The Scissor Sisters announce two intimate dates ahead of their major arena tour

The Scissor Sisters announce two intimate dates ahead of their major arena tour which starts on 16 May in Nottingham.

The reformed group, featuring lead singer Jake Shears plus multi-instrumentalist Babydaddy and guitarist Del Marquis, play two exclusive warm up dates at Brighton Concorde 2 on Wednesday 7 May and Bristol SWX on Thursday 8 May.

The band are already batting around setlist ideas but plan to perform every single track from their self-titled debut album on the tour.

Take Your Mama Out…

Scissor Sisters burst onto the scene in the early 2000s with a colourful, boundary-pushing style that blended glam rock, pop, and disco, breaking down barriers in LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream music. Released in February 2004, Scissor Sisters spawned five irresistible singles: the funky strut of Laura, Elton-esque coming out anthem Take Your Mama, life-affirming ballad Mary, club banger Filthy/Gorgeous and an audacious disco cover of Comfortably Numb.

Ranked as the 20th biggest-selling album of the 21st century in the UK and the 35th biggest-selling album of all time, the album went 9 x Platinum in the UK, and won three BRIT Awards in 2005, including Best International Album, Best International Group and Best International Breakthrough Act, making Scissor Sisters the first act ever to win all three international categories.

They will also cherry-pick highlights from their three subsequent albums, 2006’s Ta-Dah, 2010’s Night Work and 2012’s Magic Hour, which contain some of the band’s biggest hits and most cherished fan favourites.

Scissor Sisters May Tour

Warm Up Dates
07 May – Brighton Concorde 2
08 May – Bristol SWX
Arena Shows
16 May – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
17 May – Glasgow, Ovo Hydro
19 May – Bournemouth International Centre (Sold Out)
20 May – Cardiff Utilita Arena (Sold Out)
21 May – Manchester Co-op Live
23 May – London The O2
24 May – Leeds First Direct Arena
25 May – Birmingham Utilita Arena
27 May – Belfast SSE Arena
28 May – Dublin 3Arena

Arena support come from very special guest Alison Goldfrapp.

Tickets for the Brighton and Bristol warm up shows go on sale Friday 28 March at 10am here

Tickets for Scissor Sisters arena tour are on sale now, via scissorsisters.com.

Scissor Sisters also support Pet Shop Boys  when the duo bring their Dreamworld: The Greatest Hits Live concert to the Royal Sandringham Estate on Thursday 14 August. Find out more here

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