Memento Mori World Tour

Memento Mori World Tour

Tour by Depeche Mode
Promotional poster for the tour
Location	North America Europe
Associated album	Memento Mori
Start date	23 March 2023 (2023-03-23)
End date	8 April 2024 (2024-04-08)
Legs	4
No. of shows	45 in North America 67 in Europe 112 in total
Depeche Mode concert chronology
Global Spirit Tour (2017–18) Memento Mori World Tour (2023–24) ...

The Memento Mori World Tour^[1] was a worldwide concert tour by English electronic music band Depeche Mode in support of the group's 15th studio album, Memento Mori. The tour began on 23 March 2023 and concluded on 8 April 2024. This marked the first concert tour to not feature keyboardist Andy Fletcher, who died in 2022.

The tour was first announced on 4 October 2022, along with the Memento Mori album announcement at an event in Berlin.^[2] A third leg of the tour for North America was announced on 16 February 2023, with 34 additional shows.^[3] On 10 July 2023, a second European leg of the tour has been announced with 29 new dates in indoor arenas.^[4]

Background[edit]

On 29 September 2022, Depeche Mode took to their social media channels to post a teaser of an upcoming announcement, reading "Berlin 4.10.22".^[5] On 4 October 2022, a special event was held at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin hosted by Barbara Charone,^[6] and was streamed live on YouTube.^[7] Dave Gahan and Martin Gore were present to discuss details regarding their upcoming world tour to support the new album.^[2]

Two shows on the tour were part of the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona and Madrid, which Depeche Mode headlined on Fridays 2 June and 9 June 2023.^[8]

"Black Celebration" and "Policy of Truth" made their tour debuts at New York City's Barclays Center on 21 October 2023.^[9]

The band have performed the song "World in My Eyes" on every show in memory of Fletcher, due to this being his favourite song.^[10]

Setlist[edit]

Setlist for North America (legs #1 and #3) and Europe (legs #2 and #4)^[a]

1. "My Cosmos Is Mine"
2. "Wagging Tongue"
4. "Walking in My Shoes"
   • "It's No Good"
6. "It's No Good"
   • "Walking in My Shoes"
8. "Sister of Night"
   • "Policy of Truth"
10. "In Your Room" (Zephyr mix)
11. "Everything Counts"
12. "Precious"
14. "Speak to Me"
    • "My Favourite Stranger"
    • "Before We Drown"
16. "A Question of Lust" (*)
    • "Home" (*)
    • "Strangelove" (acoustic) (*)
18. "Soul with Me" (acoustic) (*)
    • "Shake the Disease" (acoustic) (*)
    • "Strangelove" (acoustic) (*)
    • "But Not Tonight" (acoustic) (*)
    • "Dressed in Black" (acoustic) (*)
    • "Heaven" (acoustic) (*)
    • "Somebody" (*)
    • "Home" (acoustic) (*)
19. "Ghosts Again"
20. "I Feel You"
21. "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont remix)
23. "World in My Eyes"
    • "Behind the Wheel"
25. "Wrong"
    • "Black Celebration"
27. "Stripped"
28. "John the Revelator"
    • "Behind the Wheel"
29. "Enjoy the Silence"

    Encore

31. "Waiting for the Night" (acoustic)
    • "Condemnation" (acoustic)
32. "Just Can't Get Enough"
33. "Never Let Me Down Again"
34. "Personal Jesus"

Setlist for European festival concerts (leg #2)

Depeche Mode performed at the Primavera Sound festival in Spain and omitted some songs from their setlist.^[12]

1. "My Cosmos Is Mine"
2. "Wagging Tongue"
3. "Walking in My Shoes"
4. "It's No Good"
5. "In Your Room" (Zephyr mix)
6. "Everything Counts"
7. "Precious"
8. "Home" (*)
9. "Ghosts Again"
10. "I Feel You"
11. "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont remix)
12. "World in My Eyes"
13. "Stripped"
14. "John the Revelator"
15. "Enjoy the Silence"

    Encore

16. "Just Can't Get Enough"
17. "Never Let Me Down Again"
18. "Personal Jesus"

Note: "(*)" denotes song sung by Martin Gore.

Shows[edit]

Cancelled shows[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Depeche Mode[edit]

• Dave Gahan – lead vocals
• Martin Gore – guitar, keyboards, lead and backing vocals

Additional musicians[edit]

• Christian Eigner – drums, keyboards
• Peter Gordeno – keyboards, bass, backing vocals

Notes[edit]

References[edit]