Depeche Mode is touring in support of its twelth studio album, “Sounds of the Universe,” which will be released in North America on April 21,2009. In addition to a regular CD release, the record will also be available as a special three-disk edition CD that features extra songs, behind the scenes remixes, and 20 exclusive demos.The record is a follow-up to 2005’s Playing the Angel, which debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. Depeche Mode was last on the road during the 2005-2006 season for Touring the Angel, which kicked off in North America before moving on to Europe.
The Tour of the Universe 2009 world tour opens May 10 at Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel, and continues in Europe through a July 12 appearance at Olimpic Stadium in Seville, Spain. Here a list of the upcomming concert tour schedule:
| July 24 | Toronto, ON |
| July 25 | Montreal, QC |
| July 28 | Washington, DC |
| July 31 | Boston, MA |
| August 1 | Atlantic City, NJ |
| August 3 | New York, NY |
| August 10 | Seattle, WA |
| August 12 | San Francisco, CA |
| August 14 | San Diego, CA |
| August 16 - 17 | Los Angeles, CA |
| August 20 | Santa Barbara, CA |
| August 22 | Las Vegas, NV |
| August 23 | Phoenix, AZ |
| August 25 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| August 27 | Denver, CO |
| August 29 | Dallas, TX |
| August 30 | Houston, TX |
| September 1 | Atlanta, GA |
| September 4 | Tampa, FL |
| September 5 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |