Sparks Release ‘Lord Have Mercy’ From Forthcoming 'Sparks Live On The Moon' Album

Band are back touring in Europe with a series of headline shows and festival appearances as Sparks Live On The Moon, complete with Cate Blanchett voiceover, is released

Sparks Live On The Moon, the band’s first full live album, captures Sparks at the very peak of their live powers. Ahead of its release, ‘Lord Have Mercy (Live On The Moon)’ is released today - the original version was on the acclaimed 2025 album MAD!.

Listen to ‘Lord Have Mercy (Live On The Moon)’ HERE

Released via Transgressive Records, Sparks Live On The Moon is available as a limited-edition moon-coloured marble double LP, 2CD and digital download. The twenty-track album recorded at the end of their 2025 tour, in the moon’s Taruntius Crater, comes complete with an introduction and closing narration by Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett.

Louder Than War described the 2025 show as "a hundred minutes of energetic, thrilling pop songs", The Spectator calling it "an unadulterated triumph", and The Scotsman wrote that the "Mael brothers take fans to heaven and back”. Meanwhile Mojo hailed their live show as "joy unbridled... a unique and glorious spectacle", The Times awarded it , calling it "a magnificent night", while Classic Rock praised its "wit, pathos and brutality... a hugely thrilling injection of joy and power."

Whippings and Apologies (Live On The Moon), is also available to stream now.

Alongside the album release, Sparks continue a busy summer of live performances with appearances across Europe, including Cabaret Vert (21st August) and Rock En Seine in France, and two headline shows in Nijmegen on 20th August (The Netherlands) and Antwerp (Belgium) on 29th August. The band will also return to York and Southend for the first time in 52 years when they perform at York Barbican on August 25 and Southend’s Cliffs Pavilion on August 26, 2026 - just days after releasing Sparks Live On The Moon.

Ron and Russell Mael last visited the two cities in 1974, during the extraordinary year that saw Kimono My House propel them into the album charts and their unforgettable Top Of The Pops performance of ‘This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us’ become one of the defining moments in British pop history.

Fifty-two years later, they return not as a nostalgia act, but as one of the most influential and inventive acts in popular music. Their audience now spans multiple generations, with long-time fans standing alongside younger listeners who have discovered Sparks through their 28 acclaimed albums, Edgar Wright's documentary The Sparks Brothers, their recent collaboration with Gorillaz, and a relentless commitment to innovation that has kept them creatively vital for more than five decades.

SPARKS - AUGUST 2026 TOUR DATES

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

Sparks Live On The Moon

2LP - TRANS971X & 2CD - TRANS971CD

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