Depeche Mode, the legendary electronic rock band led by Martin Gore and Dave Gahan, is not only embarking on a worldwide tour to promote their latest album “Memento Mori,” but they are also making a significant impact on humanitarian efforts. With an impressive 15 albums under their belt, over 100 million records sold, and having played live to over 35 million fans around the world, Depeche Mode are seasoned veterans in the music industry and esteemed members of the Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame.
Depeche Mode’s partnership with charitable organizations is not new; it has continued from previous tours where funds were raised for teenage cancer and water and conservation. When asked about his philanthropic inclination towards various causes, Gore stated, “When you look at all the things that happen… we all feel so helpless. If everybody just sits back and does nothing, then the world is far worse off.”
“I remember my eyes being opened quite a lot as far back as 1983/4 because we went on a tour to Asia, which was somewhere I’d never been before, and we were used to inequality in the UK, but that took it to a different level,” Gore relayed in an interview with CARE President and CEO Michelle Nunn when the tour stopped in Atlanta in October.
