Depeche Mode news

[Lesley Aeschliman]

Depeche Mode will be going on a world tour in 2006! For more information on these dates, visit: www.depechemode.com/tour/

January 13: Dresden, Germany (Messehalle)
January 15: Hamburg, Germany (Color Line Arena)
January 16: Hamburg, Germany (Color Line Arena)
January 18: Berlin, Germany (Velodrom)
January 20: Dusseldorf, Germany (LTU Arena)
January 23: Prague, Czech Republic (Sazka Arena)
January 24: Erfurt, Germany (Messehalle)
January 26: Frankfurt, Germany (Festhalle)
January 29: Antwerp, Belgium (Sports Paleis)
January 31: Geneva, Switzerland (Arena)
February 1: Marseille, France (Le Dome)
February 3: Toulouse, France (Zenith)
February 4: Lyon, France (Tony Garnier)
February 6: Madrid, Spain (Palacio Deportes)
February 8: Lisbon, Portugal (Pavilhao Atlantico)
February 10: Barcelona, Spain (Palau Sant Jordi)
February 14: Munich, Germany (Olympiahalle)
February 15: Munich, Germany (Olympiahalle)
February 16: Vienna, Austria (Stadthalle)
February 18: Milan, Italy (Forum)
February 21: Paris, France (Bercy)
February 25: Copenhagen, Denmark (Parken Stadium)
March 3: St Petersburg, Russia (SKK)
March 4: Moscow, Russia (Luzhniki)
March 9: Stuttgart, Germany (Schleyerhalle)
March 10: Friedrichshafen, Germany (Messehalle)
March 11: Mannheim, Germany (SAP Arena)
March 13: Graz, Austria (Messehalle)
March 14: Katowice, Poland (Spodek)
March 16: Tallinn, Estonia (Saku Arena)
March 17: Riga, Latvia (New Arena)
March 18: Vilinus, Lithuania (Siemens Arena)
March 21: Budapest, Hungary (Arena)
March 22: Ljubljana, Slovenia (Hala Tivoli)
March 24: Amneville, France (Galaxie)
March 25: Douai, France (Gayant Expo)
March 26: Rotterdam, Holland (Ahoy)
March 28: Zurich, Switzerland (Hallenstadion)
March 30: Manchester, England (MEN Arena)
March 31: Birmingham, England (NEC)
April 2: Wembley, England (Arena)
April 3: Wembley, England (Arena)

Depeche Mode are finalising their plans for concerts in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Dates will be announced in the late summer.

In addition, Depeche Mode will be touring in the following North American cities during October, November, and December of 2005:

Fort Lauderdale
Tampa / St Pete
Atlanta
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Denver
Salt Lake City
Vancouver
Seattle
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Chicago
Detroit
Toronto
Montreal
Washington, D.C.
New York
Boston

Info on the North American shows will be posted here as information is released.

[Lesley Aeschliman]

Depeche Mode have announced that the title of their upcoming album is _Playing The Angel_. Some of the tracks on the album will include:

Precious
Sinner In Me
Suffer Well
John The Revelator
Macrovision
A Pain That I Used To Be
I Want It All

[Lesley Aeschliman]

Depeche Mode's "Precious" is coming available as a one track digital download single.

The track will be available through iTunes (U.S. download becomes available tomorrow (August 23)). In the UK, it won't be available until October 3. In Germany, the download is available through Musicload, and in Sweden, the download is available through Poplife.

[Lesley Aeschliman]

North American tour dates finally announced:

Here are Depeche Mode's North American tour dates:

Nov. 2: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Office Depot Center)
Nov. 3: St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
Nov. 5: Atlanta (Gwinnett Center)
Nov. 7: Houston (Toyota Center)
Nov. 8: Dallas (American Airlines Arena)
Nov. 9: San Antonio (SBC Center)
Nov. 11: Denver (Magness Arena)
Nov. 12: Salt Lake City (E Center)
Nov. 15: Vancouver (GM Place)
Nov. 16: Seattle (Key Arena)
Nov. 18: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
Nov. 19: San Diego (ipayone Center)
Nov. 21: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
Nov. 25: Phoenix (Glendale Arena)
Nov. 26: Las Vegas (the Joint)
Nov. 29: Chicago (Allstate Arena)
Nov. 30: Detroit (the Palace of Auburn Hills)
Dec. 1: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
Dec. 3: Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata)
Dec. 4: Montreal (Bell Centre)
Dec. 7: New York (Madison Square Garden)
Dec. 8: Fairfax, Va. (Patriot Center)