It’s finally official! As the remaining band members Dave Gahan and Martin Gore and organizer Live Nation announced on 4 October during their press conference in Berlin, they are leaving. Depeche mode on tour in May and June 2023. Before that, new songs will appear: the cult band will be released in the spring Memento mori.
After selected media representatives were invited to the German capital for “a special conversation and the announcement of their plans”, as it was said, it was clear in principle: after the unexpected current photo that Gahan and Gore are obviously working to a new Depeche Mode album, they’re actually planning on doing a big tour again. The latest was about five years ago and has attracted around three million fans with 130 shows.
The launch is scheduled for March 23 in North America, but with few exclusive dates, such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Then Depeche Mode come to Europe to play in the biggest stadiums.
Europe-Term „Memento Mori Tour“
Depeche Mode will initially play 42 shows in 41 cities. Advance sales start October 6th at 10am. European dates:
16.05.23 NL-Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome
20.05.23 BE-Antwerp, Sportpalais
23.05.23 SE-Stockholm, Friends Arena
05/26/23 Leipzig, fairgrounds
28.05.23 SK-Bratislava, National Football Stadium
31.05.23 F-Bordeaux, Matmut Atlantique
02.06.23 ES-Barcelona, Primavera Sound Festival
04.06.23 Dusseldorf, Merkur Spiel-Arena
6/6/23 Dusseldorf, Merkur Spiel-Arena
09.06.23 ES-Madrid, Primavera Sound Festival
06/11/23 CH-Bern, Wankdorf stadium
14.06.23 IR-Dublin, Malahide Castle
17.06.23 UK-London, Twickenham Stadium
06/20/23 Monaco, Olympic Stadium
22.06.23 FR-Lille, Pierre Mauroy Stadium
24.06.23 FR-Paris, Stade de France
27.06.23 DK-Copenhagen, The Park
29.06.23 Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank Park
04.07.23 FR-Lyon, Groupama stadium in Décines
07.07.23 Berlin, Olympic Stadium
12.07.23 IT-Rom, Olympic Stadium
14.07.23 IT-Mailand
16.07.23 IT-Bologna, Dall’Ara Stadium
21.07.23 AT-Klagenfurt, Wörthersee stadium
23.07.23 HR-Zagreb, Zagreb Arena
26.07.23 RO-Bucharest, National Arena
28.07.23 HU-Budapest, Puskás Arena
30.07.23 CZ-Prague, Letňany Airport
2, 23 August PL-Warschau, PGE Narodowy
06.08.23 EE-Tallinn, Tallinn Song Field
08.08.23 FI-Helsinki, Kaisaniemi park
11.08.23 NO-Oslo, Telenor Arena
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How a voice became a sensation
The announcement of concrete facts was preceded by about a month and a half of speculation. First, a well-informed Facebook page wrote that it would have leaked from several sources that free dates were being requested in the stadiums. As an example, the director of Depeche Mode Europe gave Diego Nepi, manager of Sport and Health (Olympic Stadium, Rome, Italy).
In an interview with the newspaper Repubblica, he spoke of a desired date for a Depeche Mode show in Rome between 7 June and 31 July. She does it after a corresponding request for the band.
According to several sources, it was also very certain that Depeche Mode would arrive in Berlin on October 4th. There, at a press conference, both a new studio album and accompanying tour with all dates already confirmed would be announced. One informant also knew that several stadiums had been blocked for a year. A concert ticket provider immediately began operating various venues in September.
Depeche Mode have kept a low profile for a long time
Richard Blade, a friend of the band and known in fan circles for always reliable information, had explained just three weeks before the press conference in Berlin how impatient he was for what would happen. But soon after, Blade backed off. Reason: Depeche Mode would have told him that the photos and information circulating on social media did not come from them. He, Blade, would now wait for an official announcement, which will not be long in coming …
Most fans initially reacted skeptically to the emerging rumors. Andy Fletcher’s sudden death was still too recent in the eyes of many. Some suspected it might be at least a farewell concert for the founding member – with only a few appointments. The fact that this is not the case should at least double the wait for the Depeche Mode Tour 2023. Together with Memento mori (Eng. Be aware of mortality) Dave Gahan and Martin Gore commemorate their friend.
In view of the press conference, the first fragments of the song could already be heard. The sound was rich and melodious, just as fans of the cult band would like.
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Photo: Daniela Vorndran, Anton Corbijn
