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2009
ISRAEL - EUROPA (Part one)
06.05 - Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) - Rockhal (Concert Rehearsal)
10.05 - Tel Aviv (Israel) - Itztadion Ramat Gan
12.05 - Athens (Greece) - Terra Vibe Park CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
14.05 - Istanbul (Turkey) - Santral CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
16.05 - Bucharest (Romania) - Parc Izvor CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
18.05 - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Vasil Levski Stadium (Tuborg Greenfest) CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
20.05 - Belgrade (Serbia) - Park Ušće (Tuborg Greenfest) CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
21.05 - Zagreb (Croatia) - Arena (Tuborg Greenfest) postponed due to illness of David Gahan
23.05 - Warsaw (Poland) - Stadion Gwardii CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
25.05 - Riga (Latvia) - Skonto Stadium CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
27.05 - Vilnius (Lithuania) - Žalgirio Stadionas CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
30.05 - London (UK) - O2 Arena postponed due to illness of David Gahan
31.05 - Landgraaf (Netherlands) - Pinkpop Festival CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
04.06 - Düsseldorf (Germany) - LTU Arena postponed due to illness of David Gahan
05.06 - Düsseldorf (Germany) - LTU Arena postponed due to illness of David Gahan
07.06 - Leipzig (Germany) - Zentralstadion CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
Depeche Mode are pleased to announce they will restart their interrupted Tour Of The Universe in Leipzig, Germany on June 8th. On May 12th, lead singer Dave Gahan suffered a severe bout of gastroenteritis, leading to his hospitalization and the cancellation of the Athens concert. While in hospital, further medical tests revealed a low-grade malignant tumour in Dave's bladder, which has since been successfully removed. At doctors' orders Dave Gahan must take a break until June 8th, to ensure that he makes a full recovery. The Leipzig show on June 8th will be the first concert following Dave's recovery.
Dave Gahan sincerely thanks his fans for their support, understanding and patience. Depeche Mode deeply regret any problems or inconveniences the cancellations and postponements may have caused.
08.06 - Leipzig (Germany) - Zentralstadion
10.06 - Berlin (Germany) - Olympiastadion
12.06 - Frankfurt (Germany) - Commerzbank Arena
13.06 - München (Germany) - Olympiastadion
16.06 - Rome (Italy) - Stadio Olimpico
To all our fans who held tickets to the recently cancelled shows.
We want to express our deep and heartfelt apology for having to cancel these shows and want to also provide a bit of explanation for why we are not able to replay these dates. We do not take cancelling shows lightly and understand your disappointment and frustration with the cancellations - we are disappointed as well.
After our successful Eastern and Southern European shows in 2006, we were excited to return to some of our favorite cities and to meet our devoted fans in new cities where we had never played. Once we realized we would not be able play the dates as originally scheduled, we started looking at all possible rescheduling options with our manager and booking agent. The delays in getting information to all of you during this period were due to our strong desire to fully explore all options, and the logistical difficulties of rescheduling shows on a tour of this size. All of this was made more difficult by the fact that the majority of the shows we were unable to play were stadiums, which meant that we could only replay the dates during the summer. As many of you are aware, we had already scheduled dates in North and South America following our current European tour, so our summer schedule is completely full. Unfortunately, in the end, we were only able to reschedule our missed shows that were to be played in indoor venues, as we could postpone these until our winter European tour leg. Although we were unable to reschedule the shows in Athens, Istanbul, Bucharest, Sofia, Belgrade, Warsaw, Riga and Vilnius, we will make it our priority to come back to these cities in the near future.
Again, we want to say thank you for your patience, understanding and support during this period. We apologize sincerely for not being able to perform for you as originally planned.
-Martin, Andy and Dave
18.06 - Milan (Italy) - Stadio San Siro
20.06 - Werchter (Belgium) - TW Classic Festival
22.06 - Bratislava (Slovakia) - Stadion Pasienky
23.06 - Budapest (Hungary) - Puskás Ferenc Stadion
25.06 - Prague (Czech Republic) - Synot Tip Arena
27.06 - Paris (France) - Stade de France
28.06 - Nancy (France) - Le Zénith
30.06 - Copenhagen (Denmark) - Parken Stadion
01.07 - Hamburg (Germany) - HSH Nordbank Arena
02.07 - Bergen (Norway) - Bergenhus Festning CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
03.07 - Arvika (Sweden) - Arvika Festival
06.07 - Carcassonne (France) - Esplanade Gambetta
08.07 - Valladolid (Spain) - Estadio José Zorrilla
09.07 - Bilbao (Spain) - BBK Live Festival
Depeche Mode regret to announce that the following performances will be cancelled due to a calf muscle tear Dave Gahan suffered during the band's show in Bilbao on July 9th.
* Saturday, July 11th at Super Bock Super Rock Festival in Porto
* Sunday, July 12th at Olympic Stadium, Sevilla
Dave Gahan has been instructed by doctors to stay off his injured leg in order for it to heal and to prevent any further injury. Dave will be unable to perform during this recovery period and he and the Band regret that they must cancel these final two shows of their European tour.
Depeche Mode apologize to their fans for these cancellations.
11.07 - Porto (Portugal) - Super Bock Super Rock Festival CANCELLED due to illness of David Gahan
12.07 - Sevilla (Spain) - Estadio Olímpico CANCELLED due to postponement of the festival to another date (23.07.2009)
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