Depeche Mode: Celebs Rumors

Iggy Pop has joined forces with Trevor Horn to share a gritty cover of ‘Personal Jesus’ – check it out below.Shared by Depeche Mode back in 1990, the track has since gone on to be a fan favourite for the band and has been covered by an extensive list of other famous faces, including Johnny Cash.Now, Iggy Pop has become the latest to cover the iconic track and joined forces with Trevor Horn to create a more gritty, rustic version of the original.Surprisingly, the cover alongside the renowned record producer and musician marks the first time that the former frontman of The Stooges has put his name to the track – and the finished product sees him put a noticeably more rockabilly spin on the original.Check it out below.Shared as part of Horn’s forthcoming covers album, ‘Echoes – Ancient & Modern’, the cover with Iggy Pop stemmed from the singer wanting to try recording various approaches to his performance and stitch them all together to create a more rustic final result.“[Iggy] said: ‘I’ve heard the track, I’m going to do three takes where I gradually get crazier and crazier and then a fourth take where I speak it and that will be it. You don’t mind if I run my own session?’ I said, ‘No, go ahead’, and that’s exactly what he did,” said Horn, speaking about the approach (via Stereogum).“It’s Iggy, after all.

Depeche Mode have played the final show of their extensive ‘Memento Mori’ tour earlier this week. See footage and the setlist below.The tour consisted of 112 shows in support of the band’s 15th studio album ‘Memento Mori’ and saw them perform to well over 2million fans.

Depeche Mode are marking the end of their extensive ‘Memento Mori’ tour by sharing a huge remix package of ‘People Are Good’ – check out the new video below.Announced today (April 5), the new release celebrates the upcoming finale show of their monumental UK and European tour dates, and sees them offer up new versions of their 2023 track, which was released as part of their latest album ‘Memento Mori’.The new video shared for the song is directed by Rich Hall and showcases an art-inspired variety of black-and-white snippets, capturing the seedier side of society.As well as the new music video, new dimensions of the track have also been shared by the band, as they drop a digital release containing five new remixes.These include new spins on the track created by Alessandro Cortini, Ludwig A.F., SiGNL, Obskür and Indira Paganotto.Physical versions have also been shared too, with Depeche Mode releasing the final vinyl pre-order for their ‘Memento Mori’ White Label Remix Series – a monthly drop of 12” vinyl singles that build on the digital-only remixes of ‘Memento Mori’’s singles.The final edition including ‘Before We Drown/People Are Good’ is available exclusively on the band’s webstore in the US, and at select physical retailers in Europe. Visit here to find out more.The penultimate show of the band’s long-running tour takes place tonight (April 5) at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, and wraps up with a second night at the venue on Monday (April 8).

Nadine Shah began a run of UK and European support slots with Depeche Mode last night (January 22), and has shared a new single called ‘Greatest Dancer’ – listen below.The singer-songwriter opened for the synth-pop duo at The O2 in London, which marked the first date of their ‘Memento Mori’ 2024 UK and Ireland tour.Per Setlist.FM, Shah treated the arena crowd to a six-track set that began with ‘Ladies For Babies (Goats For Love)’ from her 2020 album ‘Kitchen Sink’. She also played her 2023 single ‘Topless Mother’, which will appear on her upcoming fifth record ‘Filthy Underneath’.Shah performed ‘Trad’, ‘Fool’ and an unknown song too.

Depeche Mode kicked off the 2024 leg of their ‘Memento Mori’ tour at The O2 in London last night (Monday January 22). Check out photos, footage and the setlist below.Last night marked the first gig of the band’s lengthy run of arena shows in the UK, Ireland and Europe, touring in support of their 15th and most recent album ‘Memento Mori’ and marking their first date in the capital since their acclaimed show at London’s Twickenham Stadium last summer.Following a support slot from Nadine Shah, the band took to the stage to ‘Memento Mori’s atmospheric opener ‘My Cosmos Is Mine’ with an ambitious stage production repeating the light show and Anton Corbijn visuals from the stadium run.Frontman Dave Gahan, while animated in his dancing and showing off his white leather footwear during ‘Walking In My Shoes’, was sparing in his on-stage banter – aside from thanking London for their reception and paying tribute to the “angelic” vocals of bandmate Martin Gore who took the lead for a short acoustic segment.

Ride have spoken to NME about their defiant new album ‘Interplay’ and shared new single ‘Peace Sign’. Check it out below along with our interview with frontman Mark Gardener and guitarist Andy Bell.The Oxford shoegazers’ first record in five years is due for release on March 29 and marks a period of triumph over adversity for the band as they battled through both COVID and a messy legal battle.

Depeche Mode Day in Los Angeles, California yesterday (December 13) – check out the footage below.The synth-pop duo – comprising Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – were honoured during a special event at LA’s City Hall, where Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez gave an impassioned speech.“I am so proud to be here on what we have officially declared in the city of Los Angeles as Depeche Mode Day in LA,” she told a crowd of fans who cheered and applauded in response.“I wanna thank you all for coming out to honour a very treasured band that has meant so much to Los Angeles. Meeting us where we are with their lyrics and their musical stylings that helped to keep us whole when sometimes the world was falling apart.”Rodriguez continued: “And I couldn’t be more proud to be here in solidarity with all of you to recognise a global sensation that has not only made an indelible mark in Los Angeles but around the globe.“Ladies and gentlemen, help me welcome Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – Depeche Mode!”The band, who are due to play a show at LA’s Crypto.com Arena tomorrow night (December 15), then made their way down the City Hall steps before Gore took to the mic.

Depeche Mode performed ‘My Favourite Stranger’ from their latest album ‘Memento Mori‘ for a Halloween special of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.The synth-pop veterans played the latest single from their 15th studio album for the spooky special, which aired yesterday (October 31).On Friday (October 27) the band performed the album’s second single, ‘Wagging Tongue’, for the same programme.Watch both performances below.‘Memento Mori’ was released in March and marked the band’s first album since bandmate Andy Fletcher died last year.‘Wagging Tongue’, meanwhile, recently got the remix treatment courtesy of Wet Leg.News of Depeche Mode performing for the Fallon… Halloween special follows the band announcing yesterday (October 31) the acts that will join them on the UK and European leg of their 2023 ‘Memento Mori’ tour.The band shared that there will be four different artists joining them across the 32 dates that take place between January and April 2024.Nadine Shah will support the band for the UK dates in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, as well as in Dublin, Antwerp, Amsterdam and Copehagen. Humanist, Suzie Stapleton and Deeper will split the remaining dates as support acts.See the full updated tour schedule and buy tickets here.In a four-star review of the group’s recent London show, NME wrote: “What ultimately hits the hardest is the generosity of bangers and the graceful energy they arrive with.“Look at that setlist: the bittersweet euphoria of ‘Everything Counts’, the furious stomp of ‘I Feel You’, a gnarly outing of ‘Wrong’, the Jacques Lu Cont dancey swagger of ‘A Pain That I’m Used To’.“And that encore? ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ into ‘Never Let Me Down Again’ into ‘Personal Jesus’? Come on.

Depeche Mode have announced the acts that will join them on the UK and European leg of their ‘Memento Mori’ tour in 2024.Announced on Instagram today (October 31), the band shared that there will be four different artists joining them across the 32 dates that take place between January and April 2024.Nadine Shah will support the band for the UK dates in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, as well as in Dublin, Antwerp, Amsterdam and Copehagen. Humanist, Suzie Stapleton and Deeper will split the remaining dates as support acts.See the full list of dates with supports detailed below.Responding to the news, Nadine Shah posted on Instagram: “Ten years ago I opened for Depeche Mode around Germany. They’re my ride or die band.

Depeche Mode appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Friday night (October 27) – check out their performance of ‘Wagging Tongue’ below.The band stopped by the studio while on their current North American tour to give the song a live airing. It is the second single to be taken from the band’s recent album ‘Memento Mori’, which was released in March and marks their first since bandmate Andy Fletcher’s passing in 2022.The song also recently got the remix treatment courtesy of Wet Leg.Check out their performance below:The band played a European tour earlier this year, which included a show at London’s Twickenham Stadium.

