Scissor Sisters join Lady Gaga on Monster Ball World Tour - 3885 - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News

Scissor Sisters will join Lady Gaga on the early 2011 run of her Monster Ball World Tour, which kicks off this Saturday, February 19th, at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall. The band will open on a total of 24 dates, including shows at New York City's Madison Square Garden Arena (February 21st & 22nd), Los Angeles' Staples Center (March 28th) and Honda Center in Anaheim (March 31st). While on the road with Lady Gaga, Scissor Sisters will also play a series of headlining dates. See below for a complete itinerary.

The band, recently nominated for a GLAAD Award in the "Outstanding Music Artist" category, will perform "Running Out" on "Late Show with Dave Letterman" tonight. The track is from Scissor Sisters' latest album, Night Work, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums Chart and inside the Top 20 of The Billboard 200.

Night Workwas hailed by The New York Times as "dirty fun" and Entertainment Weekly awarded it an A-. "Three albums in, the Sisters are as gleefully hedonistic as ever," said Rolling Stone while Q gave Night Work four stars in a two-page lead review, noting: "they translate anxiety into dancefloor electricity." "Invisible Light," the tour de force album closer featuring a spoken-word interlude by Sir Ian McKellen, is the band's latest video. You can check out the provocative, surrealistic clip, directed by Spanish auteurs Canada, at:

www.scissorsisters.com

Scissor Sisters - comprising Jake Shears (vocals), Ana Matronic (vocals), Babydaddy (guitar/bass/keyboards) and Del Marquis (guitar) - have sold over seven million albums worldwide. The New York City-based band released its self-titled debut in 2004, which earned Scissor Sisters three BRIT awards. Ta-Dah followed in 2006, entering the UK album chart at No. 1. The group guests on Bryan Ferry's latest album, Olympia, and Shears recently published the photo book A Day in the Life of Jake Shears.

"The smiles, showmanship, disco-era revivalism and finely calibrated ironies are the essence of Scissor Sisters, a New York City band that keeps people dancing to its in-jokes," said The New York Times' Jon Pareles, reviewing one of their two sold-out shows at New York City's Terminal 5 last year. The New York Post praised the band's "powerhouse set," while The Huffington Post marveled: "For the next 100 minutes, we were treated to a nonstop sensual assault."

SCISSOR SISTERS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

All dates are supporting Lady Gaga EXCEPT those with an *.

Dates with an * are Scissor Sisters headlining dates.

DateCity/State/ProvinceVenue

*2/18Montclair, NJWellmont Theatre

2/19Atlantic City, NJAtlantic City Boardwalk Hall

2/21New York, NYMadison Square Garden Arena

2/22New York, NYMadison Square Garden Arena

2/24Washington, DCVerizon Center

2/26Pittsburgh, PAConsol Energy Center

*2/27Royal Oak, MIRoyal Oak Music

2/28Chicago, ILUnited Center