The long-awaited reunion that fans have been clamouring for is here: Scissor Sisters are back and readying their first live shows in over 12 years - and they're coming to Birmingham.

2024 marks the 20 year anniversary of the band's debut album Scissor Sisters, one of the UK's 40 best-sellers of all time, and to celebrate this, the era-defining pop disruptors – lead singer Jake Shears plus multi-instrumentalist Babydaddy and guitarist Del Marquis – will fill the UK's arenas next May with their signature mix of showmanship, songcraft and galvanising queer energy.

Founding member Ana Matronic has decided not to join the comeback shows, but the band say they will honour her on stage.

The album Scissor Sisters was the best-selling album in the UK of 2004, selling over 3 million copies globally (a staggering 2 million of these were UK sales). Ranked as the 20th biggest-selling album of the 21st century in the UK and the 35th biggest-selling album of all time, the album went 9 x Platinum in the UK, and won three BRIT Awards in 2005, including Best International Album, Best International Group and Best International Breakthrough Act, making Scissor Sisters the first act ever to win all three international categories.

The band are already batting around setlist ideas but plan to perform every single track from the album on the tour. They will also cherry-pick highlights from their three subsequent albums, 2006's Ta-Dah, 2010's Night Work and 2012's Magic Hour, which contain some of the band's biggest hits and most cherished fan favourites.

Scissor Sisters play Utilita Arena Birmingham on Sunday 25 May. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 8 November here.