Sparks - Belfast/Dublin 26th-27th October 2020

yknaa

Thought this might brighten up your Monday

Playing the Limelight and Vicar St in October.

Info at https://allsparks.com/

emo72

I love sparks.

Rigor Mortis

This is a band I've been looking forward to seeing live for years

emo72

Vicar street is a small venue. This will sell out fast I assume? I'll try buy tickets. I get fed up with sub par concerts, but I'll get the zimmerframe oiled up for this. Number one song in heaven is from the glory days of disco and 70s. It'll be epic. Up there with Barry from EastEnders at the bowls

sweetie

just got tickets in the presale, go to sparks website and enter email, only €39

saw them play primavera a few years ago and they were immense

phunkadelic

sweetie wrote: »

just got tickets in the presale, go to sparks website and enter email, only €39

saw them play primavera a few years ago and they were immense

Do they email over preslae password?

sweetie

phunkadelic wrote: »

Do they email over preslae password?

Yeah, they emailed me a unique code

emo72

How do I get the code. I've signed up but no code. You don't have to pay for membership I assume?

sweetie

emo72 wrote: »

How do I get the code. I've signed up but no code. You don't have to pay for membership I assume?

https://sparks.tmstor.es/


Go-to no purchase necessary option

fillup

sweetie wrote: »

https://sparks.tmstor.es/


Go-to no purchase necessary option

Legend!!!

Worked a Treat.

delbertgrady

Got tickets for Dublin and Belfast on the presale. I saw them do Propaganda (my favourite album of theirs) as part of the Sparks Spectacular in London, and I was at the Button Factory gig too. Great to be able to chalk up two more shows.

emo72

Got the tickets. Thanks lads. I grew up thinking sparks were a French band. Life was hard before the internet.

lordgoat

A year and a half late and finally less than a month to go...

Gig of the year incoming.

bodhrandude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/112394585#Comment_112394585

Well I think they're Canadian but I suppose they could be still French speaking alright.

emo72

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118816129#Comment_118816129

California man.

lordgoat

Some of the footage from the current tour is class. Can't wait for this one.

sweetie

Have to miss the Dublin gig due to trip to Belfast for Irish dancing worlds and then realised they are playing Belfast too and managed to get a ticket. gonna be epic!

lordgoat

Tonight.

@sweetie will update here tomorrow if I think of it but it's finally here. Sparks.

LowOdour

I really enjoyed the FFS album, which drew me then to A steady drip, drip, drip (itself very good)

But it wasn't until watching the documentary that I recognised lots of their back catalog. Started following them on Twitter on Friday, only to realise they were playing tonight. Im always that little too late to the party!

lordgoat

You'd get a ticket on Twitter fairly handy.

LowOdour

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118906711#Comment_118906711

Im sure... But unfortunately it the 7 hour round commute would have required a bit of planning!

delbertgrady

Consider these observations:

1. A phoned-in performance that was lacking in energy.
2. A vocalist who can no longer reach the notes.
3. An uninspired setlist that failed to span their entire career.
4. No acknowledgement of the audience.

Yeah, it was the polar opposite of all the above.

RayCon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118910141#Comment_118910141

Yeah I have a few mates that were at it and they said it was phenomenal.

Rigor Mortis

ABsolutely brilliant gig and it is clear how much this renaissance means to them. They were humble and generous to a fault.

reubenreuben

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118910141#Comment_118910141

All true.

Such iconic music and great humour from the lyrics.

The energy was incredible from the 2 brothers. Hard to believe they are 73 and 76. Vicar st was perfect venue too.

camanstar

First gig in 2 and a half years, they were magnificent. What an unbelievable gig and atmosphere. Delighted for Ron and Russell, 2 legends. Great band and setlist. I will see many more gigs this year, I doubt if there will be a better on than this.

lordgoat

Once in a lifetime show.

I Predict was a thing of majesty.

Loved every second of that.

Etc

Blown away by the gig last night, couldn't fault anything, I brought some friends who wern't too familliar with them and they were raving about the gig afterward.

Russell's voice sounded better live than it does on recordings. The set list was spot on and the crowd were brilliant too, it was all really good natured and a real celebration.

o1s1n

That was such a brilliant concert. It's absolutely jaw dropping to see Russell still being able to sing like that at 73.

Their live sound is impeccable.

sweetie

Really good show in Belfast too. Seemed to be much less masks than the Dublin show from the pictures

I saw but they did the business without complaint. The Ulster hall is some venue, really felt it suited them.

I loved Ron's couple of cameos outside of the keyboards and they really seem to be loving the reception.

That band they have are super tight too.

furiousox

Missed the Dublin and Belfast shows but saw them last night in Berlin.

Just incredible.

Atmosphere was electric. What a band, what a setlist.

Everything you've heard about them is true, they are absolutely amazing live.