Sparks 'Live On The Moon' Lands Today Ahead Of August Tour Dates

Sparks – pop’s perennial pioneers – continue to boldly go where no band has gone before. Having pushed the boundaries of music for more than 5 decades, the eternally adventurous Ron and Russell Mael now achieve another first with Sparks Live On The Moon. The twenty-track performance is captured here in all its heavenly glory, complete with intro and outro by Cate Blanchett.

Following the release of their acclaimed 28th studio album MAD! and the companion EP MADDER!, the band’s 2025 world tour was rapturously received - plaudits included Louder Than War describing the show as “a hundred minutes of energetic, thrilling pop songs” while the Spectator called it “an unadulterated triumph” and The Scotsman enthused that the “Mael brothers take fans to heaven and back”.

“After our 2025 World Tour, Sparks accepted an invitation to do a special one-off concert on the Moon, more precisely at the Taruntius Crater, near Mare Fecunditatis. Honored to be the first band to perform on the moon, let alone at the beautiful Taruntius Crater, we couldn’t have imagined the lunar fan interest, with all tickets being grabbed up within an hour, Coordinated Lunar Time (CLT). Thank you, Moon! And a big thank you to Cate Blanchett for taking the time out of her busy schedule to accompany us on this journey and perform emcee duties at this special concert. What a riot Cate was on the mission’s 4-day flight, helping us pass the time with hours of gravitational-pull jokes and the like!

“So sit back, close your eyes and imagine the wondrous setting, and enjoy Sparks Live On The Moon.”

Russell Mael and Ron Mael, Earth 2026

Available now on a 2 CD set and to download/stream, the limited-edition moon coloured, marbled double LP is available is available exclusively from the band’s store ahead of its September 4 release.

The live album comes ahead of a final run of shows for 2025 that will see the band return to York and Southend-on-Sea for the first time since 1974, alongside a highly-anticipated set at Green Man Festival, and dates in France, the Netherlands and Belgium.

“Sparks are joy unbridled....a unique and glorious spectacle” Mojo

“a magnificent night” The Times

“Wit, pathos and brutality....a hugely thrilling injection of joy and power” Classic Rock

SPARKS - AUGUST 2026 TOUR DATES

• Thursday 20 August – Netherlands, Nijmegen, Openluchttheater De Goffert
• Friday 21 August – France, Charleville-Mézières, Cabaret Vert Festival
• Sunday 23 August – UK, Crickhowell, Green Man Festival
• Tuesday 25 August – UK, York Barbican Wednesday
• Wednesday 26 August – UK, Southend-on-Sea, Cliffs Pavilion
• Friday 28 August - France, Rock En Seine Festival
• Saturday 29 August – Belgium, Antwerp, De Roma

See www.allsparks.com for details.

Tracklisting

1. So May We Start

2. Do Things My Own Way

3. Reinforcements

4. Academy Award Performance

5. Goofing Off

6. Beat the Clock

7. Please Don't Fuck Up My World

8. Running Up A Tab At The Hotel For The Fab

9. Suburban Homeboy ("Ron Speaks" Version)

10. All You Ever Think About Is Sex

11. Drowned In A Sea Of Tears

12. JanSport Backpack

13. Music That You Can Dance To

14. When Do I Get To Sing "My Way"

15. The Number One Song In Heaven

16. This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

17. Whippings and Apologies

18. Lord Have Mercy

19. The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

20. All That