modefan.com :: A Depeche Mode Website

Depeche Mode “Waiting for the Night” | Berlin Olympiastadion 2009

7.2.2009

An amazing video of Depeche Mode performing “Waiting for the Night” live in Berlin, on June 10th, 2009.

Source: YouTube | devotee89

Share Your Concert Experience & Special Contest

7.1.2009

Calling all Fans Of The Universe. Check out the new Depeche Mode Tour Map.

If you're participating in the Tour of the Universe, we want to hear from you. Let everyone know which concert you're attending, and once you attended, upload photos and share your concert experience.

Also, keep checking the official site for a special contest. News to come shortly…

Source: depeche mode dot com

Live Here Now Is Up And Running

7.1.2009

After a slight delay, Live Here Now is back up and running with the limited edition live CDs and downloads of their recordings of the Tour Of The Universe.

The downloadable version of the recent Tel Aviv show is now online, and the CDs will be shipping shortly. You can hear sound samples of all the tracks (including the crowd singing Happy Birthday to Dave) on the Tel Aviv page of the Live Here Now web site!

Source: depeche mode dot com

Depeche Mode On World Cafe

6.30.2009

Tune into the National Public Radio’s World Cafe with host David Dye on July 10th, 2009, to hear a live session with Depeche Mode.

Links:

Find a program broadcast time

Listen Live - Worldwide (the WXPN/Philadelphia stream Monday through Friday, 2pm to 4pm Eastern Standard Time)

Source: depeche mode dot com

Depeche Mode Added Another Show In Belgium

6.24.2009

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 | Antwerp, Belgium | Sportspaleis

Source: depeche mode dot com

Bulgaria Mayor Claims Depeche Mode Will Perform In Shumen

6.23.2009

The popular UK new wave band Depechе Мode might perform in Bulgaria’s city of Shumen in the spring of 2010.

The news was announced Tuesday by Shumen’s Mayor, Krasimir Kostov.

Kostov said that negotiations were underway and the band’s visit would be sponsored by the brewery company “Carlsberg - Bulgaria.” The band will perform on the stage at “Studentski” park, the Mayor further informed.

In the mean time, the spokesperson of “Carlsberg - Bulgaria”, Ralitsa Ilieva, cited by the Bulgarian information agency BGNES, said the company did not have any information about Depeche Mode traveling to Shumen, adding the brewery was the sponsor of the canceled Sofia concert.

Kostov said that the City Hall was also hoping to bring AC/DC and Uriah Heep to Shumen.

10 days ago, Bulgarian fans of Depeche Mode received the disheartening news of the irreversible cancellation of the planned concert in Sofia.

The band’s manager announced a string of concerts will be axed after their efforts to reschedule them failed.

The musicians promised to include Sofia, Athens, Istanbul, Bucharest, Belgrade, Warsaw, Riga and Vilnius in their next tour.

The band issued May 14 a statement announcing that it had been a “severe bout of gastroenteritis” that had sent lead singer Dave Gahan to hospital.

While in hospital, further medical tests revealed a low-grade malignant tumor in Dave’s bladder, which has since been successfully removed.

Source: novinite.com Sofia News Agency

A Statement From Marek Lieberberg

6.23.2009

The following statement from Marek Lieberberg is in response to the secondary concert ticket market in Germany. Martin, Dave and Andy applaud Mareks efforts to fight ticket reselling.

We understand the frustration of fans with respect to the ticket black market, touts and unjustified surcharges. The Marek Lieberberg Konzertagentur has not only expressively warned the fans about so called secondary ticketing platforms, but also taken legal action against these.

At MLK’s request the District Court of Munich prohibited the internet ticket portal Smartfox/Ventic from trading in tickets indirectly obtained through the MLK distribution system or through third parties. Due to the law and a leading decision of the Federal Court of Justice in Germany ticket trading on these platforms is only forbidden, if a dealer purchases tickets directly from the promoter’s sales system while concealing his real intention to resell them commercially. “The decision is a first small step forward the long overdue regulation of ticket sales and the restriction of black market trading”, commented Marek Lieberberg.

