The last time Depeche Mode toured the world, Martin Gore could be seen onstage sporting a small pair of wings, for all the world looking as if he were off on a hen night in Basildon. Gore will be dusting off his feathers for a huge tour in the spring of 2009, including one UK date at the O2 Arena.
The tour will coincide with a new Depeche Mode album, which is currently being recorded and is due in April 2009.
The Depeche Mode Tour Of The Univers (wot no Pluto?) looks like this:
10th May – Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan Stadium
12th May – Athens, Terra Vibe Park
14th May – Istanbul, Santral Istanbul
16th May – Bucharest, Parc Izvor
18th May – Sofia, Vasil Levski Stadium, Tuborg Greenfest
20th May – Belgrade, USCE Park, Tuborg Greenfest
21st May – Zagreb, Arena, Tuborg Greenfest
23rd May – Warsaw, Gwardia Stadium
25th May – Riga, Skonto Stadium
27th May – Vilnius, Zalgirio Stadionas
30th May – London, O2 Arena
2nd June – Hamburg, HSH Nordbank Arena
4th June – Dusseldorf, LTU Arena
7th June – Leipzig, Zentralstadion
10th June – Berlin, Olympiastadion
12th June – Frankfurt, Commerzbank Arena
13th June – Munich, Olympiastadion
16th June – Rome, Stadio Olimpico
18th June – Milan, Stadio San Siro
20th June – Werchter, TW Classic Festival
22nd June – Bratislava, Inter Stadium
23rd June – Budapest, Puskas Ferenc Stadium
25th June – Prague, Slavia Stadium
27th June – Paris, Venue TBC
30th June – Copenhagen, Parken Stadium
2nd July – Bergen, Koengen
3rd July – Arkiva, Arvika Festival
11th July – Porto, Superbock Super Rock Festival