Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode star Dave Gahan has revealed he 'totally lost it' and broke down in tears at the funeral of his bandmate Andy Fletcher.

Memento Mori is the first album from the band in six years, following 2017's Spirit. It's out March 24 and it's the group's last LP with founding member Andy “ ...

[Spirit](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22997-spirit/). Depeche Mode will tour North America and Europe [extensively](https://pitchfork.com/news/depeche-mode-expand-2023-north-american-tour/) later this year, and the trek includes a stop at [Primavera Sound](https://pitchfork.com/news/primavera-2023-lineup-blur-kendrick-lamar-depeche-mode-more/) and an April date at Madison Square Garden. The group also performed their classic “Personal Jesus.” Take a look below.

Dave Gahan said he considered quitting Depeche Mode twice before committing to their 2023 album 'Memento Mori.'

"I was just calling up to see how he was doing and he was like, ‘We’re moving on, right?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ I didn’t miss a beat." We have to make decisions as the two of us, so we talk things out, we talk a lot more on the phone, even FaceTime sometimes. Guitarist and keyboardist Gore added that he didn't seriously consider the band’s end and he didn't think about changing the title or theme of the new album. While he emphasized that there was “nothing positive” about the tragedy, he noted that the “one good thing is that it’s brought me and Dave closer. In a new interview with [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/24/depeche-mode-dave-gahan-martin-gore-interview-memento-mori), Gahan said his first moment of doubt came after the pandemic lockdown. … [I was] not really interested in making new music."

UK synthpop greats Depeche Mode have now been a full-on legacy act for decades, but they're still making new music. Next month, Depeche Mode will release ...

(It’s not the first time that Depeche Mode have played that song in the Late Show studio; they [already did it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2GEOcEcRtY&ab_channel=DepecheModeVEVO) when David Letterman was the host.) Last night, Depeche Mode stopped by Stephen Colbert’s Late Show to give the world some idea of how that arena tour will look and sound. In an online bonus, Depeche Mode also knocked out “Personal Jesus,” the eternal classic from their perfect 1990 album Violator.

Depeche Mode are releasing a new album, "Memento Mori," on March 24 via Columbia Records. Last night they were the musical guests on "The Late Show with ...

Girls, Murray A. November 5 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena July 26 - Bucharest, RO - Arena Națională July 23 - Zagreb, HR - Arena Zagreb July 9 - Berlin, DE - Olympiastadion July 7 - Berlin, DE - Olympiastadion June 20 - Munich, DE - Olympiastadion After Fletch’s passing, we decided to continue as we’re sure this is what he would have wanted, and that has really given the project an extra level of meaning.” [passed away in May at age 60](https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/andrew_fletcher_of_depeche_mode_has_died). The Memento Mori tour will be the band’s first tour in five years and the band’s 19th tour overall. [“Ghosts Again,”](https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/depeche_mode_share_video_for_new_song_ghosts_again_and_confirm_new_album_de) via an Anton Corbijn-directed video. Last night they were the musical guests on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, in which they performed their recent single [“Ghosts Again”](https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/depeche_mode_share_video_for_new_song_ghosts_again_and_confirm_new_album_de) and their classic single “Personal Jesus.” Watch both performances below, followed by their [previously announced](https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/depeche_mode_announce_29_new_north_american_tour_dates) upcoming tour dates.

Screenshot via YouTube Last night, Feb. 23, Depeche Mode appeared as the musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. During their performance,

Depeche Mode’s Colbert performance comes after the group’s 1987 mega-hit “Never Let Me Down Again” was featured on the HBO series, The Last of Us. The group’s Colbert appearance saw the remaining members, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore, dip into their favored 1989 number, “Personal Jesus,” next. During their performance, the new wave unit delivered the latest single off their forthcoming LP Memento Mori, “Ghosts Again,” in addition to their classic hit “Personal Jesus.”

Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan looks back on his 1996 drug overdose: "There was complete blackness and this feeling... of utter terror"

I was hellbent on the idea of ‘if I’m going out, I’m going out with a bang’, having what I thought was a good time, surrounded by other fucking sycophantic losers. “There was complete blackness and this feeling I’ve never felt before of utter terror," says Gahan. I thought I did.

Depeche Mode ramped up the advance promotion for its upcoming 15th album Memento Mori by appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Nov. Oct. [second North American leg](https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2023/02/16/depeche-mode-tour-dates-north-america-memento-mori/). The 12-song album is due out March 24 on Columbia Records and can be [preordered now on CD](https://amzn.to/3XdjtOk) and [deluxe clear double-vinyl](https://amzn.to/3JVdrih) via Amazon. Tickets for the new North American show on sale at 10 a.m.

Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan revealed the two moments when he thought about quitting the band. #DepecheMode #DaveGahan.

Fletcher added that he had a full-on nervous breakdown during that episode. The [tour]was 187 gigs, and, unfortunately, I had to pull out of the last leg. He also suffered depression, which started in the 1990s amid the band's issues. According to Gore, Andy Fletcher's death made him realize that Depeche Mode should continue with the songs and title. He recalled how he started his career at 18 when Depeche Mode debuted. Aside from that incident, the singer contemplated again for the second time after Fletcher's death.