Sparta is celebrating 20 years of their Porcelain album with a fall tour across North America. Released in July 2004, the rock band's sophomore album was critically acclaimed for its scintillating and powerful music delivery and peaked at #60 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
The celebratory tour, dubbed PORCELAIN 2024, begins on October 4 and will conclude on November 29 in El Paso. The fall outing spans over four weeks and covers 14 shows in North America, followed by three shows in Canada.
The tickets for Sparta's headlining outing are not going on presale and are available to fans nationwide starting August 30. People interested in watching the band live on the tour can book their tickets now by visiting Ticketmaster.com or Ticketweb.com.
The general admission tickets for all dates are limited to ten per card and start at over $25, excluding taxes. All concerts of the PORCELAIN 2024 tour are meant for people aged 17 or above and will last over four hours, between 7 pm and 11 pm.
Sparta's PORCELAIN 2024 Tour: Venues, dates, setlists, and more
Sparta will begin the PORCELAIN 2024 tour on October 4 with a lively show at Denver's HQ Live music venue. The tour will continue with performances at Sonia Live in Cambridge and Market Hotel Brooklyn.
The duo of vocalist and guitarist Jim Ward and bassist Matt Miller will next take the stage at Miami's Gramps, Orlando's Wills Pub, and Baltimore's Ottobar. The band will take a break of over 20 days and pick up the tour back on November 2 with the Bottom Lounge concert.
On November 5, Sparta will take the stage at the 1720 Live in Los Angeles. They will also perform consecutive shows in Austin, Dallas, and Atlanta before heading to Canada on November 14. Fans in Canada can catch the band live at Calgary's Dickens Live, Vancouver's The Bleed, and Axis Toronto till November 17.
The band will return to Portland on November 23 and perform at the Star Theater, followed by a consecutive show at Seattle's El Corazon. Sparta will wrap up the PORCELAIN 2024 tour in their home city, El Paso, as they take over the stage at the 11:11 Live music venue on November 29.
The Brooklyn-based emo band, Common Sage, will support the tour in Cambridge and Baltimore. The names of support or guest artists for the remaining dates are yet to be revealed.
People attending the tour can expect to witness performances of thrilling bangers from the Porcelain album. The setlist for the tour may include Guns of Memorial Park, End Moraine, Syncope, Tensioning, From Now to Never, Splinters, and more.
The full list of dates and venues for Sparta's PORCELAIN 2024 Tour includes:
- October 4 - HQ Live, Denver, Colorado
- October 5 - Sonia, Cambridge, Massachusettes
- October 6 - Market Hotel Brooklyn, New York
- October 10 - Gramps, Miami, Florida
- October 11 - Wills Pub, Orlando, Florida
- October 12 - Ottobar, Baltimore, Maryland
- November 2 - Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois
- November 3 - 1720 Live, Los Angeles, California
- November 8 - The Far Out Lounge, Austin, Texas
- November 9 - RBC, Dallas, Texas
- November 10 - Masquerade Hell, Atlanta, Georgia
- November 14 - Dickens Live, Calgary, Alberta
- November 15 - The Pearl, Vancouver, British Columbia
- November 17 - Axis Toronto, Ontario
- November 23 - Star Theater, Portland, Oregon
- November 24 - El Corazon Seattle, Washington
- November 29 - 11:11 Live, El Paso, Texas
Sparta has been away from the music scene for over two years, with their last release being a self-titled album in 2022. It was the band's first album featuring the duo of Jim Ward and Matt Miller. The album comprised over a dozen songs, including It Goes, Three Rivers, Hello Rabbit, Slip Away, Just Wait, Until The Kingdom Comes, Carry On, and more.