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Topic: Berlin |
dinky
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 12:28 pm Subject: Berlin |
Only found out today that it’s the first ever Sparks concert in Italy |
Topic: Berlin |
dinky
Replies: 4
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 12:54 pm Subject: Berlin |
Repertoire back to the full set. Excellent venue, acoustics superb, playing and singing impeccable without a single hitch. Crowd at the front particularly were up and dancing from song one. Russ tail ... |
Topic: Berlin |
dinky
Replies: 4
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2025 9:34 am Subject: Berlin |
First time seeing the lads live in Europe. Looking forward to seeing how the crowd is compared to UK (Manchester was mad with any punctuation mark of your choice to follow). Will they go mad for My Wa ... |
Topic: Cologne 1st july 2015 vs 2025 |
dinky
Replies: 10
Views: 1025
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:49 pm Subject: Cologne 1st july 2015 vs 2025 |
Thanks, did see that eventually
Wonder if it's a permanent one |
Topic: Cologne 1st july 2015 vs 2025 |
dinky
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:57 pm Subject: Cologne 1st july 2015 vs 2025 |
Did they change the setlist ? Saw on fb that it could happen
Feel free to take it to the spoiler thread !
Thanks |
Topic: Gig Reviews |
dinky
Replies: 45
Views: 73553
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 9:27 am Subject: Gig Reviews |
https://weshootmusic.com/sparks-manchester-apollo-21st-22nd-june-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLKJRxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBtMDJXNHNyNGdlWEhaclZWAR661l1yQxDfjtZE7bRPnIgVnZX_OQtS_cJ_ZHGavVPUN9cnr0YzzcHIe9BAoQ_a ... |
Topic: A Hot Trio in the UK! And the show goes on. |
dinky
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:11 am Subject: A Hot Trio in the UK! And the show goes on. |
No warm up, were 8.30pm starts in Manchester |
Topic: Gig Reviews |
dinky
Replies: 45
Views: 73553
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2025 5:41 am Subject: Gig Reviews |
Given the profile of the band hasn't been higher in decades, I'm baffled that there hasn't been a review of any of the concerts in the mainstream media |
Topic: Sparks on Later with Jools Sunday 15th June 10pm |
dinky
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2025 12:31 pm Subject: Sparks on Later with Jools Sunday 15th June 10pm |
They played 'Police Encounters' IIRC.
when?
On Jools Holland with FFS. Such a tuneless dirge (imo) |
Topic: Setlist spoiler thread. |
dinky
Replies: 43
Views: 7127
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:54 pm Subject: Setlist spoiler thread. |
Tokyo concert in full, magnificent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpYYRcIDIfc&t=4722s |
Topic: Sparks on Later with Jools Sunday 15th June 10pm |
dinky
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Views: 3527
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 4:54 pm Subject: Sparks on Later with Jools Sunday 15th June 10pm |
They played 'Police Encounters' IIRC. |
Topic: Setlist spoiler thread. |
dinky
Replies: 43
Views: 7127
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2025 9:13 am Subject: Setlist spoiler thread. |
and it's quite early in the set as well. The audience last tour concerts only really got going when MTYCDT came on. No excuses this time |
Topic: Setlist spoiler thread. |
dinky
Replies: 43
Views: 7127
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2025 8:44 am Subject: Setlist spoiler thread. |
Huge, huge thumbs up here
That rocks ! |
Topic: Setlist spoiler thread. |
dinky
Replies: 43
Views: 7127
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Forum: Sparks Live Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 3:30 pm Subject: Setlist spoiler thread. |
Chatting to fans before the last Manchester gig, I was surprised that a a few had deliberately avoided finding out the setlist. Personally I can't wait, but if there are people who don't want to know, ... |
Topic: new album chart position |
dinky
Replies: 31
Views: 8310
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Forum: General Sparks Discussion Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 6:31 pm Subject: new album chart position |
What do we think for this week ?
I'm predicting chart position 29 |
Topic: Skippers |
dinky
Replies: 12
Views: 2748
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 1:43 pm Subject: Skippers |
Like waterloosunset, I had a double-take at some of dinky's choices but - as said - that's the magic of Sparks.
I started my Sparks odyssey well before cds, let alone ipods or streaming, so skippin ... |
Topic: Skippers |
dinky
Replies: 12
Views: 2748
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2025 8:36 am Subject: Skippers |
Most of the time I only skip bonus tracks at the end of an album, because there weren't meant to be there in the first place. I usually like to experience each album as a whole, even if I may not abso ... |
Topic: Skippers |
dinky
Replies: 12
Views: 2748
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 2:44 pm Subject: Skippers |
We give our unadulterated and for ever love to the boys, but there is a song(s)each album that we skip through. After a week, I've decided it's 'Don't Dog It' from Mad !
From the beginning
Spar ... |
Topic: Many versions of MAD! |
dinky
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Forum: Music Only Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 6:10 am Subject: Many versions of MAD! |
Lil' Beethoven & Hello Young Lovers didn't have Ron & Russell on the cover. The artwork of MAD! is all Ron & Russell.
That's the difference. If you have a funny looking duo, why not put t ... |
Topic: new album chart position |
dinky
Replies: 31
Views: 8310
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Forum: General Sparks Discussion Posted: Fri May 30, 2025 7:59 am Subject: new album chart position |
MAD seems to have dropped out of the UK top 100 album chart
That's last week's chart................
This weeks comes out later today - if you are in the uk, or have a vpn, you can listen to t ... |
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