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Jim Ward Dismissed; Sparta Drops Final Album, Tours Worldwide

6/16/2026

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Musician Jim Ward was dismissed from At the Drive-In during rehearsals for the 2016 reunion tour.
Jim Ward says he holds no resentment toward Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala.
Sparta released Cut a Silhouette on May 29, ending the band’s second act.
Sparta is completing a U.S. tour for the album and plans a South American tour with Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American 25th anniversary tour.

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Musician Jim Ward was dismissed from At the Drive-In during rehearsals for the 2016 reunion tour.
Jim Ward says he holds no resentment toward Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala.
Sparta released Cut a Silhouette on May 29, ending the band’s second act.
Sparta is completing a U.S. tour for the album and plans a South American tour with Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American 25th anniversary tour.