Depeche Mode hope to release their 14th studio record, ‘Spirit,’ next spring, and follow that with a European tour.
Depeche Mode announced their new album Spirit will be released in spring 2017. The group will follow the release of the LP with a 32-date European Global Spirit Tour, which begins May 5th in Stockholm, Sweden and ends July 23 in Cluj, Romania.
« We’re working on the album with a new team: it’s produced by James Ford [of Simian Mobile Disco], and he’s helped us to make what we feel is a very incredible sounding record, » said Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan. « He was able to really guide us. »
Proceeds from the tour will raise money forcharity:water. « If you don’t know charity:water, you should, » guitarist Martin Gore said. « They’re an amazing organization whose goal is to bring clean, safe drinking water to everybody on the planet. On the last tour, with our fans’ help, we were able to raise over $1.4 million for charity:water. Those funds specifically brought clean water to people in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. »
On November 11th, Depeche Mode will also release Video Singles Collection, a retrospective that compiles the group’s entire videography from 1981 to 2013. « It’s been amazing to go back and relive all the experiences and memories these videos evoke after all these years, » the band said in a statement. « It’s incredible to have all our videos finally together in one place, and we’re hoping our fans enjoy this journey through time as much as we did. »
The last Depeche Mode album, Delta Machine, came out in 2013.
Depeche Mode Tour Dates
May 5 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena
May 7 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
May 9 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Sportpaleis
May 12 – Nice, France @ Stade Charles-Ehrmann
May 14- Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Dvorana Stožice
May 17 – Athens, Greece @ Terra Vibe Park
May 20 – Bratislava, Slovakia @ Štadión Pasienky
May 22 – Budapest, Hungary @ Groupama Aréna
May 24 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Eden Aréna
May 27 – Leipzig, Germany @ Festwiese
May 29 – Lille, France @ Stade Pierre-Mauroy
May 31 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Telia Parken
June 3 – London, United Kingdom @ London Stadium
June 5 – Cologne, Germany @ RheinEnergieStadion
June 9 – Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion
June 11 – Hannover, Germany @ HDI Arena
June 18 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Letzigrund Stadion
June 20 – Frankfurt, Germany @ Commerzbank-Arena
June 22 – Berlin, Germany @ Olympiastadion
June 25 – Rome, Italy @ Stadio Olimpico
June 27 – Milan, Italy @ Stadio San Siro
June 29 – Bologna, Italy @ Stadio Rentao Dall’Ara
July 1 – Paris, France @ Stade de France
July 4 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins-Arena
July 6 – Bilbao, Spain @ BBK Live Festival
July 8 – Lisbon, Portugal @ NOS Alive Festival
July 13 – St. Petersburg, Russia @ SKK
July 15 – Moscow, Russia @ Otkritie Arena
July 17 – Minsk, Belarus @ Minsk-Arena
July 19 – Kiev, Ukraine @ Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
July 21 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
July 23 – Cluj-Napoca, Romania @ Cluj Arena
Source : Depeche Mode Plan New Album ‘Spirit,’ 2017 Tour – Rolling Stone
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