Tour of the Universe (tour)

Tour of the Universe
Tour by Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode performing "It's No Good" at the O2 Arena in London on 15 December 2009.
Associated albumSounds of the Universe
Start date6 May 2009
End date27 February 2010
Legs7
No. of shows
  • 70 in Europe
  • 26 in North America
  • 5 in South America
  • 1 in Asia
  • 102 in total
Box office$133 million[1][2]
Depeche Mode concert chronology

Tour of the Universe was a 2009–10 worldwide concert tour by English electronic band Depeche Mode in support of the group's 12th studio album, Sounds of the Universe, which was released in April 2009.

The Live Nation-produced tour, which was announced in October 2008 in Berlin,[3] kicked off with a warm-up show in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg in May 2009. By the end of the year, the tour had reached Europe, Asia, North America and South America.

The concerts in Barcelona, Spain were filmed for the video release Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09, which was released on 8 November 2010 in Europe and 9 November 2010 in North America on DVD and Blu-ray.[4]

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  3. ^ "Billboard News". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Depeche Mode Prepare Tour DVD". 23 September 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2017.