''Shakespears Sister Ride Again'' was an all-UK

concert tour A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often, concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific ...

by British-Irish/American rock act

Shakespears Sister Shakespears Sister are an alternative rock, alternative Pop rock, pop and rock musical duo that was formed in 1988 by Irish people, Irish singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey, a former member of Bananarama. Shakespears Sister was initially a solo a ...

. The tour was announced as part of their reunion in May 2019. Prior to their reunion and the tour's announcement, band members

Siobhan Fahey Siobhan Maire Deirdre Fahey (; born 10 September 1958) is an Irish singer whose vocal range is a light contralto. She was a founding member of the British girl group Bananarama, who have had ten top-10 hits including the List of Billboard Hot ...

and

Marcella Detroit Marcella Levy (born June 21, 1952), known professionally as Marcy Levy and (later in her career) Marcella Detroit, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She co-wrote the 1977 Eric Clapton hit " Lay Down Sally" and released her debut ...

hadn't spoken in twenty-seven years following a well publicised feud. The tour was announced in support of their compilation album '' Singles Party'' and their EP '' Ride Again''. Consisting of 14 dates, ''Shakespears Sister Ride Again'' launched on October 31, 2019, in Nottingham and concluded on November 20, 2019 in Brighton.

Background

Shakespears Sister initially parted in 1993, shortly after the release of their million-selling album ''

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'' and following tensions between Fahey and Detroit. Fahey intermittently revived the name Shakespears Sister as a solo act, releasing albums online. In May 2019, Fahey and Detroit announced that they would reunite on stage later in the year. A UK tour, titled ''Shakespears Sister Ride Again'', was announced during the same month. A new single, ''All the Queen's Horses'', was released on 15 May, with an accompanying music video. This was followed by the compilation album, ''Singles Party'', in July 2019. The duo performed "

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" on ''

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'' on 10 May 2019; their first TV performance together since 1993. They also announced that they were recording an EP of new material. The EP ''Ride Again'' was released on 25 October 2019, and was followed on the 31 October with the opening night of ''Shakespears Sister Ride Again''.

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on November 1, 2019, at the

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. It may not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour. # "Intro" # " Goodbye Cruel World" # "

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" # "Dangerous Game" # "

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" # " My 16th Apology" # "Heaven Is In Your Arms" # “The Trouble With Andre” # "Emotional Thing" # "C U Next Tuesday" # "Time To Say Goodbye" # "All The Queen's Horses" # "When She Finds You" # "Black Sky" # "

" # "Are We In Love Yet?" # " I Don't Care" # " You're History" ;Encore: #

"Catwoman" #" Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"

References

External links

Shakespears Sister Official Website
{{Shakespears Sister 2019 concert tours