Tonight I am seeing Depeche Mode live for the first time. Excitement is building, especially given the quality of their new album Memento Mori – though we will of course miss the presence of keyboard player ‘Fletch’, who sadly passed away in May 2022.

The most recent Depeche Mode to be played on the radio has been People Are Good, a fine new single that has a ring of Kraftwerk’s Computer Love about it. It is effectively a considered update to one of the band’s best singles from 1984:

People Are Good seems to be impressing a more thoughtful approach on people…but is there a lyrical sting in its tale?

As for tonight, I will report back – firstly via a gig review for musicOMH, then a considered response for these pages.

Happy weekend!

Ben