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 Theatre06-10 Osaka, Japan – Zepp Namba06-12 Tokyo, Japan – EX Theater06-18 London, England – Eventim Apollo06-21 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo06-24 Glasgow, Scotland – Royal Concert Hall06-26 Haarlem, Netherlands – PHIL Haarlem06-28 Brussels, Belgium – Cirque Royal06-30 Paris, France – La Salle Pleyel07-01 Cologne, Germany – Live Music Hall07-03 Copenhagen, Denmark – The Koncerthuset07-04 Stockholm, Sweden – Grona Lund Tivoli07-06 Berlin, Germany – Uber Eats07-08 Milan, Italy – Teatro degli Arcimboldi07-12 Bilbao, Spain – Bilbao BBK07-15 Dublin, Ireland – National Stadium07-16 Dublin, Ireland – National Stadium07-18 Edinburgh, Scotland – Edinburgh Playhouse07-19 Wolverhampton, England – The Halls09-05 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle09-08 Philadelphia, PA – Keswick Theatre09-09 Washington, D.C. – Lincoln Theatre09-11 Boston, MA – Berklee Performance Center09-12 Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre09-14 Columbus, OH – The Athenaeum Theatre09-15 Cleveland, OH – TempleLive at Cleveland Masonic09-17 Toronto, Ontario – Queen Elizabeth Theatre09-20 St. Paul, MN – Fitzgerald Theater09-23 Vancouver, British Columbia – Vogue Theatre09-24 Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre09-26 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall09-27 San Francisco, CA – Golden Gate Theatre09-29 El Cajon, CA – The Magnolia09-30 Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
