SCISSOR SISTERS ANNOUNCED AS LATEST HEADLINER FOR LIVE AT LUDLOW CASTLE 2026

LIVE AT LUDLOW CASTLE PRESENTS:SCISSOR SISTERS

The Kiki Continues - Performing all their hits

Plus very special guests TBA

SUNDAY 26TH  JULY 2026

American glam rock band Scissor Sisters will perform at Ludlow Castle on Sunday 26th July as the latest headliner announced for 2026’s Live at Ludlow Castle concert series, two decades after kicking the door down to redefine pop music with genre bending hits like Take Your Mama, I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ and Let’s Have a Kiki. Live at Ludlow Castle sees one-of-a-kind performances from musical icons and rising stars alike take place within the beautiful historic grounds of the Shropshire landmark.

Released on 2nd February, 2004; Scissor Sisters followed a meteoric trajectory for the band whose tongue-in-cheek, transgressive themes and outlandish electroclash live shows had already earned them a colourful reputation in their hometown of New York. Originally composed of Jake Shears, BabyDaddy, Ana Mantronic, Del Marquis and Paddy Boom; Scissor Sister’s self-titled debut is a playful document of LGBTQ life in New York City that immediately captured the imagination of the UK.

The album reached number one in the UK charts, became the best-selling album of the year and earned Scissor Sisters three BRIT awards in 2005; International Group, International Album and International Breakthrough Act. All five of the album’s singles made the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart including alternative disco anthems ‘Laura’, ‘Take Your Mama’, ‘Filthy/Gorgeous’ and the band’s now legendary cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Comfortably Numb’.

Fresh from their highly anticipated reunion in 2025 which featured a UK arena tour and their sensational Saturday night Glastonbury set; Jake Shears, Babydaddy, Del Marquis and their band are back with a bang to celebrate the album that helped them redefine pop music. Crowned by Attitude magazine as the top ‘gay album’ of all time, Scissor Sisters became one of the best-selling records of the 21st century and is now considered a landmark in popular culture.

Set to enter its fourth season, the Live at Ludlow Castle series has previously seen unforgettable, sold-out performances from the likes of Elbow, Olly Murs, Jess Glynne, Supergrass, Faithless, Texas and more for thousands of fans, year on year. 

Scissor Sisters joins previously announced 2026 headliners Snow Patrol who will perform at Ludlow on 16th July, The Human League on Saturday 18th July, Tom Grennan on Sunday 19th July, The Streets on Thursday 23rd July and Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft who will headline on Saturday 25th July, with all five previously announced shows already sold out.