Florence + the Machine announce UK tour dates

Florence + the Machine have celebrated their third number one album by announcing details of a new UK and Ireland tour.

Florence Welch will perform 12 shows on her How Big Tour in September, with four shows scheduled at London’s Alexandra Palace.

The tour will kick off in Belfast on September 9, before moving on to Dublin, Sheffield, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Manchester and Birmingham.

Welch will kick off her mini-residency in London on September 21, with further shows on 22, 24 and 25.

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful topped the UK Albums Chart on Sunday (June 7) ahead of Collabro’s latest collection Act Two.

Tickets for the How Big Tour go on sale on Friday (June 12) at 9am. Check out the full list of dates below:

  • September 9 – Belfast Odyssey Arena
  • September 10 – Dublin 3Arena
  • September 12 – Sheffield Motorpoint Arena
  • September 14 – Glasgow SSE Hydro
  • September 15 – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
  • September 17 – Nottingham Capital FM Arena
  • September 18 – Manchester Arena
  • September 19 – Birmingham Genting Arena
  • September 21 – London Alexandra Palace
  • September 22 – London Alexandra Palace
  • September 24 – London Alexandra Palace
  • September 25 – London Alexandra Palace