which was completed in 1932. The Main North line is now closed north of [[Armidale, New South Wales|Armidale]] through to Wallangarra/Jennings, and the Tenterfield railway station is now a museum.

There was considerable debate about whether the break of gauge should take place at the existing town of Tenterfield, or at a whole new town at the border, which respectively became Wallangarra (Queensland side) and Jennings (New South Wales side).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54889429 |title=Untitled |newspaper=[[The Morning Bulletin]] |location=Rockhampton, Qld. |date=17 March 1886 |access-date=15 November 2011 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=17 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417084232/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54889429 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Tenterfield Oration ==

Sir [[Henry Parkes]] delivered his Federation Speech, commonly referred to as the "[[Tenterfield Oration]]", in the [[Tenterfield School of Arts]] on 24 October 1889.<ref name="ReferenceB"/> He was travelling from Brisbane to Sydney, via the [[Main North railway line, New South Wales|new Main North railway]]. The speech is credited with re-igniting the debate that ultimately led to Federation on 1 January 1901. Parkes never got to see his oration come to fruition, dying 5 years prior to the Federation of Australia.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|type= Australia
|1921|2493
|1933|2622
|1947|3046
|1954|3268
|1961|3105
|1966|3270
|1971|3239
|1976|3563
|1981|3402
|1986|3370
|1991|3310
|1996|3205
|2001|3172
|2006|3130
|2011|2997
|2016|2914
|2021|2826
|source=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] data.<ref name="ABS Census data">{{cite web |title=Statistics by Catalogue Number |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ViewContent?readform&view=ProductsbyCatalogue&Action=Expand&Num=2.2 |access-date=18 January 2024 |archive-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129050600/https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ViewContent?readform&view=ProductsbyCatalogue&Action=Expand&Num=2.2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ABS Census data recent">{{cite web |title=Search Census data |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/search-by-area |access-date=18 January 2024 |archive-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415072033/https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/search-by-area |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

According to the [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]] of Population, there were 4,066 people in Tenterfield.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.0% of the population.
* 80.6% of people were born in Australia and 86.7% of people spoke only English at home.
* The most common responses for religion were Anglican 24.7%, Catholic 24.3% and No Religion 19.1%.<ref name="census16"/>

==Industries==
The main industries in the Tenterfield district are beef cattle breeding and superfine [[wool]] production through the breeding of [[Merino]] sheep. There are ten state forests in the Tenterfield district covering {{convert|7540|ha}}.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>

== Media ==
The only commercial radio stations serving Tenterfield are [[Rebel FM]] 93.7 and [[The Breeze (Australia)|The Breeze]] 102.5.

The Tenterfield-based community radio station is [[Ten FM]]. The station also broadcasts to [[Stanthorpe, Queensland|Stanthorpe]] north of the border, on a separate frequency.

[[ABC New England North West]] and [[ABC Radio National]] broadcast to Tenterfield on local FM repeaters.

Tenterfield's local newspaper is ''[[The Tenterfield Star]]'', which is a weekly newspaper issued each Wednesday. The newspaper has been published for more than 170 years and was once owned by J. F. Thomas, the solicitor who defended [[Breaker Morant]].

Tenterfield is incorporated into the [[Lismore, New South Wales|Lismore]] television licence area and as such receives regional news bulletins on [[Seven Network|Seven]] and [[NBN (TV station)|Nine]] along with brief local news updates on [[Network 10]]'s [[NRN|10 Northern NSW]] (formerly [[NRN|Southern Cross 10]]).

==Local geography==
The local geography is dominated by prominent [[granite]] [[inselberg]]s and mountains, the most famous being that of Bald Rock, which sits within the [[Bald Rock National Park]], and Bluff Rock which is located 12 minutes drive south of Tenterfield on the New England Highway. Prominent natural landmarks close to Tenterfield are:

* Mount Mackenzie – 1,258m elevation, south-west of CBD, and the highest point in the Tenterfield Shire. Used for television towers and Telstra towers. Features a 141-hectare nature reserve.
* Doctor's Nose – 1,165m elevation – features a 66-hectare nature reserve. Named for resembling the shape of the nose of a local doctor.

