On January 14, 2014, Depeche Mode, slated for a performance at Palau Sant Jordi on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, took the opportunity to attend FC Barcelona’s afternoon training session. The band members observed the team’s training and, at the session’s conclusion, posed for photos with the players.
Some members of the band, such as Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher, are ardent football fans and support Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC, respectively, as evident in the accompanying photos below:
For those unable to attend Depeche Mode’s Delta Machine tour live, a multicam edited video with excellent audio quality offers a comprehensive experience of their Budapest performance on May 21, 2013.
Depeche Mode launched their Delta Machine world tour on May 4, 2013, at Le Palais Nikaia, Nice, France, treating fans to a lengthy setlist of 24 tracks. The concert featured old favorites like ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ and ‘Black Celebration’ but notably omitted ‘But Not Tonight.’
Setlist: Depeche Mode, Le Palais Nikaia, Nice, France, 5/4/13
1. “Welcome to My World”
2. “Angel”
3. “Walking in My Shoes”
4. “Precious”
5. “Black Celebration”
6. “Policy of Truth”
7. “Should Be Higher”
8. “Barrel of a Gun”
9. “Higher Love”
10. “The Child Inside”
11. “Heaven”
12. “Soothe My Soul”
13. “A Pain That I’m Used To”
14. “A Question of Time”
15. “Secret to the End”
16. “Enjoy the Silence”
17. “Personal Jesus”
18. “Goodbye”
19. “A Question of Lust”
20. “Halo” (Goldfrapp Remix)
21. “Just Can’t Get Enough”
22. “I Feel You”
24. “Never Let Me Down Again”
Full details and video links at slicingupeyeballs.com
During a press conference in Paris on Tuesday, October 23, an unnamed new song was unveiled. You can listen to the track in the accompanying music video below:
The band mentioned that they have around 20 new songs but haven’t yet decided which ones will make it to the as-yet-unnamed new Depeche Mode album. In addition to this, they announced the European tour dates, set to commence on May 7th, 2013. Interestingly, fans were already aware of the tour dates as they were leaked before the official press conference. For those interested, the entire 41-minute press conference can be viewed here:
The band is scheduled to hold a press conference in Paris on Tuesday, October 23, during which they will unveil an exciting announcement.
“Depeche Mode manager Jonathan Kessler explained that Gahan is now fully immersed in his day job. He is recording the new Depeche album in Santa Barbara, California, where Martin Gore resides, for an April 2013 release with a full world tour to follow, according to Kessler.”
Get ready for a lot of new Depeche Mode in 2013. Dave Gahan spoke with Spinner about the group’s future plans once he and Martin Gore are done with their side projects.
Dave Gahan reveals the legendary synth-pop band already has demoed about 20 new songs for its as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2009′s Sounds of the Universe — and already is making plans to take the new songs on the road next year.
In a short interview with Spin, Gahan reports that DM has reconvened with Ben Hillier, who produced Sounds of the Universe and 2005′s Playing the Angel, and also has enlisted the help of producer Christoffer Berg (Fever Ray, The Knife).
“We’ve probably got 20 songs demoed. Some of the songs are in really good shape, some need some work, but we’re definitely on track.
“We have a deadline of the end of November, and there’s no reason we why we won’t meet that at the rate we’re going”
Gahan also says that “There are already plans in place to be touring next year.”.
As for the addition of Berg to the DM studio team, Gahan said, “He’s a great musician and has a lot of fantastic ideas. He’s not afraid to stand up and say, ‘I got an idea.’ I like that. It’s quite intimidating working with a band like ours because you have certain expectations of how it is. A lot are true and some aren’t. Martin and I are open to other people’s ideas.”
Last week, Depeche Mode who was supposed to begin work on its 13th studio album, which Martin L. Gore has said will be out “no later than early 2013.” released the first video evidence that the group is at work on its next LP by releasing a 43-second time-lapse video of the band’s synths and other gear being set up in a studio. Check it out below: