Sparks live in concert.
ON TOUR

Sparks

98
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

84
%
Based on 
98
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
80
%
Based on 
19
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Sparks is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 98 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Sparks is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. Sparks concert reviews describe live shows and performances as euphoric, ingenious, powerful, whimsical, energetic, eclectic, and infectious.

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Latest Release

Move (September 26, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
Bio
Sparks are an American rock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron Mael (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals), initially under the name Halfnelson.
Has Performed With
Franz Ferdinand

Critic Concert Reviews

Rolling Stone (Australia)

November 6, 2023
%
Sparks pulled out all the stops at their first-ever Brisbane show

Scenestr (Australia)

November 3, 2023
%
"So, Brisbane. . . May we start?" asked Russell Mael. It's a question Brisbane fans of American duo Sparks have waited decades to be asked.

The Music (Australia)

October 30, 2023
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Full of energy, Sparks delivered a very special show that many of their fans about town have been craving for years.

Spectrum Culture (USA)

July 19, 2023
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Sparks had their biggest hometown show ever at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles this past Sunday night. The triumphant finale of their 2023 world tour found the Mael brothers on the same stage as the show that had first kindled their passion for pop music.

Variety (USA)

July 18, 2023
%
Sparks Concert Mael Brothers Make It to Hollywood Bowl After 50 Years, Find the Town Is Finally Big Enough

Buzz Bands LA (USA)

July 18, 2023
%
They Might Be Giants kicked off the night promptly at 7:30 with “Damn Good Times,” a song from 2004’s “The Spine,” and one whose title told the audience exactly what they were in for. Before that first song was over, Flansburgh joked, “All right, that’s it for us, thank you so much for coming out,”

The Orange County Register (USA)

July 17, 2023
%
LA legends Sparks thrill Hollywood Bowl with a ‘beyond our dreams’ debut

Past critic reviews published in

mxdwn.com (USA), The Big Takeover (USA), QRO Magazine, Dallas Observer (USA), The Pitch Kansas City (USA) and more

Image Credit

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