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”. In December 2016, Billboard named Depeche Mode the 10th Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists.
Did Depeche Mode break up?
No, although Fletcher’s death hit Depeche Mode hard, the band still hasn’t broken up as fans thought initially.
On 15 August 2022, the social media accounts for Depeche Mode posted a photo of Gahan and Gore in a recording studio, with them tweeting, “finding stability in what we know and love and focusing on what gives life meaning and purpose”, which magazines like NME suggested was a hint at work on a new studio album.
On 4 October 2022, Depeche Mode announced their new album Memento Mori and a tour which will start on 23 March 2023.