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Friday, March 24, 2023

Depeche Mode Memento Mori Out Now And World Tour Underway

 

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Depeche Mode 

Memento Mori Out Now 


Memento Mori World Tour Underway


The wait is over: Depeche Mode has released its eagerly anticipated 15th studio album Memento Mori, available on 2LP vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital as of today, March 24, via Columbia Records.


Early reaction to Memento Mori has been unanimously positive, with The New York Times citing the band’s “exquisite darkness,” Rolling Stone praising the album’s “characteristic musical beauty and lyrical depth,” and the Associated Press raving "The music is staring lovingly into the abyss and asking it to love it back… Depeche Mode might be facing their own mortality but their power as musicians stretches into infinity." In the UK, the Guardian hailed the return of “the biggest cult band in the world” and lauded the album’s "perfect blend of ominous mood, electronic textures that range from intense to ethereal,” while the NME and Uncut labelled Memento Mori “majestic” and “their most powerful work this century, respectively.


Produced by James Ford, with additional production work by Marta Salogni, Memento Mori’s gestation took place during the early stages of the Covid pandemic, resulting in themes inspired directly by that period. The album’s 12 tracks chart a vast expanse of moods and textures, from its ominous opening to its closing resolve—running the gamut from paranoia and obsession to catharsis and joy, and hitting myriad points between. 


Depeche Mode kicked off its Memento Mori World Tour last night with a sold-out show at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center. Due to popular demand, the tour recently added dozens of new dates, including a new Fall leg of North American shows. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inductees' 19th outing and first in more than five years, the Live Nation-presented tour has gotten underway with a limited North American run featuring stops at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Chicago’s United Center, and Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. The band will then embark on a European stadium tour on May 16, with noted stops including the Stade de France in Paris, two shows at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, Milan’s San Siro Stadium, and London’s Twickenham Stadium. 


Following the end of the European summer run, the recently added leg of the tour brings the band back to North America in the fall, stopping in Mexico City for three nights at Foro Sol before returning to the US and Canada. Newly announced tour stops include Austin’s Moody Center, Vancouver’s Rogers Arena, additional New York City shows at Madison Square Garden and Barclay’s Center, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena and more, concluding with a multi-night run in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum and Crypto.com Arena.


Reception to the Memento Mori tour has been overwhelming with shows quickly selling out across Europe and North America, and over two million tickets already sold. The 81 date tour is on track to be one of Depeche Mode’s largest to date and is also well on its way to being one of the largest worldwide tours of 2023. 


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


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 – Národný Futbalový Štadión 

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 Dall’Ara 

July 21 – Klagenfurt, AT – Wörthersee Stadion ‘

July 23 – Zagreb, HR – Arena Zagreb 

July 26 – Bucharest, RO – Arena Națională 

July 28 – Budapest, HU – Puskás Aréna 

July 30 – Prague, CZ – Letňany 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

September 21 – Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol 

September 23 – Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol 

September 25 – 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 15 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm 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 8 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena

December 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

December 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

December 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena

December 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena


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