Depeche Mode Announce 'Global Spirit Tour' & New Studio Album 'Spirit'

Photo Credit: Anton Corbijn.

Depeche Mode fans I've got some great news! The band announced today at a special event in Milan that they will be embarking on a world tour in May 2017 to support their upcoming 14th studio album, Spirit, due to be released in early 2017 via Columbia Records. Following the release of the album, the Global Spirit Tour will provide lifelong fans and new fans alike with an opportunity to see the band’s ground-breaking and intensely emotive shows.

The first leg of the Global Spirit Tour will see Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher play in 21 countries across Europe. The tour starts at Stockholm’s Friends Arena on May 5th 2017, and the band will play fan-favourite venues including Paris’ Stade de France, San Siro in Milan, and Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Additional tour stops include new stadiums for the band such as London Stadium on June 3rd 2017, Otkritie Arena in Moscow, and Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The European leg ends on July 23rd with a final stadium show in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 

May 5        Stockholm, Sweden            Friends Arena
May 7        Amsterdam, Netherlands        Ziggo Dome
May 9        Antwerp, Belgium            Sportpaleis
May 12        Nice, France                    Stade Charles-Ehrmann
May 14        Ljubljana, Slovenia            Dvorana Stožice
May 17        Athens, Greece                Terra Vibe Park
May 20        Bratislava, Slovakia            Štadión Pasienky
May 22        Budapest, Hungary            Groupama Aréna
May 24        Prague, Czech Republic        Eden Aréna
May 27        Leipzig, Germany            Festwiese
May 29        Lille, France                    Stade Pierre-Mauroy
May 31        Copenhagen, Denmark        Telia Parken
June 3         London, United Kingdom          London Stadium
June 5        Cologne, Germany             RheinEnergieStadion
June 9         Munich, Germany               Olympiastadion
June 11        Hannover, Germany             HDI Arena
June 18        Zurich, Switzerland              Letzigrund Stadion
June 20        Frankfurt, Germany                Commerzbank-Arena
June 22         Berlin, Germany                    Olympiastadion
June 25         Rome, Italy                              Stadio Olimpico
June 27        Milan, Italy                                Stadio San Siro
June 29        Bologna, Italy                    Stadio Rentao Dall’Ara
July 1         Paris, France                           Stade de France
July 4        Gelsenkirchen, Germany         Veltins-Arena
July 6        Bilbao, Spain                              BBK Live Festival
July 8        Lisbon, Portugal                        NOS Alive Festival
July 13        St. Petersburg, Russia             SKK
July 15        Moscow, Russia                       Otkritie Arena
July 17        Minsk, Belarus                            Minsk-Arena
July 19        Kiev, Ukraine                              Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
July 21        Warsaw, Poland                      PGE Narodowy
July 23         Cluj-Napoca, Romania             Cluj Arena