Watch Depeche Mode debut new songs as they kick off 2023 ‘Memento Mori’ tour
The duo also dusted off some fan-favourite classics and rarities
Depeche Mode kicked off their 2023 world tour in the US last night (March 23) â check out photos, fan-shot footage and the full setlist below.
The synth-pop duo â comprising Dave Gahan and Martin Gore â delivered a 23-track set at the Golden 1 Center arena in Sacramento, California. To open the concert, they performed ‘My Cosmos Is Mine’ from their new album ‘Memento Mori’ for the first time.
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They also debuted ‘Speak To Me’ and ‘Soul With Me’ from the record, and played their recent single ‘Ghosts Again’ .
Elsewhere, Depeche Mode dedicated a live rendition of their 1990 single ‘World In My Eyes’ to their late bandmate Andy Fletcher. Black-and-white images of the musician â who died last May aged 60 â appeared on the big screens.
The final portion of the gig included outings for the classic songs ‘Enjoy The Silence’, ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ and ‘Personal Jesus’, the latter of which served as the encore closer, per Setlist.FM .
‘Sister Of Night’ made its first non-acoustic appearance in the set since 2009 (first time with Gahan on vocals), with ‘A Question Of Lust’ (Gore on vocals) returning as a full band version for the first time since 2013 (a stripped-back rendition was performed in 2017).
Later, Gahan and Gore duetted on ‘Waiting For The Night’, which hadn’t been played since 2009.
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Depeche Mode’s longtime creative director Anton Corbijn helmed the visual elements of the new stage show. See a selection of images and videos from the gig below.
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Depeche Mode played (via Setlist.FM ):
‘My Cosmos Is Mine’ (live debut) ‘Wagging Tongue’ ‘Walking In My Shoes’ ‘It’s No Good’ ‘Sister Of Night’ ‘In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)’ ‘Everything Counts’ ‘Precious’ ‘Speak To Me’ (live debut) ‘A Question Of Lust’ ‘Soul With Me’ (live debut) ‘Ghosts Again’ ‘I Feel You’ ‘A Pain That I’m Used To (Jacques Lu Cont Mix)’ ‘World In My Eyes’ (dedicated to Andrew Fletcher) ‘Wrong’ ‘Stripped’ ‘John The Revelator’ ‘Enjoy The Silence’
Encore: ‘Waiting For The Night’ ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ ‘Never Let Me Down Again’ ‘Personal Jesus’
Depeche Mode are also scheduled to tour in Europe, the UK and Ireland later this year. Find any remaining tickets for the UK dates here .
From then, the duo will head out on a second leg of North American shows between late September and mid-December, 2023 ( buy tickets here ).
In a four-star-review of ‘Memento Mori’ â Depeche Mode’s 15th studio effort, which follows 2017’s ‘Spirit’ â NME said the record is “comfortably their best album this side of the millennium, and, most importantly, a testament to creativity and friendship. The music world is richer for it.”
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Depeche Mode Announce 29 Additional North American Dates on the Memento Mori World Tour
New Fall Shows Added in the US, Canada and Mexico
Depeche modeâs first tour in over five years kicks off march 23, 2023 in sacramento, ca.
Following the rapturous reception to their new single âGhosts Again,” Depeche Mode have added a new Fall leg of North American tour dates to the Memento Mori Tour, which will support Memento Mori, their forthcoming studio album due out March 24. With the addition of these 29 new shows, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inductees will now set out on a colossal 75-date tour â their 19th tour and their first in over five years.
The Live Nation-presented tour begins March 23 with a limited North American run featuring stops at New Yorkâs Madison Square Garden, Chicagoâs United Center, and Torontoâs Scotiabank Arena. The band will then embark on their European stadium tour on May 16, with noted stops including the Stade de France in Paris, Berlinâs Olympic Stadium, Milanâs San Siro Stadium, and Londonâs Twickenham Stadium.
Following the end of the European summer run, the newly added tour dates bring the band back to North America in the Fall, with the tour stopping in Mexico City at Foro Sol before returning to the US and Canada. Newly announced tour stops include Austinâs Moody Center, Vancouverâs Rogers Arena, additional New York City shows at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center, Seattleâs Climate Pledge Arena and more, and concluding with a multi-night run in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum and Crypto.com Arena.
