DEPECHE MODE: HEADLINE COACHELLA MORE TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED

With 800,000 tickets sold on the European leg of their massive world tour, DEPECHE MODE is set to return to the U.S. to headline opening night at Coachella (April 29) as part of a new round of North American dates—including April 27 at San Francisco’s Shoreline Amphitheatre–that will be announced shortly. As their new single “Suffer Well” emerges at radio, the band continues to tour in support of PLAYING THE ANGEL, their highly praised new album (Sire/Reprise). DEPECHE MODE is currently overseas where they’ve sold out an imposing 69 stadium and arena dates throughout 30 countries, highlighted by the turnout of 90,000 fans in Düsseldorf , Germany , while an additional 50,000 are expected next month in Copenhagen , Denmark .

A staple of the band’s critically acclaimed live show, which the New York Post (12/9/05) hailed “a celebration,” the song “Suffer Well” is one of three album tracks written by first-time contributor DAVE GAHAN. The singer’s tune prompted Jim Farber of the New York Daily News (10/16/05) to proclaim: “a song like ‘Suffer Well’ stands among the group’s most engaging dance tracks.”

The video for “Suffer Well” was directed by longtime DEPECHE MODE visionary Anton Corbijn, who has now guided 20 of the band’s music videos, in addition to recent collaborations with U2, Coldplay and the Killers. Filmed in Los Angeles , the video finds GAHAN realizing the hopeless consequences that follow a single bad decision, with offbeat appearance by bandmates MARTIN GORE and ANDREW FLETCHER.

25 years into a career that has influenced countless artists while selling 50 million albums, the band enjoyed massive success in 2005. PLAYING THE ANGEL, DEPECHE MODE’s 11th studio album, spawned the radio and club hit “Precious” while their triumphant U.S. tour featured multiple sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Staples Center in Los Angeles . PLAYING THE ANGEL debuted on the Billboard pop album chart at #7 and has reached #1 in 18 countries while selling nearly 2 million copies worldwide.