As Thursday slowly becomes Friday across Europe, release day is finally here. Depeche Mode's 14th studio album, "Spirit", is hitting retailers - of both the digital and good old fashioned brick'n'mortar variety - right NOW! The album is a powerful statement, lyrically capturing the political zeitgeist, and encapsulating it in the band's most daring record in many many years. Beefy, gritty, angry, bleak and menacing!
The 2-CD Deluxe version of the album featuring a special 28-page booklet of exclusive artwork and photos, along with 5 remixes created by Depeche Mode, Matrixxman and Kurt Uenala,...
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Depeche Mode's Global Spirit Tour will be hitting the Hollywood Bowl for a third night due to popular demand. This third show brings the ticket total for LA up to just shy of 60.000. The third date is taking place on October 16, with the already announced dates on the 12th and 14th close to selling out.
You can check out the full tour schedule here.
Tickets for the 16th go on general sale March 18th, with a fans only presale starting March 14th. For more details on ticket go to Ticketmaster.com
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On Monday, March 6th, a couple dozen randomly-selected Depeche Mode North American presale ticket registrants, myself included, were treated to a surprise 40-minute set at the band’s New York City rehearsal studio, where they are preparing for the Spirit Tour, which kicks off on May 5th in Stockholm. Only a few days earlier, a handful of invitation emails were sent with vague details of an event in the middle of the afternoon at Sony Music’s New York headquarters. Lacking any further details, the only clue that existed was that all our phones would be checked prior to attendance.
Given...
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Depeche Mode will be playing a special concert on March 17 in Berlin, to mark the release of their new album, "Spirit", due out on the same day. The Berlin show will be streamed online in 360 degrees HD video.
For more info: DepecheMode.de
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Depeche Mode announced their North American dates for their Global Spirit Tour today. The tour will hit 26 cities across the US and Canada, playing a total of 28 shows. The tour is kicking off in Salt Lake City on August 23rd, and will wrap in Edmonton, Alberty two months later.
Fans can register now for early access to tickets at presale.depechemode.com.
The European stadium leg of the Global Spirit Tour, running May through July, has already sold over 1.5 million tickets and has sold-out shows across Europe. The Global Spirit Tour will later bring the band to Latin America, with details...
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