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 band’s “exquisite darkness,” Rolling Stone praising the album’s “characteristic musical beauty and lyrical depth,” 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 “the biggest cult band in the world” and lauded the album’s “perfect blend of ominous mood, electronic textures that range from intense to ethereal,” while the NME and Uncut labelled Memento Mori “majestic” and “their most powerful work this century, respectively.

Produced by James Ford, with additional production work by Marta Salogni, Memento Mori’s gestation took place during the early stages of the Covid pandemic, resulting in themes inspired directly by that period. The album’s 12 tracks chart a vast expanse of moods and textures, from its ominous opening to its closing resolve—running 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 Sacramento’s 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 York’s Madison Square Garden, Chicago’s United Center, and Toronto’s 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 Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, Milan’s San Siro Stadium, and London’s 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 Austin’s Moody Center, Vancouver’s Rogers Arena, additional New York City shows at Madison Square Garden and Barclay’s Center, Seattle’s 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 Mode’s 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 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center 
March 25 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center 
March 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum 
March 30 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena 
April 2 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center 
April 5 – Chicago, IL – United Center 
April 7 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena 
April 9 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre 
April 12 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell 
April 14 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden 
May 16 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome 
May 18 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
May 20 – Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis Antwerpen 
May 23 – Stockholm, SE – Friends Arena 
May 26 – Leipzig, DE – Leipziger Festwiese 
May 28 – Bratislava, SK – Národný Futbalový Štadión 
May 31 – Lyon, FR – Groupama Stadium 
June 2 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound Festival 
June 4 – Dusseldorf, DE – Merkur Spiel-Arena 
June 6 – Dusseldorf, DE – Merkur Spiel-Arena 
June 9 – Madrid, ES – Primavera Sound Festival 
June 11 – Bern, CH – Stadion Wankdorf 
June 14 – Dublin, IE – Malahide Castle 
June 17 – London, UK – Twickenham Stadium 
June 20 – Munich, DE – Olympiastadion
June 22 – Lille, FR – Stade Pierre Mauroy 
June 24 – Paris, FR – Stade de France 
June 27 – Copenhagen, DK – Parken 
June 29 – Frankfurt, DE – Deutsche Bank Park 
July 1 – Frankfurt, DE – Deutsche Bank Park
July 4 – Bordeaux, FR – Matmut Atlantique 
July 7 – Berlin, DE – Olympiastadion 
July 9 – Berlin, DE – Olympiastadion
July 12 – Rome, IT – Stadio Olympico 
July 14 – Milan, IT – San Siro 
July 16 – Bologna, IT – Stadio Renato Dall’Ara 
July 21 – Klagenfurt, AT – Wörthersee Stadion ‘
July 23 – Zagreb, HR – Arena Zagreb 
July 26 – Bucharest, RO – Arena Națională 
July 28 – Budapest, HU – Puskás Aréna 
July 30 – Prague, CZ – Letňany Airport 
August 2 – Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy 
August 4 – Krakow, PL – Tauron Arena
August 6 – Tallinn, EE – Tallinna Lauluväljak 
August 8 – Helsinki, FI – Kaisaniemen Puisto 
August 11 – Oslo, NO – Telenor Arena
September 21 – Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol 
September 23 – Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol 
September 25 – Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol 
September 29 – Austin, TX – Moody Center 
October 1 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
October 4 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center 
October 7 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
October 10 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center 
October 12 – Miami, FL – Miami-Dade Arena 
October 15 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
October 19 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena 
October 21 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
October 23 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena 
October 25 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center 
October 28 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden 
October 31 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
November 3 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell 
November 5 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
November 8 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
November 10 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
November 13 – Chicago, IL – United Center
November 16 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
November 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena
November 21 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place 
November 24 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena 
November 26 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
November 28 – Portland, OR – MODA Center
December 1 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena 
December 3 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center 
December 6 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena
December 8 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena
December 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
December 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
December 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
December 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena