Depeche Mode Announce World Tour

2013 Stadium Tour Kicks Off In Europe May 7th

Depeche Mode, the band that redefined the sound of music, launch the start of their majestic, groundbreaking live tour across Europe next summer for what will undoubtedly be the musical highlight of 2013.

Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher will play 34 must-see shows in 25 European countries to an audience of more than 1.5 million fans, before taking the tour to North America. The tour kicks off with an open-air stadium show in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park on Tuesday May 7th.

Other dates include Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, the Stade De France in Paris, Moscow’s Locomotive Stadium, and Rome’s Olympic Stadium. The European leg finishes July 29th at Minsk Arena.

These will be the band’s first live shows since their highly successful 2009/2010 Tour of the Universe during which they played 142 shows, smashing sales records with more than 2.5m tickets sold.

Celebrating over three decades at the top of the musical landscape, with over 100 million record sales, Depeche Mode have spent much of this year working on their hotly anticipated 13th studio album due for release next Spring, the follow-up to 2009’s hypnotic ‘Sounds Of The Universe’.

“I’m thrilled about the new album,” said Dave Gahan, “and I’m very excited to get back on tour. “

May 2013
7 - Tel Aviv, Israel - Hayarkon Park
10 - Athens, Greece - Terra Vibe
12 - Sofia, Bulgaria - George Asparvhov Stadium
15 - Bucharest, Romania - National Stadium
17 - Istanbul, Turkey - Kucukciftlik Park
19 - Belgrade, Serbia - Usce Park
21 - Budapest, Hungary - Puskas Ferenc Stadium
23 - Zagreb, Croatia - Hippodrome
25 - Bratislava, Slovakia- Inter Stadium
28 - London, United Kingdom - O2 Arena

June 2013
1 - Munich, Germany - Olympic Stadium
3 - Stuttgart, Germany - Mercedes-Benz Arena
5 - Frankfurt, Germany - Commerzban Arena
7 - Berne, Switzerland - Stade de Suisse
9 - Berlin, Germany - Olympic Stadium
11 - Leipzig, Germany - Red Bull Arena
13 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Parken
15 - Paris, France - Stade de France
17 - Hamburg, Germany - Imtech Arena
22 - Moscow, Russia - Locomotive Stadium
24 - St. Petersburg, Russia - SKK Arena
27 - Stockholm, Sweden - Borlange Peace & Love Festival
29 - Kiev, Ukraine - Olympic Stadium

July 2013
3 - Dusseldorf, Germany - Esprit Arena
7 - Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter Fest
11 - Bilbao, Spain - BBK Festival
13 - Lisbon, Portugal - Optimus Alive Fest
16 - Nimes, France - Antic Arena
18 - Milan, Italy - San Siro Stadium
20 - Rome, Italy - Olympic Stadium
23 - Prague, Czech Republic - Synot Tip Arena
25 - Warsaw, Poland - National Stadium
27 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Vingus Park
29 - Minsk, Russia - Arena