Florence + The Machine have announced a trio of outdoor shows in Ireland and Scotland for summer 2026. Find all the details below.
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The London band are due to play a massive gig at the Royal Highland Showgrounds on Monday August 24, as part of next year’s edition of the Edinburgh Summer Sessions series. Support will come from Self Esteem and the Mercury-shortlisted Scottish art-folk artist Jacob Alon.
Florence Welch and co. will head to Ireland for a performance at the Thomond Park Stadium in Limerick on Saturday June 27. They’ll then take to the stage at Marlay Park in Dublin the following day (Sunday June 28).
Both concerts are set to feature Rachel Chinouriri as a special guest opening act.
Tickets for all three shows go on general sale at 9am GMT this Friday (October 31) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale for Edinburgh by signing up here.
Fans can also register for a pre-sale for all three new gigs here before midday today (Wednesday October 29).
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Florence + The Machine will release their sixth full-length album, ‘Everybody Scream’, this Friday. They’ve already previewed the project with the title track, as well as the singles ‘One Of The Greats’ and ‘Sympathy Magic’. See the LP’s full tracklist here.
The newly announced outdoor concerts will follow the band’s UK and European tour early next year, and their run of North American shows in April and May. Earlier this month, it was confirmed that F+TM would be headlining NOS Alive 2026 in Lisbon.
Elsewhere, the group recently gave the song ‘Everybody Scream’ its live debut on The Graham Norton Show before premiering ‘Sympathy Magic’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Their new album features contributions from IDLES‘ Mark Bowen, Mitski and The National’s Aaron Dessner – all of whom worked with Welch on the title track, too.
Welch previously revealed that the inspiration for the LP had come from undergoing lifesaving surgery during the ‘Dance Fever’ tour in 2023. She has since opened up further about the procedure, revealing that she had suffered an ectopic pregnancy.
“The closest I came to making life was the closest I came to death,” she explained in a recent interview. “And I felt like I had stepped through this door, and it was just full of women, screaming.”
Earlier, she had touched on exploring spiritual mysticism and folk horror – understanding the limits of her body and questioning what it meant to be “healed”. These are themes that helped shape the record, along with exploration of womanhood, partnership, ageing and dying.
