A breathtaking, career-spanning set from Depeche Mode at the 3Arena. Support by Nadine Shah. Photos by Ian Davies
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Depeche Mode live at Malahide Castle last night with support from Young Fathers and Just Mustard. Photos by Ian Davies
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Depeche Mode are set to return to Dublin next year. The legendary English electronic band, who currently comprise Dave Gahan and Martin Gore, will stop off at Malahide Castle on 14th June. Doubling up as the band’s biggest ever Irish concert, it takes place as part of a world tour to mark the release of their upcoming 15th studio album, Memento Mori. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday () at 9am, priced €79.65.
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Rapidly approaching 40 years in the music industry, Depeche Mode are bang in the middle of touring in support of their latest album Spirit, which marks them making synth pop music since they were teenagers to darkwave industrial titans and all the highs, lows and near death experiences in between, including recently having the misfortune of being declared “the official band of the alt-right” by all round awful arsehuman Richard Spencer (reach out, punch face) . The incomparable Dave Gahan struts down the long runway to the right of the stage with his limbs heaving and head poised like a…
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There’s a school of thought that suggests you have to mean every word you sing, that the songs are born out of personal experience, and you need to live it like you sing it. Nick Drake and Ian Curtis delved to the depths of their souls, and lost their lives in the process. Mark Kozelek and Mark Eitzel exposed their own failings and regrets through songs, whilst Elvis Costello laid himself bare, inviting the world to pass judgement. But whilst this does make for an intensely personal listen, it doesn’t strictly mean that you have to suffer for your art…