SCISSOR SISTERS TURN QUEENS PARK INTO GLASGOWS FILTHIEST DISCO

LIVE REVIEW | SCISSOR SISTERS w/ Django Django | SUMMER NIGHTS ON THE SOUTHSIDE, QUEENS PARK, GLASGOW | 30th August 2026 by Courteney Pearson

On an oddly warm but wet Glasgow evening, there was a giant pair of inflatable scissors on the stage, and somewhere deep in the crowd, an individual who had also come dressed as a pair themselves.

Scissor Sisters are back in Glasgow.

And they certainly didn’t disappoint.

Getting The Party Started

Queens Park had been warmed up for hours before the New York legends took to the stage. Pretty Ugly DJs and The Hidden Cameras had taken turns to spin some iconic tracks for the tent of fans. ABBA, Robbie Williams, Queen, etc. reverberated around the giant blue tent while many people tried to eat soggy loaded fries soaked from the rain. What more can you ask for?

Django Django brought the energy to the tent at exactly the right time and in exactly the right way. Their wonky mix of indie, psychedelia and electronic felt so perfectly placed for the crowd. Everyone was dancing, which is exactly what the Scissor Sisters demand before their considerably more extravagant performance takes to the stage.

Scissor Sisters Take Centre Stage

‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancing’ as an opener? Mental.

There’s simply no easing us in with this performance. Within literal seconds, the entire place erupted into pure euphoria. It was one of those rare gigs where you look around and there’s genuinely not one person standing still.

Hands waving in the air in time with the iconic track, fans at the barrier screaming the words back at the stage with all their might, and when the clapping began at the bridge, the entire place joined in without hesitation, as if under some hypnotic trance.

I’ve been to A LOT of gigs; I genuinely don’t think I’ve ever experienced an energy quite like that opening number.

Glitter and Just the Right Amount of Nudity

The staging was exactly as you’d expect. There’s a phone box, a car and giant scissors. Jack Shears commands the stage in the most magnificent way. At some point through the night, it became apparent that trying to keep up with the costume changes was futile. Costumes from start to finish: 10/10.

Before ‘Take Your Mama’, Amber Martin tells the crowd a charming story about asking her mother for a G-string, explaining that she opened her mother’s drawer to every colour of G-string that existed, then proceeded to show the crowd said G-string. Incredible, if you ask me.

Bridget Brakan was also truly magnificent. Dressed in neon tule and pink fringe, with silver thigh high boots and a pair of giant gold hoop earrings that would put Pat Butcher to shame. I couldn’t take my eyes off her at times. She perfectly matched the energy and eccentricity of the band.

At one point, the aforementioned individual dressed as scissors was spotted in the crowd, and yes, obviously she got a shoutout.

We were also invited to sing happy birthday to guitarist Del Marquis. Glasgow, as always, sang beautifully in unison as accidental harmonies could be heard all around.

“We Are Scissor Sisters – And So Are You”

Somehow, despite the already incredible high energy, things turned up another notch.

The funk was heavier, the music got louder and the crowd found a way to take it to another level.

Maybe it was being in the big top, but the sound was immaculate. The closest comparison I can make is the old Slam Tent at T in the Park. The feeling of the booming bass and sweaty bodies being trapped under the canvas together is like nothing else. The only difference between that night and a night in the Slam Tent? This night was significantly more glittery.

‘Let’s Have a Kiki’ was everything I expected. My 16 year old inner Glee fan was having the time of her life. Shears’ was now resplendent in a leopard print suit.

And then there was ‘Comfortably Numb’. Hearing the Pink Floyd track by the way of filthy disco beats and Shears’ insane higher vocal register confirmed for me that the Scissor Sisters version is actually one of the best covers of all time.

Shears was some sort of horny leopard print devil, the bass was thumping and everyone was uncontrollably dancing to the legendary track, I’ll not forget this night in a hurry.

Queens Park or Glastonbury?

For a few minutes, I forgot I was standing in a tent on the Southside of Glasgow. The giant screen, the lights, sound, staging, costumes, and the sheer scale of it all really felt like it wouldn’t have been misplaced on a stage at Glastonbury.

This wasn’t a watered-down small festival version of a production. Nor was it a nostalgia act simply rolling through the greatest hits. It was a proper, meticulously produced spectacle. Scissor Sisters were completely uninterested in doing the easy version.

Funny, filthy and eccentric. Exactly as Scissor Sisters should be.

The tour may be over, but you can relive the Scissor Sisters live experience with their latest release It’s 10PM… Do You Know Where Your Sisters Are? Live from the O2 Arena, London which is out now.