Sparks - Announce two massive UK shows

May 29th - 30th 2023

London, Royal Albert Hall, UK

Sparks will play the iconic Royal Albert Hall

Sparks - Aka brothers Ron and Russell Mael have just announced two very special shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th May 2023. Having recently teased both a new album and tour for 2023, the Los Angeles brothers have revealed the first dates. Levels of interest in the work of Sparks are at heights unsurpassed in their 50+ year career, with the ultimate cult band now centre stage in the full beam of the spotlight. Having played an extensive world tour in 2022, Sparks’ renaissance continues with the announcement of the band’s largest headline UK shows to date.

“Since we first started playing music, the Royal Albert Hall has been the pinnacle of British music venues for us and a place we’ve always aspired to play. These shows are a dream come true!” - Sparks

Most people, with even a passing acquaintance with Sparks, will know the basics by now. How Californian brothers Ron and Russell Mael, both students at UCLA, began making music together in the late Sixties, originally under the name Halfnelson. How their Top of the Pops (TOTP) debut with 'This town ain't big enough for both of Us' stunned a generation and nearly scored them a UK No.1. How their career moved through many phases, including (but not limited to) Art Rock, Glam, Big Band Swing, Electro-Disco, New Wave and SynthPop, taking in collaborations with Todd Rundgren, Les Rita Mitsouko, Tony Visconti Franz Ferdinand and Giorgio Moroder.

How keyboardist and songwriter Ron's intricate staccato arrangements combine with the hysteria pitch falsetto in which Russell delivers his brother's always on-point lyrics. How Ron's stillness and stern, intimidating visage contrasts onstage with Russell's hyperactivity. How their popularity has spiked unpredictably in different territories at different times: Britain, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Japan, and their homeland the United States. And how the influence of “the greatest band you've never heard of”, or “your favourite band's favourite band”, has been recognised by successive generations of artists from Joy Division to Duran Duran to Depeche Mode to Bjork to Beck to The Darkness and beyond.

Sparks - UK tour dates Below:

May
29th / 30th - London, Royal Albert Hall

Fan Club - PreSale tickets will be on sale on Wednesday 23rd of November at 10am with General Sale - Tickets will be on sale Friday 25th at 10am - You can buy tickets for the event from the following link: www.AEGP.uk/Sparks2023