Depeche Mode Announce World Tour
FULL PRESS RELEASE:
2013 Stadium Tour Kicks Off In Europe May 7th
Depeche Mode, the band that redefined the sound of music, launch the start of their majestic, groundbreaking live tour across Europe next summer for what will undoubtedly be the musical highlight of 2013.
Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher will play 34 must-see shows in 25 European countries to an audience of more than 1.5 million fans, before taking the tour to North America. The tour kicks off with an open-air stadium show in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park on Tuesday May 7th.
Other dates include Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, the Stade De France in Paris, Moscow’s Locomotive Stadium, and Rome’s Olympic Stadium. The European leg finishes July 29th at Minsk Arena.
These will be the band’s first live shows since their highly successful 2009/2010 Tour of the Universe during which they played 142 shows,
smashing sales records with more than 2.5m tickets sold.
Celebrating over three decades at the top of the musical landscape, with over 100 million record sales, Depeche Mode have spent much of this year working on their hotly anticipated 13th studio album due for release next Spring, the follow-up to 2009’s hypnotic ‘Sounds Of The Universe’.
“I’m thrilled about the new album,” said Dave Gahan, “and I’m very excited to get back on tour. “
The full tour dates are:
May
Tue 07 Tel Aviv Hayarkon Park
Fri 10 Athens Terra Vibe
Sun 12 Sofia Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Wed 15 Bucharest National Stadium
Fri 17 Istanbul Kucukciftlik Park
Sun 19 Belgrade Usce Park
Tue 21 Budapest Puskas Ferenc Stadium
Thu 23 Zagreb Hippodrome
Sat 25 Bratislava Inter Stadium
Tue 28 London O2 Arena
June
Sat 01 Munich Olympic Stadium
Mon 03 Stuttgart Mercedes-Benz Arena
Wed 05 Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena
Fri 07 Berne Stade De Suisse
Sun 09 Berlin Olympic Stadium
Tue 11 Leipzig Red Bull Arena
Thu 13 Copenhagen Parken
Sat 15 Paris Stade De France
Mon 17 Hamburg Imtech Arena
Sat 22 Moscow Locomotive Stadium
Mon 24 St. Petersburg SKK Arena
Thu 27 Borlange Peace & Love Festival (Stockholm)
Sat 29 Kiev Olympic Stadium
July
Wed 03 Dusseldorf Esprit Arena
Sun 07 Belgium Rock Werchter Festival
Thu 11 Bilbao BBK Festival
Sat 13 Lisbon Optimus Alive Festival
Tue 16 Nimes Antic Arena
Thu 18 Milan San Siro Stadium
Sat 20 Rome Olympic Stadium
Tue 23 Prague Synot Tip Arena
Thu 25 Warsaw National Stadium
Sat 27 Vilnius Vingis Park
Mon 29 Minsk Arena
20 Comments
23 October 12 at 1:44pm
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SEE YOU UP THE FRONT, BERLIN, 2013, MAD OUV IT !! !!
23 October 12 at 2:16pm
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So thats it? Just a new world tour announcement? No album title, first single title, surprise Alan Wilder appearance (ok the last bit was not likely). Seriously though, after all the build up this is a let down. We know they are releasing an album next year so a world tour was a given. Considering how disappointed I was watching them on the last tour I may just wait for the inevitable live DVD/CD combo pack. Oh well...
23 October 12 at 3:32pm
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No... That wasn't "just it". We got most of a new track with some nice candid footage from the studio and they chatted for a bit and reconnected with the fans.
23 October 12 at 2:55pm
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The fact that they are spreading the news around the world after 40 years should be amazing enough on its own. They are taking the time to see all of their soul brothers and sisters come together for the love of their music. As a devotee, that's all I could and would really ask for.
23 October 12 at 3:42pm
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just the one uk date?? eh? come on DM...but looking forward to the new stuff...
24 October 12 at 4:01pm
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totally agree mark !!! i remember at SOTU tour at the Manchester gig dave saying how nice it was to get out of London !!! No Manchester(n if its a stadium tour then why not Man City ground ???) n no Birmingham n even no Point in Dublin....very disappointing !!!