Despite this ruling numerous touts and non-authorized dubious dealers are continuing to obtain tickets, thus creating an artificial shortage and demanding excessive premiums. Unfortunately German courts have not realized the extent of illegal ticket trading and do not protect the customers from horrendous surcharges. The freedom of resale has been put above consumer protection.

While we continue in our quest, we urge fans to neglect inflated tickets from resellers. “The lesson will only be learnt, if the public rejects overpriced inventory!”, Lieberberg said.

Only last week the added Depeche Mode arena show at the O2 World in Berlin was sold out within hours via the official ticketing company Eventim and its outlets. However, shortly afterwards numerous tickets resurfaced via private and commercial ticket traders. Marek Lieberberg Konzertagentur advises that there are still tickets available at face value via Eventim for several Depeche Mode stadium and indoor arena concerts in Germany.

The fans need to demonstrate that they are not willing to be forced into the secondary market and excessive surcharges. Thereby the touts will be stuck with their inventory and eventually have to lower their price to the original level or take a well deserved loss. “The legal battle of MLK against the secondary ticket market continues”, Lieberberg said.

Source: depeche mode dot com

Two Shows In November In Italy Officially Announced

6.19.2009

Wednesday, November 25th | Bologna, Italy | Palamalaguti
Thursday, November 26th | Torino, Italy | Palaolimpico

Source: depeche mode dot com

Depeche Mode Competition By Sigur Rós

6.16.2009

Sigur Rós is running a Depeche Mode related competition, giving away five 7" vinyl copies of the new single ‘Peace’. Go here to register. Here is the full competition announcement:

As we mentioned last month, jónsi has remixed the song “Come Back” for the latest Depeche Mode single “Peace”. It’s only available on the 7" vinyl version - and to celebrate the release we’re running a competition - we have five copies of the vinyl to give away.

Email us your name & address before 9pm on Thursday June 18th (Icelandic time). The five winners will be selected randomly.

Source: Sigur Rós

A Message From Martin, Andy And Dave Regarding The Cancelled Shows

Martin, Andy & Dave

6.15.2009

To all our fans who held tickets to the recently cancelled shows,

We want to express our deep and heartfelt apology for having to cancel these shows and want to also provide a bit of explanation for why we are not able to replay these dates. We do not take cancelling shows lightly and understand your disappointment and frustration with the cancellations - we are disappointed as well.

After our successful Eastern and Southern European shows in 2006, we were excited to return to some of our favorite cities and to meet our devoted fans in new cities where we had never played. Once we realized we would not be able play the dates as originally scheduled, we started looking at all possible rescheduling options with our manager and booking agent. The delays in getting information to all of you during this period were due to our strong desire to fully explore all options, and the logistical difficulties of rescheduling shows on a tour of this size. All of this was made more difficult by the fact that the majority of the shows we were unable to play were stadiums, which meant that we could only replay the dates during the summer. As many of you are aware, we had already scheduled dates in North and South America following our current European tour, so our summer schedule is completely full. Unfortunately, in the end, we were only able to reschedule our missed shows that were to be played in indoor venues, as we could postpone these until our winter European tour leg. Although we were unable to reschedule the shows in Athens, Istanbul, Bucharest, Sofia, Belgrade, Warsaw, Riga and Vilnius, we will make it our priority to come back to these cities in the near future.

Again, we want to say thank you for you patience, understanding and support during this period. We apologize sincerely for not being able to perform for you as originally planned.

-Martin, Andy and Dave

Source: depeche mode dot com

Tour Of The Universe Update

6.12.2009

An official announcement was posted today on depeche mode dot com regarding the cancelled shows. You can read the full tour update announcement below:

Depeche Mode resumed their ‘Tour of the Universe’ on Monday June 8th in Leipzig, Germany following singer Dave Gahan’s recent illness. They followed up their return with a spectacular 65,000 sell out success in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on June 10th, and their European summer tour will now continue as per the original schedule.

CANCELLED SHOWS

Unfortunately, Depeche Mode are not able to reschedule 8 of the cancelled shows due to scheduling conflicts. Despite efforts to find a window in which to reschedule these dates, it has proven unfeasible to do so.

The eight cancelled shows are:

May 12th - Athens Terra Vibe
May 14th - Istanbul Santral Istanbul
May 16th - Bucharest Parc Izvor
May 18th - Sofia Vasil Levski Stadium
May 20th - Belgrade USCE Park
May 23rd - Warsaw Gwardia Stadium
May 25th - Riga Skonto Stadium
May 27th - Vilnius Zalgirio Stadionas

Ticket holders should return their tickets to the point of purchase for a refund.

RESCHEDULED SHOWS

Depeche Mode have been able to reschedule the 4 shows listed below, which are indoor venues, for later in the year.

These rescheduled shows are:

May 21st - Zagreb Arena
May 30th - London O2 Arena
June 4th - Dusseldorf LTU Arena
June 5th - Dusseldorf LTU Arena

Information regarding the new, rescheduled dates will be announced shortly. More time is required to resolve venue availability and routing issues, before new dates can be announced. Ticket holders are advised to hold onto to their original tickets, which will be valid for the rescheduled shows.

THE BAND WOULD LIKE TO REASSURE FANS THAT THEY ARE 100% COMMITTED TO REPLAYING THESE 4 SHOWS AND ASK FANS TO BEAR WITH THEM A LITTLE LONGER UNTIL THE NEW DATES CAN BE RESOLVED.

Depeche Mode would like to apologise to their fans for any inconvenience this has caused and thank them for their support and patience during this time.

Also, as previously advised in a statement issued on May 28th:

The shows below have already been rescheduled.

June 2nd - Hamburg HSH Nordbank Arena

This show has been rescheduled to July 1st, 2009. All original tickets remain valid for this new rescheduled date.

July 2nd - Bergen Koengen

The show has been rescheduled to January 28th, 2010 at the Bergen Vestlandshallen. All original tickets remain valid for this new rescheduled date.

Source: depeche mode dot com

Peace Single Ready For Pre-order

Peace

6.11.2009

The second single from the ‘Sounds Of The Universe’ album, ‘Peace’, is available now for pre-order on iTunes UK. You can also pre-order the single now via MuteBank. The new single will be released in Europe on June 15th.

7" - BONG41

A. Peace (Single Version)

B. Come Back (Jonsi Remix)

CD Single - CDBONG41

1. Peace (Single Version)

2. Peace (SixToes Remix)

Limited CD Single - LCDBONG41

1. Peace (Single Version)

2. Peace (Hervé’s ‘Warehouse Frequencies’ Remix)

3. Peace (Sander Van Doorn Remix)

4. Peace (Japanese Popstars Remix)

5. Peace (Sid LeRock Remix)

6. Peace (Justus Köhncke Extended Disco Club Vocal Remix)

iTunes

1. Peace (Single Version)

2. Peace (Sander Van Doorn Remix)

3. Peace (The Exploding Plastic Inevitable JK Disco Dub)

4. Peace (Pan/Tone Remix)

5. Peace (Ben Klock Remix)

Three More Shows Added

6.10.2009

The official Depeche Mode site announced three new shows today. This time a second Barcelona show, Erfurt and Berlin. Also, LiveNation are having a special “No Service Charge Wednesday” promotion today. Check out the official page for details. Below the three newly added shows:

Saturday, November 21st, 2009 | Barcelona, Spain | Palau St Jordi
Saturday, November 28th, 2009 | Erfurt, Germany | Messehalle
Saturday, January 9th, 2010 | Berlin, Germany | O2 Arena

Source: depeche mode dot com

Depeche Mode “Peace” | The Official Music Video

6.9.2009

Depeche Mode - “Peace” The second single from the album “Sounds Of The Universe”, released in Europe on June 15th, 2009.

Directed by: Jonas & Francois

Features: Romanian actress Maria Dinulescu

Source: depeche mode dot com

Four Additional Shows Officially Confirmed

6.9.2009

Monday, November 30th, 2009 | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | Ahoy
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 | Prague, Czech Republic | O2 Arena
Sunday, January 17th, 2010 | Lieven, France | Stade Couvert
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 | Paris, France | Bercy

Source: depeche mode dot com

Video Premiere Of Peace Postponed

6.6.2009

The world premiere video of Peace, the new Depeche Mode single, has been postponed until Tuesday, 9.6.2009. The band announced yesterday that in the next few days they will be going through some video changes. Click on the title above to read the Google translated tape.tv blog post.

Source: tape.tv