Depeche Mode has been playing venues all over the world for the past year.Back in March, the synth rock icons kicked off the first North American leg of their ‘Memento Mori Tour.’ Soon after, they trekked all over the globe and now they’re back in the U.S. for an encore run of arena concerts with special guests Kelly Lee Owens, Young Fathers and DIIV on select dates.That includes huge gigs at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday, Oct.

The Anchoress, aka Catherine Anne Davies, has paid homage to Depeche Mode in her stripped-back new cover of ‘Enjoy The Silence’ – watch the video on NME first below.The cover is the latest from Davies’ new album, ‘Versions’, released today (October 6) – a project that has seen her re-imagine ten songs by artists including Manic Street Preachers, The Cure, Nirvana, Nico and Halsey.The latest cover is accompanied by a video directed by JJ Eringa and is a scene-by-scene recreation of the original video released by Depeche Mode in 1990 and created by Anton Corbijn.Speaking to NME about the new song and video, Davies said: “The concept behind the album was for me to flex my production and arrangement skills and revisit classic songs to challenge the listener to think about them in a new way, so when JJ suggested to me that we attempted a loving frame by frame recreation of the original video for Depeche Mode’s ‘Enjoy The Silence’ it seemed like the perfect fit for the intentions of the project.“The original video had a much more impressive travel budget than we had but with the ingenuity of director JJ Eringa…we were able to pretty much approximate every shot from Anton Corbijn’s original video. Half was shot on a DIY green screen in my manager’s living room while the other half was shot guerilla style around the local countryside.

Vince Clarke – songwriter for bands including Erasure, Yazoo and Depeche Mode – has announced details of his first solo album, ‘Songs Of Silence’. Check out the lead single below.Set for release on November 17 via Mute, the upcoming instrumental album sees the Ivor Novello-winning songwriter explore the limitless possibilities of Eurorack – a modular synthesiser format famed for its addictive and limitless configurations.It also allows Clarke to explore the premise of musical genres, and create a more experimental record than with his countless chart-topping releases, and develop “a 10-track lyric-less album of uncategorisable ambient beauty”, according to a press release.Check out the lead single ‘The Lamentations Of Jeremiah’ below, which comes with a visual accompaniment directed by Turkish-born NY-based portrait photographer Ebru Yildiz.“I could have gone on forever, I could have not stopped,” Clarke said, explaining his use of Eurorack when creating new material for the album.“I was enjoying the process so much and wasn’t thinking about anyone else hearing it.

Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service kicked off their joint 20th anniversary co-headline tour in Washington last night (September 5).Ben Gibbard joined both of his bands for the tour with Death Cab performing their 2003 album ‘Transatlanticism’ and The Postal Service’s ‘Give Up’ in full at The Anthem.During the latter’s set, they were joined by Death Cab for a cover of Depeche Mode‘s classic hit single ‘Enjoy The Silence’ at the end of the show. You can view footage below.They also performed two versions of ‘Great Heights’, with the latter take during the encore just featuring Gibbard on an acoustic guitar and Jenny Lewis.Death Cab for Cutie + The Postal Service closed out the first night of their co-headlining tour with a Depeche Mode cover pic.twitter.com/Zxr9o1xuG4— Lorie Liebig (@lorieliebig) September 6, 2023Both shows are part of their joint US tour which continues throughout September and wraps up at the Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl on October 13.

Depeche Mode have announced the acts joining them as support on the North American leg of their ‘Memento Mori’ tour.Announced today (August 11), the band – which is comprised of Martin Gore and Dave Gahan – shared the three acts that will be joining them for their string of tour dates across North America starting next month.On Instagram, the duo shared that Kelly Lee Owens, Young Fathers and DIIV would be the acts joining them across all 35 upcoming shows.Kicking off their North American tour with three dates in Mexico on September 21, 23 and 25, the band will then head out to Austin, Texas. From there, Depeche Mode will make stops in major cities such as Miami, Brooklyn, Cleveland, Vancouver, Seattle, and San Diego.A post shared by Depeche Mode (@depechemode)The tour will wrap up with four dates in Los Angeles, California in December.

