Scissor Sisters Launch 33-Date World Tour
Could find more success headlining as "The Elton John"

Creating buzz with their appreciation of everything from glam to disco, The Scissor Sisters are ambitiously touring the world in support of their self-titled debut. When Pitchfork Senior Editor Scott Plagenhoef reviewed the album in March-- which wasn't actually released in the States until a few days ago-- he said that "the Sisters embrace the playfulness and panache of (the 70's era) artists-- from Sparks and Elton, to 10cc and Mott the Hoople, to The Spinners and, um, Pink Floyd-- and come out smelling like roses."

Now it seems those charming lads (and lass) have been busy getting international listeners in a frenzy. On August 12th, they're even making time to record a concert in England for a live DVD. Personally, any band whose members refer to themselves as "Paddy Boom," "Ana Matronic," "Jake Shears," "Babydaddy," and "Del Marquis" makes me feel funny where I pee. Either way, this band has more shows than Jamaica got mangos, so get a load of their dates (and appreciate how fucking long it must have taken me to type them out):

08-08 Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival
08-14 Moscow, Russia - Mechanika
08-18 Paredes De Coura, Portugal - Paredes De Coura Festival
08-19 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-20 Amsterdam, Holland - Lowlands Festival
08-28 Liverpool, England - Creamfields Festival
09-07 Washington, D.C. - 9:30 CLUB
09-08 Philadelphia, PA - Making Time at Khyber Pass
09-09 Cambridge, MA - T.T. The Bear's
09-10 New York City, NY - Irving Plaza
09-14 Detroit, MI - ST. Andrew's Hall
09-15 Chicago, IL - Metro
09-16 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music
09-20 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
09-21 Salt Lake City, UT - Liquid Joe's
09-23 Seattle, WA - Showbox Theater
09-24 Vancouver, B.C. - Richard's on Richard's Carpet
09-25 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
09-27 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
09-28 San Diego, CA. - TBD
09-29 Hollywood, CA - Avalon
10-15 Bournemouth, England - Bic
10-17 London, England - Royal Albert Hall (Sold out!)
10-19 Reading, England - Rivermead
10-20 Swindon, England - Oasis Leisure Centre
10-21 Wolverhampton, England - Civic
10-23 Manchester, England - Apollo
10-24 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
10-25 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
10-27 Doncaster, England - Dome
10-29 Blackpool, England - Empress Ballroom
10-31 London, England - Brixton Academy (fancy dress required!)
11-01 London, England - Brixton Academy

Scissor Sisters: http://www.scissorsisters.com