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DUE TO DEMAND, SPARKS ADD EXTRA UK TOUR DATES

New shows also added in the Netherlands and Belgium

See www.allsparks.com

“Sparks are joy unbridled….a unique and glorious spectacle” Mojo

“a magnificent night” ★★★★★ The Times

“Wit, pathos and brutality….a hugely thrilling injection of joy and power” Classic Rock

Sparks perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live with Gorillaz

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Sparks have announced extra live dates across Europe, adding to a run of dates that sees them perform in New Zealand for the first time in their near-six-decade career as well as shows in Japan, Australia, the UK and France. The newly confirmed shows include performances in the Netherlands and Belgium and, due to demand, new shows in the UK.

Having previously announced headline shows in London, Blackpool and Bournemouth, plus sold out gigs in Bristol and Glasgow, Sparks will return to York and Southend-on-Sea, both cities where they last played in 1974.

The newly added dates are:

Thursday 20 August – Netherlands, Nijmegen, Openluchttheater De Goffert

Tuesday 25 August – UK, York Barbican

Wednesday 26 August – UK, Southend-on-Sea, Cliffs Pavilion

Saturday 29 August – Belgium, Antwerp, De Roma

Tickets go on general sale at 10am CEST / 9am BST Friday 17 April

See www.allsparks.com for details.

The band will also be performing at Green Man Festival and at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as special guests of Gorillaz. Ron and Russell Mael recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live alongside Gorillaz, performing ‘The Happy Dictator’, a collaboration between Sparks and Gorillaz that appears on Gorillaz’ latest album, The Mountain.

All currently announced tour dates are:

Tuesday 5 May – Japan, Tokyo SGC Hall ARIAKE (co-headline with Cornelius)

Wednesday 6 May – Japan, Tokyo, Duo Music Exchange

Thursday 21 May – New Zealand, Christchurch Town Hall

Saturday 23 May – New Zealand, Auckland, Kiri Te Kanawa Centre

Monday 25 May – Australia, Sydney, Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House

Thursday 28 May – Australia, Melbourne, Palais Theatre

Saturday 30 May – Australia, Brisbane, Glasshouse Theatre, QPAC

Friday 12 June – UK, London, Chelsea Live @ Royal Hospital Chelsea

Sunday 14 June – UK, Glasgow, Kelvingrove Bandstand (SOLD OUT)

Monday 15 June – UK, Blackpool Opera House (MORE TICKETS RELEASED)

Wednesday 17 June – UK, Bournemouth International Centre

Thursday 18 June – UK, Bristol Beacon (SOLD OUT)

Saturday 20 June – UK, London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (special guests of Gorillaz)

Friday 21 August – France, Charleville-Mézières, Cabaret Vert FestivalDate TBA – UK, Crickhowell, Green Man Festival