If you couldn’t make it to Depeche Mode’s Memento Mori world tour, you’re in luck. The synth pop royals have announced Depeche Mode: M, a feature-length tour film that will allow fans to indulge in the magic of their 2023-24 tour – and it’s set to hit theatres later this year.
Depeche Mode: M compiles footage from the band’s sold-out three-night stint in Mexico City’s Foro Sol Stadium. Bolstered by the howls of 200,000 eager Mexican fans, the film captures the electronic icons at their finest as they soar through a career-spanning set.
The tour saw the band performing 112 shows around the globe, and served as a multi-layered celebration of life. The tour contrasted vibrant joy with sombre reflections, from the electrifying Can’t Get Enough to the brooding darkwave of My Cosmos Is Mine.
The existential undertone of the tour makes sense; 2023’s Memento Mori was written in the aftermath of keyboardist Andrew Fletcher’s death in 2022. The record and tour reflected on mortality, even including a poignant nod to the band’s late keyboardist.
Depeche Mode: M will allow fans to relive the existentialism, as well as featuring the band’s loving tribute to Fletcher. As a result, the film is a testament to the power of music in the face of tragedy.
“For me, when Andy died it cemented the idea that we had to carry on with these songs and the title,” frontman Dave Gahan reflected in an interview with The Guardian.
“The idea that we should all be making the most of our time on Earth and it’s very limited – it’s kind of an important message. And it’s even more important now Andy’s gone.”
The tour film is directed by Fernando Frias, and promises to be a true “cinematic experience” above all else. The Mexican filmmaker is best known for his award-winning dramas, including 2019’s I’m No Longer Here. The film won 10 Ariel Academy Awards, from Best Picture to Best Direction. His latest film, crime thriller I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me, was released in 2023.
Depeche Mode: M will premiere in threatres later this year.