Pre-sales will kick off with a Fan Pre-sale on Tuesday, February 21, with the general on sale beginning Friday, February 24 at 10am local time. For further information on the tour routing and ticket on-sale dates, please visit depechemode.com . The full listing of dates, cities and venues is also below. On the Memento Mori Tour, the band will once again be partnering with luxury watchmaker Hublot to support charity endeavors tied to the tour.
Reception to the Memento Mori tour has been overwhelming with shows quickly selling out across Europe and North America, and over 1.5 million tickets already sold for the initial 46 shows. The tour is on track to be one of Depeche Modeâs largest to date and is also well on its way to being one of the largest worldwide tours of 2023. The tour will feature Depeche Mode favorites and rarities, alongside new songs from Memento Mori, including the new single âGhosts Again,â which has been heralded as âa melancholic and joyful odeâ (Vulture), âhypnoticâ (Rolling Stone), and âa gorgeous, haunting songâ (Revolver). The beautifully stark and cinematic Anton Corbijn-directed video for âGhosts Againâ released on February 9th can be viewed at https://depechemode.lnk.to/GhostsAgain .
Having sold more than 100 million records and played to more than 35 million fans worldwide, Depeche Mode remains an ever-evolving and singularly influential musical force. An indelible inspiration to fans, critics and artists alike, Depeche Mode continues to forge ahead, with the Memento Mori album and tour representing the opening of the newest chapter of a peerless and ongoing legacy.
Memento Mori World Tour 2023 – Leg One
March 23 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
March 25 San Jose, CA SAP Center
March 28 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum
March 30 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
April 2 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
April 5 Chicago, IL United Center
April 7 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
April 9 Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre
April 12 Montreal, QC Centre Bell
April 14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
May 16 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome
May 18 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome
May 20 Antwerp, BE Sportpaleis Antwerpen
May 23 Stockholm, SE Friends Arena
May 26 Leipzig, DE Leipziger Festwiese
May 28 Bratislava, SK NĂĄrodnĂ˝ FutbalovĂ˝ Ĺ tadiĂłn
May 31 Lyon, FR Groupama Stadium
June 2 Barcelona, ES Primavera Sound Festival
June 4 Dusseldorf, DE Merkur Spiel-Arena
June 6 Dusseldorf, DE Merkur Spiel-Arena
June 9 Madrid, ES Primavera Sound Festival
June 11 Bern, CH Stadion Wankdorf
June 14 Dublin, IE Malahide Castle
June 17 London, UK Twickenham Stadium
June 20 Munich, DE Olympiastadion
June 22 Lille, FR Stade Pierre Mauroy
June 24 Paris, FR Stade de France
June 27 Copenhagen, DK Parken
June 29 Frankfurt, DE Deutsche Bank Park
July 1 Frankfurt, DE Deutsche Bank Park
July 4 Bordeaux, FR Matmut Atlantique
July 7 Berlin, DE Olympiastadion
July 9 Berlin, DE Olympiastadion
July 12 Rome, IT Stadio Olympico
July 14 Milan, IT San Siro
July 16 Bologna, IT Stadio Renato DallâAra
July 21 Klagenfurt, AT WĂśrthersee Stadion
July 23 Zagreb, HR Arena Zagreb
July 26 Bucharest, RO Arena NaČionalÄ
July 28 Budapest, HU PuskĂĄs ArĂŠna
July 30 Prague, CZ LetĹany Airport
August 2 Warsaw, PL PGE Narodowy
August 4 Krakow, PL Tauron Arena
August 6 Tallinn, EE Tallinna Lauluväljak
August 8 Helsinki, FI Kaisaniemen Puisto
August 11 Oslo, NO Telenor Arena
â New dates just added â
September 21 Mexico City, MX Foro Sol
September 29 Austin, TX Moody Center
October 1 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
October 4 Houston, TX Toyota Center
October 7 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
October 10 Orlando, FL Amway Center
October 12 Miami, FL Miami-Dade Arena
October 19 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
October 21 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
October 23 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
October 25 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
October 28 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
October 31 Boston, MA TD Garden
November 3 Montreal, QC Centre Bell
November 5 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
November 8 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
November 10 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
November 13 Chicago, IL United Center
November 16 Denver, CO Ball Arena
November 18 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Arena
November 21 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
November 24 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
November 26 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
November 28 Portland, OR MODA Center
December 1 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
December 3 San Francisco, CA Chase Center
December 6 San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena
December 10 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum
December 15 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena
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Depeche Mode Add 29 New North American Dates to 2023 World Tour
UPDATE (Feb. 16, 2023): Depeche Mode have announced an additional 29 North American tour dates, all of which can be viewed further down the page. The group also released the new single "Ghosts Again" last week and you can listen to that here .
