Memo to the world: Whatever you do, don’t tell the guys in Depeche Mode they’re in their 50s. At an age when many of their peers are playing food fests and living on radio royalty checks, the British electro-pop icons are still capable of sandblasting a crowd of 14,000 with sweat, sex and…

Last night at Jiffy Lube Live, Depeche Mode gave its sold out crowd of devotees a show to remember in support of its new CD Delta Machine. This wasn’t just a concert – it was a spiritual experience! ‘Delta Machine.’ Incredible baritone singer Dave Gahan, guitarist, and…

The North American tour made true on its “North” title with its first stop in Canada Sunday night at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, a venue directly on the shore of Lake Ontario. This is one of the few stops on the tour where you could dock your yacht next to the venue. To add colour to the…

The crowd at Depeche Mode's sold-out Sunday night show at Toronto's Molson Ampitheatre may have given the impression that there were a heckuva lot of babysitters on duty across the GTA, but the music hardly sounded as old as much of the audience. That's the benefit of being an electronic act, even…

Depeche Mode fans got “the full Gahan” on Sunday night at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. That would be lead singer Dave Gahan, the dazzling, chiseled, heavily tattooed, eye makeup-and-nail polish wearing 51-year-old frontman of the British synth-pop group who have sold more than 100 million…

"Frontman Dave Gahan played with his mic and shared it with the crowd on a few occasions while busting some moves. Gahan didn't remain the center of attention for the entire show though as Martin Gore, the band's principal songwriter, got up and shared vocal duties on a handful of songs. He even…

Dave Gahan and Depeche Mode leaned heavily on their new album in Tuesday's State Fair grandstand concert. / Renee Jones Schneider, Star Tribune After 12 years of waiting to hear the band live again, Twin Cities fans at the State Fair grandstand might be disappointed Depeche Mode skipped a lot…

The conditions on Tuesday, August 27 at the State Fair for a concert were far from ideal. The heat index was 99ºF. The setting sun shone full on the Grandstand. Any breeze was minimal.The seats were mostly empty when Bat for Lashes took the stage. By the time they left, sections of the audience…

It's tough to be a goth with temperatures in the 90s, but that didn't stop 7,693 fans -- many clad in black -- from braving the sweltering heat Tuesday night to catch synth-pop titans Depeche Mode headline the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand. It was a particularly special show, too. Not only…

Between the sweaty outdoor heat and the songs of inner turmoil, Tuesday’s Depeche Mode concert produced the most pain at this year’s State Fair outside of the Birthing Center. Don’t let that be misunderstood, though: The 1980s British synth-pop pioneers’ first Twin Cities concert in 12…