SPARKS Sparks announce new album A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip released May 15th 2020 on BMG. Plus European tour dates for October 2020.
Album pre-order from Monday January 27th at 10am Tour pre-sale* Wednesday January 29th at 9am https://sparks.tmstor.es
General ticket on-sale Friday 31st January at 9am www.allsparks.com
Sparks – brothers Ron and Russell Mael - have announced the May 15th 2020 release of their 24th studio album ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’ and a European run of tour dates in October 2020. In the announcement video the band also confirm the release (without providing any dates) of the Sparks-written musical feature film Annette, starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard and directed by Leos Carax (Holy Motors), and the currently-untitled Sparks documentary directed by Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Spaced).
VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT:
WATCH SPARKS’ VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT HERE YOUTUBE
SPARKS Since storming into the charts, minds and airwaves in 1974 with ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both of Us’ from their 3rd album ‘Kimono My House’, the musically vital pop pioneers have created a unique legacy both on record and in their live performances. ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’ follows Sparks’ 2017 album ‘Hippopotamus’, an extraordinary record which saw them return to the Top 10 and was universally acclaimed with many critics declaring it to be one of the finest albums of the year and the pinnacle of the band’s career - until now.
Sparks and their band will embark on a short run of dates in October 2020, before an extended world tour in 2021.
October 2020 European tour dates: Sunday 11 Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller Music Hall Monday 12 Sweden, Stockholm, Cirkus Wednesday 14 Denmark, Copenhagen, The Koncerthuset Thursday 15 Germany, Berlin, Metropol Saturday 17 Netherlands, Amsterdam, Paradiso Sunday 18 Belgium, Brussels, AB Flex Tuesday 20 France, Paris, Casino de Paris Wednesday 21 UK, London, Roundhouse Friday 23 UK, Manchester, Albert Hall Saturday 24 UK, Glasgow, The Barrowland Ballroom Monday 26 UK, Belfast, Limelight Club Tuesday 27 UK, Dublin, Vicar Street
‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’ will be available on multiple formats including CD, picture disc, and cassette. See for the full catalogue HERE
* A code will be needed for the tour pre-sale, this can be accessed through the special ‘A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip’ store at https://sparks.tmstor.es store from Monday 27th January at 10am www.allsparks.com