Depeche Mode
Memento Mori Out Now
Memento Mori World Tour Underway
The wait is over: Depeche Mode has released its eagerly anticipated 15th studio album Memento Mori, available on 2LP vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital as of today, March 24, via Columbia Records.
Early reaction to Memento Mori has been unanimously positive, with The New York Times citing the bandâs âexquisite darkness,â Rolling Stone praising the albumâs âcharacteristic musical beauty and lyrical depth,â and the Associated Press raving “The music is staring lovingly into the abyss and asking it to love it back⦠Depeche Mode might be facing their own mortality but their power as musicians stretches into infinity.” In the UK, the Guardian hailed the return of âthe biggest cult band in the worldâ and lauded the albumâs “perfect blend of ominous mood, electronic textures that range from intense to ethereal,â while the NME and Uncut labelled Memento Mori âmajesticâ and âtheir most powerful work this century, respectively.
Produced by James Ford, with additional production work by Marta Salogni, Memento Moriâs gestation took place during the early stages of the Covid pandemic, resulting in themes inspired directly by that period. The albumâs 12 tracks chart a vast expanse of moods and textures, from its ominous opening to its closing resolveârunning the gamut from paranoia and obsession to catharsis and joy, and hitting myriad points between.
Depeche Mode kicked off its Memento Mori World Tour last night with a sold-out show at Sacramentoâs Golden 1 Center. Due to popular demand, the tour recently added dozens of new dates, including a new Fall leg of North American shows. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inductees’ 19th outing and first in more than five years, the Live Nation-presented tour has gotten underway with a limited North American run featuring stops at New Yorkâs Madison Square Garden, Chicagoâs United Center, and Torontoâs Scotiabank Arena. The band will then embark on a European stadium tour on May 16, with noted stops including the Stade de France in Paris, two shows at Berlinâs Olympic Stadium, Milanâs San Siro Stadium, and Londonâs Twickenham Stadium.
Following the end of the European summer run, the recently added leg of the tour brings the band back to North America in the fall, stopping in Mexico City for three nights at Foro Sol before returning to the US and Canada. Newly announced tour stops include Austinâs Moody Center, Vancouverâs Rogers Arena, additional New York City shows at Madison Square Garden and Barclayâs Center, Seattleâs Climate Pledge Arena and more, concluding with a multi-night run in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum and Crypto.com Arena.
Reception to the Memento Mori tour has been overwhelming with shows quickly selling out across Europe and North America, and over two million tickets already sold. The 81 date tour is on track to be one of Depeche Modeâs largest to date and is also well on its way to being one of the largest worldwide tours of 2023.
Having sold more than 100 million records and played to more than 35 million fans worldwide, Depeche Mode remains an ever-evolving and singularly influential musical force. An indelible inspiration to fans, critics and artists alike, Depeche Mode continues to forge ahead, with the Memento Mori album and tour representing the opening of the newest chapter of a peerless and ongoing legacy.
Memento Mori Tour 2023
March 23 â Sacramento, CA â Golden 1 CenterÂ
March 25 â San Jose, CA â SAP CenterÂ
March 28 â Los Angeles, CA â Kia ForumÂ
March 30 â Las Vegas, NV â T-Mobile ArenaÂ
April 2 â San Antonio, TX â AT&T CenterÂ
April 5 â Chicago, IL â United CenterÂ
April 7 â Toronto, ON â Scotiabank ArenaÂ
April 9 â Quebec City, QC â Videotron CentreÂ
April 12 â Montreal, QC â Centre BellÂ
April 14 â New York, NY â Madison Square GardenÂ
May 16 â Amsterdam, NL â Ziggo DomeÂ
May 18 â Amsterdam, NL â Ziggo Dome
May 20 â Antwerp, BE â Sportpaleis AntwerpenÂ
May 23 â Stockholm, SE â Friends ArenaÂ
May 26 â Leipzig, DE â Leipziger FestwieseÂ
May 28 â Bratislava, SK â Národný Futbalový Å tadiónÂ
May 31 â Lyon, FR â Groupama StadiumÂ
June 2 â Barcelona, ES â Primavera Sound FestivalÂ
June 4 â Dusseldorf, DE â Merkur Spiel-ArenaÂ
June 6 â Dusseldorf, DE â Merkur Spiel-ArenaÂ
June 9 â Madrid, ES â Primavera Sound FestivalÂ
June 11 â Bern, CH â Stadion WankdorfÂ
June 14 â Dublin, IE â Malahide CastleÂ
June 17 â London, UK â Twickenham StadiumÂ
June 20 â Munich, DE â Olympiastadion
June 22 â Lille, FR â Stade Pierre MauroyÂ
June 24 â Paris, FR â Stade de FranceÂ
June 27 â Copenhagen, DK â ParkenÂ
June 29 â Frankfurt, DE â Deutsche Bank ParkÂ
July 1 â Frankfurt, DE â Deutsche Bank Park
July 4 â Bordeaux, FR â Matmut AtlantiqueÂ
July 7 â Berlin, DE â OlympiastadionÂ
July 9 â Berlin, DE â Olympiastadion
July 12 â Rome, IT â Stadio OlympicoÂ
July 14 â Milan, IT â San SiroÂ
July 16 â Bologna, IT â Stadio Renato DallâAraÂ
July 21 â Klagenfurt, AT â Wörthersee Stadion â
July 23 â Zagreb, HR â Arena ZagrebÂ
July 26 â Bucharest, RO â Arena NaÈionalÄÂ
July 28 â Budapest, HU â Puskás ArénaÂ
July 30 â Prague, CZ â LetÅany AirportÂ
August 2 â Warsaw, PL â PGE NarodowyÂ
August 4 â Krakow, PL â Tauron Arena
August 6 â Tallinn, EE â Tallinna LauluväljakÂ
August 8 â Helsinki, FI â Kaisaniemen PuistoÂ
August 11 â Oslo, NO â Telenor Arena
September 21 â Mexico City, MX â Foro SolÂ
September 23 â Mexico City, MX â Foro SolÂ
September 25 â Mexico City, MX â Foro SolÂ
September 29 â Austin, TX â Moody CenterÂ
October 1 â Dallas, TX â American Airlines Center
October 4 â Houston, TX â Toyota CenterÂ
October 7 â New Orleans, LA â Smoothie King Center
October 10 â Orlando, FL â Amway CenterÂ
October 12 â Miami, FL â Miami-Dade ArenaÂ
October 15 â Atlanta, GA â State Farm Arena
October 19 â Nashville, TN â Bridgestone ArenaÂ
October 21 â Brooklyn, NY â Barclays Center
October 23 â Washington, DC â Capital One ArenaÂ
October 25 â Philadelphia, PA â Wells Fargo CenterÂ
October 28 â New York, NY â Madison Square GardenÂ
October 31 â Boston, MA â TD Garden
November 3 â Montreal, QC â Centre BellÂ
November 5 â Toronto, ON â Scotiabank Arena
November 8 â Detroit, MI â Little Caesars Arena
November 10 â Cleveland, OH â Rocket Mortgage FieldHouseÂ
November 13 â Chicago, IL â United Center
November 16 â Denver, CO â Ball Arena
November 18 â Salt Lake City, UT â Vivint Arena
November 21 â Edmonton, AB â Rogers PlaceÂ
November 24 â Vancouver, BC â Rogers ArenaÂ
November 26 â Seattle, WA â Climate Pledge Arena
November 28 â Portland, OR â MODA Center
December 1 â Las Vegas, NV â T-Mobile ArenaÂ
December 3 â San Francisco, CA â Chase CenterÂ
December 6 â San Diego, CA â Pechanga Arena
December 8 â San Diego, CA â Pechanga Arena
December 10 â Los Angeles, CA â Kia Forum
December 12 â Los Angeles, CA â Kia Forum
December 15 â Los Angeles, CA â Crypto.com Arena
December 17 â Los Angeles, CA â Crypto.com Arena