{"id":31983,"date":"2021-07-20T06:45:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/news\/?p=31983"},"modified":"2021-07-20T06:21:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T13:21:19","slug":"sparks-announce-2022-north-american-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/news\/concerts\/sparks-announce-2022-north-american-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparks Announce 2022 North American Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sparks - Beat The Clock (Official Video)\" width=\"860\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JoMCip83GZ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/sparks-tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sparks<\/a> have announced a North American tour for next year. The tour will be taking place predominantly across March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The tour follows the release of the band\u2019s 24th studio album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, in May last year. Following on from their previously announced shows at Los Angeles\u2019 Walt Disney Concert Hall, the duo will make stops in San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Chicago and New York, among other cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In May, Sparks released the track \u2018So May We Start\u2019, featuring vocals from Marion Cotillard, Adam Driver and Simon Helberg. The track comes from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annette<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the new musical film directed by Leos Carax, who co-wrote the script with Sparks\u2019 Ron and Russell Mael. A\u00a0 video for \u2018So May We Start\u2019 arrived this month, also featuring Cotillard and Driver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Annette <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">opened the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival last week, and is being followed by a theatrical release on August 6.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The pair were also the subject of the 2021 Edgar Wright documentary <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Sparks Brothers<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which explored the Mael brothers\u2019 decades-long career. NME gave the film a four-star review, writing that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWright has done a great job in assembling interesting, enthusiastic contributors with something worthwhile to say\u201d.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>You will be able to secure tickets for upcoming Sparks shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/sparks-tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sparks 2022 North American Tour Dates<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Show date and time: February 7 \u2013 April 2, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Show location: Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles \u2013 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sparks have announced a North American tour for next year. The tour will be taking place predominantly across March. 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