After a half decade away from touring, 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. 21 and New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Oct. 28.
The tour, which shares a name with Depeche Mode’s well-received new album, is the group’s first after two monumental events for the band — their 2020 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the untimely passing of keyboardist Andy “Fletch” Fletcher.
Although they aren’t going to officially replace Fletch, they continue to soldier on.
“The one thing I can do is make music with Martin (Gore),” frontman Dave Gahan told NME. He continued, “…hopefully that brings people together.”
And if you want to see Gahan and Gore bring people together with their timeless hits like “Personal Jesus,” “Just Can’t Get Enough,” “Enjoy The Silence,” and so many more live, it isn’t too late to grab last-minute seats.
We’re happy to report some are quite cheap, too.
At the time of publication, we found tickets on the market going for as low as $4 before fees on Vivid Seats.
While that price is a bit of an outlier, most other shows have seats starting anywhere from $12 to $166 before fees.
Curious how much tickets cost for the show closest to you?
Keep scrolling, Depeche Devotees.
We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the remaining North American ‘Memento Mori Tour’ dates below.
All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.
Depeche Mode 2023 tour schedule
A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:
| Depeche Mode tour dates | Ticket prices start at |
|---|---|
| Oct. 19 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN | $4 |
| Oct. 21 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY | $45 |
| Oct. 23 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. | $61 |
| Oct. 25 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA | $29 |
| Oct. 28 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY | $87 |
| Oct. 31 at the TD Garden in Boston, MA | $26 |
| Nov. 3 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC, CA | $40 |
| Nov. 5 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, CA | $76 |
| Nov. 8 at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI | $60 |
| Nov. 10 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH | $57 |
| Nov. 13 at the United Center in Chicago, IL | $57 |
| Nov. 16 at the Ball Arena in Denver, CO | $71 |
| Nov. 18 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT | $98 |
| Nov. 21 at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB, CA | $12 |
| Nov. 24 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC, CA | $52 |
| Nov. 26 at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA | $55 |
| Nov. 28 at the Moda Center in Portland, OR | $80 |
| Dec. 1 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV | $74 |
| Dec. 3 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, CA | $82 |
| Dec. 6 at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, CA | $95 |
| Dec. 8 at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, CA | $95 |
| Dec. 10 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA | $112 |
| Dec. 12 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA | $70 |
| Dec. 15 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA | $130 |
| Dec. 17 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA | $96 |
| Jan. 22, 2024 at the O2 Arena in London, GB | $166 |
(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)
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Depeche Mode set list
Now that the tour has become a well-oiled machine, the band sticks to a pretty strict set list.
Here’s what you’ll likely hear if you catch the band live this year, courtesy of Set List FM.
01.) “My Cosmos Is Mine”
02.) “Wagging Tongue”
03.) “Walking in My Shoes”
04.) “It’s No Good”
05.) “Sister of Night”
06.) “In Your Room” (Zephyr Mix)
07.) “Everything Counts”
08.) “Precious”
09.) “My Favourite Stranger”
10.) “A Question of Lust”
11.) “Strangelove”
12.) “Ghosts Again”
13.) “I Feel You”
14.) “A Pain That I’m Used To” (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
15.) “World in My Eyes” (Dedicated to Andrew Fletcher)
16.) “Wrong”
17.) “Stripped”
18.) “John the Revelator”
19.) “Enjoy the Silence”
Encore:
20.) “Condemnation”
21.) “Just Can’t Get Enough”
22.) “Never Let Me Down Again”
23.) “Personal Jesus”
Depeche Mode new music
2023’s “Memento Mori” album is the group’s first since 2017’s “Spirit.”
In 2020, Gahan and Gore began writing music remotely for the upcoming record, and a lot of the material they penned reflected the dour feeling of the time — the album’s title translates to the heavy axiom “remember you must die.”
Their collaborative style was also a product of the quarantine era.
The two would send song ideas back and forth. In an interview with Billboard, Gore shared, “I played guitar and sort of sang on my iPhone,” and Gahan “sent it back with his angelic voice.”
You can listen to the album that Rolling Stone awarded a glowing four-star review here.
Depeche Mode special guests
Not familiar with the openers joining Gahan and Gore on the road?
To acquaint yourself with their respective sounds, here is each act’s most streamed track on Spotify.
Kelly Lee Owens: “Bird”
Young Fathers: “I Heard”
DIIV: “Doused”
’80s stars on tour in 2023-24
Many stars that defined the sound of the MTV era are taking their timeless hits back on the road again this year.
Here are just five of our favorite acts you won’t want to miss live.
• Madonna
• Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
• U2
• Billy Joel with Stevie Nicks
• Sting
Not enough ’80s for you? Check out our list of the 107 biggest ’80s concert tours in 2023 here.
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