==Climate==

Tenterfield has an [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb''), with cool winters, warm wet summers and a high diurnal range due to its valley location. It sits at an altitude of {{convert|850 |metres }} above sea level, and temperatures below freezing are common in the winter months. Tenterfield averages 47 days where the minimum temperature drops below {{convert|0|°C|disp=or}} each year.<ref name=BOMtenterfield1/>

The town receives light to moderate snowfalls during severe winters. This only occurs once every 20–30 years, although the town experiences occasional sleet. The nearby Mount Mackenzie ({{convert|1,287|m|feet|disp=or}} elevation) generally receives light, sometimes moderate, snowfall annually. The town's last snowfall occurred during the winter of 2015, although, the most recent snowfall close to Tenterfield was on 4 June 2019, when a low pressure system swept north through NSW. This caused it to snow on Mount Mackenzie and other points above {{convert|1,000|m|feet|-1|disp=or}} throughout the New England region.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1575852182736956/2325877554401078 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/visittenterfield/photos/a.1651967575125416/2325877554401078/?type=3&theater |title = Visit Tenterfield on Facebook |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

Summers are moderately warm and stable, with most days during the summer months reaching {{convert|23|°C|1}} or above, and generally not dropping below {{convert|9|°C}} overnight. The majority of precipitation occurs as thunderstorms, which can be severe. Tenterfield's highest recorded temperature was {{convert|39.9|°C|1}}, which was recorded on 12 February 2017. Its coldest recorded temperature was {{convert|−10.6|°C}}, which was recorded on 10 July 2006.<br />
{{Weather box
|location = Tenterfield (Federation Park, 1907–2024, rainfall to 1870); 838 m AMSL; 29.05° S, 152.02° E
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 38.3
|Feb record high C = 39.9
|Mar record high C = 35.6
|Apr record high C = 32.9
|May record high C = 27.1
|Jun record high C = 24.6
|Jul record high C = 23.3
|Aug record high C = 30.0
|Sep record high C = 31.2
|Oct record high C = 33.9
|Nov record high C = 36.2
|Dec record high C = 36.8
|year record high C = 39.9
|Jan high C = 27.1
|Feb high C = 26.1
|Mar high C = 24.6
|Apr high C = 21.7
|May high C = 18.0
|Jun high C = 15.0
|Jul high C = 14.5
|Aug high C = 16.1
|Sep high C = 19.5
|Oct high C = 22.4
|Nov high C = 24.8
|Dec high C = 26.6
|year high C =
|Jan low C = 14.4
|Feb low C = 14.3
|Mar low C = 12.4
|Apr low C = 8.5
|May low C = 4.9
|Jun low C = 2.4
|Jul low C = 1.0
|Aug low C = 1.8
|Sep low C = 4.7
|Oct low C = 8.0
|Nov low C = 10.8
|Dec low C = 13.0
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = 4.5
|Feb record low C = 4.0
|Mar record low C = -3.0
|Apr record low C = -5.0
|May record low C = -8.8
|Jun record low C = -9.3
|Jul record low C = -10.6
|Aug record low C = -9.5
|Sep record low C = -7.2
|Oct record low C = -3.4
|Nov record low C = -2.0
|Dec record low C = 1.2
|year record low C = -10.6
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 113.7
|Feb rain mm = 93.1
|Mar rain mm = 82.6
|Apr rain mm = 47.5
|May rain mm = 48.3
|Jun rain mm = 49.5
|Jul rain mm = 52.6
|Aug rain mm = 43.3
|Sep rain mm = 49.8
|Oct rain mm = 75.8
|Nov rain mm = 84.5
|Dec rain mm = 105.3
|year rain mm= 845.1
|Jan rain days = 8.8
|Feb rain days = 8.1
|Mar rain days = 7.9
|Apr rain days = 5.6
|May rain days = 5.7
|Jun rain days = 5.9
|Jul rain days = 5.7
|Aug rain days = 5.2
|Sep rain days = 5.3
|Oct rain days = 7.0
|Nov rain days = 7.5
|Dec rain days = 8.7
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|humidity colour = green
|Jan afthumidity = 56
|Feb afthumidity = 58
|Mar afthumidity = 58
|Apr afthumidity = 58
|May afthumidity = 61
|Jun afthumidity = 60
|Jul afthumidity = 56
|Aug afthumidity = 50
|Sep afthumidity = 46
|Oct afthumidity = 47
|Nov afthumidity = 53
|Dec afthumidity = 53
|year afthumidity = 55
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology (Australia)|Bureau of Meteorology]],<ref name=BOMtenterfield1>{{BoM Aust stats|site_ref=cw_056032_All|site_name=TENTERFIELD (FEDERATION PARK)|access-date=7 March 2017|date=March 2017}}</ref>
|date=March 2017}}

