Jake Shears to wed his BF. Happy. Sad. Happy.

SCISSOR MISTERS
Jake to marry.. in campest-ever bash Kylie, disco, Little Britain and Shears overkill for NY do
Zoe 29/07/2007

I'm awaiting my invite to what is set to be the most glam wedding of 2008 - the fabulously OTT Scissor Sister Jake Shears is getting hitched to his boyfriend Chris.

Elton John's posh Windsor wedding to David Furnish will look like a granny's garden party compared to plans Jake has in store for his big day next year.

Kylie, Matt Lucas and Little Britain's David Walliams and Geri Halliwell have been ordered to clear their diaries for a "glorious" day in Springtime in New York. The ceremony itself will be in nearby New Jersey where same sex marriage is legal. I hope the guests pack their sunglasses as Jake has been talking about making it technicolour, with brightly coloured daffodils and tulips, a striped wedding suit, a flock of white doves and confetti at the beginning and end. Jake, whose band sold out three nights at Greenwich's O2 arena last week, popped the question after splashing out on a love nest in New York with Chris.
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It's the icing on the cake for the eight-year relationship between Jake and Chris, a Yale art student. Chris has so far kept out of the public eye by refusing to be photographed with Jake or revealing his surname in interviews.

A pal of the Ta Dah hitmaker told me: "They are both blissfully happy with their apartment and the wedding is the next thing. They're ready to show everyone they're together.

"The apartment was a big commitment for Jake and Chris because it's a large place in Tribeca - Manhattan's coolest district.

"A wedding just takes it all on to another level, but one thing is for sure - it will be fabulous.They have a bit of time until next year to pick the best of everything." However, Jake - who once said he wanted to get married at Glastonbury - has already started thinking about music and has asked bandmates Ana Matronic, BabyDaddy, Del Marquis and Paddy Boom to record a special song.

I trust all the guests will feel like dancin'.

Tori tour dates

North American Tour Dates Announced!
Monday, July 23, 2007 | 16:31 -0400 | Posted by woj | Tour

The dates for Tori’s North American tour have been announced via e-mail and on toriamos.com. The tour starts in Albany, New York on Tuesday, October 9th and continues through to Monday, December 17th in Los Angeles. The confirmed dates so far are listed below, but more will be added shortly, as well as venues for the dates with just cities listed.

October 9 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre
October 11 – New York, NY – Theatre at Madison Square Garden
October 12 – New York, NY – Theatre at Madison Square Garden
October 13 – Syracuse, NY – Landmark Theatre
October 15 – Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theatre
October 18 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
October 21 – Montreal, Canada – Place des Arts
October 23 – Toronto, Canada – Hummingbird Centre
October 24 – Buffalo, NY – Shea’s Performing Arts Center
October 26 – Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall
October 27 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
October 28 – Louisville, KY – Palace Theatre
October 30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Benedum Center
November 1 – Cleveland, OH
November 2 – Indianapolis, IN
November 3 – Milwaukee, WI
November 5 – Chicago, IL
November 7 – Minneapolis, MN
November 9 – Lawrence, KS
November 10 – Omaha, NE
November 12 – Nashville, TN
November 13 – Charlotte, NC
November 14 – Atlanta, GA
November 21 – West Palm Beach, FL
November 24 – Dallas, TX
November 25 – Houston, TX
November 26 – Austin, TX
November 28 – Denver, CO
November 29 – Salt Lake City, UT
December 3 – Vancouver, CAN
December 4 – Portland, OR
December 5 – Seattle, WA
December 7 – San Francisco, CA
December 17 – Los Angeles, CA


Very Important Posse Ticket Packages
Monday, July 23, 2007 | 16:31 -0400 | Posted by woj | Tour

ToriAmos.com’s latest newsletter also announced there there will be “VIP Ticket Packages” available during the North American tour. A limited number of VIP packages will be made available for selected dates on the tour. According to the newsletter, there are two levels of VIP tickets.

“Platinum” packages will include:

* A reserved ticket in the first 10 rows of the venue
* Special viewing of a portion of Tori’s sound check
* A Meet and Greet with Tori before the show
* An exclusive Tori gift bag
* Crowd free merchandise shopping

“Gold” packages will include:

* A reserved ticket in the first 20 rows of the venue
* Special viewing of a portion of Tori’s sound check
* An exclusive Tori gift bag
* Crowd free merchandise shopping

First round of VIP ON SALE DATES
July 25 at 10 am EST:
10/9 Albany, NY
10/13 Syracuse, NY
10/15 Philadelphia, PA
10/18 Boston, MA
10/24 Buffalo, NY
10/26 Washington, DC
10/30 Pittsburgh, PA

More information about the VIP ticket packages and when they go on sale will be posted at The Tori Store (and here too, hopefully) as it is available.