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: ---

 

~ MAD! 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 **

 

***
 Time Set: 1h32

 

 

SPARKS ~ Le Grand Rex. Paris.

 

*** 🎫 UP FOR SALE : 03/02/2023 - 10h ***

 

🕖 Set Times:
6:30 pm — Doors Open
8:00 pm — Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer (UK)
9:00 pm — Sparks (USA)

Support Act: Mr. B THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER 

 

~ WORLD TOUR 2023 ~

 

 (The duo will tour the world until July 2023 in support of the album, the biggest headlining tour of their career.)

 

  The Girl is Crying in Her Latte is the 25th studio album by American (from Los Angeles, CA) pop art rock duo Sparks, released through Island Records on May 26, 2023, their first release through the label since 1976. Producer Ron Mael Russell Mael. A modern masterpiece.

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

 

So May We Start (Cannes Edition - Selections From the Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2021)
The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)
Angst in My Pants (Angst in My Pants - 1982)
Beaver O’Lindy (A Woofer in Tweeter’s Clothing - 1973)
When I'm With You (Terminal Jive - 1980)
Nothing Is as Good as They Say It Is (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)
It Doesn't Have to Be That Way (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)
Balls (Balls - 2000)
Shopping Mall of Love (Music That You Can Dance To - 1986)
The Toughest Girl in Town (Interior Design - 1988)
Escalator (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)
We Go Dancing (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)
Bon Voyage (Propaganda - 1974)
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)
Gee, That Was Fun (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)

Encore

A Love Story (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)

 My Baby's Taking Me Home (Lil’ Beethoven - 2002)
All That (A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip - 2020) 

***
 Time Set: 1h45

 

 

SPARKS ~ L'Espace Julien. Marseille.

 

*** 🎫 UP FOR SALE : 03/02/2023 - 10h ***

 

🕖 Set Times:
7:00 pm — Doors Open
8:15 pm — Sparks (USA)

Support Act: ---

 

~ WORLD TOUR 2023 ~

 

 (The duo will tour the world until July 2023 in support of the album, the biggest headlining tour of their career.)

 

  The Girl is Crying in Her Latte is the 25th studio album by American (from Los Angeles, CA) pop art rock duo Sparks, released through Island Records on May 26, 2023, their first release through the label since 1976. Producer Ron Mael Russell Mael. A modern masterpiece.

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

 

So May We Start (Cannes Edition - Selections From the Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2021)
The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)
Angst in My Pants (Angst in My Pants - 1982)
Beaver O’Lindy (A Woofer in Tweeter’s Clothing - 1973)
When I'm With You (Terminal Jive - 1980)
Nothing Is as Good as They Say It Is (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)
It Doesn't Have to Be That Way (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)
Balls (Balls - 2000)
Shopping Mall of Love (Music That You Can Dance To - 1986)
The Toughest Girl in Town (Interior Design - 1988)
Escalator (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)
We Go Dancing (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)
Bon Voyage (Propaganda - 1974)
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)
Gee, That Was Fun (The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte - 2023)

Encore

My Baby's Taking Me Home (Lil’ Beethoven - 2002)
All That (A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip - 2020) 

***
 Time Set: 1h40