Summer’s well and truly here, and what better way to celebrate it than with free tickets to the hottest gig in town? That’s right folx, we’ve got not one but two pairs of tickets to give away to catch queer icons Texas when they play the Trinity Summer Series this June.
Fronted by every lesbian’s dream date, Sharleen Spiteri, Texas formed in Glasgow in 1987 and took the charts by storm with their debut single, ‘I Don’t Want A Lover’.
Since then, they have gone from strength to strength, rising to global fame. In 1997, the band released White on Blonde, which spawned the massive hits ‘Halo’, ‘Black Eyed Boy’ and ‘Say What You Want’. They also memorably did a version of ‘Method Man’ from the Wu-Tang Clan.
In the following year, The Hush was released, which featured the well-renowned tracks ‘In Our Lifetime’ and ‘Summer Son’. They released The Greatest Hits in 2000.
In the decade that followed, the band released two more albums – including the top three hit ‘Sleep’ which featured Paul Buchanan and Peter Kay, before coming back in 2012 with ‘The Conversation’.
Texas released their 10th studio album Hi on May 28, 2021. It includes the singles ‘Hi’ (feat Wu-Tang Clan) and ‘Mr Haze’.
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Although not queer herself, Spiteri has always played up to her androgynous side saying, “I do love a bit of uniform action. I do love playing at being a boy, I always have done it, and I love the fact it plays with people’s minds. And I don’t think there is any set way you are supposed to be. I was never the pretty girl, and that is the way I have gone through life.”
When asked about her lesbian fanbase, she said, “There is nothing better in life than to be appreciated and respected by other women, and I am not just talking about on a sexual basis.”
She continued, “I do like women that stand up for what they believe in and speak out and in the lesbian community. That is what you need to do. I think you are forced into a situation where you have to be stronger and stand up for yourself when many others don’t, so maybe that is why I am respected?”
Sorry ladies, it sounds like you’ll have to keep dreaming for now, but you never know your luck in the big city.
Texas will take to the stage in Trinity College on Monday, June 26, supported by the amazing Wild Youth, and tickets start at €59.90 plus booking fee from Ticketmaster.
To be in with a chance to win one of two pairs of tickets for you and a friend simply answer this question:
Which Scottish city are Texas from?
The competition closes at midnight on Thursday, June 22. Winners will be announced on social media and contacted via email.
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