Scissor Sisters have played their first gig in 13 years at Brighton’s Concorde 2 – check out their full setlist and highlights below.
The New York pop band announced their reunion arena tour in October last year to celebrate 20 years of their self-titled debut album, which was the UK’s best-selling LP of 2004. Jake Shears, bassist Babydaddy and guitarist Del Marquis are all joining for the tour; the group’s second vocalist, Ana Matronic, will not be joining the tour due to her podcasting commitments.
Now, the group have played their first intimate warm up show in Brighton last night (May 7). At the show, Scissor Sisters played hits such as ‘Take Your Mama’, ‘Laura’ and ‘Filthy/Gorgeous’ from the record, alongside classics like ‘Let’s Have A Kiki’ and ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancin”.
They also performed a number of tracks for the first time since 2005, including deep cuts ‘Better Luck’, ‘Lovers In The Backseat’ and ‘It Can’t Come Quickly Enough’.
The band also played their cover of Tiga’s ‘You Gonna Want Me’ for the first time, and sang their version of Pink Floyd‘s ‘Comfortably Numb’, which appears on their self-titled debut.
Check out their full setlist below:
An absolute thrill to catch @scissorsisters’ first gig in over 12 years in Brighton last night. The tour is going to be so much fun – and Invisible Light’s in the setlist! pic.twitter.com/Vpy2Aqm7xO
— Nick Levine (@mrnicklevine) May 8, 2025
Scissor Sisters’ 2025 anniversary tour setlist in Brighton is:
‘Laura’
‘Better Luck’ (first time since 2005)
‘She’s My Man’
‘Tits on the Radio’
‘I Can’t Decide’
‘Lovers In The Backseat’ (first time since 2005)
‘Running Out’
‘Take Your Mama’ (includes snippet of ‘Freedom! ’90’ by George Michael)
‘Paul McCartney’
‘Fire With Fire’
‘Mary’
‘It Can’t Come Quickly Enough’ (first time since 2005)
‘Sex and Violence’
‘Any Which Way’
‘You Gonna Want Me’ (Tiga cover; shortened, with band introductions)
‘Comfortably Numb’ (Pink Floyd cover)
‘Invisible Light’
‘Let’s Have a Kiki’
‘Filthy/Gorgeous’ (Paper Faces Vocal mix)
‘Return to Oz’
‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancin” (Encore)
‘Music Is the Victim’
We spoke with Jake Shears about the upcoming reunion tour last year, where they hinted at some potential special guests to be brought out on tour.
So far, Scissor Sisters have been joined by the likes of Elton John to Gossip‘s Beth Ditto and the late Pete Burns on stage.
“Oh, there are loads of people that I think it would be really fun to come out and sing with us – this tour is a party for everybody,” Shears told NME.
“Obviously we really want to have the right people on stage,” Babydaddy continued. “But we have the opportunity there, and as we get the show together, I’m sure there’s gonna be some fun surprises.”
Scissor Sisters’ reunion arena tour will officially kick off on May 16 at Nottingham’s Morotpoint Arena. They’ll visit the likes of Manchester’s Co-op Live and London’s O2 before closing at Dublin’s 3Arena. See their full tour dates below and get any remaining tickets here:
The Scissor Sisters’ 2025 UK reunion tour is:
MAY 2025
16 – Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena
17 – Glasgow – OVO Hydro
19 – Bournemouth – International Centre
20 – Cardiff – Utilita Arena
21 – Manchester – Co-op Live
23 – London – The O2
24 – Leeds – First Direct Arena
25 – Birmingham – Utilita Arena
27 – Belfast – SSE Arena
28 – Dublin – 3Arena
In other news, Jake Shears has hinted at an upcoming Elton John and Madonna duet: “The things up Elton’s sleeves are incredible”
