John Sparrow

"Following Your Smith, crew members appeared on stage to rip sheets off what I thought were giant stage props, but that turned out to be full horn section instruments, a 6 ft contrabass saxophone, a conch shell, a xylophone, and a charcoal burning barbeque grill (we find out later this is a part of John Sparrow’s drum kit)."

In a video by Modern Drummer Official titled "John Sparrow - Violent Femmes - Tour Kit Rundown," John Sparrow confirms at 1:44 that he uses a Remo Coated Ambassador drumhead on his Slingerland Radioking snare drum.

In the video titled "John Sparrow - Violent Femmes - Tour Kit Rundown," at the 0:55 mark, John Sparrow discusses his Slingerland Radio King Artist Snare Drum, specifically noting that it is a 6.5×14 model made by his friend John Alice. This information is provided by Modern Drummer Official on YouTube.

In the video titled "John Sparrow - Violent Femmes - Tour Kit Rundown" by Modern Drummer Official, John Sparrow is seen at 2:24 demonstrating and using a pair of Innovative Percussion BR-JH Jeff Hamilton Retractable Wire Brushes on his snare drum.

At 3:39 in the video titled "John Sparrow - Violent Femmes - Tour Kit Rundown," released by Modern Drummer Official on YouTube, John Sparrow confirms his use of a Remo Pinstripe Coated 18″ drumhead on his custom floor tom.

In the video titled "John Sparrow - Violent Femmes - Tour Kit Rundown" by Modern Drummer Official, John Sparrow is seen at the 6:00 mark demonstrating the Schlagwerk 26" 2inOne Booster Boxx Bass Cajon, confirming its use as part of his setup.