Scissor Sisters are again. The queer pop group has reunited and introduced plans for a European enviornment tour that may happen in 2025—simply in time to rejoice the twentieth anniversary of the band’s debut album. The exhibits are all scheduled for the spring, starting on Might 16 in Nottingham, England, and ending on Might 28 in Dublin, Eire. Opening for Scissor Sisters at every live performance is Alison Goldfrapp. Take a look at the total listing of tour dates beneath.
“It’s the twentieth anniversary of our debut album, so it actually looks like the proper time to revisit all the extreme pleasure of that second,” mentioned lead singer Jake Shears. “I believe the impetus for this reunion was actually a YouTube screening of Scissor Sisters: Stay on the O2 that occurred throughout lockdown. I do not assume I’d seen that present because it was filmed in 2007, however we had been all sort of stunned by how nice it was. And chatting with followers throughout the screening actually introduced again what a particular second it was for all of us.”
The final Scissor Sisters album, Magic Hour, got here out again in 2012. It was the group’s fourth studio album and adopted Night time Work. Afterward, Shears went on to launch solo music, and Scissor Sisters dropped the profit music “Swerlk,” with MNDR, in 2017.
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Scissor Sisters:
05-16 Nottingham, England – Motorpoint Area Nottingham *
05-17 Glasgow, Scotland – OVO Hydro *
05-19 Bournemouth, England – Bournemouth Worldwide Centre *
05-20 Cardiff, Wales – Utilita Area Cardiff *
05-21 Manchester, England – Co-op Stay *
05-23 London, England – The O2 *
05-24 Leeds, England – First Direct Area *
05-25 Birmingham, England – Utilita Area Birmingham *
05-27 Belfast, Northern Eire – SSE Area *
05-28 Dublin, Eire – 3Arena *
* with Alison Goldfrapp