SPARKS

[Spyke]

[12stringbassist]

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/outlandish-suits-trademark-dances-sparks-31914601
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[allydodd]

On the second Manchester night, from my spot at thecrear of the stalls, I noticed a couple of professional photgraphers inside the barriers for the sound desk.

[SteveBoyce]

There is a short review of the London show in the Spectator:

Of the three, Sparks was the unadulterated triumph. Of course, 28 albums in, something would be amiss if they couldn’t fill a headline set, though they are unusual among real veteran bands in that their new albums keep attracting younger fans (their most recent one was on the cool label Transgressive, rather than some veterans’ clearing house), which also meant that the atmosphere on the first of two nights at the Apollo was more fervent and wild than commonly greets brothers pushing 80.
The fact that they have never stood still – their two best-known songs, ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us’ and ‘The Number One Song in Heaven’, might as well be the work of entirely different groups – means they haven’t dated. Moreover, their more rococo 1970s notions are now being echoed by groups like the Last Dinner Party, so they have a new sense of currency. And gosh, did Ron and Russell Mael capitalise on it, with a perfectly paced and brilliantly designed show. I did not believe Russell would be able to sustain the operatic falsetto of ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us’ – but I was entirely wrong. This was a group completely at ease with the vicissitudes of their musical career, and very happy to take the opportunity to show off their artistry once again.

[dinky]

https://weshootmusic.com/sparks-manchester-apollo-21st-22nd-june-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLKJRxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBtMDJXNHNyNGdlWEhaclZWAR661l1yQxDfjtZE7bRPnIgVnZX_OQtS_cJ_ZHGavVPUN9cnr0YzzcHIe9BAoQ_aem_zcSPznfzJdEhKxj584Lsvw


Superb

[PETER RAWCLIFFE]

Brilliant review Dinky...Took me right back to the wonderful night (21st)..It really was a fantastic concert and so well worded in this review just like 12strings also did in his review.

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