Sparks Release New Music, Add North American Leg To ‘MAD! Tour’

With a new album on the horizon, pop rock duo Sparks announced additional shows in Europe as well as a North American leg to their “MAD! Tour,” which runs from June through the end of September.

Sparks, comprising brothers Ron and Russell Mael, also dropped a new single, “Drowned in a Sea of Tears,” from the upcoming album MAD!, which will be released May 23 via Transgressive Records.

The band previously announced shows in Japan and Europe in June and July, and the updated routing now includes concerts in Bilbao, Spain; Dublin, Ireland; Edinburgh, Scotland; and Wolverhampton, England. The Sparks brothers kick off the North American leg of their tour at Tabernacle in Atlanta on Sept. 5, and the tour includes stops at Wasington, D.C.’s Lincoln Theatre, Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, Toronto’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Moore Theatre in Seattle and San Francisco’s Golden Gate Theatre. They wrap up with a hometown show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Sept. 30.

Tickets for newly announced shows go on sale April 11 at 10 a.m. local time. For information about the tour and tickets, visit the band’s website, allsparks.com.

Since the release of the acclaimed 2021 documentary “The Sparks Brothers” directed by Edgar Wright, many have developed a newfound appreciation for the quirky duo. The band found success on the road since then, selling out shows and performing in major festivals like Big Ears, Primavera Sound and Glastonbury.

One of Sparks’ most successful outings was a concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on June 27, 2023. The show grossed $162,634 off 2,301 tickets sold, according to Pollstar Boxoffice reports.

Sparks are booked by Sam Hunt of Wasserman Music in North and South America and Asia.

MAD! Tour Dates
June 8 – Kyoto, JP – ROHM Theatre
June 10 – Osaka, JP – Zepp Namba
June 12-13 – Tokyo, JP – EX Theater
June 18-19 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
June 21-22 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
June 24 – Glasgow, UK – Royal Concert Hall
June 26 – Haarlem, NL – PHIL Haarlem
June 28 – Brussels, BE – Cirque Royal
June 30 – Paris, FR – La Salle Pleyel
July 1 – Cologne, DE – Live Music Hall (venue upscale)
July 3 – Copenhagen, DK – The Koncerthuset
July 4 – Stockholm, SE – Grona Lund Tivoli
July 6 – Berlin, DE – Uber Eats
July 8 – Milan, IT – Teatro degli Arcimboldi
July 12 – Bilbao, ES – Bilbao BBK
July 15 – Dublin, IE – National Stadium
July 16 – Dublin, IE – National Stadium
July 18 – Edinburgh, UK – Edinburgh Playhouse
July 19 – Wolverhampton, UK – The Halls
Sept. 5 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Sept. 8 – Philadelphia, PA – Keswick Theatre
Sept. 9 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
Sept. 11 – Boston, MA – Berklee Performance Center
Sept. 12 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
Sept. 14 – Columbus, OH – The Athenaeum Theatre
Sept. 15 – Cleveland, OH – TempleLive at Cleveland Masonic
Sept. 17 – Toronto, On – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Sept. 20 – St. Paul, MN – Fitzgerald Theater
Sept. 23 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
Sept. 24 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
Sept. 26 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
Sept. 27 – San Francisco, CA – Golden Gate Theatre
Sept. 29 – El Cajon, CA – The Magnolia
Sept. 30 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre