SPARKS ~ Le Casino de Paris. Paris.

  *** SHOW OCTOBER 20, 2020 -- CANCELLED following the COVID-19 virus epidemic ***

  *** RESCHEDULED: JUNE 7, 2021 -- CANCELLED ***

 

  *** RESCHEDULED: APRIL 19, 2022 ***

 

 🕖 Set Times:
7:00 pm — Doors Open
7:10 pm— Thomas VDB Dj
8:35 pm— Sparks (USA)

Support Act: THOMAS VDB Dj

 

~ EUROPEAN TOUR 2022 ~

 

 A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip is the 24th studio album by American rock group Sparks. Recorded in gaps between Sparks' film projects, the album uses a full rock-group format to draw on the band's full range of musical styles and was universally acclaimed by critics, who praised both its lyrical and melodic content. Released on May 15, 2020. Produced by Ron Mael - Russell Mael. The album enter the UK charts at number 7, making this the group's second consecutive UK Top 10 studio album and their fourth overall.

 

Hippopotamus is is the 23th album by American rock group Sparks, released on September 8, 2017. Producer: Ron Mael and Russell Mael. Sparks' first UK top-ten appearance in over 40 years, since "Propaganda" in 1974.
 

SPARKS (Band)

 
Russell Mael - vocals (1972–present)
Ron Mael - keyboards (1972–present)

+ Band (5 musicians):

 

 Michael Shuman (Mini Mansions, Queens of the Stone Age) — guitars
Evan Weiss (Girls, Junk) — guitar
Zach Dawes (Mini Mansions) — bass
Stevie Nistor (Sparks, Daniel Lanois, Sparklehorse) — drums
Tyler Parkford (Mini Mansions) — keyboards

 

  The Setlist

SPARKS

 

 So May We Start (Annette - Cannes Edition - Selections From the Motion Picture Soundtrack - Soundtrack - 2021)
Angst In My Pants (Angst in My Pants - 1982)
Tips for Teens (Whomp That Sucker - 1981)
Under the Table With Her (Indiscreet - 1975)
Get in the Swing (Indiscreet - 1975)
I Married Myself (Lil’ Beethoven - 2002)
I Predict (Angst in My Pants - 1982)
Wonder Girl (Halfnelson - 1971)
Stravinsky’s Only Hit (A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip - 2020)
Shopping Mall of Love (Music That You Can Dance To - 1986)
Johnny Delusional (FFS cover - 2015))
We Love Each Other So Much (Annette - Cannes Edition - Selections From the Motion Picture Soundtrack - Soundtrack - 2021) (with Catherine Trottmann)

Aria (The Forest) Annette - Cannes Edition - Selections From the Motion Picture Soundtrack - Soundtrack - 2021) (with Catherine Trottmann)

 Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) (Hippopotamus -2017)
Lawnmower (A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip - 2020)
Music That You Can Dance To (Music That You Can Dance To - 1986)
The Rhythm Thief (Lil’ Beethoven - 2002)
Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth (Propaganda - 1974)
When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins - 1994)
My Baby's Taking Me Home (Lil’ Beethoven - 2002)
The Number One Song in Heaven (No. 1 in Heaven - 1979)
This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us (Kimono My House - 1974)
(Followed by band introductions)

Encore

Suburban Homeboy (Lil’ Beethoven - 2002)
All That (A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip - 2020)

 

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 Time Set: 1h56