SPARKS ADD EXTRA UK TOUR DATES
Sparks have announced extra live dates across Europe, adding to a run of dates that sees them perform in New Zealand for the first time in their near-six-decade career as well as shows in Japan, Australia, the UK and France. The newly confirmed shows include performances in the Netherlands and Belgium and, due to demand, new shows in the UK.
Having previously announced headline shows in London, Blackpool and Bournemouth, plus sold out gigs in Bristol and Glasgow, Sparks will return to York and Southend-on-Sea, both cities where they last played in 1974.
The newly added dates are:
Thursday 20 August – Netherlands, Nijmegen, Openluchttheater De Goffert
Tuesday 25 August – UK, York Barbican
Wednesday 26 August – UK, Southend-on-Sea, Cliffs Pavilion
Saturday 29 August – Belgium, Antwerp, De Roma
Tickets go on general sale at 10am CEST / 9am BST Friday 17 April
See www.allsparks.com for details.
The band will also be performing at Green Man Festival and at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as special guests of Gorillaz. Ron and Russell Mael recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live alongside Gorillaz, performing ‘The Happy Dictator’, a collaboration between Sparks and Gorillaz that appears on Gorillaz’ latest album, The Mountain.
All currently announced tour dates are:
Tuesday 5 May – Japan, Tokyo SGC Hall ARIAKE (co-headline with Cornelius)
Wednesday 6 May – Japan, Tokyo, Duo Music Exchange
Thursday 21 May – New Zealand, Christchurch Town Hall
Saturday 23 May – New Zealand, Auckland, Kiri Te Kanawa Centre
Monday 25 May – Australia, Sydney, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House
Thursday 28 May – Australia, Melbourne, Palais Theatre
Saturday 30 May – Australia, Brisbane, Glasshouse Theatre, QPAC
Friday 12 June – UK, London, Chelsea Live @ Royal Hospital Chelsea
Sunday 14 June – UK, Glasgow, Kelvingrove Bandstand (SOLD OUT)
Monday 15 June – UK, Blackpool Opera House (MORE TICKETS RELEASED)
Wednesday 17 June – UK, Bournemouth International Centre
Thursday 18 June – UK, Bristol Beacon (SOLD OUT)
Saturday 20 June – UK, London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (special guests of Gorillaz)
Friday 21 August – France, Charleville-Mézières, Cabaret Vert Festival
Date TBA – UK, Crickhowell, Green Man Festival
Following the release of their acclaimed 28th studio album MAD! and the companion EP MADDER!, the band’s 2025 world tour was rapturously received – plaudits included Louder Than War describing the show as “a hundred minutes of energetic, thrilling pop songs” while the Spectator called it “an unadulterated triumph” and The Scotsman enthused that the “Mael brothers take fans to heaven and back”.
Photo: Munachi Osegbu
