The Memento Mori World Tour was a worldwide

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by the English

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band

Depeche Mode Depeche Mode are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher (musician), Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band currently consists ...

in support of the group's fifteenth studio album, ''

Memento Mori (Latin for "remember (that you have) to die")

''. The tour began on 23 March 2023 and concluded on 8 April 2024. This marked the first concert tour to not feature keyboardist Andy Fletcher, who died in 2022. The tour was first announced on 4 October 2022, along with the ''Memento Mori'' album announcement at an event in

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. A third leg of the tour for North America was announced on 16 February 2023, with 34 additional shows. On 10 July 2023, a second European leg of the tour has been announced with 29 new dates in indoor arenas. The 21, 23 and 25 September 2023 shows in Mexico City were recorded for the upcoming film '' Depeche Mode: M''. Directed by Fernando Frías. The film follows the band during its Mexico City stop on the Memento Mori Tour, which saw them play to more than 3 million fans at 112 shows around the world. It is scheduled for release in late 2025.

Background

On 29 September 2022, Depeche Mode took to their social media channels to post a teaser of an upcoming announcement, reading "Berlin 4.10.22". On 4 October 2022, a special event was held at the

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hosted by Barbara Charone, and was streamed live on YouTube.

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and

Martin Gore Martin Lee Gore (born 23 July 1961) is an English musician and songwriter. He is one of the founding members of the electronic music band Depeche Mode and is the band's main songwriter. He is the band's guitarist and keyboardist, and occasiona ...

were present to discuss details regarding their upcoming world tour to support the new album. Two shows on the tour were part of the

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festival in

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and

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, which Depeche Mode headlined on Fridays 2 June and 9 June 2023. The band performed at

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on 7 October 2023, nearly 30 years to the day after Gahan’s near-death experience in the city when he suffered a heart attack at

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during the Devotional Tour. "Black Celebration" and "

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" made their tour debuts at

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on 21 October 2023. Performances of "

World in My Eyes "World in My Eyes" is a song by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 17 September 1990 as the fourth and final single from their seventh studio album, '' Violator'' (1990). The song peaked at number two in Denmark ...

" on this tour were dedicated to Fletcher, as it was his favourite Depeche Mode song. During the song photos of Fletcher were shown on the video screen, and Dave Gahan moved to Fletcher's usual position on stage left at the end of the track.

Setlist

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My Cosmos Is Mine "My Cosmos Is Mine" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode from their fifteenth studio album, ''Memento Mori''. The song premiered on 9 March 2023, and a remixed version by ANNA was later released on 16 June 2023 as the second si ...

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Walking in My Shoes "Walking in My Shoes" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 26 April 1993 by Mute and Sire as the second single from their eighth studio album, ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' (1993). The song reached numbe ...

" #*"

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" #*"

" # #" Sister of Night" #*"

" # #" In Your Room" (Zephyr mix) #" Everything Counts" #" Precious" # #"

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" #*" My Favourite Stranger" #*" Before We Drown" # #"

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" (*) #*"

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" (*) #*" Strangelove" (acoustic) (*) # #" Soul with Me" (acoustic) (*) #*" Shake the Disease" (acoustic) (*) #*" Strangelove" (acoustic) (*) #*" But Not Tonight" (acoustic) (*) #*" Dressed in Black" (acoustic) (*) #*"

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" (acoustic) (*) #*" Somebody" (*) #*"

" (acoustic) (*) #" Ghosts Again" #"

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" (

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" #*" Behind the Wheel" # #"

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" #*"

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" # #" Stripped" #"

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" #*" Behind the Wheel" #"

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" #;Encore # #" Waiting for the Night" (acoustic) #*" Condemnation" (acoustic) #" Just Can't Get Enough" #" Never Let Me Down Again" #"

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" Setlist for European festival concerts (leg #2) Depeche Mode performed at the

festival in Spain and omitted some songs from their setlist. #"

" #"

" #" In Your Room" (Zephyr mix) #" Everything Counts" #" Precious" #"

" (*) #" Ghosts Again" #"

" #"

" (

remix) #"

" #" Stripped" #"

" #"

" #;Encore #" Just Can't Get Enough" #" Never Let Me Down Again" #"

" Note: "(*)" denotes song sung by

Tour dates

Cancelled shows

Musicians

Depeche Mode

– lead vocals *

– guitar, keyboards, lead and backing vocals

Additional musicians

* Christian Eigner – drums, keyboards *

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– keyboards, bass, backing vocals

Notes

References

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