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Get ready to cut a rug, because Scissor Sisters are about to tour pretty much everywhere. In late January, the band will fire things up with quick treks through both Japan and Australia. Then, they're off on whirlwind treks across North America and Europe, taking them through late April.

As if that wasn't enough, the Sisters also slated to play a New Year's Eve gig in Berlin, as well as three English dates in the summer.

And they'll reach an even bigger audience on February 8, when Scissor Sisters will appear on the zany NBC soap opera "Passions". According to their website, the band will "burst on to the show in a puff of smoke, conjured by young witch(!) Endora to play in her mother's living room."

And speaking of that big screen sitting in front of your face (the one that isn't a computer monitor), last month, Scissor Sisters asked their fans to film themselves "getting ready, pumped and prepared" for their shows at London's Wembley Arena for possible use on a future Scissor Sisters DVD.

Finally, the band released a new single, "Land of a Thousand Words", not too long ago on CD, picture disc, and iTunes exclusive download.

Dates:

12-31 Berlin, Germany - Brandenburg Gate
01-25 Tokyo, Japan - Zepp
01-27 Yokohama, Japan - Blitz
01-28 Nagoya, Japan - Diamond Hall
01-29 Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch
02-01 Newcastle, Australia - Entertainment Centre
02-03 Brisbane, Australia - Riverstage
02-05 Sydney, Australia - Entertainment Suite
02-08 Adelaide, Australia - Entertainment Centre
02-09 Melbourne, Australia - Vodafone Arena at Melbourne Park
03-02 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
03-03 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
03-04 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03-06 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
03-07 Toronto, Ontario - Koolhaus
03-08 Detroit, MI - State Theatre
03-09 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
03-11 Maplewood, MN - Myth
03-12 St. Louis, MO - Pageant
03-13 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
03-15 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
03-16 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
04-05 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
04-07 Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
04-09 Ischgl, Austria - Mountain Top
04-10 Munich, Germany - Zenith
04-11 Stuttgart, Germany - Conngresscentrum
04-13 Cologne, Germany - Paladium
04-15 Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle
04-17 Stockholm, Sweden - Annexe
04-18 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
04-19 Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Hall
04-21 Antwerp, Belgium - Hof Ter Lo
04-22 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Heineken Music Hall
04-23 Paris, France - Olympia
04-27 Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum
07-26 London, England - 02
07-27 London, England - 02
07-30 Manchester, England - Evening News Arena