Depeche Mode announced details today for their North American tour. The 18 date tour kicks off August 22nd at DTE in Detroit, and concludes in Phoenix on October 8th. Tickets for the tour go on sale Saturday, April 6th at 10am, however there are a TON of ticket presales for the tour. The presale for Citi card members starts April 1st; an Amazon presale runs April 3rd through April 5th (fans who preorder Delta Machine on or before April 1st are eligible for the Amazon presale); Facebook presale starts April 4th (register through Depeche Mode's Facebook page), and finally the Live Nation presale kicks off April 5th. Important to note for all presales: a presale access code does NOT guarantee tickets, nor does it guarantee tickets at price level of your choice. For more on the Depeche Mode North American tour, visit Depeche Mode on the web.
Presales/general onsale calendar
04/01 - Citi presale
04/03 - Amazon presale (runs through 4/5 at 10pm)
04/04 - Facebook presale (register for access code here)
04/05 - Live Nation presale
04/06 - 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
Tonight don't miss Depeche Mode's live streaming concert for Live on Letterman. The show streams live from the official Live on Letterman site and Vevo starting at 8pm tonight, then the concert will be available for on-demand viewing. Depeche Mode are also playing the Late show with David Letterman tonight where they'll perform their new single "Heaven."
After Letterman, Depeche Mode head to Austin, Texas for a couple of events at South By Southwest. First up, Depeche Mode appear at the Austin Convention Center on March 13th for a Q & A panel discussion moderated by Jason Bentley from KCRW. Then on March 15th, Depeche Mode play an exclusive concert at Brazo Hall - for all the non-SXSW peeps, not to worry, Yahoo! is taping the concert and will premiere it on their site starting March 25th.
All of this leads up to the release of Depeche Mode's 13th studio album Delta Machine on March 26th. The album's first single, "Heaven" is a bit of a departure from the more traditional Depeche Mode sound. Check out a short video interview with Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore, and Andy Fletcher talking about how they wrote "Heaven" below:
"Heaven" (live studio session)