Ian Sparks Percussive Guitarist & Singer suitable for upbeat sets or background music

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The guide prices below are for events within 20 miles of Liverpool, Merseyside. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
2 x 45 minute sets within a 2 hour period: £250
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Ian Sparks is a professional and accomplished singer and acoustic guitarist who performs a vast range of hits including pop, rock, indie and soul, with well-known classics from the 60’s to modern chart. Using a unique percussive style, Ian captivates audiences with his distinctive covers. Ian’s sets are tailored to suit any occasion! Whether you are looking for chilled out background music or upbeat singalongs, Ian is guaranteed to make your event a memorable occasion.

After many years of playing as a session guitarist for major label artists at live concerts and festivals across Europe, Ian now performs as a solo artist at bars, restaurants and events in the North West. Over the last decade, Ian has gained an incredible amount of experience and is a popular choice for all occasions, playing over 250 live gigs in 2018 alone.

Ian can be hired for a range of occasions including weddings, parties and corporate events. He is a flexible performer who can work together with you to suit your music requirements. His standard package includes two 45 minute sets over a two-hour period. Additional sets or first dance requests can be arranged for an extra fee. For your event, Ian provides everything he needs to perform, including a PA suitable for large parties.

This versatile act is guaranteed to put smiles on faces and get toes tapping.

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10 / 101

Location

Based in Liverpool, Merseyside

Will travel up to 100 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 100 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

AC/DC - Highway to hell

America - Horse with no name 

American Authors – Best Day of My Life

Arctic monkeys - Mardi Bum 

Brian Adams - Summer of 69 

The Band - The Weight

Gnarles Barkley - Crazy 

James Bay - Hold Back the River 

The Beatles - Come Together 

The Beatles - Ballad of John and Yoko 

The Beatles - One After 909

The Beatles - Hide Your Love Away 

Chuck Berry - Never Can Tell 

Blackstreets - No Diggity 

Black Keys - Tighten Up

Black Keys – Lonely Boy 

Jake Bugg - Lightning Bolt 

Catfish and the Bottlemen - 7

Coldplay - Yellow 

The Coral - Dreaming of You 

Chaka Khan - Ain’t Nobody 

Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison 

Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire 

Eric Clapton - Layla 

The Clash - I Fought the Law 

CCWR - Bad Moon Rising 

CCWR - Proud Mary 

Sinead o Connor - Nothing Compares 

Randy Crawford - You Might Need Somebody 

Crowded House - Weather With You 

CSNY - Love the One You’re With 

Deacon Blue - Ship Called Dignity 

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany’s 

Del Vikings - Come Go With Me 

John Denver - Country Roads 

Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline 

The Dubliners - Belle of Belfast City 

Steve Earle - Galway Girl 

The eagles - Take It Easy 

Eagle eye cherry- Save Tonight 

Elvis - Suspicious Minds 

Aretha Franklin – Save Me

The Fray – How To Save A Life

George Ezra - Blame It On Me

George Ezra - Shotgun 

Marvin Gaye - Ain’t No Mountain 

Grease - One That I Want 

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 

Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know

Fleetwood Mac - The Chain 

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

Florence and the Machine - You Got the Love 

Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks

Greenday - Time of Your Life 

David grey - Babylon 

Jack Johnson - Better Together 

James - Sit Down 

Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown Traffic 

Jimi Hendrix - Watchtower 

Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is 

Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody 

Jackson 5 - Want You Back 

Jack Johnson - Better Together 

Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl 

Elton John - Call It the Blues 

Norah Jones - Don’t Know Why 

Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer 

Kid Rock - All Summer Long 

The Killers - Mr Brightside 

The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon 

The Kooks - Naive 

Ray Lamontagne - Trouble 

Kings of Leon - Use Somebody 

Kings of Leon – Molly’s Chamber

The Lumineers - Hey Ho 

Lynrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama 

Bob Marley - Three 

George Michael - Faith 

Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi 

Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven 

Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk 

Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up

Don McLean - American Pie 

MGMT - Electric Feel 

Jason Miraz - I’m Yours 

The Monkeys - Believer 

Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl 

Van Morrison - Moondance 

Mumford and Sons – Little Lion Man 

Olly Murs - You Don’t Know Love 

Paolo Nutini - New Shoes 

Oasis - Wonderwall 

Oasis - Stand By Me 

Oasis – Half the World Away 

Oasis - Don’t Look Back In Anger 

OCMS - Wagon Wheel 

Of monsters and men- Little Truths 

One republic - Counting Stars 

Rita Ora - Your Song 

Dolly Parton - Jolene 

Pink Floyd - Brick in the Wall 

Queen - Crazy Little Thing 

Otis Redding - Dock of the Bay 

Passenger - Let Her Go 

Tom Petty - Freefallin’ 

Prince - Kiss 

Razorlight - Golden Touch 

Rihanna/McCartney - Four Five Seconds 

Lionel Ritchie - Easy 

Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash

Santana - Smooth 

Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama 

Ed Sheeran - A Team 

Ed Sheeran - Thinkin Out Loud 

Ed Sheeran - Shape of You 

Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson 

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars 

Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark 

Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle

Cat Stevens - Wild World 

The Strokes – Last Night

Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World 

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar 

Justin Timberlake - Can’t Stop the Feeling

The Undertones - Teenage Kicks 

Stereophonics - Dakota 

Rod Stewart - Maggie May 

Toploader – Dancing In the Moonlight

Frankie Vallie – Beggin’ 

Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance 

Tom Walker – You and I

Paul Weller - You Do Something 

White Stripes - Seven Nation Army 

Amy Winehouse - Rehab 

Steve Winwood – Higher Love

Pharrell Williams - Happy 

Bill Withers - Lovely Day 

Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine 

Womack and Womack - Teardrops on the Dance Floor 

The Wombats – Moving to New York 

Stevie Wonder - Superstition 

Stevie Wonder - Signed Sealed Delivered 

The Zutons - Valerie

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Power point within 5m of performance area.

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

Arrival 45 minutes prior to start of set, although set up can be done within 20 minutes if time is limited.

Recent Clients

Ian Sparks has performed for these clients:

Liverpool Football Club

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