All You Have to Know about Depeche Mode Concert in Bucharest

It might be the event of this summer in Bucharest: Depeche Mode concert in Bucharest takes place on July 26 at National Arena – Arena Nationala.

This is the third time the band returns to Romania. The concert is part of the European Tour to promote DM’s latest album, Memento Mori, but the band will also play the songs that made it famous.

The Memento Mori tour will be Depeche Mode’s 19th and first in over five years. Memento Mori will be Depeche Mode’s 15th studio album and the follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed Spirit, which reached number 1 in 11 territories and top 5 in over 20 other countries. Memento Mori will be released as a world premiere in the spring of 2023 via Columbia Records.

The album and the Memento Mori tour represent the newest chapter of an enduring and unparalleled legacy, and fans from Romania are lucky to see the band playing live after so much time.

Rules inside the National Arena during the concert

As reported by Visit Bucharest, access to the concert area will not be allowed with: drinks and food products purchased from outside the premises, bottles (including perfume bottles of any quantity, any other bottles, deodorants, etc.), plastic cans, aluminum cans, cans, fireworks, stick banners, sprays, lasers, chairs, guns, blunt objects, chains, umbrellas, pets, rucksacks, motorcycle helmets, bulky luggage larger than an A4 sheet, selfie sticks, professional cameras, audio-video recording devices of any kind or GoPro devices.

Access will be allowed in the concert area with compact cameras, lighters, medicines (any such products are only allowed if they are accompanied by a prescription, medical letter or any other document replacing it with a maximum of one daily dose), insulin, asthma inhaler spray.

For the safety of the public and the smooth running of the event, the participants are also asked to submit to a thorough body control at the request of the security agents.

Recording of any performance is strictly prohibited. The artist’s management can confiscate any audio-video recording device used in this way owned by the event participants, informs the cited source.

The access of children under 12 to the concert is not recommended due to the loud sound. But if the parents choose to accompany the little ones, they will do so at their own risk, purchasing access tickets for them as well. The use of protective headphones or earplugs is recommended for children. The organizers will not provide protective helmets or earplugs. An adult must accompany minors, say the organizers.

On the premises of the National Arena, the spectators will have at their disposal alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, water, coffee, ice cream and food trucks. All drinks will be served by the glass only. Products can be purchased with cash or bank card at all bars, but due to the large number of participants present at the location, card payments may experience delays.

Please check the organizer’s official website for tickets and the latest information.

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