Depeche Mode is an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting).
Depeche Mode was formed by the lineup of Gahan, Gore, Andy Fletcher, and Vince Clarke, and released their debut album Speak & Spell in 1981, bringing the band onto the British new wave scene.
After founding member Clarke left following the release of the album, they recorded A Broken Frame as a trio. Depeche Mode have had 54 songs on the UK Singles Chart and 17 Top 10 albums in the UK chart; they have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Q included the band in its list of the “50 Bands That Changed the World!” Depeche Mode also rank No. 98 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”. On 4 October 2022, Depeche Mode announced their new album Memento Mori and a tour which will start on 23 March 2023.
Depeche Mode World Tour 2023
Depeche Mode has announced a new album, Memento Mori, and accompanying tours of North America and Europe. The follow-up to their 2017 LP, Spirit, is out on an as-yet-unannounced date next spring, via Columbia.
The North American shows kick off in Sacramento, California, in March 2023, and take in a handful of cities in the United States and Canada, culminating in a Madison Square Garden concert on April 14. A huge arena tour of Europe follows.
Will Depeche Mode ever tour again?
On 4 October 2022, Depeche Mode announced their new album Memento Mori and a tour which will start on 23 March 2023. They stated that they had begun work on the album during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Gahan and Gore said they would send each other ideas for songs, for example, Dave said, “I played the guitar and sort of sang on my iPhone,” while Gore “sent it back with his angelic voice.” They also stated that they would be working with James Ford once again as well as Marta Salogni as producers for the album.