SPARKS ~ Il Teatro degli Arcimboldi. Milano. Italia.

  

*** An unmissable event with SPARKS, for an amazing night, in Milano. First concert in Italy after 26 albums. ***

 

*** ONLY DATE IN ITALY ***

 

 *** PRESALE "Fan Club" : 5/02/2025 - 10h ***

 *** 🎫 UP FOR SALE "Subscribers to the band's mailing list" : 6/02/2025 - 10h ***

 *** 🎫 UP FOR SALE : 7/02/2025 - 10h ***

 

🕖 Set Times:
8:00 pm — Doors Open
9:00 pm — Sparks (UK)

Support Act: ---

 

~ TOUR 2025 ~

 

 

 

 MAD! is the 26th studio album by American (from Pacific Palisades, California) art synth pop rock duo Sparks, released on May 23, 2025. Producer Ron Mael - Russell Mael. Upon release, the album was met with critical acclaim and continued the group's commercial success in the UK, despite the return to an independent label. Mad! entered the UK Albums Chart at no. 2, the highest in the band's career.
 

SPARKS (Band)

 

 Russell Mael — vocals (1968–present)
Ron Mael — keyboards (1968–present)

Current supporting musicians

Steven Nistor — drums (2009–present)
Evan Weiss — guitars, background vocals (2017–present)
Eli Pearl — guitars, background vocals (2018–present)
Alex Casnoff — keyboards, background vocals (2020–present)
Max Whipple — bass, background vocals (Touring, 2021–present)

The Setlist

SPARKS

Intro Audio Tape

So May We Start (Annette - 2021)
Do Things My Own Way (MAD! - 2025)
Reinforcements (Propaganda - 1974)
Academy Award Performance (Nº 1 in Heaven - 1979)
Goofing Off (Introducing Sparks - 1977)
Beat the Clock (Nº 1 in Heaven - 1979)
Please Don’t Fuck Up My World (A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip - 2020)
Running Up a Tab at the Hotel for the Fab (MAD! - 2025)
Suburban Homeboy (Lead vocals by Ron) (Lil' Beethoven - 2002)
All You Ever Think About Is Sex (In Outer Space - 1983)
Drowned in a Sea of Tears (MAD! - 2025)
JanSport Backpack (MAD! - 2025)
Music That You Can Dance To (Music That You Can Dance To - 1986)
When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" (Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins - 1994)
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)
Whippings and Apologies (A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing - 1972)
Lord Have Mercy (MAD! - 2025)

Encore

The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte (The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte - 2023)
All That (A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip - 2020)

 

 

**  First ever Sparks show in Italy **

 

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 Time Set: 1h32