"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/11/24)
80
%
Based on
17
critic concert reviews
Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Sparks is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 95 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Sparks is rated as a superb live performer, with impressive shows overall. Sparks concert reviews describe live shows and performances as euphoric, ingenious, powerful, whimsical, energetic, eclectic, and infectious.
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
Scenestr (Australia)
November 3, 2023
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"So, Brisbane. . . May we start?" asked Russell Mael. It's a question Brisbane fans of American duo Sparks have waited decades to be asked.
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.
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,”
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