Depeche Mode play Rogers Arena

Depeche Mode Global Spirit Tour
Oct. 25, 9 p.m. | Rogers Arena
Tickets/info: ticketmaster.ca
For a band that was lumped in with the whole short-lived New Romantic movement, Depeche Mode seemed an unlikely candidate for global stardom. But the group not only achieved it, it also established a template for electro pop in the 1980s that has remained the standard for the genre. Pounding grooves, cathartic choruses and dark, moody lyrics addressing the underbelly of society. 
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