Depeche Mode have announced extra UK and European dates to their 2024 tour– find all the details below.Last week, the band announced a new leg of gigs as part of their world tour behind last year’s ‘Memento Mori’ LP.Now, they’ve added a second date at London’s The O2 on January 24, 2024, and a third gig in Cologne on April 8.Having played at London’s Twickenham Stadium last month as part of a wider European tour, Depeche Mode will return to the UK for further gigs on Birmingham (January 24), Manchester (29) and Glasgow (31) as well as the two London shows.See the full updated tour schedule below and buy tickets here.A post shared by Depeche Mode (@depechemode)A post shared by Depeche Mode (@depechemode)JANUARY 202422 – London, The O224 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena27 – London, The O229 – Manchester, AO Arena31 – Glasgow, OVO HydroFEBRUARY 20243 – Dublin, 3Arena6 – Antwerp, Sportpaleis8 – Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome10 – Copenhagen, Royal Arena13 – Berlin, Mercedes-Benz Arena15 – Berlin, Mercedes-Benz Arena17 – Hamburg, Barclays Arena20 – Berlin, Mercedes-Benz Arena22 – Prague, O2 Arena24 – Prague, O2 Arena27 – Lodz, Atlas Arena29 – Lodz, Atlas ArenaMARCH 20243 – Paris, Accor Arena5 – Paris, Accor Arena7 – Munich, Olympiahalle12 – Madrid, Wizink Centre14 – Madrid, Wizink Centre16 – Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi19 – Lisbon, Altice Arena21 – Bilbao, BEC23 – Torino, Pala Alpitour26 – Budapest, MVM Dome28 – Milan, Mediolanum Forum30 – Milan, Mediolanum ForumAPRIL 20243 – Cologne, Lanxess Arena5 – Cologne, Lanxess Arena8 – Cologne, Lanxess ArenaDepeche Mode kicked off their 2023 ‘Memento Mori’ world tour in Sacramento, California back in March. They’re currently out on the road in Europe, with that stint due to wrap up next month.

Depeche Mode have announced new UK, Ireland and European tour dates for 2024 – find all the details below.The duo – comprising Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – are due to hit the road once again early next year in support of their 15th and most recent album, ‘Memento Mori’, which came out in March.Having played at London’s Twickenham Stadium last month as part of a wider European tour, Depeche Mode will return to the capital for a concert at The O2 on January 22, 2024. Further gigs are scheduled for Birmingham (January 24), Manchester (29) and Glasgow (31).The band will then head to Dublin on February 3 before returning to Europe for concerts in numerous cities, including Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon and Budapest.

Wet Leg have shared a biting new remix of Depeche Mode‘s ‘Wagging Tongue’ – listen to it below.The track – released on Friday (July 7) – sees Wet Leg put their signature stamp on Depeche Mode’s ‘Wagging Tongue’, off their latest album ‘Memento Mori’. The remix trades in Depeche Mode’s gloom for a glitzier, more colourful interpretation that transforms Dave Gahan’s vocals into a dreamier instrument. Listen to Wet Leg’s remix of Depeche Mode’s ‘Wagging Tongue’ below.‘Wagging Tongue’ features on Depeche Mode’s latest offering, ‘Memento Mori’.

Olivia Rodrigo has spoken about going to watch Depeche Mode and The Cure with her father.During a new interview with Vogue, the 20-year-old singer opened up about how her dad was “introducing [her] to all the bands he went to see when he was my age”.The publication was speaking to Rodrigo as she browsed the shelves of A-1 Records in New York’s East Village. After pulling out an album by The Cure, she said: “I’m going to see them in two weeks with my dad.”It was then noted that Rodrigo and her father had been to watch Depeche Mode together a few weeks prior.The synth-pop duo – comprising Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – are currently out on their ‘Memento Mori’ world tour in support of their 15th album of the same name.

James Ford has said that he “regrets” producing Mumford & Sons’ ‘Wilder Mind’, but that Depeche Mode’s ‘Spirit’ was the “hardest” to make.Speaking to NME, Ford – who counts Arctic Monkeys and Blur among his other credits – was asked which record from his career he has found the hardest to produce.“Well, the one I wish I’d never done was that fucking Mumford record [2015’s ‘Wilder Mind’]!” he replied.“I don’t know why I did that. It paid for my house but it’s the record I regret doing.”Of the hardest record he has made, he added: “The hardest was probably the [2017] Depeche Mode album ‘Spirit’ because everyone was in a horrible place, the mood was strange, people weren’t getting on, and a lot of it felt like marriage guidance counselling to stop the whole thing falling off the rails and the band splitting up.”Despite this, Ford has positive memories of producing Depeche Mode’s most recent album, 2023’s ‘Memento Mori’.