== Mount Mackenzie Road Fire ==

On 6 September 2019, a grass fire started near Mount Mackenzie Road, opposite the Tenterfield Cemetery, to the south west of Tenterfield. The fire was exacerbated by dry winds and unseasonable heat due to a [[weather front]] that was sweeping across [[New South Wales]]. Within an hour, the fire was upgraded to an emergency level threat and swept across the southern edge of the town, jumping across the New England Highway. All schools in Tenterfield were evacuated<ref>{{Citation|title=Schools evacuated as bushfires approach homes in Tenterfield|date=2019-09-06|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-06/schools-evacuated-as-bushfires-approach-homes-in-tenterfield/11487292|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-09-07|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906111604/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-06/schools-evacuated-as-bushfires-approach-homes-in-tenterfield/11487292|url-status=live}}</ref> and power was cut to the town. The fire burned eastwards, within the vicinity of Billirimba road and Scrub road. 65 homes in the immediate area of the fire were saved.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/initial-assessment-of-fire-affected-areas2|title=Initial assessment of fire affected areas|website=www.rfs.nsw.gov.au|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-07|archive-date=9 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109040739/http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/media-releases/initial-assessment-of-fire-affected-areas2|url-status=live}}</ref> one home was destroyed and 4 other homes damaged severely. 2 car yards, a pistol club and 12 outbuildings were destroyed and another 8 outbuildings damaged<ref name=":0" /> A 66 year old Tenterfield local, Neville Smith, a volunteer NSW firefighter, was severely injured when the fire truck he was in was engulfed by flames while defending a property,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/breaking-news/nsw-volunteer-firefighter-critically-ill/news-story/f9d80711aee38b271aa47b56d63dcbdf|title='Stoic' NSW firefighter engulfed in flames|date=2019-09-07|website=www.themercury.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-09-07}}</ref> He was stabilised at Tenterfield Hospital then airlifted to [[Brisbane]] in a stable but critical condition.<ref name=":1" />

The fire continued to burn with an emergency warning throughout the night and was later downgraded by the [[New South Wales Rural Fire Service]] to a 'watch and act' level on 7 September as conditions on the fire grounds were easing due to cooler weather and large teams of firefighters with multiple aircraft assisting them with the fire.

