Scissor Sisters will return to the stage in 2025 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.
Earlier this year, the 2004 LP – featuring such hits as Take Your Mama, Comfortably Numb and Filthy/Gorgeous – reached the milestone, with the group set to perform the record in its entirety over a run of UK and Ireland dates.
For the first time in over a decade, we will come together again, live next May across the UK & IRE. Sign up for the exclusive pre-sale https://t.co/vC1Ie40u7N – which then commences at 10am 6th Nov. General sale starts at 10am 8th Nov. See you very soon. Jake, Babydaddy, Del ✂️ pic.twitter.com/Z450R2E7aq
— Scissor Sisters (@scissorsisters) October 31, 2024
Starring Jake Shears, Babydaddy and Del Marquis, the shows – which were teased at venue sites earlier this week – will also feature selected hits from their following albums: 2006’s ‘Ta-Dah’, 2010’s ‘Night Work’ and 2012’s ‘Magic Hour’.
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 will also perform selected hits from their following albums (2006’s ‘Ta-Dah’, 2010’s ‘Night Work’ and 2012’s ‘Magic Hour’).
In a press release, Shears revealed the tour was inspired by a lockdown screening of their 2007 concert film ‘Scissor Sisters: Live At The O2’, explaining: “It’s the 20th anniversary of our debut album, so it really feels like the right time to revisit all the intense excitement of that moment.
“I don’t think I’d seen that show since it was filmed in 2007, but we were all kind of surprised by how great it was. And chatting with fans during the screening really brought back what a special moment it was for all of us.”
Babydaddy added: “There’s something really special about us being a gay band, a queer band, who really pushed into the mainstream with that album. We want to revisit that because there weren’t as many queer acts breaking through in that way 20 years ago.
“We do acknowledge that we did something pretty unique back then just by putting ourselves out there as queer people. We put queer culture in the mainstream at a time when there wasn’t much of it there.”
Tickets go on general sale at 9am GMT on November 8 and are available here. The full list of dates is below.
MAY 2025
16 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
17 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
19 – International Centre, Bournemouth
20 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
21 – Co-op Live, Manchester
23 – The O2, London
24 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
25 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
27 – SSE Arena, Belfast
28 – 3Arena, Dublin