Depeche Mode have shared a stunning new video for their single ‘Wagging Tongue’ – check it out below.The stark black-and-white video was directed by The Sacred Egg with creative direction by the band’s longtime collaborator Anton Corbijn.It tells the story of a young couple who enter into a cult-like ritual and features a cameo from Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore and Dave Gahan.‘Wagging Tongue’ is lifted from the band’s 15th studio album, ‘Memento Mori’, which was released earlier this year.Watch the new video below.The new video follows the band sharing eight remixes of their ‘Memento Mori‘ single ‘Ghosts Again’ earlier this month.Meanwhile, Depeche Mode announced recently the acts that will be joining them as support on their upcoming ‘Memento Mori’ tour.The iconic duo announced that Cold Cave and Young Fathers are among the names joining them throughout their 34 upcoming shows. Other freshly announced artists joining them include Berlin-based band Hope, former Savages singer turned solo star Jehnny Beth and British trip-hop band Haelos.Speaking to NME recently, Gore spoke of his appreciation for Scottish trio Young Fathers, one of the acts who will be joining them on tour.“I’ve been having to listen to a lot of stuff for remixes and support artists lately,” Gahan said.

Depeche Mode have shared eight remixes of their ‘Memento Mori‘ single ‘Ghosts Again’ – stream below.‘Ghosts Again (Remixes)’ is a Martin Gore and Dave Gahan-approved collection of reinterpretations of the single from the bands 15th studio album.Chris Liebing and Luke Slater have collaborated for one of the remixes.Liebling said: “I have been a big fan of Depeche Mode for so many years. They have influenced the way that I think about music and DJ. I’m extremely grateful that I could not only do another remix, but that I also got to do it with one of the biggest legends in techno world [Luke Slater].”Slater added: “When I was a kid I was buying Depeche Mode 7-inches, the early ones.

The Anchoress, aka Catherine Anne Davies, has spoken to NME about her new single – a cover of New Order’s ‘Bizarre Love Triangle’ – as well as her new album and upcoming Spring tour.Davies has shared a number of covers over the past year as part of ‘Bandcamp Friday’ – with her rendition of New Order’s 1986 the latest in a line of indie classics. She recently received kudos from collaborators Manic Street Preachers for her take on ‘This Is Yesterday’.“Whenever I’ve done covers, the criteria has always been: is this a great song, and is there something new or different I can bring to it?” Davies told NME, having already covered songs by the likes of The Cure, Depeche Mode and Blur.

Depeche Mode have announced the acts that will be joining them as support on their upcoming ‘Memento Mori’ tour.Announced today (April 12), the band – which is comprised of Martin Gore and Dave Gahan – shared the five acts that will be joining them for their string of tour dates across the continent and the UK later this year.The update was shared on Instagram, where the iconic duo announced that Cold Cave and Young Fathers would be among the names joining them throughout their 34 upcoming shows.Other newly-announced artists joining them include Berlin-based band Hope, former Savages singer turned solo star Jehnny Beth and British trip-hop band Haelos.The European leg of the tour kicks off next month with two performances in the Netherlands, taking place on May 16 and May 18. From there, Depeche Mode will play a series of performances in countries including Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, the UK and Austria, before ending in Norway on August 11.A post shared by Depeche Mode (@depechemode)A performance at London’s Twickenham Stadium on June 17 is also featured in the upcoming shows.

Depeche Mode appeared on BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room, where they performed three songs accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra, and spoke to presenter Gary Davies.Performing at BBC’s Maida Vale studios for the first time, the duo – Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – shared versions of ‘Walking In My Shoes’, ‘Ghosts Again’ and a reworking of Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘Sundown’.During the show, Davies played some listener questions, one of which was: “I’m really interested to know if you have your own idol, musically or otherwise?”Gahan replied: “Yeah, I mean straight away, even when you’re saying that sentence, it’s always been and always will be Bowie. I got to know him a little bit as well in the last few years of his life just because our daughters’ went to the same school in New York.

