Sparks drop in at Brighton

By The Newsroom

Published 24th Oct 2012, 11:14 BST

Cast your mind back to the early 70s. In an era of striking acts on Top Of The Tops, comfortably among the most striking – and certainly the most original – were brothers Ron and Russell Mael, better known as Sparks.

40 years on from their debut album, they are back in Britain on Their Two Hands, One Mouth Tour taking in venues including the Concert Hall, Brighton Dome on October 25 (www.brightondome.org).

“40 years, I guess that’s quite something,” says Russell down the line from his LA home. “But we don’t like to talk about time passing too much!