Ron Mael – Sparks At Age 8o: Ludicrous and Surreal! 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview

Sparks is coming to New Zealand for the first time in their 55+ year career…how and why have the Mael Brothers covered so much musical territory and managed to remain vital? Ron Mael tells all.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda has been a fan of Sparks since he saw them in concert in 1975. So he had a lot of questions for older Mael brother Ron. At age 80, and with no sign of slowing down, Ron fields questions about aging, seeing The Beatles (twice), working with Georgio Moroder and admiring Muhammad Ali. 

Destroy All Lines presents: Sparks!
Thursday May 21, 2026 – Town Hall, Christchurch
Saturday May 23, 2026 – Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Auckland

Tickets on sale HERE