Florence + The Machine return to Tampa this spring

Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine seated in a window frame of a rustic, peeling room, surrounded by large, white, clam-shell-like sculptures on the floor. She is looking directly at the camera. Florence + The Machine Credit: Autumn de Wilde

Heaven is here, because Florence + The Machine have announced a slew of new tour dates, including their second-ever stop in Tampa Bay this April.

Following a year off for the band, Florence Welch (who still made a point to join Taylor Swift at all three of her Miami “Eras Tour” shows last year) spearheaded its brand-new, Halloween-released album Everybody Scream. The record, which features contributions from The Nationals’ Aaron Dessner and Idles’ Mark Bowen, is Welch’s most personal work to date, being partially inspired by life-saving surgery she had two years ago.

This show marks the first time Welch and friends have been to Tampa Bay since 2012, when they pushed their sophomore album Ceremonials at the USF Sun Dome (now Yuengling Center). Irish indie-pop up-and-comer CMAT opens.

Tickets start at $51.60 for Florence + The Machine at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday, April 28.

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