For those wondering, Depeche Mode will continue after the death of longtime keyboardist Andy Fletcher , who died on May 26 of this year. During a press event to announce their upcoming plans, the duo of Dave Gahan and Martin Gore revealed that a new album is en route and that the band will return to the road in 2023.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band have titled their 15th studio album, Memento Mori , with the album expected to arrive next spring, though a firm release date was not revealed as of yet. However, the album's release is expected to coincide with the band's forthcoming return to the road for their first shows in five years.
The two musicians had teased the possibility of their future, sharing a photo of themselves in the studio following Fletcher's death earlier this year. But with the album announce and tour news, it's official that they will push forward.
Martin Gore commented, “We started work on this project early in the pandemic, and its themes were directly inspired by that time. After Fletch’s passing, we decided to continue as we’re sure this is what he would have wanted, and that has really given the project an extra level of meaning.”
Dave Gahan added, “Fletch would have loved this album. We’re really looking forward to sharing it with you soon, and we can’t wait to present it to you live at the shows next year.”
Depeche Mode will start their touring in the U.S. with a limited series of North American dates, kicking things off on March 23. From there, the group will head back to Europe for a summer stadium tour. All dates, cities and venues can be seen below, and ticketing info can be found via their website .
Depeche Mode 2023 World Tour Dates
March 23 - Sacramento, Calif. @ Golden 1 Center March 25 - San Jose, Calif. @ SAP Center March 28 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Kia Forum March 30 - Las Vegas, Nev. @ T-Mobile Arena April 2 - San Antonio, Texas @ AT&T Center April 5 - Chicago, Ill. @ United Center April 7 - Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena April 9 - Quebec City, Quebec @ Videotron Centre April 12 - Montreal, Quebec @ Centre Bell April 14 - New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden May 16 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome May 20 - Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportpaleis Antwerpen May 23 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena May 26 - Leipzig, Germany @ Leipziger Festwiese May 28 - Bratislava, Slovakia @ Národný Futbalový Štadión May 31 - Bordeaux, France @ Matmut Atlantique June 2 - Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound Festival June 4 - Dusseldorf, Germany @ Merkur Spiel-Arena June 6 - Dusseldorf, Germany @ Merkur Spiel-Arena June 9 - Madrid, Spain @ Primavera Sound Festival June 11 - Bern, Switzerland @ Stadion Wankdorf June 14 - Dublin, Ireland @ Malahide Castle June 17 - London, England @ Twickenham Stadium June 20 - Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion June 22 - Lille, France @ Stade Pierre Mauroy June 24 - Paris, France @ Stade de France June 27 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Parken June 29 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Deutsche Bank Park July 4 - Lyon, France @ Groupama Stadium July 7 - Berlin, Germany @ Olympiastadion July 12 - Rome, Italy @ Stadio Olympico July 14 - Milan, Italy @ San Siro July 16 - Bologna, Italy @ Stadio Renato Dall’Ara July 21 - Klagenfurt, Austria @ Wörthersee Stadion July 23 - Zagreb, Hungary @ Arena Zagreb July 26 - Bucharest, Romania @ Arena Națională July 28 - Budapest, Hungary @ Puskás Aréna July 30 - Prague, Czech Republic @ Letňany Airport Aug. 2 - Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy Aug. 6 - Tallinn, Estonia @ Tallinna Lauluväljak Aug. 8 - Helsinki, Finland @ Kaisaniemen Puisto Aug. 11 - Oslo, Norway 2 Telenor Arena
Newly Added Dates (Announced Feb. 16)
