Author: Becky Parkes
The Scissor Sisters need no introduction, and the atmosphere at their gigs is a tribute to their own particular brand of fun. Cheers from the front of the queue to anyone who arrived in fancy dress was a good indicator of the atmosphere for the whole night; everyone was in it together, and the only thing that mattered was the music. And, of course, the fancy dress.
The support band consisted of Kiki and Herb, clad as a pink sparkly cat and a dog in a dinner jacket respectively. They belted out their own unique takes on classics such as Tom Jones "Sex Bomb", and even "Smells Like Teen Spirit", as an excited crowd danced and sang along with them.
So now, onto the Scissor Sisters. They opened their set with a short film about playing Bloody Mary projected onto a backlit screen, to the amusement of all present, before launching into "Bicycling With The Devil", a rather appropriate opener for a Halloween gig. This was followed swiftly by "Laura", as the band appeared through clouds of steam dressed as the cast of "their favourite British film ever"; The Rocky Horror Show. Think Jake Shears as Dr Frank in uspenders and a basque, and Paddy Boom dressed in only tight gold pants as Rocky, you get the idea.
The Scissor Sisters need no introduction, and the atmosphere at their gigs is a tribute to their own particular brand of fun. Cheers from the front of the queue to anyone who arrived in fancy dress was a good indicator of the atmosphere for the whole night; everyone was in it together, and the only thing that mattered was the music. And, of course, the fancy dress.
The support band consisted of Kiki and Herb, clad as a pink sparkly cat and a dog in a dinner jacket respectively. They belted out their own unique takes on classics such as Tom Jones "Sex Bomb", and even "Smells Like Teen Spirit", as an excited crowd danced and sang along with them.
So now, onto the Scissor Sisters. They opened their set with a short film about playing Bloody Mary projected onto a backlit screen, to the amusement of all present, before launching into "Bicycling With The Devil", a rather appropriate opener for a Halloween gig. This was followed swiftly by "Laura", as the band appeared through clouds of steam dressed as the cast of "their favourite British film ever"; The Rocky Horror Show. Think Jake Shears as Dr Frank in uspenders and a basque, and Paddy Boom dressed in only tight gold pants as Rocky, you get the idea.
The band powered their way through a great set packed with classics from the album, plus a few extras, including a crowd-pleasing special performance of "Hot Patootie", complete with massacre of Eddie (Babydaddy). Other songs of note were "Filthy/Gorgeous", which had everyone bouncing along, and the moving rendition of "Mary"; cue the waving of lighters, glowing pumpkins, scythes, etc.
To bring a close to a hot and sweaty set of nearly two hours, what could have been better than "Music Is The Victim?" Heralded by a cry of "Is everyone ready to rock n' roll?!" by Jake, the Sisters were joined onstage by their suport band, two pairs of giant scissors, a yeti, a pumpkin, and of course, Death himself.
As well as the music, the Scissor Sisters entertain the crowd properly, rather than rushing straight into their next song as so many bands do. In between songs Ana and Jake kept the crowd amused with their usual wit, and praised the audience on their participation fancy-dress wise, all of which adds to the feeling that to this band, the fans really do matter. As a tired and danced-out crowd left the venue, I think it's safe to say that most of them would be thinking along similar lines; live, the Scissor Sisters are hard to match.
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