23 October 12 at 4:31pm
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well then, i guess i better start saving! traveling all the way from south africa to see these legends, peforming LIVE! my dreams just came true. so excited about the new album! i"ll keep checking for more info and news about NA and ticket prices. im not too sure though if i should go to europe or north america? we"ll have to see...DM <3
23 October 12 at 5:31pm
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I think they've hit a brick wall somewhere. Listening to Gahan talk about the progress they were making each time they were in the studio this year, they went ahead and booked todays press release. They were probably thinking that by now the album would at least be pre-production, named and ID'd ready for branding of merchandise etc. The uninspiring three triangles above give an indication of the creative artwork block they've got... I can imagine a phone call being made to Mr Corbijn before too long! :o) I feel sorry for the guys in the US who set their alarms to get up and listen to that- what a complete non-event!
23 October 12 at 7:00pm
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When do tickets go on sale??
23 October 12 at 7:05pm
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One gig in the UK !!!!! D:
23 October 12 at 7:44pm
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How is this in anyway disappointing? There is a new song for crying out loud! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fYg0rwRbvR8
23 October 12 at 7:53pm
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I have to admitt, i too was feeling a little underwhelmed by it all. We all knew that the album was coming, we knew it would followed up with a Tour etc....... The Band have teased Alan Wilder's Return this year, with cryptic facebook posts, which if it isn't going to happen, then don't do it! lol. Also, the lack of UK dates is very poor, but to be fair, they did this with the last tour and more were added, so i won't read too much into that just yet..... Good news is that i like the untitled track that was put with the studio montage. has more a "Proper" DM sound, something missed since Suffer Well .
23 October 12 at 8:32pm
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you can find the press conference (36 mn) here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09hgbZ8GPoM Yes, it includes about 1mn of a new song !
23 October 12 at 8:36pm
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PK, what do you mean by "hit a brickwall somewhere"? I think this conference was really embarassing, perhaps a consequence of mismanagement. As far as we know from before, the artwork is based on the name of the album and its concept. They must know the album name and songs names for sure. I'd think that they just played dumb under management rules.
24 October 12 at 12:16am
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I hope they finally make it back to Australia...it's been almost 20 years.
24 October 12 at 11:15am
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Is johnny small in the house? David Bowie rackkkks
24 October 12 at 12:03pm
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why not in Netherlands?? really cant get it!!
24 October 12 at 1:06pm
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I too think it was a bit of a letdown. Even though of course it is great to have them back and going which must not be taken for granted, this kind of announcement was already done for PTA and SOTU. A Wilder reunion would have really been a bomb. As for the artwork, I think it' s the usual Corbijn style, who apparently has long since lost inspiration. Either he comes out with something really new, or at least they could avoid the usual big photo on the back of the LP and have colour pictures instead of B&W. Also the coreographies of the PTA and SOTU tours were similar, could do with a change. Just do not touch that incredible machine gun that is Chris Eigner. Also the schem with a final CD/DVD combo would not be new. Point is, they have done everything what with greatest hits and remixes. In my opinion something new could be an ACOUSTIC album of hits, that would be fantastic. Anyway, I look forward to something new and more towards another PTA rather than a SOTU.
24 October 12 at 2:53pm
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I have no idea why these lack luster fans are whining on here about being disappointed & underwhelmed. I am absolutely thrilled with this new release & stadium tour date list. The current music scene is what is underwelming, and I welcome this breath of fresh air from a band I can always rely on to make me smile. I find the new song intoxicating (can't stop playing it) & a bit reminiscent of their earlier works. When is the cd release? I assume Spring? I have been a true fan since 1981 & I never miss an opportunity to see Depeche Mode live. No one puts on a performance like they do. Hope to see you boys in Dallas, Tx. in Aug 2013.
27 October 12 at 10:58am
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im confident more uk dates will be added, the same thing happened on the last tour, only london dates at first, and then manchester, birmingham, etc added later on. new song sounds great!