All things Depeche Mode

[captncrzy]

OH MY FUCKING GOD!!!!!!!!

[CrimesceneCookie]

Oh I'd love a tour featuring only songs Alan was a part of...

[captncrzy]

Depeche Mode have started 3rd recording session for their new album. The new session starts after a two weeks break. Fever Ray producer Christoffer Berg who joined Depeche Mode in the studio alongside producer Ben Hillier tweeted on Saturday: "Back to the pit".

My first instinct was that maybe Alan is producing. Appears Hillier and Christoffer Berg (Fever Ray producer!!) are doing that. Hm.

Maybe they're just fucking with everyone for giggles. Or maybe he is actually recording with them.

[captncrzy]

No one on HOME is talking about it...which I find odd.

[captncrzy]

Word on the block is that it means nothing; the person that runs the Facebook page didn't realize he'd be starting a shitstorm by putting those lyrics together with that face.

[Miroir Noir]

Awwww, I wanted this to happen.

[suprefan]

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archive...an_play_1.html

[Derekx]

It was an amazing performance.

[suprefan]

In exciting news for fans of Depeche Mode, information about the band’s upcoming album has started to trickle out. Back in February, the band promised that their next record would be finished by the end of the year. *There hasn’t been much news since then, until new

During an interview with Clash, Mode frontman Dave Gahan revealed that the band has laid down “close to twenty songs,” at their California studio.

Gahan said that the album is going to be rawer than the band’s previous material: “Just because it’s another electronic record doesn’t mean it shouldn’t have a certain edge to it. That’s what we’re getting with this. That’s what’s exciting with the Depeche record. We’re definitely going down that road, where we’ve got a lot more bluesy influence on it, and we’re trying to retain that more in the recording and not get too over-fussed about details.”

It also looks like the record will arrive some time next year, with Gahan aiming for Spring 2013 date. A tour is in the works as well.

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[amyzzz]

"Just Can't Get Enough" was used in a Staples ad for their back to school promotion. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

Dudes just wanted some better caviar

[amyzzz]

Just as long as they use their older, cheesier songs. I would hate to hear "World In My Eyes" in an ad for Expedia or some shit.

[nyarlathotoats]

"Just Can't Get Enough" was used in a Staples ad for their back to school promotion. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

[CrimesceneCookie]

"Just Can't Get Enough" was used in a Staples ad for their back to school promotion. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

I know! I liked it better when Depeche Mode were all anti-Staples. Now thanks to that ad I bought $2000 of back to school supplies I can't afford. I haven't been in school in 20 years. Thanks, Depeche-Sellouts!

[captncrzy]

PeterToo, the admin on teh Home forum tweeted this a couple of days ago:

231012. Paris.


Expecting the album/tour announcement. Also recently stated that the last studio sessions are happening in New York right now.

[betao]

awesome news!

[nyarlathotoats]

Can't wait for the tour dates to be announced! Had a blast at the 09 show the did, and I never stopped moving the entire time!

[captncrzy]

Ok, apparently it's confirmed that the announcement on the 23rd of October will be for a new album/tour, and that presale for (at least part of) the tour will start October 27th.

Also, a German ticketing agency is already selling tickets.


11-07-2013 Olympiahalle Munich Munich
13-07-2013 Festhalle Frankfurt Frankfurt
16-07-2013 ISS dome Düsseldorf
20-07-2013 O2 world Hamburg Hamburg
24-07-2013 O2 World Berlin Berlin


Edit: here is a recap of all of the 'leaked' tour dates by Russian and German sources.

MAY
25 Bratislava

JUNE
01 Munich
15 Paris
22 Moscow
24 St Petersburg

JULY
01 Prague
04 to 07 Spain/Portugal
11 Munich
13 Frankfurt
16 Dusseldorf
20 Hamburg
24 Berlin
27 Minsk
29 Kiev

[suprefan]

How am I not suprised that theyre going to play Germany a dozen times in 6 weeks and sell em all out.

[paulb]

any VCMG tour dates possible?

[Drinkey McDrinkerstein]

They said it would not be something ever performed live, but who knows. Things change. But for now, no.

[captncrzy]

any VCMG tour dates possible?

Nope. It was just something they did for fun. Martin will be busy with DM through 2014, and Vince is busy with Erasure.

[Miroir Noir]

If they do tour it live, do you think it will draw more or less of a crowd than a hypothetical Kings of Leon side project?

[amyzzz]

I think we need to hear from Bumblebee on that, Mitch.

[suprefan]

any VCMG tour dates possible?

[captncrzy]

New depeche mode home page with countdown:

http://countdown.depechemode.com/

[captncrzy]

Dates are starting to leak from local Euro newspapers...press conference will be on Tuesday around 3:30 AM PST

May 10-Greece
München (01.06.),
Stuttgart (03.06.)
Frankfurt (05.06.)
Berlin (09.06.)
Leipzig (11.06.)
Hamburg (17.06.)
Düsseldorf (03.07.)
Peace and Love festival in Sweden

[bemerritt]

Hoping for a Glasto appearance.

[microcuts]

So.. Europe in summer. Is a U.S. Spring/Coachella tour possible? Or will they probably not want to do festivals right off the bat.

[captncrzy]

So.. Europe in summer. Is a U.S. Spring/Coachella tour possible? Or will they probably not want to do festivals right off the bat.

Not 2013