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Scissor Sisters set for Glasgow Barrowlands show

  • Source: The List (Issue 658)
  • Date: 10 June 2010 (updated 15 Jun 2010)
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This article is from 2010.

Scissor Sisters set for Glasgow Barrowlands show

Jake Shears and the gang are back, following up 2006’s ridiculously successful Ta-Dah with third album Night Work. It’s a dance record, but not completely electronic, with Shears promising that the band dynamic will shine through: ‘Night Work is really us boiled down to who we are. It feels quintessentially us,’ said the once Lycra loving, now more chicly dressed, Shears, who can count plenty friends of Dorothy among the Sisters’ large fanbase. New material played at SXSW and Coachella received a rapturous reception, with bloggers and YouTube pundits heralding the band’s return. The gig at the Barrowlands is the starting point for a world tour, so get along and see them while they’re still fresh and flamboyant.

This article is from 2010.

More: Music, Electronic (Music), Pop (Music), Jake Shears, Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters
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The return of the best party band in eons, merging funk, rock, disco and Elton Johnesque ballads with effortless charisma.
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19 Oct 7pm Barrowland, Glasgow
Scissor Sisters
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The filthy gorgeous Scissor Sisters are back with their third studio album Night Work. The band was formed in 2001 and consists of vocalists Jake Shears and Ana Matronic, multi-instrumentalist Babydaddy, lead guitar/bassist Del Marquis, and drummer Randy Real. Their music contains a diverse mixture of disco, glam rock and pop with a heavy dose of cheese and a hint of the New York club scene about it. The group received very little mainstream success in their native America but was hugely…
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