Fellow show-stealer Ana Matronic oozes
the glamour and sleaze of the ‘diiiiirty’ city
she just can’t wait to get back to and leads the on-stage
banter that would leave the coolest of grannies blushing
and any of the audience returning from a trip to the portaloos
wondering if they’ve inadvertently stumbled on to a
porn set.
Other band-members Babydaddy, Paddy and
Del Marquis play a much more understated role but exude an
effortlessly cool charm and match the note-perfect vocal
talents of Jake and Ana with some fantastic playing.
Mid way through the set Ana asks ‘are
you ready to dance?’ – Has she not been watching?
The crowd has been jumping up and down and bopping since
the word go. A girl after my own heart she takes off her
boots to give it her all. Jake responds perhaps a little
too enthusiastically splitting his lycra number leaving very
little to the imagination of those at the front. Apparently
it hasn’t been washed since the tour began which is
what ‘you Brits, I believe, refer to as Minging’.
The reaction for ‘Tits on the Radio’ and
the more chilled ‘Mary’ went down as well as
any of the singles but the hits definitely have their place
in the show. ‘Comfortably Numb’ shows the Sisters
at their best and judging from the crowd reaction, it’s
no surprise that the Pink Floyd cover gave the band their
first top 10 hit. Finishing with ‘Laura’ the
Sisters sent 1000 long-time fans and recent converts of onto
the streets of Leeds to spread the word.
Join the sisterhood now, you won’t
regret it.
www.scissorsisters.com
Words: Jude Stone
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