Dark-synth kings Depeche Mode are set to kick off the North American leg of their “Tour of the Universe” this Friday with a sold-out performance at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto. Spanning 22 dates, the “Tour of the Universe” is in support of the band’s most recent release, Sounds of the Universe, which debuted at Number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart back in April.
Full tour itinerary below, including a headlining appearance at Lollapalooza on August 7 in Chicago, a two-night stint at the Hollywood Bowl, and a stop at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado. The tour wraps September 5 at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Peter Bjorn and John will open all dates on the trek. Depeche Mode’s last major tour of North America was for 2005′s Playing the Angel.
Be sure to check out our January 2008 feature interview with Dave Gahan on his second solo record Hourglass right here.
DEPECHE MODE “TOUR OF THE UNIVERSE” NORTH AMERICAN DATES:
Friday, July 24th Toronto Molson Amphitheatre
Saturday, July 25th Montreal Bell Centre
Tuesday, July 28th Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
Friday, July 31st Boston Comcast Center
Saturday, August 1st Atlantic City Borgata Events Center
Monday, August 3rd New York Madison Square Garden
Tuesday, August 4th New York Madison square Garden
Friday, August 7th Chicago Lollapalooza
Monday, August 10th Seattle Key Arena
Wednesday, August 12th San Francisco Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
Friday, August 14th San Diego Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Sunday, August 16th Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
Monday, August 17th Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
Wednesday, August 19th Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Thursday, August 20th Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl
Saturday, August 22nd Las Vegas The Pearl
Sunday, August 23rd Phoenix US Airways Center Arena
Tuesday, August 25th Salt Lake City E Center
Thursday, August 27th Denver Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Saturday, August 29th Dallas Superpages.com Center
Sunday, August 30th Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Tuesday, Sept 1st Atlanta Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Friday, Sept 4th Tampa Ford Amphitheatre
Saturday, Sept 5th Ft. Lauderdale Bank Atlantic Center
–Carrie Alison, Photo by Anton Corbijn
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Comment by Laura Tarnoff on 22 July 2009:
You are skipping New Mexico! Waahhhh….
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Comment by Website Design Calgary on 22 July 2009:
No Alberta or Western Canada dates
Maybe they’ll do a second leg.
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Comment by Jezebelle on 22 July 2009:
Happy Birthday Martin
See you soon
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Comment by Tom Stasio on 22 July 2009:
No where close to me in Dayton. Guess I’ll have to drive a few hours to Chicago…
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Comment by Paul Metzger on 22 July 2009:
I wish they’d come to Tulsa, or at least OKC. I haven’t seen them since the SOFD tour in 1993.
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Comment by Ari on 22 July 2009:
Hi guys!
I’m attending New York’s gig on Aug 4th and I’m very excited about it!!! Can´t wait to see you there!!!!
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Comment by Elle Wilson on 22 July 2009:
That’s why we are driving down to Dallas next month…it’s only a few hours!
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Comment by Kayla on 22 July 2009:
Minnesota always gets skipped :’( ….and we love you here. I just went to a metal concert a week ago and 3 bands covered Depeche Mode and the crowd went wild. We should be on the list…. *nudge nudge*
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Comment by medallion on 22 July 2009:
Driving from Pittsburgh to DC … 6 days to go!! Hopefully Dave is doing well and recovered from the small mishap 2 weeks ago.
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Comment by P on 22 July 2009:
Going to see them this Friday in T.O. cuz they’re not coming to Detroit this time around… Depeche Mode + Pine Knob = Summer… can’t believe they skipped The D.
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Comment by Robert on 22 July 2009:
What about Tulsa, Okla.? We’ve got one of the Top 10 new venues in the country!
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Comment by esoterik on 22 July 2009:
RED ROCKS!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!
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Comment by afera on 22 July 2009:
Can’t wait !!! See you @ Borgata
…Black celebration I’ll drink to that
Black celebration
Tonight
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Comment by Ron on 22 July 2009:
Can’t wait to see you in Atlanta! I’ve seen you every tour since the 101 tour at the RB (which rocked).
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Comment by Luis Miguel Castro on 22 July 2009:
Hola yanquees !! He tenido la inmens suerte de ver a Depeche en Valladolid, España el 8 de Julio; pero lo mejor es que los volveré a ver en Madrid el 17 de Noviembre !!!
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Comment by Bela on 22 July 2009:
I will be attending the Montreal concert on Saturday. Haven’t missed one of your concerts yet so I am quite excited about seeing you guys again.
Take care
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Comment by coree on 22 July 2009:
So EXCITED to see DM again. Have tickets for San Diego”FRONT ROW” Tickets to Hollywood “FRONT ROW” and tickets to Anaheim “Floor seats” If I could see them in more places I would. See ya in Diego
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Comment by Wayne on 22 July 2009:
4 dates in Mexico I believe.
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Comment by John Chaupis on 22 July 2009:
I cant wait to see u guys again I have been a fan of you guys since birth Iam flying to Fort Lauderdale front row tickts nad gona see u guys at NYC both days God Bless Depeche Mode 4 EVA!!!!! Enjoy The Silence!!
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Comment by Ann on 22 July 2009:
Can’t wait for Friday’s show in Toronto…our first time seeing them play outdoors!
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Comment by Niki on 23 July 2009:
Happy birthday, Martin ! Wishing you all the best a birthday can bring !
Take care and looking forward to seeing you in Geneva in November !
Love,
Niki
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Comment by Bryan on 23 July 2009:
Depeche Mode, The Cure & New Order stadium tour. Please think about it!!!
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Comment by jose on 24 July 2009:
just cant get enough see you guys in chula vista
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Comment by Martin L Gorra on 24 July 2009:
Sorry, but why the discrimination? Or it is ignorance? Mexico (just in the south of the USA, with 3,000 km of borderline) is NORTHAMERICA also and we have “only” 4 dates of the tour in a row beggining oct 1st.
We are Latin AND North America, but we do not call you Imperial or Anglo America, or do we?
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Comment by SnappedPillow on 24 July 2009:
@Martin, when are the Mexico dates?
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Comment by carrie on 24 July 2009:
Martin,
We were not provided with the Mexico tour dates in the press release, hence the omission. No other reason.
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Comment by John S. on 24 July 2009:
Driving from Erie, Pa to Washington D.C. Looking forward to this show for quite awhile now. Seen The Cure last summer, Depeche Mode this summer, New Order come on let’s get back together and do next summer. Thought I’d try!
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Comment by pandora on 25 July 2009:
Saw them kick off the North American tour last night in Toronto…..
incredible. Then band sounded amazing, Dave is still the hottest man on the planet and well i turned into a 16 year old all over again! Incredible concert! Some good surprises in there too with encores, we also got to sing happy bday to beautiful Martin!!!
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