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===''Spirit'' (2015–2021)===
{{See also|Spirit (Depeche Mode album)|Spirits in the Forest}}
In a 2015 Rolling Stone interview celebrating the 25th anniversary of ''[[Violator (album)|Violator]]'', Gore stated that [[Johnny Cash]]'s cover of "[[Personal Jesus]]" is his favorite cover version of a Depeche Mode song.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Kory |last= Grow |title= Black Celebration: Depeche Mode Look Back on 'Violator' 25 Years Later |magazine= Rolling Stone |date= 19 March 2015 |access-date= 20 June 2018 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/black-celebration-depeche-mode-look-back-on-violator-25-years-later-20150319}}</ref>

On 25 January 2016, Gore announced a projected return to the recording studio in April, with both Gore and Gahan having already written and demoed new songs.<ref>{{cite web|title= Episode 68 – Martin Gore from Depeche Mode |website= The RobCast |date= 25 January 2016 |access-date= 6 April 2017 |url= https://robbell.podbean.com/e/episode-68-martin-gore-from-depeche-mode/}}</ref> In September, the official Depeche Mode [[Facebook]] page hinted at a new release, later confirmed by the band to be a music video compilation, ''Video Singles Collection'', scheduled for release in November by [[Sony]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Kory |last= Grow |title= Depeche Mode Detail Massive Video Box Set |date= 13 September 2016 |magazine= Rolling Stone |access-date= 4 October 2016 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/depeche-mode-detail-massive-video-box-set-w439355}}</ref> In October 2016, the band announced that their fourteenth album titled ''[[Spirit (Depeche Mode album)|Spirit]].'' It was produced by [[James Ford (musician)|James Ford]], and was released on 17 March 2017.<ref>{{cite web|first= Sheldon |last= Pearce |title= Depeche Mode Announce New Album Spirit, Upcoming Tour |website= [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date= 11 October 2016 |access-date= 11 October 2016 |url= https://pitchfork.com/news/68361-depeche-mode-announce-new-album-spirit-upcoming-tour/}}</ref>

"[[Where's the Revolution]]", the lead single from ''Spirit'', was released 3 February 2017, along with its lyric video. The official video was published a week later, on 9 February.<ref>{{cite news|first= Roisin |last= O'Connor |title= Where's the Revolution? Depeche Mode release blistering new track |newspaper= [[The Independent]] |date= 3 February 2017 |access-date= 19 February 2017 |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/depeche-mode-wheres-the-revolution-new-music-album-release-date-donald-trump-a7562471.html/}}</ref> The [[Global Spirit Tour]] officially kicked off on 5 May 2017 with a performance in Stockholm, Sweden, at the Friends Arena. The first leg of the tour covered European countries only, ending with a final stadium show in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, at the Cluj Arena. The second leg of the tour covered North America and returned to Europe. The North America leg of the tour kicked off in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 23 August, at the USANA Amphitheatre. Depeche Mode broke a record when the band became the first to play four nights at the [[Hollywood Bowl]].<ref name="variety2017">{{cite web | last=Trakin | first=Roy | title=Depeche Mode's Love Affair With Los Angeles Explained, on Heels of Historic Hollywood Bowl Run | publisher=Variety | date=2017-04-21 | url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/depeche-modes-hollywood-bowl-1202391792/ | access-date=2023-03-29}}</ref> The band remained in North America until 15 November when they left for Dublin to resume the European leg. The band ended the tour in Europe with two sold-out shows on 23 and 25 July 2018 in Berlin, Germany, at the Waldbühne.<ref>{{cite web |title= The Global Spirit Tour |website= Depechemode.com |date= 12 October 2016 |access-date= 12 September 2017 |url= http://www.depechemode.com/article/the-global-spirit-tour |archive-date= 11 October 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161011224914/http://www.depechemode.com/article/the-global-spirit-tour |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Global Spirit Tour |website= Depechemode.com |access-date= 12 September 2017 |url= http://www.depechemode.com/tour |archive-date= 27 October 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161027073958/http://www.depechemode.com/tour |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first= Bob |last= Allen |title= Just Can't Get Enough: Depeche Mode's World Tour Tops $202 Million |magazine= [[Pollstar]] |date= 4 September 2018 |access-date= 14 October 2019 |url= https://www.pollstar.com/article/just-cant-get-enough-depeche-modes-world-tour-tops-202-million-136227}}</ref>

In September 2019, the band announced that ''[[Spirits in the Forest]]'', a documentary that was partially filmed during these shows by long-time collaborator [[Anton Corbijn]], would be released in theatres for one night only, 21 November 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Kory |last= Grow |title= Depeche Mode Doc 'Spirits in the Forest' to Weave Fans' Stories with Concert Footage |magazine= Rolling Stone |date= 19 September 2019 |access-date= 14 October 2019 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/depeche-mode-documentary-spirits-in-the-forest-887141/}}</ref> It was released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray under the title ''LiVE SPiRiTS'' on 26 June 2020.

On 7 November 2020, the band were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref name="Lynch"/>