This post was originally meant to be a news story on the new "Memento Mori" album being released today. But you know that already. So we could do a story on the tour that kicked off last night in Sacramento. But you no doubt are well aware of that as well. We could also be reminding you that French TV program Taratata is airing tonight, and the band are performing live (pre-recorded of course). As if you needed reminding, right? So let's consider all that done. You've heard the album. You've seen as much info from the show as you want. And you've set an alarm for when the Taratata broadcast starts....
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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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The tour has ended and the numbers are in. For those of you curious, here are the results of The Delta Machine Tour according to Billboard. What an amazing album and tour and we're glad to see that people went out and supported the band as they hit the road to support Delta Machine. We can't wait to see what chapter will be written next in the Depeche Mode story, but we'll keep you updated if any news comes our way. Here's the entire article courtesy of Billboard.com
Depeche Mode Tops Hot Tours With $29.7 Million Gross
By Bob Allen, Nashville | March 27, 2014 6:10 PM EDT
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As the band perform their last show of the year tonight in Helsinki before the holiday break, Billboard has released their list of the Top 25 Tours of 2013 and Depeche Mode sit firmly in the #9 spot. Bon Jovi took top honors in the #1 spot, but also in the Top 10 are names like Pink, Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Beyoncé, and The Rolling Stones.. not a bad group to be apart of. Names of artists they were above? Let's see, oh I don't know... there is One Direction, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake, Paul McCartney, Bruno Mars, and more. Not to make it a competition and of course...
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After an onslaught of UK and German shows, France is now getting a handful of shows on top. Stops include Montpellier, Strasbourg, Lille and Lyon. Antwerp in Belgium also added. Winter tour dates below, with more being added soon:
EUROPEAN WINTER TOUR (3rd leg)
November
07 - Belfast, Northern Ireland / Odyssey Arena
09 - Dublin, Ireland / The O2
11 - Glasgow, Scotland / Hydro Arena
13 - Leeds, England / Leeds Arena
15 - Manchester, England / MEN Arena
17 - Lille, France / Grand Stade Lille Metropole
19 - London, England / The O2 Arena
23 - Hannover, Germany / TUI Arena
25 - Berlin, Germany...
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