Depeche Mode have shared two stripped-back performances with the BBC Concert Orchestra – check them out below.The duo – Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – took to the Radio 2 Piano Room to share versions of ‘Walking In My Shoes’ and ‘Ghosts Again’. It aired on the radio during the band’s huge North American arena tour behind comeback album ‘Memento Mori’.Asked by the BBC‘s Gary Davies of their memories of recording ‘Walking In My Shoes’ in the early 1990s, Gahan said: “I don’t have many. That’s not a good thing, but I really don’t remember recording that song and it was a particular time when we were all having too much fun outside of work and I guess it caught up with us, but it’s one of those songs that never gets old when you perform it.“It always evolves.

Lana Del Rey has shot straight to Number One in the UK albums chart with ‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd’.The singer-songwriter beat off competition from Depeche Mode‘s 15th full-length effort, ‘Memento Mori’ to score her sixth chart topping album, tying herself level Arctic Monkeys, Blur and Radiohead on the list of acts with the most UK Number One records to their name.Del Rey also ranks as the female solo artist with the fifth-most chart topping albums in the UK after Madonna (12), Taylor Swift (9), Kylie Minogue (8) and Barbra Streisand (7).She previously hit the top spot with ‘Born To Die’ (2012), ‘Ultraviolence’ (2014), ‘Lust For Life’ (2017), ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell!’ (2019) and ‘Chemtrails Over The Country Club’ (2021).‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd’ also tops the Official Vinyl Albums Chart, proving the most popular record of the week on wax, and is the week’s most-purchased LP in independent record shops, too.Reviewing Del Rey’s album, NME wrote: “As she steps into new lyrical territory here, so too does Lana enter new sonic worlds.

Stella Rose has shared details of her debut album, as well as unveiling new single ‘Faithful’ – check it out below.‘Eye Of Glass’ will be released on May 19 via KRO Records. To coincide with the announcement, Rose has released the video for ‘Faithful’, which was directed by Ben Howley.The New York-based musician worked on the new album over a two-week period in late 2020 with Yves Rothman, who has also recently produced records for Blondshell and Bartees Strange.Rose’s breakout single ‘Muddled Man’ arrived in October 2022, swiftly followed by ‘Angel’ the following month. Both tracks, alongside ‘Faithful’, will appear on ‘Eye Of Glass’.

Lana Del Rey is currently beating Depeche Mode in the race for this week’s UK Number One album.The singer-songwriter released her ninth studio record, ‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd’, last Friday (March 24). That same day saw the arrival of Depeche Mode’s 15th full-length effort, ‘Memento Mori’.According to the latest Official Charts update, Del Rey is on course to bag her sixth UK Number One album with ‘…Ocean Blvd’.

Depeche Mode performed their track ‘Wagging Tongue’ from new album ‘Memento Mori‘ on French TV last month – watch the newly-aired footage below.The synth-pop duo – comprising Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – performed the atmospheric track on French music television show Taratata, which aired Saturday (March 25).The song – one of three songwriting credits Gahan has on ‘Memento Mori’ – is track number two on the album, which NME said in a four-star review was “their best work this century”.Check out footage of the performance below.The band also performed ‘Personal Jesus’, ‘Ghosts Again‘ and ‘Precious’, which you can watch below.In a recent interview with NME, Gore reflected on how Gahan’s writing “gets better with each record we do”, adding “that’s interesting to see”.The new album is Depeche Mode’s first since the loss of bandmate Andy Fletcher. Speaking to NME last year, Gahan said: “Fletch was probably, let’s just say, the least of all of us in terms of excesses.

Depeche Mode kicked off their 2023 world tour in the US last night (March 23) – check out photos, fan-shot footage and the full setlist below.The synth-pop duo – comprising Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – delivered a 23-track set at the Golden 1 Center arena in Sacramento, California. To open the concert, they performed ‘My Cosmos Is Mine’ from their new album ‘Memento Mori’ for the first time.They also debuted ‘Speak To Me’ and ‘Soul With Me’ from the record, and played their recent single ‘Ghosts Again’.Elsewhere, Depeche Mode dedicated a live rendition of their 1990 single ‘World In My Eyes’ to their late bandmate Andy Fletcher.

Depeche Mode performed ‘Ghosts Again’ from new album ‘Memento Mori’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week – check it out below.Ahead of the release of 15th album ‘Memento Mori’, out Friday (March 24), the band – comprising Dave Gahan and Martin Gore – performed the lead single on this week’s episode of the celebrity talk show which aired Tuesday (March 21).Last month, the duo gave ‘Ghosts Again’ its live debut at the SanRemo Song Festival in Italy, the first time they had performed live since the death of bandmate Andy Fletcher last year.Watch the latest live performance of ‘Ghosts Again’ below.Last month, Depeche Mode also performed ‘Ghosts Again’ and ‘Personal Jesus’ on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.“To me, ‘Ghosts Again’ just captures this perfect balance of melancholy and joy,” said frontman Gahan of the song upon its release, with Gore adding: “It’s not often that we record a song that I just don’t get sick of listening to – I’m excited to be able to share it.”The recent performances come ahead of their huge 2023 ‘Memento Mori’ world tour, which starts in the US and Canada this month and kicks off today (March 23) in Sacramento, California at the Golden 1 Center.Last month, the synth-pop duo announced a second North American leg of 29 new dates between late September and mid-December, 2023.Depeche Mode are also scheduled to tour in Europe, the UK and Ireland this year. Find any remaining tickets for the UK dates here.During an interview with NME last October, Gahan said that the new album wasn’t “something I dived into”, explaining: “At first I put up quite a bit of resistance.

Depeche Mode have spoken to NME about what The Psychedelic Furs‘ Richard Butler brought to the writing of their upcoming album, ‘Memento Mori’.The synth-pop icons will this week release their long-awaited 15th album ‘Memento Mori’ – marking their first new material since the passing of founding member Andy Fletcher last year.Four of the album’s tracks – with a further two set to be released later this year – feature songwriting credits from Butler. Speaking to NME as part of a recent interview, the band’s chief songwriter Martin Gore explained the significance of this being a “big first” for him.“I’ve never written with anyone outside of the band in our history,” Gore told NME.

Depeche Mode have revealed why they hand-picked Kelly Lee Owens to open for the band on their upcoming US dates.In February, the band announced the support acts for the North American leg of their 2023 ‘Memento Mori’ world tour.The band confirmed that Kelly Lee Owens would open for them on the first leg of their US/Canada trek, with dates including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago and Toronto.In a new interview with NME, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore spoke about their respect for the Welsh electronica genius and former NME cover star.“We were given a massive list of potential support acts; some of them I knew, like Kelly Lee Owens who I actually really liked, and we decided she’d be a perfect fit,” Gore said.“What she does is very atmospheric and it never seems like there’s only one person playing – she really puts her soul into it.”Elsewhere in the interview, the band spoke about their long-awaited upcoming album ‘Memento Mori’, which is Depeche Mode’s first record since 2017’s ‘Spirit’ and their first since bandmate Andy Fletcher died at the age of 60 in May 2022.“The most important thing is to be putting out good music and that people like it,” Gore said. “Once we finish this tour we’ll take a break, then we’ll see if and when we feel like doing it again.

Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan and Martin Gore have spoken to NME about how the death of Andy Fletcher impacted their dynamic, and said that the loss brought them closer.The two surviving members were speaking as part of a new interview with NME when they opened up about how Andy Fletcher’s death last year impacted the band. Frontman Gahan likened the loss of the keyboardist to that of The Rolling Stones’ late drummer, Charlie Watts.“With The Stones losing Charlie Watts, knowing about their longevity and how it’s fucking hard work to keep a band going for that long, you realise how it’s got to be losing an anchor,” Gahan told NME.

Shakira has revealed that her viral hit ‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53’ was actually inspired by Depeche Mode.Speaking on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, Argentinian producer and DJ Bizarrap explained that the day before he went into the studio with Shakira, he made two potential beats for their collab.Shakira then went on to explain how she was instantly drawn to one of the instrumentals. “It reminded me of Depeche Mode,” she said.If you listen to [‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol.