Depeche Mode has announced the opening acts for the North American leg of its 2023 “Memento Mori” world tour.
The synth-pop duo of Dave Gahan and Martin Gore will be touring next month following the release of their 15th studio album, “Memento Mori,” which will be released March 17 via Columbia./mute.
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Yesterday (February 7), the band confirmed that Kelly Lee Owens would be opening for their tour of the United States and Canada. Dates include Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Chicago and Toronto.
However, the Welsh musician and producer will not be appearing at Depeche Mode’s upcoming concert in New York on April 14. Support for this concert will come from Stella Rose, Gahan’s daughter.
According to the group, other North American concerts will be announced “soon”. You can find remaining tickets for previously confirmed dates here.
Depeche Mode will travel to Europe, the UK and Ireland following its North American tour. Find UK concert tickets here.
Memento Mori” is the follow-up to the duo’s 2017 album “Spirit”, and is their first album since founding member Andy Fletcher died last May. A new single titled “Ghosts Again” will be released tomorrow (January 9). ) . FEBRUARY).
During an interview with NME in October 2022, Gahan explained that he was initially hesitant about the possibility of recording a new Depeche Mode album.
“At first I was pretty resilient. I was like, ‘I don’t know if I want to do this again’ – all the usual stuff, but there was a bit more than usual.”
Elsewhere in the conversation, the frontman pointed out that although work on “Memento Mori” began before Fletcher’s death, Fletcher did not record any material for him.
“He never got to hear it, which is very sad for me, because there are songs on this record where I know he would say, ‘This is the best thing we’ve done in years. ‘” Gahan told NME. “I can hear his voice. I can also hear him say, ‘Do all the songs have to be about death?’
Despite its emotional themes, Gahan said “Memento Mori” is ultimately based on positivism and serves as an escape route for him and Gore: “The only thing I can do is write music with Martin”, he continued, “then we can do our own thing and hopefully that brings people together. There’s too much going on right now [en el mundo y en las noticias].
“You’ve got to find a place for yourself somehow. That’s what it is for us right now: make another record, and we’re going to come out and play on those stages.”