With Depeche Mode set to formally launch its new album Delta Machine this evening with the kick-off performance of the 2013 season of the “Live on Letterman” concert series, the band today unveiled the long-awaited dates to its North American tour, a trek that opens Aug. 22 in Detroit and runs through Oct. 8 in Phoenix.
The band released the following statement regarding the tour:
“I’m really looking forward to getting out there and performing. There are so many die hard Depeche Mode fans who have been with us every step of this journey that I can’t wait to see. I also hope that we gain some new fans with the release of Delta Machine, and I look forward to exposing them to a great Depeche Mode live performance,” said Dave Gahan.
Martin Gore added, “I enjoy being in front of an audience because our songs really take on a life of their own when performed live. When we’re performing, the stage almost becomes a mirror for the people who have been there since the beginning, and we become a reflection of our audience. I’m looking forward to this tour for that very reason.”
The synthpop legends will follow up tonight’s concert with their first-ever appearance at South By Southwest for a Q&A session and live performance, then a European album-release show this weekend in Austria. The band’s 2013 world tour launches May 4 in France and continues late July in Europe (see dates below), with as-yet-unannounced North American dates to follow.
Delta Machine is due out March 26.
Tickets for the U.S. shows go on sale April 6; see fansite Home for full pre-sale details.
Depeche Mode tour dates:
UNITED STATES
March 11: “Live On Letterman,” New York, NY
March 15: South By Southwest, Brazos Hall, Austin, TX
EUROPE
March 24: MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria
May 4: Palais Nikaia, Nice, France
May 7: Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel
May 10: Terra Vibe, Athens, Greece
May 12: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
May 15: National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania
May 17: Kucukciftlik Park, Istanbul, Turkey
May 19: Usce Park, Belgrade, Serbia
May 21: Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
May 23: Hippodrome, Zagreb, Republic of Croatia
May 25: Inter Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
May 28: O2 Arena, London, England
May 29: O2 Arena, London, England
June 1: Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany
June 3: Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
June 5: Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
June 7: Stade De Suisse, Berne, Switzerland
June 9: Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
June 11: Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany
June 13: Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
June 15: Stade De France, Paris, France
June 17: Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany
June 22: Locomotive Stadium, Moscow, Russia
June 24: SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
June 27: Peace & Love Festival, Borlange, Sweden
June 29: Olympic Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine
July 3: Esprit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany
July 5: Esprit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany
July 7: Rock Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium
July 11: BBK Festival, Bilbao, Spain
July 13: Optimus Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
July 16: Antic Arina, Nimes, France
July 18: San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy
July 20: Olympic Stadium, Rome, Italy
July 23: Olympic Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic
July 25: National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland
July 27: Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania
July 29: Minsk Arena, Minsk, Belarus
NORTH AMERICA
Aug. 22: DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI
Aug. 24: First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL
Aug. 27: Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN
Sept. 1: Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON
Sept. 3: Bell Centre, Montreal, QB
Sept. 6: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Sept. 8: Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
Sept. 10: Jiffy Lube Live, Washington D.C.
Sept. 12: Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, GA
Sept. 14: Live Nation Amphitheatre at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, FL
Sept. 15: BB&T Center, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Sept. 18: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX
Sept. 20: Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas, TX
Sept. 22: Sleep Train Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA
Sept. 24: Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA –
Sept. 26: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
Sept. 28: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 29: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 8: Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Depeche Mode to perform at South By Southwest during first-ever visit to festival
- Depeche Mode announce South By Southwest Q&A to discuss ‘Delta Machine,’ world tour
- Depeche Mode to debut ‘Delta Machine’ with ‘Letterman’ concert, Times Square broadcast
- Depeche Mode to debut ‘Delta Machine’ songs with free album-release show in Vienna
- Video: Depeche Mode, ‘Heaven’ — first single off forthcoming ‘Delta Machine’
Less than 20 dates and no Madison Square Garden. Hmmm…
Madison Square Garden will be in 2014 when DM return to the states for the second leg of the North American Tour. Dave has stated in interviews that the will be playing MSG on this tour.
Ah i see, ok :)
I don’t know…DM have not played 2 North American legs since 1993/1994..still not a lot of dates here and 25% of them are in CA…
St. Paul! Sweet, they haven’t played there since the Exiciter Tour, kind of strange no Denver or Kansas City though
No Colorado date? Please tell me they’re still booking dates because they’ve never skipped Colorado! :( :(
There better be a second leg including Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake City, and Denver!
DANG! No Indianapolis dates!
They did a 2nd leg on PTA tour.
They’ve skipped St. Louis for 20 years, here’s hoping we get them this time. I can’t road trip to see them.
Hopefully they will come back to Seattle for the 2nd leg of the NA tour.
What! NO DENVER! :(
Well i keep hearing that they are doing a second leg of north america and will be comeing to denver lets just hope its true!
They’re playing two weekends at the Austin (TX) City Limits festival in October. ACL is following Coachella’s lead and doing two weekends of the same line-up,
Vancouver for F’s sake! They screwed us on Tour of the Universe and if they don’t come, at the very, very least, to Seattle I’m really going to be pissed at DM. COME TO VANCOUVER!
There were cities that were left off the tour for 2013. They will be playing these cities when they come back in 2014. A second leg of the Delta Machine tour is a go from what I’ve heard. They haven’t done that since the Devotional tour, which was f’n awesome!!! Cannot wait for them to come back.