==Notable residents==
[[File:Tenterfield (4).JPG|thumb|The "[http://www.tenterfieldsaddler.com/pages/home/ Tenterfield Saddlery]" made famous by [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]]]]
[[File:Whereat_Obelisk_TenterfieldIMG_20230215_090401.jpg|thumb|Edward Reeves Whereat memorial obelisk]]
* [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]], an entertainer who was born in and spent much of his childhood in Tenterfield, where he lived with his grandfather [[George Woolnough]]
* [[Bronwyn Bancroft]], an indigenous Australian artist<ref name="BancroftAWR">{{cite web|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0981b.htm|title=Bancroft, Bronwyn (1958 – )|last=Kovacic|first=Leonarda|year=2004|work=The Australian Women's Register|publisher=National Foundation for Australian Women and University of Melbourne|access-date=8 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608020653/http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0981b.htm|archive-date=8 June 2011|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[William Blakely]], born in Tenterfield in 1875, a botanist and plant collector
* Sir [[Harry Chauvel]], born at nearby [[Tabulam]], the first Australian to command a military Corps<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
* [[William Folster]], politician
* [[Robert Guy Howarth]], born in Tenterfield in 1906, scholar, literary critic and poet
* [[Katherine Knight]] (born 1955), murderer who skinned her partner and cooked his body parts<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WFNaD9ArVqwC&pg=PT129|title=Extreme Evil: Taking Crime to the Next Level|first1=Phil|last1=Clarke|first2=Tom|last2=Briggs|first3=Kate|last3=Briggs|date=1 August 2011|publisher=Canary Press eBooks|isbn=9781907795916|via=Google Books|access-date=10 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111044000/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WFNaD9ArVqwC&pg=PT129|archive-date=11 November 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Sir [[Clarence McKerihan]], banker and president of the Rural Bank of New South Wales.
* [[Billy Moore (rugby league, born 1971)|Billy Moore]], NRL footballer
* [[Banjo Paterson|A.B. "Banjo" Paterson]]
* [[Jenny Saville]], professional golfer
* [[Gary Shearston]] (1939–2013), singer and songwriter.
* Dr. Leonard Smith, Aboriginal Artist, Writer, Professional Rugby League Player, Australian Army Veteran and Philanthropist. Attended Tenterfield High in 1959
* [[Charlie Tapscott]], two time paralympian silver medalist
* [[James Francis Thomas|Major J.F. Thomas]], a solicitor known for his vigorous defence of [[Breaker Morant|Harry "Breaker" Morant]],<ref>Unkles, James, ''Ready, Aim, Fire : Major James Francis Thomas, the Fourth Victim in the Execution of Lieutenant Harry "Breaker" Morant'', Sid Harta Publishers, (Glen Waverley), 2018. {{ISBN|978-1-9252-3050-5}}</ref> and once owned and operated the ''Tenterfield Star'' newspaper.<ref name="ReferenceC"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126299185 |title=Brief Mention, ''The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser'', (Friday, 23 Sep 1898), p.4. |newspaper=Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser |date=23 September 1898 |access-date=17 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218010921/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126299185 |archive-date=18 December 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Jack Thompson (actor)|Jack Thompson]] portrayed Thomas in the 1980 film ''[[Breaker Morant (film)|Breaker Morant]]''
* Edward Reeves Whereat (1840–1894), an early community leader
* [[George Woolnough]], Allen's grandfather, a [[saddle]]r, the third person to own the saddlery and the subject of Allen's song "Tenterfield Saddler"
* [[Oliver Woodward]], decorated First World War veteran and metallurgist

