Florence And The Machine announce UK and Europe tour

Florence And The Machine have announced they will embark on a tour of UK and Europe next year in support of their forthcoming album Everybody Scream.

It comes after the Florence Welch-fronted indie pop group announced they would release their first studio album in three years this Halloween.

The title track of their sixth studio album was released last week along with a witch-themed music video directed by US photographer and film director Autumn de Wilde.

On Friday, in an Instagram post, the band announced an 18-date tour, supported by Paris Paloma, that will start with a performance at SSE Arena Belfast on February 6.

From here they will travel to Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Sheffield and London where they will perform two dates at The O2 in London before finishing the UK leg at Manchester’s Co-Op Live on February 20.

In March, across nine dates, the band will perform in Paris, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Cologne, Vienna, Munich, Prague, Krakow and Berlin.

The band last toured in 2023 following the release of their fifth studio album Dance Fever in 2022, which reached number one on the UK albums chart.

In 2024 they released the live album Symphony Of Lungs, recorded at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall with Jules Buckley and his Orchestra.

Also in 2024, Camberwell-born Welch joined Taylor Swift on stage at Wembley Stadium during the US pop star’s Eras Tour to perform their collaboration Florida!!!, with Swift describing the moment as “unforgettable”.

After forming in 2007, Florence And The Machine have had four UK number one albums with Lungs (2009), Ceremonials (2011), How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015), and Dance Fever.

The band, known for songs including Shake It Out and Cosmic Love, will release Everybody Scream on record, CD and cassette as well as on streaming on October 31.

Tickets for the tour go on general sale from Friday September 5 at 10am local time with presale from Wednesday September 3, also at 10am.