Depeche Mode announce album "Memento Mori" - and go on world tour in 2023
Created: 04/10/2022 15:33
By: Michael Schleicher
Announcing the new Depeche Mode album and a tour in a good mood: Martin Gore (left) and Dave Gahan.
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Depeche Mode will release their new studio album "Memento Mori" in 2023 - and go on a world tour with it.
From May 26 to July 21, 2023, concerts in Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Bern, Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin and Klagenfurt are on the tour schedule.
Relief for all fans of Depeche Mode: After the death of their keyboardist Andrew "Fletch" Fletcher this year on May 26, the band announced their new album "Memento Mori" on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 in Berlin.
The record - it is the 15th studio production by the British - is scheduled for release at the end of March 2023.
Afterwards, Depeche Mode want to present their new music on a world tour - it will be the first live shows in five years.
"Memento Mori" will be released in March 2023
The "Memento Mori" tour begins in North America and continues in Europe.
From May 26 to July 21, 2023, open-air concerts in Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Bern, Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin and Klagenfurt are on the musicians' schedule.
Important for all Bavarian fans: On June 20, 2023, Depeche Mode will play in the Munich Olympic Stadium;
the online advance sale starts on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 10 a.m.
Depeche Mode announced their new tour in Berlin
At their press conference at the Berliner Ensemble on Tuesday afternoon, guitarist and keyboardist Martin Gore said: "We started work on this project early in the pandemic, and its themes were directly inspired by that time.
After Fletch's death we decided to go ahead as we're sure that's what he would have wanted and it really gave the project extra meaning." Singer Dave Gahan added at the press conference: "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 live at the shows next year.” The previous “Global Spirit” tour 2017/2018 was the longest concert series of the Tape.
Depeche Mode played 130 shows in Europe and North America in front of more than three million fans.