Depeche Mode Announce First New Album and Tour in 5 Years

Memento Mori arrives next spring, with dates across North America and Europe starting in March
Depeche Modes Martin Gore and Dave Gahan
Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore and Dave Gahan, photo by Anton Corbijn

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 band’s first album since the death in May of founding member Andy “Fletch” Fletcher. Martin Gore said of the album, “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.”

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Depeche Mode: Memento Mori World Tour 2023

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 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 - 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, 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 - 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