Pioneering punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls are celebrating 25 years together and performing their hit album Yes, Virginia…(Tailor’s Version) live in Manchester
The band’s landmark 2006 album, Yes, Virginia…, has been fully re-recorded from scratch by the Dresden duo, Palmer and Viglione, to bring us Yes, Virginia…(Tailor’s Version).
The newly fashioned title is a nod to Taylor Swift’s reclamation of her early master recordings. Following the conclusion of a 20-year contract with Roadrunner Records, The Dresden Dolls regained the right to re-record the albums originally issued on the label. The announcement comes almost exactly 20 years after the release of the original record, making the timing of this release especially significant. The track list remains unchanged, but the performances reflect two decades of the band’s artistic and
personal evolution.
The new recording also features guest vocalists Veronica Swift, who received a French knighthood and worldwide acclaim for her 2021 recording of the Dresden Dolls’ Sing, and Jinkx Monsoon, an ardent supporter of the band who performed Me and the Minibar with a full orchestra at her Carnegie Hall debut in 2025.
