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.
When did Depeche Mode last tour?
The last time Depeche mode went on tour was in 2017, The Global Spirit tour.
The Global Spirit Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English electronic music band Depeche Mode in support of the group’s 14th studio album, Spirit. During the summer of 2017, the band played to more than 3 million fans in total.
This is the last concert tour to feature keyboardist Andy Fletcher before his death 5 years later on May 26, 2022.
To promote their worldwide tour, Depeche Mode gave a promotional concert at the Funkhaus Berlin on 17 March in front of 1000 fans and streamed live on the internet.
With 130 live shows, the Global Spirit Tour is Depeche Mode’s longest tour. Previously, the longest one was the Touring the Angel, with 124 live shows.