Depeche Mode concert at the National Arena in Bucharest.

11:13 2022-10-04

Depeche Mode will perform a concert at the National Arena in Bucharest on July 26, 2023, as part of their "Memento Mori" world tour. The tour will promote Depeche Mode's fourteenth studio album, "Memento Mori," which will be released in the spring of 2023. The concert will be opened by the band HÆLOS.

Depeche Mode, inducted into the "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame" in 2020, announced today at a press conference held in Berlin the release of a new album, followed by a world tour. Depeche Mode's fourteenth studio album will be titled "Memento Mori" and will be released in the spring of 2023.

The "Memento Mori" tour, presented by Live Nation, will begin in March with a series of special events in North America, followed by concerts in Europe starting in May. The Depeche Mode show will include songs from the new album "Memento Mori" as well as songs from their previous, already acclaimed albums.

"We started working on this project at the beginning of the pandemic, and the themes of the material are directly inspired by that period. After Fletch's passing, we decided to continue, convinced that it is what he would have wanted, and this has only given the project a special significance," stated Martin Gore during the tour announcement press conference.

"Fletch would have absolutely loved this album. We are excited to share this material with you and can't wait to present it live in next year's concerts," added Dave Gahan.

The "Memento Mori" tour will be Depeche Mode's 19th tour and the first in over five years. Their most recent and longest tour, the "Global Spirit Tour" (2017-2018), with over 130 concerts, brought the band in front of more than 3 million fans in Europe and North America. Romania was among the lucky countries, with a live show in Cluj-Napoca, organized by Emagic in 2017, at Cluj Arena.

"Memento Mori" will be Depeche Mode's 15th studio album and a follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Spirit" (2017), which reached number one in 11 territories and top 5 in over 20 countries. "Memento Mori" will be globally released in the spring of 2023 via Columbia Records.

With sales of over 100 million records and performances in front of more than 35 million fans worldwide, Depeche Mode remains a prominent name with a major influence in the industry. Their music continues to evolve, serving as an unforgettable inspiration for fans, critics, and artists alike.