One of the best recent interviews was published in the Sun on March 22nd. Some of the highlights: Dave Gahan discussed blowing off the Brits and declining the award for 'Most Influential Band' ("if they won't play us on air, we won't be their most influential band"), Martin Gore talked about sobriety and the old days ("just for the fun of it I'd get naked in hotel bars"), and Gore's recent barb-exchange with Simon Cowell was also discussed ("I think the majority of the world agreed with me"). Read the full interview here.
A few other recent live performances and interviews are posted below.
Performance of "Heaven" (3/23 on European show Wetten dass?)
Interview with Martin Gore before Wetten dass? appearance
Performance of "Heaven" (3/21 on Echo 2013 - includes video montage pre-performance)
Interview with Dave Gahan (3/23, Swedish television)
Interview with Dave Gahan
Delta Machine is still streaming in full over at iTunes through tonight. Tomorrow night, Ology is throwing a Depeche Mode online listening party and fan chat. The event starts at 7pm ET and is hosted by Ology's rock editor Brett Warner, and yours truly. Head over to Ology now to RSVP and find out more about the online party.
Depeche Mode kick off their North American tour at DTE in metro Detroit on August 22nd. Tickets for the tour go on sale April 6th, however the internet pre-sales begin on April 1st. For full details on the tour and pre-sales, visit the official Depeche Mode website.
Presales/general onsale calendar
4/01 - Citi presale
4/03 - Amazon presale (runs 4/3 at 10am thru 4/5 at 10pm)
4/04 - Facebook presale (register for access code here)
4/05 - Live Nation presale (10am through 10pm)
4/06 - General onsale begins at 10am
DEPECHE MODE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
8/22 - Detroit @ DTE
8/24 - Chicago @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
8/27 - St. Paul @ Minnesota State Fair
9/01 - Toronto @ Molson Canadian Amphitheater
9/03 - Montreal @ Bell Centre
9/06 - Brooklyn @ Barclays
9/08 - Wantagh @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
9/10 - Washington DC @ Jiffy Lube Live
9/12 - Atlanta @ Aaron's Amphitheater
9/14 - Tampa @ Live Nation Amphitheater
9/15 - Ft. Lauderdale @ BB&T Center
9/18 - Houston @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
9/20 - Dallas @ Gexa Energy
9/22 - San Diego @ Sleep Train Amphitheater
9/24 - Santa Barbara @ Santa Barbara Bowl
9/26 - Mountain View @ Shoreline
9/28 - Los Angeles @ Staples
9/29 - Los Angeles @ Staples
10/8 - Phoenix @ Desert Sky