Sparks have announced a 2025 North American leg of their upcoming tour, which has its first run in Japan, the UK, and Europe in June and July. They’ll return to the States on September 5, with a string of shows in Atlanta, Boston, St. Paul, Seattle, San Francisco, and more, wrapping things up in Los Angeles on September 30. The brothers Mael have also shared a new single from their next LP, Mad! Watch the Ambar Navarro-directed video for “Drowned in a Sea of Tears” below, and scroll down for their complete itinerary.
Ron and Russell Mael announced Mad! earlier this year, releasing the song “JanSport Backpack.” The album also includes previously-shared single “Do Things My Own Way.” Mad! is the follow-up to 2023’s The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte. The new LP arrives May 23 via Transgressive.
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Sparks:
06-08 Kyoto, Japan – ROHM Theatre
06-10 Osaka, Japan – Zepp Namba
06-12 Tokyo, Japan – EX Theater
06-18 London, England – Eventim Apollo
06-21 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo
06-24 Glasgow, Scotland – Royal Concert Hall
06-26 Haarlem, Netherlands – PHIL Haarlem
06-28 Brussels, Belgium – Cirque Royal
06-30 Paris, France – La Salle Pleyel
07-01 Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall
07-03 Copenhagen, Denmark – The Koncerthuset
07-04 Stockholm, Sweden – Grona Lund Tivoli
07-06 Berlin, Germany – Uber Eats
07-08 Milan, Italy – Teatro degli Arcimboldi
07-12 Bilbao, Spain – Bilbao BBK
07-15 Dublin, Ireland – National Stadium
07-16 Dublin, Ireland – National Stadium
07-18 Edinburgh, Scotland – Edinburgh Playhouse
07-19 Wolverhampton, England – The Halls
09-05 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
09-08 Philadelphia, PA – Keswick Theatre
09-09 Washington, D.C. – Lincoln Theatre
09-11 Boston, MA – Berklee Performance Center
09-12 Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
09-14 Columbus, OH – The Athenaeum Theatre
09-15 Cleveland, OH – TempleLive at Cleveland Masonic
09-17 Toronto, Ontario – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
09-20 St. Paul, MN – Fitzgerald Theater
09-23 Vancouver, British Columbia – Vogue Theatre
09-24 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
09-26 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
09-27 San Francisco, CA – Golden Gate Theatre
09-29 El Cajon, CA – The Magnolia
09-30 Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre