Depeche Mode“Ghosts Again” Out Now!
Depeche Mode has confirmed the release date of its eagerly anticipated new album, Memento Mori, which will be released March 24 via Columbia Records.
Memento Mori’s arrival is heralded by today’s release of first single “Ghosts Again.” Listen and watch the visualizer here. Having been stealthily previewed in Berlin in October at the Memento Mori tour launch event, “Ghosts Again” is nothing short of classic Depeche Mode: Evocative Dave Gahan lyrical imagery including “wasted feelings, broken meanings... a place to hide the tears we cry” and a hypnotic Martin Gore guitar figure atop an uplifting, optimistic groove. “Ghosts Again” is available now across digital platforms, and as an instant grat with pre-saves and pre-orders of Memento Mori.
“To me, ‘Ghosts Again’ just captures this perfect balance of melancholy and joy,” commented Gahan. Gore added, “It’s not often that we record a song that I just don’t get sick of listening to – I’m excited to be able to share it.
Memento Mori is Depeche Mode's 15th studio album and its first as a two-piece lineup of Gahan and Gore, following co-founder Andrew “Fletch” Fletcher’s tragic passing in 2022. Produced by James Ford, with additional production work by Marta Salogni, Memento Mori's gestation took place during the early stages of the Covid pandemic, resulting in themes inspired directly by that period. The album’s 12 tracks chart a vast expanse of moods and textures, from its ominous opening to its closing resolve—running the gamut from paranoia and obsession to catharsis and joy, and hitting myriad points between.
The complete track listing for Memento Mori is:
- My Cosmos Is Mine
- Wagging Tongue
- Ghosts Again
- Don’t Say You Love Me
- My Favourite Stranger
- Soul With Me
- Caroline’s Monkey
- Before We Drown
- People Are Good
- Always You
- Never Let Me Go
- Speak To Me
As previously announced, The Memento Mori Tour will coincide with the album’s release. The Live Nation-presented tour — Depeche Mode’’s first in over five years and 19th overall — kicks off March 23rd with a special, limited series of North American arena dates featuring stops at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Chicago’s United Center, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum and Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, among others. The band will then begin their European stadium tour on May 16th, including dates at the Stade de France in Paris, Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, Milan’s San Siro Stadium, and London’s Twickenham Stadium. Due to popular demand, shows have been added in several markets — for further information, please go to depechemode.com. The full listing of dates, cities and venues is also below.
Having sold more than 100 million records and played to more than 35 million fans worldwide, Depeche Mode remains an ever-evolving and singularly influential musical force. An indelible inspiration to fans, critics and artists alike, Depeche Mode continues to forge ahead, with the Memento Mori album and tour representing the opening of the newest chapter of a peerless and ongoing legacy.
Memento Mori World Tour 2023
- March 23 - Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
- March 25 - San Jose, CA - SAP Center
- March 28 - Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum
- March 30 - Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena
- April 2 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
- April 5 - Chicago, IL - United Center
- April 7 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
- April 9 - Quebec City, QC - Videotron Centre
- April 12 - Montreal, QC - Centre Bell
- April 14 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
- May 16 - Amsterdam, NL - Ziggo Dome
- May 18 - Amsterdam, NL - Ziggo Dome
- May 20 - Antwerp, BE - Sportpaleis Antwerpen
- May 23 - Stockholm, SE - Friends Arena
- May 26 - Leipzig, DE - Leipziger Festwiese
- May 28 - Bratislava, SK - Národný Futbalový Štadión
- May 31 - Lyon, FR - Groupama Stadium
- June 2 - Barcelona, ES - Primavera Sound Festival
- June 4 - Dusseldorf, DE - Merkur Spiel-Arena
- June 6 - Dusseldorf, DE - Merkur Spiel-Arena
- June 9 - Madrid, ES - Primavera Sound Festival
- June 11 - Bern, CH - Stadion Wankdorf
- June 14 - Dublin, IE - Malahide Castle
- June 17 - London, UK - Twickenham Stadium
- June 20 - Munich, DE - Olympiastadion
- June 22 - Lille, FR - Stade Pierre Mauroy
- June 24 - Paris, FR - Stade de France
- June 27 - Copenhagen, DK - Parken
- June 29 - Frankfurt, DE - Deutsche Bank Park
- July 1 - Frankfurt, DE - Deutsche Bank Park
- July 4 - Bordeaux, FR - Matmut Atlantique
- July 7 - Berlin, DE - Olympiastadion
- July 9 - Berlin, DE - Olympiastadion
- July 12 - Rome, IT - Stadio Olympico
- July 14 - Milan, IT - San Siro
- July 16 - Bologna, IT - Stadio Renato Dall’Ara
- July 21 - Klagenfurt, AT - Wörthersee Stadion
- July 23 - Zagreb, HR - Arena Zagreb
- July 26 - Bucharest, RO - Arena Națională
- July 28 - Budapest, HU - Puskás Aréna
- July 30 - Prague, CZ - Letňany Airport
- August 2 - Warsaw, PL - PGE Narodowy
- August 4 - Kraków, PL - Tauron Arena
- August 6 - Tallinn, EE - Tallinna Lauluväljak
- August 8 - Helsinki, FI - Kaisaniemen Puisto
- August 11 - Oslo, NO - Telenor Arena
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