In the wake of keyboardist Andy "Fletch" Fletcher's death earlier this year, Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan and Martin Gore have announced a new album and a 2023 world tour, including a few stops in Canada.
Produced by James Ford, Memento Mori is due to arrive sometime next spring via Columbia. It follows 2017's Spirit. Gahan and Gore previewed a piece from the forthcoming record at a press conference in Berlin today.
"We started work on this project early in the pandemic, and its themes were directly inspired by that time," Gore said. "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."
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 duo kick off their massive world tour — their first in five years — on March 23 in Sacramento, CA, ahead of making their way to Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on April 7, Quebec City's Videotron Centre on April 9 and Montreal's Centre Bell on April 12. From there, they'll go on to play Madison Square Garden and a whole slew of dates overseas, wrapping things up in Oslo on August 11.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (October 7) via Ticketmaster.
See the band's full itinerary below, and stay tuned for more details about their 15th studio album.
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, ON - Scotiabank Arena
04/09 Quebec City, QC - Videotron Centre
04/12 Montreal, QC - 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 - Národný Futbalový Štadión
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, UK - 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 - Wörthersee Stadion
07/23 Zagreb, Croatia - Arena Zagreb
07/26 Bucharest, Romania - Arena Națională
07/28 Budapest, Hungary - Puskás Aréna
07/30 Prague, Czechia - Letňany 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
Produced by James Ford, Memento Mori is due to arrive sometime next spring via Columbia. It follows 2017's Spirit. Gahan and Gore previewed a piece from the forthcoming record at a press conference in Berlin today.
"We started work on this project early in the pandemic, and its themes were directly inspired by that time," Gore said. "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."
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 duo kick off their massive world tour — their first in five years — on March 23 in Sacramento, CA, ahead of making their way to Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on April 7, Quebec City's Videotron Centre on April 9 and Montreal's Centre Bell on April 12. From there, they'll go on to play Madison Square Garden and a whole slew of dates overseas, wrapping things up in Oslo on August 11.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (October 7) via Ticketmaster.
See the band's full itinerary below, and stay tuned for more details about their 15th studio album.
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, ON - Scotiabank Arena
04/09 Quebec City, QC - Videotron Centre
04/12 Montreal, QC - 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 - Národný Futbalový Štadión
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, UK - 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 - Wörthersee Stadion
07/23 Zagreb, Croatia - Arena Zagreb
07/26 Bucharest, Romania - Arena Națională
07/28 Budapest, Hungary - Puskás Aréna
07/30 Prague, Czechia - Letňany 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
