Depeche Mode are an English electronic music group formed in Basildon in 1980, led by Dave Gahan and Martin Gore. They built a global audience with synth‑based albums and large-scale tours and remain influential in synth‑pop and alternative electronic music.

Core members include Dave Gahan and Martin Gore; Alan Wilder was a member until the mid-1990s. Anton Corbijn has been a long-term visual collaborator since the early 1990s. Andrew Fletcher ("Fletch") was a founding member; his death in 2022 was widely reported.

Depeche Mode’s DeBaser reviews mix admiration for the classic 1980s–1990s albums and live rites with occasional critiques of later-period sameness. Reviews emphasize synth‑pop roots, stadium-level shows, and the long Corbijn visual collaboration. Fans and concert reports figure prominently.

For:Fans of synth-pop and electronic music, long-time Depeche Mode listeners, concert-goers and readers of album reviews.

 Desolate Notes of Faith and Devotion.

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 For me, it was that image of the Rose Bowl. At one point, during the song "Never Let Me Down Again," I jumped onto one of the pillars and saw a couple of people in the audience waving their arms in the air, I started doing it too, and suddenly there were seventy thousand people doing the same thing! I was overwhelmed, feeling something like tears inside me, and sweat running down my face, but that was pure joy! A feeling like, "It can't get better than this!" It was wonderful, the Basildon boy had made it...

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 The thrill of the crowd's roar as "In Chains" is played is wonderful.

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