==Sporting records==
* The first [[campdrafting|campdraft]] ever held (to rules) was held in Tenterfield in c.1885.<ref name="ReferenceC">Tenterfield & District, Tenterfield & District Visitors Assoc., n.d.</ref>
* The Australian [[showjumping]] record was broken at Tenterfield in 1926 Mrs A. A. Laidlaw's "Lookout", ridden by A. McPhee jumped 7’10¼".<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* The world showjumping record was broken at Tenterfield in 1936 by C. H. Perry's "Lookout", ridden by W Marton when he jumped 8’3½".<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] achieved by then local Police Sergeant Troy Grant at the Tenterfield Golf Club in 2004 for the most holes of golf completed in 7 days.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Adams|first1=Matt|title=Rusty putts his way to world record|url=http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/1103395/rusty-putts-his-way-to-world-record/|website=[[Northern Daily Leader]]|access-date=14 January 2017|date=10 February 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116181044/http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/1103395/rusty-putts-his-way-to-world-record/|archive-date=16 January 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:Tenterfield entrance sign.jpg|Entrance sign to Tenterfield
File:View of Tenterfield Joseph Backler p2 00036h.jpg|Tenterfield in 1861
File:StateLibQld 1 236927 View of Tenterfield, New South Wales, 1887.jpg|View of Tenterfield 1887
File:StateLibQld 2 236899 Main street through Tenterfield with Queensland's ranges in the background.jpg|Main Street 1887
File:Drovers, Roseneath sheep station, Tenterfield, 1942 - unknown photographer for Walkabout magazine (5038009366).jpg|Drovers, 1942
File:Tenterfield Post Office 009.JPG|Tenterfield Post Office
File:Tenterfield (2).JPG|Post Office, Rouse Street
File:Tenterfield Post Office 005.JPG|Plaque with postcode
File:Tenterfield (10).JPG|Railway Station, now a museum
File:Picking cherries at the Miller orchard "The Poplars" - Tenterfield, NSW, ca. 1900 - photographer A.B. Butler (5222268381).jpg|Cherry pickers 1900
File:Scrub School - Tenterfield area, NSW, 1923 - Billy Butter's Studio, Tenterfield (3523860399).jpg|Scrub school 1923
File:Tenterfield Rural Bank 002.JPG|Tenterfield Rural Bank
File:Polling booth at Mingoola Hall, Mingoola, Mole Crossing, Tenterfield. 1924 Buick on right - Tenterfield area, NSW, c. 1925 (9666083743).jpg|Polling booth c.1925
File:Tenterfield Telegraph Hotel 004.JPG|Telegraph Hotel
File:Weather Predicting Rock - panoramio.jpg|Weather predicting rock
File:Tenterfield Creek-1 (17300606016).jpg|Tenterfield Creek
File:Tenterfield Blue Belle Cafe.JPG|Blue Belle Café
File:Tenterfield Shops-1 (14009675628).jpg|Shops in Tenterfield
File:Tenterfield Countryside in Autumn-1 (8713175322).jpg|Autumn colours
File:Tenterfield rocks.jpg|Granite boulders on Kildare Road, Tenterfield
File:Three women spinning wool to knit socks for soldiers during World War I - Tenterfield, NSW, ca. 1915.jpg|Spinning wool to knit socks for soldiers during World War I 1915
File:Tenterfield Boer War Memorial 001.JPG|Boer War Memorial
File:Tenterfield Rail Bridge - panoramio.jpg|Rail bridge
File:Tenterfield Home-1 (13986027560).jpg|House in Tenterfield
File:Cork tree TenterfieldIMG 20230216 084535.jpg|Edward Parker's 1861 Cork Tree
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|New South Wales}}
*[[High Conservation Value Old Growth forest]]
*[[Federation of Australia]]
*[[Henry Parkes|Sir Henry Parkes]]
*[[Tenterfield Saddler]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{Citation |last=Donald|first=J. Kay|year=1987|publisher=Kangaroo Press|location=Kenthurst, NSW|isbn=0864171218|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12632651?q&versionId=45771563|title=Exploring the North Coast and New England}}
*{{Citation |author1=Richardson, Duncan |title=Captives of the 'Spanish lady' : 700 Queenslanders in quarantine - Tenterfield 1919 |publication-date=2019 |publisher=Pula Press |isbn=978-0-244-50586-8}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.tenterfield.nsw.gov.au Local government site]
* [http://www.visittenterfield.com.au Tenterfield Business & Tourism Gateway]
* [http://www.tenterfield.biz/ Tenterfield Accommodation Directory]
* [https://www.visittenterfield.com.au/ Tenterfield Attractions]

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