THE iconic US pop group, the Scissor Sisters have announced they are reuniting after over a decade and will be heading around the UK and Ireland for an arena tour next year.

The flamboyant pop-rockers will be heading to Birmingham, set to perform at The Utilita Arena on May 25, 2025.

It will be the first time in history that the trio of Jake Shears, Scott ‘Babydaddy’ Hoffman and Del Marquis will perform the group’s debut self-titled album in full, in celebration of it’s 20th anniversary.

The band has been on an indefinite hiatus since 2012 after they told a London audience at Camden Roundhouse they were going "on a pause".

The group have said that Ana Matronic, whose real name is Ana Lynch, has “decided not to join the tour as she has other projects she is focusing on right now”, and another singer will be announced at a later stage.

Speaking on this announcement, Del Marquis said: “We’ve spent a lot of time collectively thinking about what we can add to our show that isn’t a ‘replacement’ for Ana in any way.

 “She’s part of the spirit of this band and we want to honour that.”

Jake Shears added: “It’s the 20th anniversary of our debut album, so it really feels like the right time to revisit all the intense excitement of that moment.

“I think the impetus for this reunion was really a YouTube screening of Scissor Sisters: Live at The O2 that happened during lockdown.

“I don’t think I’d seen that show since it was filmed in 2007, but we were all kind of surprised by how great it was.

“And chatting with fans during the screening really brought back what a special moment it was for all of us.”

The band, known for hits such as ‘I Can’t Decide’ and ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ ’ have said that many fan-favourites will also be on the set list.

Babydaddy said: “There’s something really special about us being a gay band, a queer band, who really pushed into the mainstream with that album.

“We want to revisit that because there weren’t as many queer acts breaking through in that way 20 years ago.

“We do acknowledge that we did something pretty unique back then just by putting ourselves out there as queer people.

“We put queer culture in the mainstream at a time when there wasn’t much of it there.”

They will kick off their tour in Nottingham on May 16, before heading to Glasgow, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Manchester, London, Leeds, Belfast and Dublin, as well as Birmingham.

Tickets will go on sale next Friday, November 8, at 9am.