Shakespears Sister will kick off their reunion tour in Nottingham.
The duo have announced they are back together for the first time in 26 years and as well as a UK tour, they'll be releasing a Singles Party collection.
Siobhan Fahey, who got back together with her former Bananarama band mates in 2017, formed Shakespears Sister with US singer Marcella Detroit in 1988 and they enjoyed Top 10 success with their debut album, Sacred Heart, a year later. It spawned the band’s first single, You’re History, which also went top ten.
Even greater success followed with a second album, Hormonally Yours, in 1992. Among its hit singles were I Don’t Care, Hello (Turn Your Radio On) and Stay, which remained at No. 1 for eight weeks. A Brit Award, an Ivor Novello and a headline slot at Glastonbury in 1992 followed. They also supported Prince at Celtic Park at his request.
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"There was no stopping this," said Detroit of the reunion which will kick of with a new single, All The Queen's Horses, on May 15.
"It was like this snowball that just kept on gathering more and more speed. I think we've come to a point where we respect and understand each other more than we ever could have back then. That’s the simplest way to put it. We've come to a mutual understanding of and respect for who each other are. It’s just about acceptance - acceptance of who we both are, for each other and to each other.”
Said Fahy: "I realised what a perfect writing partner she is for me…there’s some sort of weird fusion of energies that feels fated. It's like this third entity exists that is neither me nor her, it's the two of us.”
An album, Singles Party, featuring all their releases plus two new songs, All The Queen's Horses and C U Next Tuesday, will be out July 19.
The Shakespears Sister Ride Again tour will open at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham on October 31.
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday, May 10 here.
Singles Party tracklist:
1 - Break My Heart (remastered)
2 - Heroine (remastered)
3 - You’re History (remastered)
4 - Run Silent (remastered)
5 - Dirty Mind (remastered)
6 - Stay (remastered)
7 - I Don’t Care (remastered)
8 - Goodbye Cruel World (remastered)
9 - Hello (Turn Your Radio On) (remastered
10 - My 16th Apology (remastered)
11 - I Can Drive (remastered)
12 - Bitter Pill (remastered)
13 - Pulsatron (remastered)
14 - Bad Blood (remastered)
15 - It’s A Trip (remastered)
16 - All The Queen’s Horses
17 - C U Next Tuesday
18 - Stay (acoustic version) (remastered)
CD2 (Deluxe Only):
1 - Cat Worship
2 - You’re History (Catz ‘n Dogz Remix)
3 - You Made Me Come To This (HMD Pulsatron Mix)
4 - Pretty Boy (Remastered)
5 - Mr Wrong (Remastered)
6 - Remember My Name (Remastered)
7 - Do I Scare You? (Remastered)
8 - Excuse Me John (Remastered)
9 - Singles Party (Remastered)
10 - Heroine (Heavenly Mix) (Remastered)
11 - Black Sky (The Black Dub) (Remastered)
12 - Break My Heart (Shep Pettibone Dub) (Remastered)
13 - Goodbye Cruel World (BTO Remix) (Remastered)
14 - You’re History (Brothers In Rhythm Remix) (Remastered)
THE UK TOUR:
31/10/19 - Royal Concert Hall - Nottingham
01/11/19 - New Theatre - Oxford
02/11/19 - Empire - Liverpool
04/11/19 - City Hall - Sheffield
05/11/19 - Palladium - London
08/11/19 - Royal Concert Hall - Glasgow
10/11/19 - The Sage - Gateshead
11/11/19 - Bridgewater Hall - Manchester
13/11/19 - Pavilion Theatre - Bournemouth
14/11/19 - The Forum - Bath
15/11/19 - Regent Theatre - Ipswich
17/11/19 - Cliffs Pavilion - Southend
19/11/19 - Symphony Hall - Birmingham
20/11/19 - Dome Concert Hall - Brighton
