Depeche Mode are back with their 15th studio album, ‘Memento Mori’, and accompanying world tour.
Due Spring 2023, the album is the group’s first since 2017’s ‘Spirit’ and follows the passing of founding member Andy Fletcher earlier this year.
Speaking about ‘Memento Mori’, 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.”
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inductees begin with a special, limited series of North American arena dates starting March 23rd, before the band heads to Europe for their summer stadium tour.
The ‘Memento Mori Tour’ will be Depeche Mode’s 19th tour and their first in over five years. The band’s most recent outing, the 2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour was its longest to date and was one of the year’s highest grossing tours, with the band playing to more than three million fans over the course of 130 shows across Europe and North America.
Tickets go on general sale October 7.
The full list of ‘Memento Mori Tour’ dates is as follows:
MARCH 2023
23 – Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
25 – San Jose, CA SAP Center
28 – Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum
30 – Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
APRIL 2023
2 – San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
5 – Chicago, IL United Center
7 – Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
9 – Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre
12 – Montreal, QC Centre Bell
14 – New York, NY Madison Square Garden
MAY 2023
16 – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
20 – Sportpaleis Antwerpen, Antwerp
23 – Friends Arena, Stockholm
26 – Leipziger Festwiese, Leipzig
28 – Národný Futbalový Štadión, Bratislava
31 – Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux
JUNE 2023
2 – Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona
4 – Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf
6 – Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf
9 – Primavera Sound Festival, Madrid
11 – Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
14 – Malahide Castle, Dublin
17 – Twickenham Stadium, London
20 – Olympiastadion, Munich
22 – Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille
24 – Stade de France, Paris
27 – Parken, Copenhagen
29 – Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt
JULY 2023
4 – Groupama Stadium, Lyon
7 – Olympiastadion, Berlin
12 – Stadio Olympico, Rome
14 – San Siro, Milan
16 – Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, Bologna
21 – Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt
23 – Arena Zagreb, Zagreb
26 – Arena Națională, Bucharest
28 – Puskás Aréna, Budapest
30 – Letňany Airport, Prague
AUGUST 2023
2 – PGE Narodowy, Warsaw
6 – Tallinna Lauluväljak, Tallinn
8 – Kaisaniemen Puisto, Helsinki
11 – Telenor Arena, Oslo