Sept. 21 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Foro Sol Sept. 29 – Austin, Texas @ Moody Center Oct. 01 – Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center Oct. 04 – Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center Oct. 07 – New Orleans, La. @ Smoothie King Center Oct. 10 – Orlando, Fla. @ Amway Center Oct. 12 – Miami, Fla. @ Miami-Dade Arena Oct. 19 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena Oct. 21 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center Oct. 23 – Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena Oct. 25 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wells Fargo Center Oct. 28 – New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden Oct. 31 – Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden Nov. 03 – Montreal, Quebec @ Centre Bell Nov. 05 – Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena Nov. 08 – Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena Nov. 10 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Nov. 13 – Chicago, Ill. @ United Center Nov. 16 – Denver, Colo. @ Ball Arena Nov. 18 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Vivint Arena Nov. 21 – Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place Nov. 24 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena Nov. 26 – Seattle, Wash. @ Climate Pledge Arena Nov. 28 – Portland, Ore. @ MODA Center Dec. 01 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ T-Mobile Arena Dec. 03 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Chase Center Dec. 06 – San Diego, Calif. @ Pechanga Arena Dec. 10 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Kia Forum Dec. 15 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Crypto.com Arena
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Depeche Mode Announce First New Album and Tour in 5 Years
By Jazz Monroe
Depeche Mode have announced a new album, Memento Mori , and accompanying tours of North America and Europe. The follow-up to their 2017 LP, Spirit , is out on an as-yet-unannounced date next spring, via Columbia . The North American shows kick off in Sacramento, California, in March 2023, and take in a handful of cities in the United States and Canada, culminating in a Madison Square Garden concert on April 14. A huge arena tour of Europe follows. Check out the dates below.
Memento Mori is the bandâs first album since the death in May of founding member Andy âFletchâ Fletcher . Martin Gore said of the album, âWe started work on this project early in the pandemic , and its themes were directly inspired by that time. After Fletchâs passing, we decided to continue as weâre sure this is what he would have wanted, and that has really given the project an extra level of meaning.â
Dave Gahan added, âFletch would have loved this album. Weâre really looking forward to sharing it with you soon, and we canât wait to present it to you live at the shows next year.â
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03-23 Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center 03-25 San Jose, CA - SAP Center 03-28 Inglewood, CA - Kia Forum 03-30 Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena 04-02 San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center 04-05 Chicago, IL - United Center 04-07 Toronto, Ontario - Scotiabank Arena 04-09 Quebec City, Quebec - Videotron Centre 04-12 Montreal, Quebec - Centre Bell 04-14 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 05-16 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome 05-20 Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis Antwerpen 05-23 Stockholm, Sweden - Friends Arena 05-26 Leipzig, Germany - Leipziger Festwiese 05-28 Bratislava, Slovakia - NĂĄrodnĂ˝ FutbalovĂ˝ Ĺ tadiĂłn 05-31 Bordeaux, France - Matmut Atlantique 06-02 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival 06-04 Dusseldorf, Germany - Merkur Spiel-Arena 06-06 Dusseldorf, Germany - Merkur Spiel-Arena 06-09 Madrid, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival 06-11 Bern, Switzerland - Stadion Wankdorf 06-14 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide Castle 06-17 London, England - Twickenham Stadium 06-20 Munich, Germany - Olympiastadion 06-22 Lille, France - Stade Pierre Mauroy 06-24 Paris, France - Stade de France 06-27 Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken 06-29 Frankfurt, Germany - Deutsche Bank Park 07-04 Lyon, France - Groupama Stadium 07-07 Berlin, Germany - Olympiastadion 07-12 Rome, Italy - Stadio Olympico 07-14 Milan, Italy - San Siro 07-16 Bologna, Italy - Stadio Renato DallâAra 07-21 Klagenfurt, Austria - WĂśrthersee Stadion 07-23 Zagreb, Croatia - Arena Zagreb 07-26 Bucharest, Romania - Arena NaČionalÄ 07-28 Budapest, Hungary - PuskĂĄs ArĂŠna 07-30 Prague, Czechia - LetĹany Airport 08-02 Warsaw, Poland - PGE Narodowy 08-06 Tallinn, Estonia - Tallinna Lauluväljak 08-08 Helsinki, Finland - Kaisaniemen Puisto 08-11 Oslo, Norway - Telenor Arena
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Forty-two years after the release of their debut album, the members of Depeche Mode â well, the surviving ones â are in on the joke of their somehow having become old guys.
