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.