UK people did you notice on The Great British Sewing Bee tonight they used "Sherlock Holmes" during the making of the deerstalker hats?

Day 1 - Halfnelson

It would seem (judging by comments made by Russell at recent shows) that SPARKS may be planning to tour again next year. Will this be to promote the new album? Personally, I'd be quite surprised if they manage to get it out for Spring/Summer next year. Seems like an awfully fast turnaround. I also don't see SPARKS touring without any new material. They seem very against conventional "Greatest Hits" shows with a strong reliance on nostalgia.

Whatever their reason for touring again, I'm extremely glad that they're still so enthusiastic about it. I realise that it's incredibly early to start guessing what songs may feature in the currently unconfirmed 2027 shows but sod it, I'm bored and I'm excited for more SPARKS.

I have a feeling that "Amateur Hour" may make a reappearance. Seems surprising that such a big hit would be absent from their tours for half a decade. I'm also expecting a couple more unlikely album tracks from the 80s (they seem to be really enjoying going back to this era atm.) "Modesty Plays", "Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat" and "So Important" would be my picks.

It's also quite fun to predict what the "Ron Vocal Version" track might be. "Dance Goddammit", "Madonna", "National Crime Awareness Week" and "More Than A Sex Machine" all feel perfect for this.

Obviously, I'm a huge SPARKS fan and I'll probably welcome absolutely anything they do but I always find it fun to try and predict these things. Will they keep opening shows with "So May We Start?" and end with "All That"? Will they continue to try and brainwash us into believing that "Music That You Can Dance To" is a major hit? Will they play a really obscure bonus track or B side? I can't wait to find out. Does anyone have a particular track that they are desperate to hear in a future live show?

Like no one listened to Pulling Rabbits 😭

Edit: Least played for Gratuitous is The Farmer's Daughter, not She's An Anchorman. Woopsie

This video isn't really about Sparks BUT I do mention that Sparks fans on this Reddit group (and elsewhere) seem to be very nice and I've never seen negativity when I post something here.

https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-see-in-paris/concerts-music-festival/articles/351045-rock-en-seine-2026-the-cure-lorde-sparks-the-lineup-of-concerts-to-catch-on-france-tv

the boys will be on France.tv this Sunday 30th August between 7.45-8.45pm.

Their live (recorded) hour set will be shown for those that are interested

First time on the barrier in years because I'm a wheelchair user and they usually stuff us somewhere at the back. Got a wave from both of them as they left the stage. It was one of the best nights of my life without sounding OTT!

They were superb tonight. Really high energy performance and sounded very much like they'll be back in the UK next year.

Long live Sparks.

Can't wait to go to De Roma this Saturday! If anyone wants to say hi, I'll be the one in the bright yellow Jansport backpack :)

Got the CD for under $100, ha ha!

The venue for tomorrow night (Cliffs Pavilion) only publishes door times (7pm), but not stage times. Anybody know what time the boys will take to the stage please?

Hi all! Longtime Sparks fan here. Me and my friend Matt have been huge huge fans of Sparks for many years, and in 2019 decided to start a band borne out of that love, combining melodic inspirations of Sparks with the Wagnerian theatrical flare of the music of Jim Steinman (any fans of Steinman here? Some very similar sensibilities imo). That ended up blending with other inspirations and 7 years later, after forming a full 6 piece band , playing hundreds of live shows, building a local fanbase and raising 3000 dollars on an Indiegogo campaign we finally have our first full length album. It’s co produced and mixed by Paul D Millar who completely understood our love for Sparks, and his own collaborations include those with Lemon Twigs (who generously lent us gear for use on this album) Cumgirl8 and Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti. We recorded it entirely on analog tape and got string players, trumpet players , accordion players and backing singers to really fill out the sound and make this the best we could. I really hope the people in this group enjoy it, because I think Sparks fans are some of the most open minded people musically and of course, we all share a love of the world’s greatest band. Thank you so much!

Including past and present Ron & Russell

Also, I made the logo an ambigram (reads the same upside down)

My preorder finally arrived today! The LP sounds super clean and I’m having a ton of fun with it. There’s a few fun images of brothers performing “on the moon” inside the gatefold. I could not be happier, especially since I personally can not afford to go to the moon and see them.

Quite a show to travel from San Diego for, and the Only show I was able to attend this 2026.

It had to be cut short from the last 4 songs, thankfully safety was prioritized here, exception of Ron having no fear and mopping electrical cord water.

Has this happened before in Sparks history?

Oh noooooo! It was a cool historical archive of the fandom in the age of message boards. I guess this is its successor? I miss the days when a certain brother (and their alter ego) had a more significant online presence and was less media trained.😆

…got cancelled halfway 😫
Luckaly it was 5 minutes from my house in Nijmegen.

Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK

I even made a fan cover based on No. 1 in Heaven

1. Wonder Girl (Halfnelson)
2. Girl from Germany (A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing)
3. This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us (Kimono My House)
4. Amateur Hour (Kimono My House)
5. Talent Is an Asset (Kimono My House)
6. Falling in Love With Myself Again (Kimono My House)
7. Here in Heaven (Kimono My House)
8. Propaganda (Propaganda)
9. At Home, at Work, at Play (Propaganda)
10. Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth (Propaganda)
11. Something for the Girl with Everything (Propaganda)
12. Get in the Swing (Indiscreet)
13. Looks, Looks, Looks (Indiscreet)
14. Tryouts for the Human Race (No. 1 in Heaven)
15. Academy Award Performance (No. 1 in Heaven)
16. La Dolce Vita (No. 1 in Heaven)
17. My Other Voice (No. 1 in Heaven)
18. The Number One Song in Heaven (No. 1 in Heaven)
19. Beat the Clock (No. 1 in Heaven)
20. When I'm with You (Terminal Jive)
21. Tips for Teens (Whomp That Sucker)
22. Angst in My Pants (Angst in My Pants)
23. I Predict (Angst in My Pants)
24. Cool Places (feat. Jane Wiedlin) (In Outer Space)
25. Change (The Best of Sparks: Music That You Can Dance To)
26. When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins)
27. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing (Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins)
28. The Rhythm Thief (Lil' Beethoven)
29. My Baby's Taking Me Home (Lil' Beethoven)
30. Suburban Homeboy (Lil' Beethoven)
31. Dick Around (Hello Young Lovers)
32. Perfume (Hello Young Lovers)
33. (Baby, Baby) Can I Invade Your Country (Hello Young Lovers)
34. Metaphor (Hello Young Lovers)
35. Waterproof (Hello Young Lovers)
36. Good Morning (Exotic Creatures of the Deep)
37. Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) (Hippopotamus)
38. So May We Start (feat. Simon Helberg) (Annette)
39. We Love Each Other So Much (Annette)
40. Sympathy for the Abyss (Annette)
41. The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte (The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte)
42. Do Things My Own Way (Do Things My Own Way)
43. Drowned in a Sea of Tears (MAD!)
44. Running Up a Tab at the Hotel for the Fab (MAD!)
45. Lord Have Mercy (MAD!)

Here’s the link in Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/br/playlist/sparks-my-essentials/pl.u-qxylVlXF35V7Jkg

Either that’s a generic backdrop they also happened to have, or the studio got ahold of the same one used to shoot the rear cover of the Sparks album Indiscreet. Either way it ended up in this sketch about 20 years after the Sparks album came out.

It seems to be in all or many of Mary Scheer’s Cabana Chat sketches

(og post taken down on other subreddit, reposting here)