{"id":2222818,"date":"2026-01-05T13:47:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2222818"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:47:39","slug":"depeche-modes-new-live-film-m-is-coming-to-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/depeche-modes-new-live-film-m-is-coming-to-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Depeche Mode&#8217;s new live film &#8216;M&#8217; is coming to Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/depeche-mode\">Depeche Mode<\/a>\u2019s epic live film <em>M<\/em> is set to arrive on Netflix later this week.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/depeche-mode-announce-new-epic-live-movie-m-3853596\">Details of the concert film were shared last April<\/a>, when the band confirmed that they had compiled footage from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-depeche-mode-play-final-show-of-memento-mori-world-tour-3615551\">their \u2018Memento Mori\u2019 shows<\/a> in Mexico City, where Dave Gahan and co. played to nearly 200,000 fans over three sold-out nights.<\/p>\n<p>It was conceptualised and directed by award-winning filmmaker Fernando Frias, and looked to both take the audience on a \u201cprofound musical journey\u201d and explore how the band\u2019s album of the same name carried a \u201cdeep connection to death and mortality in Mexican culture\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Memento Mori\u2019, which was their 15th studio release, marked the first since <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/depeche-modes-andy-fletcher-has-died-at-the-age-of-60-3234836\">the tragic passing of synth player and founding member Andy Fletcher<\/a>, who died back in May 2022. The subsequent tour spanned between 2023 and 2024 and saw the surviving members play to more than 3million fans globally across 112 shows.<\/p>\n<p><em>M<\/em> had a premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival, and was then screened <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/depeche-modes-epic-concert-film-m-is-coming-to-cinemas-worldwide-3884360\">at over 2,500 cinemas across more than 60 countries<\/a> last October. It was then <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/depeche-mode-announce-m-concert-film-physical-release-and-new-live-album-3901294\">given a physical release later that month, and also shared as a live album called \u2018Memento Mori: Mexico City\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it is heading to streaming, and will be available on Netflix from later this week.<\/p>\n<p>The concert film will be arriving on the streaming giant on Friday (January 9) and available for those in the US, UK and Europe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Depeche Mode - Ghosts Again (Live in Mexico City)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-c_MUh9w690?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In a new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/gb\/title\/82623289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">description<\/a> on Netflix, <em>M<\/em> is described as a documentary that \u201cexplores Mexico\u2019s relationship with music, mortality and tradition, framed by synth-pop band Depeche Mode\u2019s sold-out run in Mexico City\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/inside-depeche-modes-epic-new-live-film-m-in-mexico-they-are-a-religion-3893181\">Speaking to <em>NME<\/em> last year<\/a>, Fernando Fr\u00edas de la Parra explained how he came to be involved with <em>M<\/em> \u2013 which followed on from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-interviews\/anton-corbijn-depeche-mode-biggest-cult-band-world-2576957\">Anton Corbijn\u2019s 2019 live film <em>Spirits In The Forest<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was decided that the show for release would be shot in Mexico,\u201d he told us, also sharing that the angle of the project came following the members talking about \u201ccoming back after the pandemic and the loss of Andrew Fletcher, so they wanted to be more focused on the show and the message of the album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fernando Fr\u00edas de la Parra also explained that the band were like \u201ca religion\u201d in Mexico, saying: \u201cYou\u2019ll have people dancing to \u2018Enjoy The Silence\u2019 at family parties, and others scouring for it on underground bootleg tapes. There are so many generations who love them and think they\u2019re essential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why the band chose to shoot in Mexico. I\u2019ve been to see them in other countries because I wanted to get familiar with them before shooting. It\u2019s very different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the tour, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-interviews\/depeche-mode-interview-memento-mori-dave-gahan-martin-gore-3410900\">Dave Gahan and Martin Gore spoke candidly to <em>NME<\/em> about what it was like adjusting to life without their bandmate<\/a>, and said that they wanted their 15th record to celebrate his unmissable impact.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Depeche Mode on new album &#039;Memento Mori&#039;, the loss of Andy Fletcher, and upcoming tour\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vfoG_PstxSY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cLosing Fletch made that feeling more real,\u201d Gahan shared. \u201cEverything will come to an end. I don\u2019t know when that is. After Fletch passed and we had to continue I said, \u2018Try to enjoy what you\u2019ve got to do here and do the best you can\u2019. You really don\u2019t know if you\u2019re going to be doing it again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2023,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/depeche-mode-live-in-london-twickenham-stadium-review-setlist-photos-3457601\"><em> NME<\/em> was in attendance for their massive show at Twickenham Stadium in London, and gave the set a four-star review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat ultimately hits the hardest is the generosity of bangers and the graceful energy they arrive with. Look at that setlist [\u2026] Come on. We\u2019re in sexy goth heaven,\u201d the review read. \u201cYou feel spoiled as an audience member, and we\u2019d be lucky if this good feeling and compulsion of Depeche Mode\u2019s current purple streak continues for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depeche Mode\u2019s epic live film M is set to arrive on Netflix later this week. Details of the concert film were shared last April, when the band confirmed that they had compiled footage from their \u2018Memento Mori\u2019 shows in Mexico City, where Dave Gahan and co. played to nearly 200,000 fans over three sold-out nights. 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