Californian dark wave artist Cold Cave will start as the support act for the duo followed by the Scottish avant-pop band Young Fathers who will be supporting them for their London show. French singer Jehnny Beth (formally of the British punk band Savages) will support the band in late June and early July. Berlin-based band Hope and British trip-hop band HÆLOS will also be supporting.

Prior to the announcement, Martin Gore praised Young Fathers to NME: “I’ve been having to listen to a lot of stuff for remixes and support artists lately. A band I thought were very unique were Young Fathers. I’ve been listening to their albums and watching live performances, and they’re just so different to everything else”.

Depeche Mode has already commenced their Memento Mori world tour, their first tour in five years, which started in Sacramento on the 23rd March. Playing a mix of their classics and new songs around the globe until mid-December, the band is set to play more than 80 dates with shows in total across North America and Europe.

The European leg will be comprised of 34 dates and will kick off in the Netherlands next month. The band will be performing in London on the 17th June at Twickenham Stadium. They are also playing Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona and Madrid this Summer. For tickets see here.

Depeche Mode released their fifteenth studio album Memento Mori on the 24th March through Columbia and Mut. The brooding electro-industrial album is the band’s first record since the passing of keyboard player and founding member Andy “Fletch” Fletcher.

The fate of the iconic group from Basildon was uncertain following Fletcher’s passing in May last year. The remaining members Martin Gore and Dave Gahan were unsure whether they could continue. Gahan told the NME that he was sure “Fletch was going to outlive all of us” and his death “still doesn’t feel real”. The band decided to continue despite their apprehensions as Gore told Live Nation Entertainment, “We’re sure this is what he would have wanted, and that has really given the project an extra level of meaning”.

For the full list of Depeche Mode’s European dates see below:

16/05/23 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam
20/05 – Sportspalein – Antwerpen
23/05 – Friends Arena – Stockholm
26/05 – Leipziger Festwiese – Leipzig
28/05 – Národný Futbalový Štadión – Bratislava
31/05 – F Matmut Atlantique – Bordeaux
02/06 – Primavera Sound Festival – Barcelona
04/06 – Merkur Spiel-Arena – Dusseldorf
06/06 – Merkur Spiel-Arena – Dusseldorf
09/06 – Primavera Sound Festival – Madrid
11/06 – Stadion Wankdorf – Bern
14/06 – Malahide Castle – Dublin
17/06 – Twickenham Stadium – London
20/06 – Olympiastadion – Munich
22/06 – Stade Pierre Mauroy – Lille
24/06 – Stade de France – Paris
27/06 – Parken – Copenhagen
29/06 – Deutsche Bank Park – Frankfurt
04/07 – Groupama Stadium – Lyon
07/07 – Olympiastadion – Berlin
12/07 – Stadio Olympico – Rome
14/07 – San Siro – Milan
16/07 –Stadio Renato Dall’Ara – Bologna
21/07 –Wörthersee Stadion – Klagenfurt
23/07 –Arena Zagreb – Zagreb
26/07 –Arena Națională – Bucharest
28/07 – Puskás Aréna – Budapest
30/07 – Letňany Airport – Prague
02/08 – PGE Narodowy – Warsaw
06/08 – Tallinna Lauluväljak – Tallinna
08/08 – Kaisaniemen Puisto – Helsinki
11/08 – Telenor Arena – Oslo

Both their Instagram and Twitter post depicts a countdown, followed by a caption that reads, “time is fleeting, see what it brings.” Then they released another post confirming the release of their first single of Memento Mori, “Ghosts Again.” 

Ghosts Again, the first single off Depeche Mode’s next album Memento Mori, comes out February 9th, 2023. Set your clocks for Feb 9, 6:00 PM CET/5:00 PM GMT / 11:00 AM ET / 8:00 AM PT. pic.twitter.com/HqgmSeeprt

— Depeche Mode (@depechemode) February 3, 2023

This marks the first album in 6 years (Spirit-2017) as well as the first release, following the death of beloved keyboardist, Andy Fletcher (Fletch) in May last year. Depeche Mode frontman, Dave Gahan broke his silence about the new album and single. Initially, Dave was hesitant about the idea of making a 15th Depeche Mode record. He told NME, “It wasn’t something I dived into, I have got to say. At first, I put up quite a bit of resistance. I would say, I don’t know if I still want to do this; all the usual kind of stuff, but there was a bit more of that than usual.”

Gahan also confirmed during the chat with NME that Memento Mori began construction before the death of Fletcher. He explained, “He never got to hear any of it, which is really sad to me because there are songs on this record where I know he’d be like, ‘This is the best thing we’ve had in years.’ I can hear his voice. I can also hear him saying, ‘Does every song have to be about death?!'” 

The concept of Memento Mori is mostly rooted in positivity, resemblance to escapism for him and Martin Gore. He says, “The one thing I can do is make music with Martin, then we can go do our thing and hopefully that brings people together. It’s just all too much, in the world and the news right now.”

Depeche Mode announced the 15th album in October, alongside a world tour. The album’s name, Memento Mori, deliberately indicates the loss of Fletcher, who was a dear friend. a “memento mori” is an object resembling a reminder that death will always be inevitable. According to Martin Gore, the name concept was chosen prior to Fletcher’s passing. “It sounds very morbid, but I think you can look at it very positively as well. Gore says. “I think that’s how we like to interpret it too… After Fletch’s passing, we decided to continue as we’re sure this is what he would have wanted, and that has really given the project an extra level of meaning.”

Europe 2023 Tour Dates

05/16/2023- Ziggo Dome- Amsterdam, The Netherlands

05/18- Ziggo Dome- Amsterdam, The Netherlands  *EXTRA DATE*

05/20- Sportpaleis Antwerpen- Antwerp, Belgium

05/23- Friends Arena- Stockholm, Sweden

05/26- Leipziger Festwiese- Leipzig, Germany

05/28- Narodny Futbalovy Stadion- Bratislava, Slovakia

More tour dates will be available here.