Depeche Mode to tour North America
The British synth-pop group will go on the road for the first time since 2009
Los Angeles: With two weeks until the release of its new studio album, Depeche Mode announced details on Monday of an upcoming North American tour, the first since a 2009 jaunt for the long-running British synth-pop group. Depeche Mode will launch the tour — tied to Delta Machine, due out March 26 — on August 22 at Detroit’s DTE Energy Music Theatre. Tickets for the tour go on sale on April 6.
“I’m really looking forward to getting out there and performing,” said frontman Dave Gahan in a statement. “There are so many die-hard Depeche Mode fans who have been with us every step of this journey that I can’t wait to see.”
Added multi-instrumentalist Martin Gore: “I enjoy being in front of an audience because our songs really take on a life of their own when performed live. When we’re performing, the stage almost becomes a mirror for the people who have been there since the beginning, and we become a reflection of our audience. I’m looking forward to this tour for that very reason.”
Depeche Mode (which also includes multi-instrumentalist Andy Fletcher) was scheduled to appear on Monday night on Late Show With David Letterman, and to play a concert on Friday at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
