Scissor Sisters: Last News

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.

Pet Shop Boys have announced an outdoor UK show as part of their 2025 ‘Greatest Hits’ tour. Find all the details below.The synth-pop duo – comprising Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe – will take to the stage at the Royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk on Thursday August 14.

Glampville – the luxury offsite camping – has now opened their bookings for this year’s edition of Glastonbury.Formerly known as Glastotel, the premier boutique glamping destination for the annual Worthy Farm music bash is currently offering various tents at a variety of prices for the entirety of Glastonbury – which is taking place this summer from June 25 to 29. You can visit here to book your stay.Some of their offerings include bell tents starting from £999 up to £3,797 for a Boutique deluxe emperor for four to six people, an onsite bar and food court, which also features a cocktail bar with live music and “chill-out” areas, abundant hot showers and well-maintained, proper flushing loos, Pamper tents, a spa, in-room power for deluxe and super deluxe packages, exclusive car park for guests and a buggy service from check-in to transfer guests and belongings to tents.Glampville also gained a reputation last year for being host to a handful of secret sets.

Pet Shop Boys, FKA Twigs, Jorja Smith, Father John Misty and more have been announced as performers for MEO Kalorama 2025.The upcoming edition of the festival will see the event return to Lisbon over the summer and will be held at the usual Parque da Bela Vista. A new change is that the festival will now take place between June 19, 20 and 21, rather than its usual end-of-summer slot.

The Cure, Jessie Ware, Scissor Sisters and more will be featured on ‘War Child Presents Secret 7”.The charity initiative, which first launched in 2012, takes seven tracks by seven musicians and presses each one to seven inch vinyl 100 times, creating 700 records.The sleeves for each are then designed by 700 creatives, ranging from renowned artists to newcomers. All sleeves will then be available to purchase via auction after the exhibition.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor was joined by Jessie Ware and Scissor Sisters‘ Jake Shears for her New Year’s Eve Disco BBC special. Check it out below.The pop star brought in 2025 with a huge headline set on BBC One and iPlayer.

Elton John and Jake Shears’ new musical Tammy Faye has announced it will close just weeks after opening in New York City.The curtain will fall on the Broadway show for the last time on December 8 after receiving a number of poor reviews. It opened on November 14 at the Palace Theatre, while previews began on October 19.With music from John, lyrics by Scissor Sisters’ Shears and a book by James Graham, the show tells the story of the American televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, who was imprisoned for fraud and conspiracy in 1989.By the time of its closure, the show will have run for 24 previews and 29 regular shows.

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.

Scissor Sisters are teasing their return, as well as some potential UK shows.The New York pop-rock band haven’t released an album since they went on an indefinite hiatus after 2012’s ‘Magic Hour‘. Since then, they haven’t performed together, although they briefly reunited to share a charity single ‘Swerlk’ – in collaboration with electronic singer MNDR – in 2017.Now though, it seems they might be coming back.

Lord of the Rings marathon on March 22, 2025 at the BFI IMAX which will be introduced by three-time Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore.Shore will also join Canadian film director and screenwriter in introducing screenings of the 1996 film Crash as well as 1998’s Dead Ringers.

Rufus Wainwright performed at London’s Royal Albert Hall this week for the BBC Proms – honouring Jeff Buckley as well duetting with Jake Shears as he played his classic albums ‘Want One’ and ‘Want Two’ in full.Joined by the BBC Concert Orchestra on Tuesday (September 5) to deliver two separate sets to mark the 20th anniversary of his breakthrough third album ‘Want One’ from 2003 and the 2004 sister record ‘Want Two’, the night saw a fittingly opulent, full-bodied and sumptuous delivery of Wainwright’s most essential work.Towards the end of the second set for ‘Want Two’, Wainwright invited the billed special guest of Scissor Sisters‘ Jake Shears to the stage for closer ‘Old Whore’s Diet’, and noted how they used to date.“I do have to tell you a little story about the two of us, many years ago,” Wainwright began.“We went to a concert – Ween in Philadelphia. We made out in the car, it was lovely.

Jake Shears and Self Esteem have joined the cast of the West End production of Cabaret – watch the official preview video below.Soloist and Scissor Sisters vocalist Shears will join the ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ singer-songwriter (real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor) onstage at the Playhouse Theatre’s Kit Kat Club from September 25 to January 20.The pair are stepping into the lead roles of Emcee and Sally Bowles, respectively. They’ll take over from current cast members Maude Apatow (Euphoria) and Mason Alexander Park (Quantum Leap).In a statement, Taylor said: “I’ve never made a secret of my love of theatre and I couldn’t be more excited about getting to make my stage debut as one of the greatest leads of all time.“I’ve joked for years that there is no need for a Self Esteem musical because Sally’s story covers most of the points.

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.

Meat Loaf‘s ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ has been named as the best-selling debut album in UK chart history.Compiled by The Official Charts Company in partnership with National Album Day, which will take place tomorrow (October 15), the ‘Official All-Time Debut Albums Top 20’ has placed the late artist’s 1977 solo album at the top.The chart is based on combined UK sales and streams since records began in 1956, with Meat Loaf having sold over 3.5million copies of ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ in the UK alone to date.Second in the chart is James Blunt‘s 2004 LP ‘Back To Bedlam’, with Leona Lewis (‘Spirit’, 2007), Lady Gaga (‘The Fame’, 2008) and Dido (‘No Angel’, 1999) rounding out the top five.Other entrants in the top 20 include debut albums by the Spice Girls, Coldplay, Mike Oldfield, Adele, The Killers, Guns N’ Roses and Oasis. You can see the full ‘Official All-Time Debut Albums Top 20’ chart below.A special Steve Wright-hosted radio programme about the new debut albums chart will air on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 2 from 1pm-3pm tomorrow.Meat Loaf, born Marvin Lee Aday, passed away earlier this year at the age of 74.

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’.