Steps are keen to make their festival debut as the group prepares to celebrate their 25th anniversary next year.
The Something In Your Eyes hitmakers will celebrate 25 years since the release of their debut single 5,6,7,8 in 2022 and, as part of the celebrations, Lisa Scott-Lee teases there are “big plans already in place”
“There’s plenty in the pipeline that’s new,” she tells the Daily Star. “Big plans are already place for that. I can’t say much or I’d get in trouble.
“It’s nice to keep a bit of mystery, but we like to keep it fun and give back to our fans who have been so loyal over the in that years.”
The group recently released their first ever collaboration, Heartbreak in this City with Michelle Visage, and they’re keen to pull off another first soon.
Lisa teases: “We’ve never really done festivals. I’d love to do one so maybe we will get a chance to put on our own. Who knows!”
Although Steps are looking forward to getting back out on the road with their ‘What The Future Holds’ Tour later this year, choosing which hits to include in the setlist is proving problematic.
And the band has taken to using streaming figures to help determine what makes the cut, with Lisa sharing: “That’s the hardest thing because the back-catalogue is massive and now we have new hits as well.
“One of the key factors we didn’t have years ago was access to streaming info, so we can see which songs are more popular with the fans. It’s like planning a wedding and I love every aspect of it.”
Of course, Steps indulged their wedding fantasy onstage back in 2017 for the final number on their ‘Party on the Dancefloor’ Tour, Tragedy, as an homage to the iconic music video for the No. 1 single.
While details of the anniversary plans have yet to be confirmed, the paper also reported a re-worked version of 5,6,7,8 could come out to kickstart the celebrations.
Before then, Steps will return in September with ‘What The Future Holds Pt. 2‘ – an 11 track album featuring Heartbreak in this City plus 10 brand new songs.
Part Two also includes acoustic takes of previous singles and a bunch of remixes.
‘What The Future Holds Pt. 2’ is due for release September 10 and available to pre-order on CD, LP and Cassette.
