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Scissor Sisters have announced two intimate warm-up shows ahead of their UK and Ireland arena tour this spring.The band will play at Brighton’s Concorde 2 and Bristol’s SXW on May 7 and 8 respectively, marking their return to the stage for the first time in over a decade. Tickets will go on sale at 10am on Friday (March 28) – you can buy yours here.The string of dates is in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.

Scissor Sisters have spoken to NME about plans for their upcoming reunion tour – including their dreams of a Susan Boyle collab, thoughts on new material, the absence of Ana Matronic, and being labelled as a “gay band” in the past.The New York pop icons announced last week that they are returning as a trio comprising singer Jake Shears, bassist Babydaddy and guitarist Del Marquis. The group’s second vocalist, Ana Matronic, will not be joining the tour due to her podcasting commitments.Their 2025 UK arena tour will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut, home to hits including ‘Take Your Mama’, ‘Filthy/Gorgeous’ and ‘Laura’, which became the UK’s best-selling LP of 2004.In addition to performing the classic album in full among other hits, Scissor Sisters revealed that they intend to play ‘I Believe In You’, the 2004 Kylie Minogue single that Shears and Babydaddy co-wrote and produced.“We’ve never played it before in our sets, but I think it’s going to be fun to do,” Shears told NME.Babydaddy added: “She’s probably busy.

Scissor Sisters‘ upcoming UK comeback tour.The iconic New York pop-rock band announced their UK reunion tour today (October 31), where they will play their self-titled 2004 debut in full in honour of its 20th anniversary.Founding members Jake Shears, Babydaddy, and guitarist/bassist Del Marquis are set to perform together for the first time in over a decade. However, Ana Matronic (who also founded the band) was noticeably absent from the lineup; Scissor Sisters have said they would “honour” the vocalist on their upcoming tour.Speaking about her decision to not participate in the tour, Ana took to social media to write: “People familiar with my story and career arc will know that in the heart of this Showgirl lies a giant Nerd.

Scissor Sisters have announced their return with a huge 2025 UK anniversary tour of their self-titled debut album.The New York pop-rock band will reunite on stage for the first time in over a decade to perform a string of live dates across arenas in the UK and Ireland. Jake Shears, Babydaddy and Del Marquis will return on the comeback tour; vocalist Ana Matronic will not join due to being occupied with other projects.They are set to perform their debut album ‘Scissor Sisters’ in full for the first time ever in honour of its 20th anniversary.

Duran Duran have announced the support acts for their 2023 UK and Ireland ‘Future Past’ arena tour – find all the details below.The band are due to play seven headline shows this spring, beginning in Manchester on April 29 ahead of dates in London (May 1, 2), Leeds (4) and Birmingham (5) Dublin (7) and Glasgow (9).Today (February 14), it’s been confirmed that Scissor Sisters frontman and solo artist Jake Shears will be joining Duran Duran as a special guest opening act at the concerts along with Lia Lia.Back in 2004, Scissor Sisters joined Duran Duran to support them on their ‘Reunion Tour’. This led to vocalist Ana Matronic later performing on Simon Le Bon and co’s 2010 album ‘All You Need Is Now’.In a statement about the upcoming tour, Shears said: “I’m thrilled to announce that I’m going to be a Special Guest for Duran Duran on their ‘Future Past’ arena tour.

Jake Shears has revealed that he would like to make another Scissor Sisters record.Speaking in a new interview with NME, the group’s former frontman said the music he’s making now sounds like the type of stuff he would be doing if Scissor Sisters were still together.“I really want to make another Scissors record,” Shears said of his former group, who haven’t released an album since 2012’s ‘Magic Hour’.