As Dave Gahan, 60, and Martin Gore , 61, played their synth-rock classic âEnjoy the Silenceâ on Tuesday night at the Kia Forum, images of a bejeweled skull rotated on a wall of video screens behind them; later, Gahan noticed the thousands of glowing smartphones in the crowd and said, âEverybody used to have cigarette lighters, but I guess thatâs not a thing anymore.â
That Depeche Mode would still be on the road in 2023 â Tuesdayâs concert came just days into a lengthy world tour behind the bandâs new studio LP, âMemento Moriâ â is no great surprise. Rock nostalgia is a huge business, and right now business is good for Depeche Mode, which three years ago was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and which recently had its late-â80s âNever Let Me Down Againâ prominently featured in HBOâs hit â The Last of Us .â Whatâs more, echoes of the bandâs signature style â sleek but hard-hitting, anxious yet darkly ecstatic â are detectable in music by younger acts like the Weeknd and Halsey, the latter of whom was in the audience at the Forum alongside the many OG types who looked like theyâd been at Depeche Modeâs legendary Rose Bowl gig in 1988 .
Yet none of that assured that the group would feel as vital as it did Tuesday in a gutsy two-hour performance that didnât defy age so much as question what age has to mean. âMemento Moriâ follows the unexpected death last year of Depeche Modeâs founding keyboardist, Andy Fletcher, and though the material was written before he died (of an aortic dissection), songs like âGhosts Againâ and âBefore We Drownâ ponder mortality with the same blend of vulnerability and determination that the group once applied to its thoughts on religion, alienation and sexual obsession. The result, paradoxically, is Depeche Modeâs most alive-sounding album in years.
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Fletcher helped define the sound of 1980s and â90s alternative music through hits including âJust Canât Get Enough,â âPersonal Jesusâ and âPeople Are People.â
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Dressed in a suit jacket he slipped off after two songs to reveal a vest with no shirt beneath it, Gahan had a Michael Imperioli-in-âThe White Lotusâ vibe as he crooned through the moody philosophy of the new LPâs âMy Cosmos Is Mineâ and âWagging Tongue.â Gore, who wore an ash-colored jacket printed with more skulls, switched between guitar and keyboards and took over lead vocals for âSoul With Me,â a very pretty ballad from âMemento Moriâ about âheading for the ever after.â
Against the throbbing bass and blipping synths of âGhosts Again,â one of several tracks on the album Gore co-wrote with Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs, Gahan twirled across the stage like a goth(-ier) Stevie Nicks â a heartening sign that he and Gore are finding some solace in performing these songs suffused with grief.
As strong as âMemento Moriâ is, nobody came to the Forum just to hear new stuff. Rounded out by Christian Eigner on drums and Peter Gordeno on keyboards, Depeche Mode luxuriated in the sensual gloom of oldies including âWalking in My Shoes,â âPreciousâ and âWorld in My Eyes,â during which a vintage photo of a young Fletcher appeared on the video screen. âI Feel Youâ was grinding and lascivious, âJohn the Revelatorâ funky and clanging; âA Pain That Iâm Used toâ rode a morbid disco groove that wouldnât quit.
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Gahan and Gore began their encore with a bluesy acoustic rendition of âCondemnationâ before revving up the chipper synth-pop of the bandâs first big hit, âJust Canât Get Enough.â Then they closed with âNever Let Me Down Againâ and the happily inevitable âPersonal Jesus,â both pumping with fresh blood you hope for their sake is still in supply by the time this tour circles back to Southern California in December for another six (!) arena dates.
âL.A., letâs see those hands,â Gahan told the crowd as the show reached its emotional climax. He took a moment to admire the sea of waving arms, then added, âIt never gets old.â
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Depeche Mode Announce 2023 Tour Dates with Upcoming Album
Depeche Mode coming back five years later with a new album and a 2023 tour. Their new album titled ‘ Memento Mori ‘ will release in Spring 2023. Also, Depeche Mode ‘s tour kicks off in Sacramento, California, in March 2023.
“ Memento Mori ” is the band’s first album following founding member Andy “Fletch” Fletcher’s death in May. This album also follow-up on Depeche Mode ‘s latest and 2017’s “Spirit” album.
