OCTOBER 6th, BERLIN: Depeche Mode (Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher) have today announced the European leg of their ‘Tour of the Universe 2009’. The band are currently in New York working on a new album, due April next year.
Depeche Mode’s eagerly-anticipated follow up to ‘Playing The Angel’ will be the 12th album of a glorious 28 year career in which they have sold over 75 million records. One of the world’s biggest and best live acts, ‘Tour of the Universe 2009’ will undoubtedly be the musical highlight of next year.
Kicking off in Israel on May 10th, this will be Depeche Mode’s first ever stadium tour, taking in 28 cities across 22 countries before finishing at Porto’s Superbock Super Rock Festival on July 11th.
Depeche Mode will play to over 1.3 million fans on this European leg of ‘Tour of the Universe 2009’. It’s their first since 2006’s ‘Playing the Angel’ tour, which smashed European sales records with 1.8 million tickets sold across 87 shows.
The last date of the ‘Playing The Angel’ tour – August 3rd 2006 – was to take place at Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park, but the band were forced to cancel due to the impending war. Tel Aviv’s Ramat Gan Stadium thus provides a fitting stage for Depeche Mode’s spectacular live return.
Watch the video of the press conference here!
Confirmed Tour Dates:
| 10 May 2009 | Ramat Gan Stadium | Tel Aviv | Israel | On Sale 10 Oct |
| 12 May 2009 | Terra Vibe Park | Athens | Greece | On Sale 24 Oct |
| 14 May 2009 | Santral Istanbul | Istanbul | Turkey | On Sale 01 Dec |
| 16 May 2009 | Parc Izvor | Bucharest | Romania | On Sale 27 Oct |
| 18 May 2009 | Vasil Levski Stadium - Tuborg Greenfest | Sofia | Bulgaria | On Sale 13 Oct |
| 20 May 2009 | USCE Park - Tuborg Greenfest | Belgrade | Serbia | On Sale 13 Oct |
| 21 May 2009 | Arena - Tuborg Greenfest | Zagreb | Croatia | On Sale 15 Oct |
| 23 May 2009 | Gwardia Stadium | Warsaw | Poland | Register for Presale |
| 25 May 2009 | Skonto Stadium | Riga | Latvia | On Sale 13 Oct |
| 27 May 2009 | Zalgirio Stadionas | Vilnius | Lithuania | On Sale 20 Oct |
| 30 May 2009 | O2 Arena | London | UK | Register for Presale |
| 02 June 2009 | HSH Nordbank Arena | Hamburg | Germany | Register for Presale |
| 04 June 2009 | LTU Arena | Dusseldorf | Germany | Register for Presale |
| 07 June 2009 | Zentralstadion | Leipzig | Germany | Register for Presale |
| 10 June 2009 | Olympiastadion | Berlin | Germany | Register for Presale |
| 12 June 2009 | Commerzbank Arena | Frankfurt | Germany | Register for Presale |
| 13 June 2009 | Olympiastadion | Munich | Germany | Register for Presale |
| 16 June 2009 | Stadio Olimpico | Rome | Italy | On Sale 16 Oct |
| 18 June 2009 | Stadio San Siro | Milan | Italy | On Sale 16 Oct |
| 20 June 2009 | TW Classic Festival | Werchter | Belgium | On Sale 11 Oct |
| 22 June 2009 | Inter Stadium | Bratislava | Slovakia | On Sale 8 Oct |
| 23 June 2009 | Puskas Ferenc Stadium | Budapest | Hungary | On Sale 28 Oct |
| 25 June 2009 | Slavia Stadium | Czech Republic | Prague | On Sale 8 Oct |
| 27 June 2009 | Venue details to be announced soon | Paris | France | On Sale 5 Dec |
| 30 June 2009 | Parken Stadium | Copenhagen | Denmark | Register for Presale |
| 02 July 2009 | Koengen | Bergen | Norway | On Sale 17 Oct |
| 03 July 2009 | Arvika Festival | Arvika | Sweden | On Sale 13 Oct |
| 11 July 2009 | Super Bock Super Rock Festival | Porto | Portugal | On Sale 6 Oct |
Source: http://www.livenationinternational.com/depechemode/
