Depeche Mode return to Sanremo.
The British group, over 100 million copies sold, in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since 2020, will be on stage on the final night of the festival, Saturday 11 February.
Amadeus' announcement on Tg1 at 20. At the Ariston it was already in 1986, in the days in which he published "Stripped", the first extract from "Black Celebration", then in 1989 with "Everything Counts" and finally in 1990 with " Enjoy the Silence".
"I am very happy to be able to make this announcement, because I am a big fan of this group - explained the artistic director - and I never thought I would know them personally. I have broadcast their successes on the radio for many years and I will finally be able to have them on stage ".
Meanwhile Dave Gahan and Martin Gore have announced for the spring of 2023 the release of the new album "Memento Mori" (Columbia Records / Sony Music), their fifteenth studio album, the first after the untimely death of Andy "Fletch" Fletcher , who died at the age of 60 last May.
“We started working on this project at the beginning of the pandemic – Gore underlined in recent weeks – and his themes were directly inspired by that period.
After Fletch's passing, we decided to continue because we're sure this is what he would have wanted, and it really gave the project another layer of meaning." Dave Gahan added: "Fletch would have loved this album.
We can't wait to share it with you soon, and we can't wait to present it live". three dates: July 12 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, July 14 at the San Siro in Milan and July 16 at the dall'Ara in Bologna.The album comes six years after the previous "Spirit" (2017), certified gold in Italy.With the arrival of the British band,
the puzzle of the guests of the festival is therefore being completed, who on the international front could already count on the Black Eyed Peas.
On stage there will also be the Maneskin, Mahmood and Blanco, the Pooh, Al Bano and Massimo Ranieri with Gianni Morandi, Peppino Di Capri, Gino Paoli.
In comedians' share, Amadeus also announced on Viva Rai2!
the arrival of Angelo Duro's irreverent satire at the Ariston on Wednesday 8 February.