“We started work on this record early in the epidemic, and its themes were directly inspired by that time,” Martin Gore also remarked of the album. Following Fletch’s death, we chose to continue because we believe this is what he would have wanted, and this has given the project a new degree of significance.”
Dave Gahan also added : “Fletch would have loved this album. We are really looking forward to sharing it with you soon, and we canât wait to present it to you live at the shows next year.”
With the release of “ Memento Mori ” in 2023, Depeche Mode will embark on a big global tour that will begin in North America in March 2023 and conclude in Oslo, Norway, in August. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 inductee’s first live concerts in five years will take place on March 23rd in Sacramento.
Depeche Mode 2023 tour dates:
- 03-23 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
- 03-25 San Jose, CA – SAP Center
- 03-28 Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
- 03-30 Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
- 04-02 San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
- 04-05 Chicago, IL – United Center
- 04-07 Toronto, Ontario – Scotiabank Arena
- 04-09 Quebec City, Quebec – Videotron Centre
- 04-12 Montreal, Quebec – Centre Bell
- 04-14 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
- 05-16 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
- 05-20 Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis Antwerpen
- 05-23 Stockholm, Sweden – Friends Arena
- 05-26 Leipzig, Germany – Leipziger Festwiese
- 05-28 Bratislava, Slovakia – NĂĄrodnĂ˝ FutbalovĂ˝ Ĺ tadiĂłn
- 05-31 Bordeaux, France – Matmut Atlantique
- 06-02 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival
- 06-04 Dusseldorf, Germany – Merkur Spiel-Arena
- 06-06 Dusseldorf, Germany – Merkur Spiel-Arena
- 06-09 Madrid, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival
- 06-11 Bern, Switzerland – Stadion Wankdorf
- 06-14 Dublin, Ireland – Malahide Castle
- 06-17 London, England – Twickenham Stadium
- 06-20 Munich, Germany – Olympiastadion
- 06-22 Lille, France – Stade Pierre Mauroy
- 06-24 Paris, France – Stade de France
- 06-27 Copenhagen, Denmark – Parken
- 06-29 Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park
- 07-04 Lyon, France – Groupama Stadium
- 07-07 Berlin, Germany – Olympiastadion
- 07-12 Rome, Italy – Stadio Olympico
- 07-14 Milan, Italy – San Siro
- 07-16 Bologna, Italy – Stadio Renato Dall’Ara
- 07-21 Klagenfurt, Austria – WĂśrthersee Stadion
- 07-23 Zagreb, Croatia – Arena Zagreb
- 07-26 Bucharest, Romania – Arena NaČionalÄ
- 07-28 Budapest, Hungary – PuskĂĄs ArĂŠna
- 07-30 Prague, Czechia – LetĹany Airport
- 08-02 Warsaw, Poland – PGE Narodowy
- 08-06 Tallinn, Estonia – Tallinna Lauluväljak
- 08-08 Helsinki, Finland – Kaisaniemen Puisto
- 08-11 Oslo, Norway – Telenor Arena
Dave Gahan also talked about the upcoming album during the studio session on last summer: “We wanted to take a moment and acknowledge the outpouring of love for Andy that weâve seen from all of you over the last few weeks. Itâs incredible to see all of your photos, to read your words, and to see how much Andy meant to all of you. As you can imagine, itâs been a strange, sad, disorienting few weeks for us here, to say the least. But we have seen and felt all of your love and support, and we know that Andyâs family has too.
There is a tonne of stuff that weâve done with Depeche Mode that Iâm really proud of. I think thatâs come with time and age. Martin put out a record last year which I really liked. I actually bought a copy because it wouldnât feel right otherwise. I know heâs been pottering away in his studio as well, so I guess at some point next year weâll get together. Hopefully, at least to just have a chat about what we both feel like we could move forward with.”
Depeche Mode ‘s “ Memento Mori ” will release in Spring 2023 via Columbia Records.
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The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. Week of May 27, 2024 :
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Highlights from DepecheMode's first concert of the Memento Mori Tour, live in Sacramento 2023.03.2300:00 Wagging Tongue03:02 Walking In My Shoes09:30 Sister ...
First of all, all the credits goes to the taper RyanJ. Thank you very much for recording the concert and share it with all the DepecheMode fans.About the con...
