Depeche Mode Tour Update
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Depeche Mode resumed their 'Tour of the Universe' on Monday June 8th in Leipzig, Germany following singer Dave Gahan's recent illness. They followed up their return with a spectacular 65,000 sell out success in Berlin's Olympic Stadium on June 10th, and their European summer tour will now continue as per the original schedule.

CANCELLED SHOWS
Unfortunately, Depeche Mode are not able to reschedule 8 of the cancelled shows due to scheduling conflicts. Despite efforts to find a window in which to reschedule these dates, it has proven unfeasible to do so.

The eight cancelled shows are:

May 12th - Athens Terra Vibe
May 14th - Istanbul Santral Istanbul
May 16th - Bucharest Parc Izvor
May 18th - Sofia Vasil Levski Stadium
May 20th - Belgrade USCE Park
May 23rd - Warsaw Gwardia Stadium
May 25th - Riga Skonto Stadium
May 27th - Vilnius Zalgirio Stadionas

Ticket holders should return their tickets to the point of purchase for a refund.

RESCHEDULED SHOWS
Depeche Mode have been able to reschedule the 4 shows listed below, which are indoor venues, for later in the year.

These rescheduled shows are:

May 21st - Zagreb Arena
May 30th - London O2 Arena
June 4th - Dusseldorf LTU Arena
June 5th - Dusseldorf LTU Arena

Information regarding the new, rescheduled dates will be announced shortly. More time is required to resolve venue availability and routing issues, before new dates can be announced. Ticket holders are advised to hold onto to their original tickets, which will be valid for the rescheduled shows.

THE BAND WOULD LIKE TO REASSURE FANS THAT THEY ARE 100% COMMITTED TO REPLAYING THESE 4 SHOWS AND ASK FANS TO BEAR WITH THEM A LITTLE LONGER UNTIL THE NEW DATES CAN BE RESOLVED.

Depeche Mode would like to apologise to their fans for any inconvenience this has caused and thank them for their support and patience during this time.

Also, as previously advised in a statement issued on May 28th: -

The shows below have already been rescheduled.

June 2nd - Hamburg HSH Nordbank Arena
This show has been rescheduled to July 1st, 2009.
All original tickets remain valid for this new rescheduled date.

July 2nd - Bergen Koengen
The show has been rescheduled to January 28th, 2010 at the Bergen Vestlandshallen.
All original tickets remain valid for this new rescheduled date.

A-HA have changed the UK release dates for their upcoming single and album. The single 'Foot of the Mountain' will now be released on July 13th with the album of the same name following on July 20th. Meanwhile the single has just been released in Germany where it entered to charts at number three, the band's highest single entry there since 'Take On Me'. The band will also appear at tonight's Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards in London.

SADE is working on a new album - her first since 2000's 'Lovers Rock' - which may be ready for release by the end of the year according to reports.

BUCKS FIZZ have announced a set of reunion dates in addition to their appearances on the HERE AND NOW summer shows. Billed as The Original Bucks Fizz the line-up will feature Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston the shows take place around the country throughout October, see GIGS for details.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE are to play Ben and Jerry's Sundae on the Common in London on July 26th, headlining a bill that will also include sets from Futureheads and Camera Obscura.

FLEETWOOD MAC have added a run of UK shows to their current reunion tour. The series of five arena shows will take place in October and November, see GIGS for all the dates.

MADONNA will bring down the curtain on her Sticky & Sweet Tour with a final show in Tel Aviv's HaYarkon Park on September 1st.

THE ALARM's MIKE PETERS will play three acoustic shows in and around New York City in July as part of his fiftieth birthday celebrations. See NEWS on the website for details.

THE BLOW MONKEYS have released a live DVD filmed on their recent reunion tour. The release, 'Travelin' Souls', was filmed at London's 100 Club and features tracks from all stages of the band's career and comes with exclusive extras and rarities plus the chance to download an exclusive track.

DREAM ACADEMY frontman NICK LAIRD CLOWES has released a new track 'Mayday' as a free download. The track was written with PINK FLOYD's DAVID GILMOUR for a new documentary about Greenpeace from film-maker Nick Broomfield. See NEWS for more details and the download link.

THE SPECIALS will play an intimate show at London's 100 Club on June 25th as a warm-up for their forthcoming appearance at the Glastonbury Festival the following night.

GARY NUMAN's classic 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' has been covered by Jack White's new band The Dead Weather on their new single. Gary Numan will play a handful of UK dates in the summer, see GIGS for all the dates.

TEARS FOR FEARS have added another date to their forthcoming US dates and will play Phoenix's Celebrity Theatre on July 21st. See GIGS for the full list of dates.

DEACON BLUE's RICKY ROSS and LORRAINE MCINTOSH will release an album in September. The currently untitled album will come out via the Cooking Vinyl label.

PETER MURPHY has announced a US tour which will see him play 31 shows around the country in June and July. The former BAUHAUS frontman will play material from his forthcoming, and currently untitled, new album alongside material from all stages of his career. See GIGS for all the dates.

ALL ABOUT EVE's JULIANNE REGAN and THE MISSION's WAYNE HUSSEY are working on an album together. The release will feature a mix of new material and cover versions - possibly to include covers of All About Eve and Mission tracks - and is currently being recorded.

JOE JACKSON is playing a European tour in June and July. See GIGS for all the dates.

GRACE JONES will play a one-off show at Ibiza club Space on August 9th as part of the 15th anniversary celebrations for her label, Wall Of Sound.

With special thanks to: www.remembertheeighties.com - "The 80s... up to date!"

In 1990 Erasure released three promotional singles on 12" vinyl (ERAS1, ERAS2 and ERAS3 pictured right), the records were sent to DJs to be played in clubs and were never made commercially available. The three releases have consequently become highly sought after items for Erasure collectors.

On August 10th Mute Records will release remastered versions of all seven club mixes featured across the three original vinyl singles compiled onto a special EP, 'Erasure.Club', which will be available on CD and download.

TRACKLISTING
'Push Me Shove Me (Moonbeam Mix)' 6:22
   Remixed by Jon Marsh, taken from ERAS1
'Push Me Shove Me (Catatonic Mix)' 4:14
   Remixed by Jon Marsh, taken from ERAS1
'Senseless (Avalon Mix)' 6:30
   Remixed by Bruce Forest, taken from ERAS1
'Ship Of Fools (Orbital Southsea Isles Of Holy Beats Mix)' 9:43
   Remixed by Dr Alex Paterson & Thrash, taken from ERAS2
'Who Needs Love (Like That) (Winnie Cooper Mix)' 8:13
   Remixed by Fortran 5, taken from ERAS2
'Sometimes (Danny Rampling Mix)' 6:13
   Remixed by Danny Rampling, taken from ERAS3
'Weight Of The World - Heavy 'B' Mix' 5:12
   Remixed by Bruce Smith, taken from ERAS3

On August 10th Mute Records will make the classic Erasure Abba-esque remixes available again in a special download bundle. The bundle will feature the four remixes originally released on both CD (LCDMUTE144 pictured right) and 12" Vinyl (L12MUTE144) in 1992.

TRACKLISTING

'Voulez Vous (Brain Stem Death Test Mix)' 5:46
   Remixed by Fortran 5
'Lay All Your Love On Me (No Panties Mix)' 5:10
   Remixed by Fortran 5
'Take A Chance On Me (Take A Trance On Me Mix)' 13:24
   Remixed by Philip Kelsey
'SOS (Perimeter Mix)' 5:17
   Remixed by Chris & Cosey