Spirits in the Forest (2019)

Interesting facts

Spirits in the Forest – A Depeche Mode Film is a live concert film, documentary, and album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, directed by award-winning filmmaker and long-time artistic collaborator Anton Corbijn. The film chronicles the final concert of the band's Global Spirit Tour at the Waldbühne in Berlin, Germany, as well as the stories of six fans of the band. The film was released to cinemas worldwide on 21 November 2019. A DVD and Blu-ray release featuring the full concert titled LiVE SPiRiTS was released on 26 June 2020.

Background

As part of a promotion for the release of their album Spirit, Depeche Mode announced that a contest would be held in which one fan or celebrity would take over Depeche Mode's Facebook page every day for a year. A press release stated that winners would post to the band's seven million followers their own "personal anecdotes, videos, concert photos, covers of the band's songs, or other Depeche Mode-related content." Celebrities who contributed to…

In September 2019 it was announced that the film would debut globally for one night only, on 21 November 2019. Initially expected to screen at 2400 cinemas worldwide, the number was later revised up to 2800. On 29 October 2019, a preview of the film was hosted at the Curzon Mayfair in London, featuring a Q&A session with director Corbijn.

A home release on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray was released on 26 June 2020. It is Depeche Mode's eighth live album and continues the tradition of recording and releasing performances from at least one show each tour. One week prior to the 26 June 2020 release date, many of the fans followed in the movie filmed an unboxing of the DVD box set for the Depeche Mode YouTube channel.

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