Memento Mori World Tour


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The Memento Mori World Tour[1] was a worldwide concert tour by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode in support of the group's fifteenth studio album, Memento Mori. The tour began on 23 March 2023 and concluded on 8 April 2024. This marked the first concert tour to not feature keyboardist Andy Fletcher, who died in 2022.

Memento Mori World Tour
Tour by Depeche Mode

Promotional poster for the tour

Location
  • North America
  • Europe
Associated albumMemento Mori
Start date23 March 2023
End date8 April 2024
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 45 in North America
  • 67 in Europe
  • 112 in total
Depeche Mode concert chronology

The tour was first announced on 4 October 2022, along with the Memento Mori album announcement at an event in Berlin.[2] A third leg of the tour for North America was announced on 16 February 2023, with 34 additional shows.[3] On 10 July 2023, a second European leg of the tour has been announced with 29 new dates in indoor arenas.[4]

On 29 September 2022, Depeche Mode took to their social media channels to post a teaser of an upcoming announcement, reading "Berlin 4.10.22".[5] On 4 October 2022, a special event was held at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin hosted by Barbara Charone,[6] and was streamed live on YouTube.[7] Dave Gahan and Martin Gore were present to discuss details regarding their upcoming world tour to support the new album.[2]

Two shows on the tour were part of the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona and Madrid, which Depeche Mode headlined on Fridays 2 June and 9 June 2023.[8]

"Black Celebration" and "Policy of Truth" made their tour debuts at New York City's Barclays Center on 21 October 2023.[9]

The band have performed the song "World in My Eyes" on every show in memory of Fletcher, due to this being his favourite song.[10]

 
Depeche Mode at Scotiabank Arena, April 2023

Setlist for North America (legs #1 and #3) and Europe (legs #2 and #4)[a]

  1. "My Cosmos Is Mine"
  2. "Wagging Tongue"
  3. "Walking in My Shoes"
  4. "It's No Good"
  5. "Sister of Night"
  6. "In Your Room" (Zephyr mix)
  7. "Everything Counts"
  8. "Precious"
  9. "Speak to Me"
  10. "A Question of Lust" (*)
  11. "Soul with Me" (acoustic) (*)
  12. "Ghosts Again"
  13. "I Feel You"
  14. "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont remix)
  15. "World in My Eyes"
  16. "Wrong"
  17. "Stripped"
  18. "John the Revelator"
  19. "Enjoy the Silence"
    Encore
  20. "Waiting for the Night" (acoustic)
  21. "Just Can't Get Enough"
  22. "Never Let Me Down Again"
  23. "Personal Jesus"

Setlist for European festival concerts (leg #2)

Depeche Mode performed at the Primavera Sound festival in Spain and omitted some songs from their setlist.[12]

  1. "My Cosmos Is Mine"
  2. "Wagging Tongue"
  3. "Walking in My Shoes"
  4. "It's No Good"
  5. "In Your Room" (Zephyr mix)
  6. "Everything Counts"
  7. "Precious"
  8. "Home" (*)
  9. "Ghosts Again"
  10. "I Feel You"
  11. "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont remix)
  12. "World in My Eyes"
  13. "Stripped"
  14. "John the Revelator"
  15. "Enjoy the Silence"
    Encore
  16. "Just Can't Get Enough"
  17. "Never Let Me Down Again"
  18. "Personal Jesus"

Note: "(*)" denotes song sung by Martin Gore.

Additional musicians

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  • Christian Eigner – drums, keyboards
  • Peter Gordeno – keyboards, bass, backing vocals
  1. ^ At the show in Edmonton, Canada, "A Question of Lust" was on the printed setlist but was not performed due to Martin Gore's vocal problems.[11]
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  2. ^ a b Enis, Eli (4 October 2022). "Depeche Mode Announce New Album and 2023 World Tour". Revolver. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ Skinner, Tom (16 February 2023). "Depeche Mode add extra North American leg to 'Memento Mori' world tour". NME. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. ^ Skinner, Tom (10 July 2023). "Depeche Mode announce new 2024 tour dates in UK, Ireland and Europe". NME. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Berlin 4.10.22". Facebook. Depeche Mode. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Depeche Mode announce new album and tour". depeche-mode.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Depeche Mode - Special Event - Berlin 04/10/22". YouTube. Depeche Mode. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  8. ^ Torres, Eric; Sodomsky, Sam (5 June 2023). "The Best of Primavera Sound 2023: Blur, Kendrick, Rosalía, and More". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  9. ^ Pearis, Bill (23 October 2023). "Depeche Mode gave tour debuts to "Policy of Truth" & "Black Celebration" @ Barclays Center (pics, video, setlist)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  10. ^ Schneider, Michael (29 March 2023). "Depeche Mode Plays Emotional, Energetic Set in First L.A. Show Since Andrew Fletcher's Death: Concert Review". Variety. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. ^ "2023-11-21 Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB, Canada". dmlive.wiki. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Depeche Mode, first headliner of Primavera Sound Barcelona and Madrid 2023". primaverasound.com. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  13. ^ Campbell, Lee (15 June 2023). "Depeche Mode live in Dublin: a stunning celebration of life and music". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  14. ^ Depeche Mode [@depechemode] (7 August 2023). "Due to forecasted severe weather conditions, we are being forced to cancel tomorrow's show in Helsinki. Safety is our number one priority and we have been advised by the relevant authorities that it could be unsafe to proceed. Refunds will be available from the point of purchase" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 December 2023 – via Twitter.