The long-awaited reunion tour of iconic queer band Scissor Sisters has officially kicked off and for the joy of all Irish fans, there’s a Dublin date. Scissor Sisters are coming to the 3Arena on May 28 and GCN has three pairs of tickets to give away to some lucky readers!
The 2025 Scissor Sisters tour marks the first time in over 12 years that Jake Shears, Babydaddy and Del Marquis will be on stage together. The fourth Scissor Sisters member, Ana Matronic, has decided not to join the reunion, citing other projects she is focusing on.
“We’ve spent a lot of time collectively thinking about what we can add to our show that isn’t a ‘replacement’ for Ana in any way,” Del said ahead of the tour. “She’s part of the spirit of this band and we want to honour that.”
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2024 marked the 20-year anniversary of the band’s debut album Scissor Sisters, which launched their successful career in 2004 and became one of the UK’s 40 bestsellers of all time. Their 2025 tour is a celebration of this anniversary, with the band planning to perform every single track of the album live. In addition, they are already cherry-picking highlights from their following albums Ta-Dah, Night Work and Magic Hour, including some of the band’s biggest hits.
“There will always be a little bit of anarchy and chaos in our live shows,” Del said. “That’s the magic ingredient of the Scissor Sisters, and we’re definitely going to bring that ‘anything can happen’ energy back again.”
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Talking about the band’s cultural relevance in the LGBTQ+ community, Babydaddy said: “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 to see Scissor Sisters live at Dublin’s 3Arena are on sale here. But if you’re feeling lucky and would like a chance to win a pair of tickets, simply answer the following question.
When was Scissor Sisters’ debut album released?
The competition closes on Monday, May 26, 2025. Winners will be contacted directly and shared on social media.
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