Live UK Tour Press Release

“…the most important band in modern rock.”- NY Press Sparks Announce Live UK Tour Ron and Russell Mael return to Britain to present their eagerly anticipated new album ‘Hello Young Lovers’. Expect an astounding and challenging live spectacle as Sparks perform ‘Hello Young Lovers’ in its entirety for the first half of the concert with the second half given to a celebration of their greatest hits. The impact of Sparks on four decades of pop is immeasurable with their unique brand of groundbreaking music inspiring artistes from Bjork to The Banshees, Morrissey to Justin Hawkins and Franz Ferdinand to Kaiser Chiefs. When Sparks’ last album ‘Lil’ Beethoven’ hit the streets in 2002 critics lauded and applauded, fans smiled smugly with overdue vindication and fellow musicians wept when faced with the reality that, once again, Sparks had raised the bar by which all other albums should be judged. Now with ‘Hello Young Lovers’ the brothers prove that they are indeed the maestros of music with moments of sheer beauty, frenzy, dissonance, harmony, pure genius…it rocks!! February 2006 12th Glasgow, The Academy Tickets £20 0870 169 0100 [url=www.gigsinscotland.com]www.gigsinscotland.com[/url] 13th Gateshead, The Sage Tickets £22.50 0870 703 4555 [url=www.thesagegateshead.org ]www.thesagegateshead.org [/url] 15th Salford, Lowry Tickets £22.50 0870 787 5790 [url=www.thelowry.com]www.thelowry.com[/url] 16th Leicester, De Montfort Hall Tickets £22.50 0116 233 3111 [url=www.demontforthall.co.uk ]www.demontforthall.co.uk [/url] 18th London, The Forum Ticket £25.00 0870 060 3777 [url=www.meanfiddler.com]www.meanfiddler.com[/url][url=www.seetickets.com ]www.seetickets.com [/url] ‘Hello Young Lovers’ is released on February 6th through Gut Records with the single ‘Dick Around’ released on January 30th “Dramatic, operatic, almost as priapic as the title suggests, Sparks’ forthcoming single [Dick Around] made our production editor literally sob with laughter. The Darkness take note.” – Mojo [url=www.allsparks.com]www.allsparks.com[/url]