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Monday, March 11, 2013

Upcoming Sparks to Make Seattle Live Debut April 22 at Neptune

Posted by Dave Segal on Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 12:57 PM

Unbelievably for a band that's been going since 1971, Sparks will make their first live appearance in Seattle April 22 at Neptune Theatre. An eccentrically theatrical prog-electronic-glam-pop group led by brothers Ron and Russell Mael, Sparks made a way bigger impression in the UK than they did in America, but over the decades they've built a hardcore cult following here. For the Seattle contingent of this fanbase, the long drought will finally be over next month.

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talent is an asset

Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on March 11, 2013 at 1:07 PM

HOLY SHITBALLS!!!

Posted by biffpowbang on March 11, 2013 at 1:30 PM

Two Hands, One Voice!

Posted by Travis Ritter

on March 11, 2013 at 1:34 PM

Rejoice! Bestest news in a long time!!

Posted by snacktruck on March 11, 2013 at 2:31 PM

This is the best news since the discovery of penicillin.

Posted by Kurt B. Reighley on March 11, 2013 at 2:32 PM

Except they are playing as a duo :(

Posted by Georgieo Smith on March 11, 2013 at 2:56 PM

Fuck. I'll be out of town when this happens.

Posted by Grrr on March 11, 2013 at 2:57 PM

Hello, this is your local Seattle Sparks Association president, please report to the upcoming planning commission for the Biggest Sparks Party Ever! If you are seriously interested in a superfan rendezvous the day of, contact me!

Posted by lowlytootle

on March 11, 2013 at 3:41 PM

TRAVIS RITTER: before leaving for a road trip from Texas to Seattle, you recently mentioned that you could, in theory, listen to Sparks for the entire duration of your journey thanks to their vast discography. thinking about that gave nightmarish visions of an interstate bloodbath out of Badlands or Kalifornia to adult-ADD-types like myself. shame on you.

this news is markedly better though.

Posted by LEE. on March 11, 2013 at 5:54 PM

I'm so excited!
@5 - Seriously.
@8 - WHOA! Can we drink Sparks? And dress up??

Posted by Emily Nokes on March 12, 2013 at 1:20 PM

They really never came here before? Wow. I saw them on TV so many times back in the early 1970's, I really thought they had been here.

Posted by BallardBoy on March 12, 2013 at 4:59 PM

@10 - I truly intend on there being some sort of pre-show get together. This is, after all, a BIG DEAL, especially for hardcore Sparks fans. It will probably happen at some bar in the U-District, not sure which yet. And no, to the previous commenter, I highly doubt they have played here before. For the last 20 years they have almost exclusively played the U.K. and Europe. At the height of their popularity, they mostly played in the U.K. as far as I understand it.

Posted by lowlytootle

on March 13, 2013 at 12:50 AM

They've done some shows in their hometown in the last decade, the Key Club being a memorable one. Coachella? Apparently this is a keyboard/voice (no computer???), bros only tour.

Posted by ID Thoris on March 14, 2013 at 12:33 PM