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Florence + The Machine to Play the Fox Theatre, 7/31

By: Feb. 21, 2012
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On the heels of the November release of the stunning Ceremonials CD, one of 2011's most critically acclaimed albums, Florence + The Machine  are heading back for the second leg of their North American tour to include Detroit's Fox Theatre on Tuesday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m.  

Tickets ($30, $45 and $65)  go on sale Friday, February 24 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, LiveNation.com,  The Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000.  For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.

Florence's April/May tour follows her last appearance in the US, which included sold out dates at Summerstage and the Greek in LA as well as the Bonnaroo Music Festival and four stadium shows with U2, including Spartan Stadium in East Lansing in the summer of 2011.

With recent appearances on Saturday Night Live, GMA, X-Factor, The View, VH 1 Divas and Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve, Florence fans will get to enjoy the star in a triumphant return to the live stage.  Florence + The Machine are expected to perform songs from Ceremonials as well as songs from her multi-platinum debut album Lungs.

Florence + The Machine will also be appearing on an upcoming MTV Unplugged in March.

Ceremonials, recorded at the famed Abbey Road Studios and produced by Paul Epworth (Adele) was released in the US on November 1st and debuted on the Billboard Top 100 Charts at No. 6.

Nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist and an MTV Video of the Year Award with unforgettable performances on 2010's MTV Video Music Awards, the Grammys and the Academy Awards, Florence Welch is poised to cast her spell as she dances across US concert stages.

Show date                                 City, State                Venue                                
Saturday, April 14                                Santa Barbara, CA        Santa Barbara Bowl                
Sunday, April 15 & Sunday, April 22        Indio, CA                 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival        
Tuesday, April 17                                Reno, NV                Grand Sierra Resort                
Wednesday, April 18                        Davis, CA                Mondavi Center – UC Davis        
Friday, April 20                                Phoenix, AZ                Comerica Theatre                
Saturday, April 21                                Las Vegas, NV        The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas        
Friday, April 27                                Minneapolis, MN        State Theatre                        
Saturday, April 28                                Milwaukee, WI                Eagles Ballroom                        
Sunday, April 29                                St. Louis, MO                Peabody Opera House                
Tuesday, May 1                                Dallas, TX                Palladium Ballroom                
Wednesday, May 2                        Houston, TX                Verizon Wireless Theatre                
Thursday, May 3                                New Orleans, LA        Fair Grounds Race Course                
Tuesday, May 8                                New York, NY                Radio City Music Hall                
Friday, May 11                                Uncasville, CT                Mohegan Sun Arena                
Saturday, May 12                                Atlantic City, NJ        Borgata Event Center                
Friday, July 20                                Burnaby, BC                Deer Lake Park                
Saturday, July 21                                Auburn, WA                White River Ampitheater
Sunday, July 22                                Troutdale, OR                Edgefield
Wednesday, July 25                        Morrison, CO                Red Rocks Ampitheatre
Friday, July 27                                Omaha, NE                CenturyLink Center
Sunday, July 29                                Indianapolis, IN        The Lawn at White River State Park
Monday, July 30                                Cleveland, OH                Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Tuesday, July 31                                Detroit, MI                Fox Theatre
Thursday, August 2                        West Toronto, ON        Molson Ampitheatre
       
Blood Orange will be opening on all April/May dates except Coachella and New Orleans.  The Walkmen will be opening on all July/August dates.

For more on Florence + The Machine, including tour date info and other exclusive content, please visit http://www.florenceandthemachine.net.


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