Sparks have come up with the frankly quite ridiculous idea of performing all their 20 albums live on consecutive dates at the Islington Academy throughout May and June, culminating in the premier of their new 21st album at Shepherds Bush Empire.
Only Sparks could come up with such a preposterous idea, i mean, they've written some bloody exciting music but there's also a fair chunk of rather dubious stuff...
anyway, here's what they say:
"How do we best unveil our new album, Sparks as yet untitled 21st? How about playing in concert every single song off of every album that preceded it, all 20 albums on 20 consecutive nights, culminating in the premiere of our latest. That's approximately 250 songs, or for you musicians, 4 million, 825 thousand, 273 notes. Come celebrate each and every one of those notes with us!” - Sparks, Los Angeles
21 Albums In 21 Nights
LIVE!
Carling Academy Islington
May 16 - Halfnelson/Sparks (1971/2)
May 17 - A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing (1972)
May 18 - Kimono My House (1974)
May 20 - Propaganda (1974)
May 21 - Indiscreet (1975)
May 23 - Big Beat (1976)
May 24 - Introducing Sparks (1977)
May 25 - No.1 In Heaven (1979)
May 27 - Terminal Jive (1979)
May 28 - Whomp That Sucker (1981)
May 30 - Angst In My Pants (1982)
May 31 - In Outer Space (1983)
Jun 1 - Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat (1984)
Jun 3 - Music That You Can Dance To (1986)
Jun 4 - Interior Design (1988)
Jun 6 - Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins (1995)
Jun 7 - Plagiarism (1997)
Jun 8 - Balls (2000)
Jun 10 - Lil' Beethoven (2003)
Jun 11 - Hello Young Lovers (2006)
Shepherd's Bush Empire
Jun 13 - World Premier of Sparks' 21st Album
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