Depeche Mode (Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher) have today announced the European leg of their ‘Tour of the Universe 2009’. The band are currently in New York working on a new album, due April next year.

Depeche Mode’s eagerly-anticipated follow up to ‘Playing The Angel’ will be the 12th album of a glorious 28 year career in which they have sold over 75 million records. One of the world’s biggest and best live acts, ‘Tour of the Universe 2009’ will undoubtedly be the musical highlight of next year.

Kicking off in Israel on May 10th, this will be Depeche Mode’s first ever stadium tour, taking in 28 cities across 22 countries before finishing at Porto’s Superbock Super Rock Festival on July 11th.

Depeche Mode will play to over 1.3 million fans on this European leg of ‘Tour of the Universe 2009’. It’s their first since 2006’s ‘Playing the Angel’ tour, which smashed European sales records with 1.8 million tickets sold across 87 shows.

The last date of the ‘Playing The Angel’ tour – August 3rd 2006 – was to take place at Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park, but the band were forced to cancel due to the impending war. Tel Aviv’s Ramat Gan Stadium thus provides a fitting stage for Depeche Mode’s spectacular live return.

DEPECHE MODE

TOUR OF THE UNIVERSE 2009

May

Sun 10th TEL AVIV, Ramat Gan Stadium Israel

Tue 12th ATHENS, Terra Vibe Park Greece

Thu 14th ISTANBUL, Santral Istanbul Turkey

Sat 16th BUCHAREST, Parc Izvor Romania

Mon 18th SOFIA, Vasil Levski Stadium, Tuborg Greenfest Bulgaria

Wed 20th BELGRADE, USCE Park, Tuborg Greenfest Serbia

Thu 21st ZAGREB, Arena, Tuborg Greenfest Croatia

Sat 23rd WARSAW, Gwardia Stadium Poland

Mon 25th RIGA, Skonto Stadium Latvia

Wed 27th VILNIUS, Zalgirio Stadionas Lithuania

Sat 30th LONDON, O2 Arena UK

June

Tue 2nd HAMBURG, HSH Nordbank Arena Germany

Thu 4th DUSSELDORF, LTU Arena Germany

Sun 7th LEIPZIG, Zentralstadion Germany

Wed 10th BERLIN, Olympiastadion Germany

Fri 12th FRANKFURT, Commerzbank Arena Germany

Sat 13th MUNICH, Olympiastadion Germany

Tue 16th ROME, Stadio Olimpico Italy

Thu 18th MILAN, Stadio San Siro Italy

Sat 20th WERCHTER, TW Classic Festival Belgium

Mon 22nd BRATISLAVA, Inter Stadium Slovakia

Tue 23rd BUDAPEST, Puskas Ferenc Stadium Hungary

Thu 25th PRAGUE, Slavia Stadium Czech Republic

Sat 27th PARIS, Venue TBC France

Tue 30th COPENHAGEN, Parken Stadium Denmark

July

Thu 2nd BERGEN, Koengen Norway

Fri 3rd ARVIKA, Arvika Festival Sweden

Sat 11th PORTO, Superbock Super Rock Festival Portugal