Andy Fletcher (musician)
| Born | July 8, 1961 |
| Hometown | Nottingham, England |
| Height | 6'3" (1.90m) |
| Spouse | Gráinne Mullan |
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Depeche Mode in Nashville: Top moments as Music City 'Just Can't Get Enough' at Bridgestone Arena
Depeche Mode stopped in Nashville as part of their "Memento Mori Tour," taking to the stage at Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 19 for a lively evening.
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The greatest frontman of all time? Dave Gahan's irresistible energy ensures that Depeche Mode exude life after death
Dave Gahan gives a masterclass in stadium rock showmanship as Depeche Mode hold Twickenham spellbound
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Depeche Mode, review: electronica's most enduring band contemplate their mortality
“I’ll meet you by the river, or maybe on the other side,” sang Dave Gahan, crypt-deep of baritone and vampiric in a dark, sequinned suit, on Wagging Tongues. Later, during a Scott-Walker-ish mid-set stretch on the mic, Martin Gore - Gahan’s sole surviving cohort from the original lineup of Depeche Mode - would echo the fatalistic sentiment on jazz bar lament Soul With Me: “I’m heading for the ever after… I’m going where there are no cares”. Later still, the pair would appear in the visuals for r
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Andy Rourke Dies: The Smiths Bassist Was 59
Andy Rourke, the bass player for the Smiths, died today of pancreatic cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He was 59. His death was announced by his former bandmate, the Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, who said in a statment on social media, “Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful […]
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Depeche Mode Bristles With Vitality While Facing Mortality on ‘Memento Mori’ NYC Tour Stop
The band's latest album is their first following the death of co-founder Andy Fletcher in 2022.
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8 things to do around Chicago: Depeche Mode, C2E2 and a family Easter egg hunt
Depeche Mode: The British electronic band from the ‘80s is touring behind its latest — and 15th — studio album “Memento Mori.” Following the death last year of founding member and keyboardist Andy Fletcher, full-time members now are just Dave Gahan and Martin Gore, but by most accounts, their sound is undiminished. (The tour is slated to be back Nov. 13.) 7:30 p.m. April 5 at the United ...
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A death-defying evening with Depeche Mode
Following the death of co-founder Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode returned to L.A. for an emotional two-hour show that luxuriated in a sensual gloom.
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Depeche Mode Plays Emotional, Energetic Set in First L.A. Show Since Andrew Fletcher’s Death: Concert Review
One of my best friends in high school used to say she preferred the music of “post modern” (as the genre was dubbed at the time) groups like Depeche Mode because their sound was timeless, vs. the era’s disposable top 40 radio tracks, which were destined to sound dated in just a few years. And […]
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Depeche Mode honour the dead, Lana Del Rey is at her most self-indulgent – the week’s best albums
When your lead singer is a recovered heroin addict who has had so many brushes with death (including heart attacks, suicide attempts and overdoses) that paramedics nicknamed him “The Cat”, calling your 15th album Memento Mori (Latin for “remember death”) might seem like bravado. As it transpired, it was not Dave Gahan who was tempting fate. Songs had been demoed and the album title already chosen when Depeche Mode keyboardist and founder member Andy Fletcher died of a heart attack in May last ye
