THE SEARCH IS ON FOR SPARKS’ SUPPORT ARTISTS
THE SEARCH IS ON FOR SPARKS’ SUPPORT ARTISTS
Pop innovators Ron and Russell Mael are offering bands / artists / entertainers / performance-artists the opportunity to support them at their record breaking gigs entitled the Sparks Spectacular
Taking place at the Islington Academy in London between May 16 and June 11 2008 these twenty shows will see Sparks performing their first 20 albums — one album per night, commencing with the 1971 album Halfnelson and concluding with 2006’s Hello Young Lovers. On the 21st night Sparks will be relocating to the Shepherds Bush Empire to perform their new album for the first time (NB there will not be a support for this gig)
Artists who would like the chance to support Sparks should upload a live performance video to youtube and send the link of the video to info@republicmedia.net. Entrants will be added to the video channel at youtube.com/republicmedia. The winning artists will be notified no later than April 30. Artists will be responsible for their own costs.
Show dates below:
At Carling Academy Islington, N1 Centre, Islington, LONDON, N1 0PS
www.islington-academy.co.uk
MAY
16th Halfnelson/Sparks (1971/2)
17th A Woofer In Tweeters Clothing (1972)
18th Kimono My House (1974)
20th Propaganda (1974)
21st Indiscreet (1975)
23rd Big Beat (1976)
24th Introducing Sparks (1977)
25th No.1 In Heaven (1979)
27th Terminal Jive (1979)
28th Whomp That Sucker (1981)
30th Angst In My Pants (1982)
31st In Outer Space (1983)
JUNE
1st Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat (1984)
3rd Music That You Can Dance To (1986)
4th Interior Design (1988)
6th Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins (1995)
7th Plagiarism (1997)
8th Balls (2000)
10th Lil’ Beethoven (2003)
11th Hello Young Lovers (2006)
JUNE 13th WORLD PREMIERE OF SPARKS’ 21ST ALBUM (2008)
At Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherds Bush Green, Shepherds Bush, LONDON, W12 8TT (NO SUPPORT)
www.shepherds-bush-empire.co.uk
INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICE: £20.00 PER SHOW
3 NIGHTS OR MORE BOUGHT TOGETHER: £18.00 PER SHOW
GOLDEN TICKET — ALL 21 SHOWS – £350.00 (includes signed poster and exclusive Sparks song on CD). This offer is exclusive to Ticketweb.
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