Official promo of Depeche Mode's upcoming world tour, starting in spring 2023 and heading towards North America and Europe.The tour will follow the official ...
đľ Dive into the electrifying atmosphere of Depeche Mode's unforgettable concert at The Forum in Los Angeles on December 12, 2023. This legendary evening sh...
Highligths from the latest Depeche Mode concert.Depeche Mode live in Miami, at Kasey Center in October 12th, 2023.00:00 My Cosmos is Mine07:11 It's No Good12...
Depeche Mode live at Primavera Sound 2023 in Barcelona.Proshot concert. Is the same video that they show on the festival screens.01. Intro02. My Cosmos Is Mi...
Again, all credits to RyanJ for another great job and for sharing another full concert of Depeche Mode. This time, DepecheMode live in Chicago, at United Cen...
Waiting For The Night (Live In Barcelona) Depeche Mode Tour of The Universe: Barcelona 20/21:11:09 (Live) 7:49. Just Can't Get Enough (LiVE SPiRiTS) Depeche Mode LiVE SPiRiTS SOUNDTRACK. 6:52. Never Let Me Down Again (LiVE SPiRiTS) Depeche Mode LiVE SPiRiTS SOUNDTRACK. 6:22.
Depeche Mode kicked off their 2023 world tour in the US last night (March 23) - check out photos, fan-shot footage and the full setlist below.. The synth-pop duo - comprising Dave Gahan and ...
Depeche Mode's First Tour in Over Five Years Kicks Off March 23, 2023 In Sacramento, CA. Following the rapturous reception to their new single "Ghosts Again," Depeche Mode have added a new Fall leg of North American tour dates to the Memento Mori Tour, which will support Memento Mori, their forthcoming studio album due out March 24. With ...
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By Jazz Monroe. February 16, 2023. Depeche Mode's Martin Gore and Dave Gahan, photo by Anton Corbijn. Depeche Mode have added a new haul of shows to the North American tour that begins next ...
The Memento Mori World Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode in support of the group's fifteenth studio album, Memento Mori.The tour began on 23 March 2023 and concluded on 8 April 2024. This marked the first concert tour to not feature keyboardist Andy Fletcher, who died in 2022.. The tour was first announced on 4 October 2022, along with the ...
UPDATE (Feb. 16, 2023): Depeche Mode have announced an additional 29 North American tour dates, all of which can be viewed further down the page.
Depeche Mode: Memento Mori World Tour 2023. Buy Now at Ticketmaster. Depeche Mode: 03-23 Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center 03-25 San Jose, CA - SAP Center 03-28 Inglewood, CA - Kia Forum 03-30 Las ...
Depeche Mode - Memento Mori Tour Setlist 2023 00:00 My Cosmos Is Mine 07:10 Wagging Tongue 10:50 Walking in My Shoes 17:50 It's No Good 23:00 Sister of Nigh...
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A death-defying evening with Depeche Mode. Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode performs Tuesday at the Kia Forum. (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times) By Mikael Wood Pop Music Critic. March 29, 2023 2:07 PM PT ...
Depeche Mode and Hublot Join Together Again For Charity - Supporting The Conservation Collective posted: March 23, 2023. Since the first partnership in 2010, Hublot and Depeche Mode have collaborated a number of times to support causes that both care deeply about.
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Depeche Mode live at Primavera Sound 2023 in Barcelona. Proshot concert. Is the same video that they show on the festival screens. 01. Intro 02. My Cosmos ...
Depeche Mode coming back five years later with a new album and a 2023 tour. Their new album titled 'Memento Mori' will release in Spring 2023.Also, Depeche Mode's tour kicks off in Sacramento, California, in March 2023. "Memento Mori" is the band's first album following founding member Andy "Fletch" Fletcher's death in May.This album also follow-up on Depeche Mode's latest ...
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. ... Depeche Mode: $2,806,676: 16,725: $167.80: 6 ...
Sony Music Entertainment will release Depeche Mode's Strange/Strange Too (a much sought-after collection of music videos directed and filmed in Super 8 by Anton Corbijn) on Friday, December 8. Strange/Strange Too will be released through SME worldwide, excluding USA, Canada and Mexico (where the title will be released through Warner Music Group).