Florence + The Machine announce huge UK tour

PanARMENIAN.Net - Florence + The Machine has announced details of a huge UK tour, kicking off in September, Gigwise reports.

Florence Welch and co are gearing up to return with massive third album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful - and will be hitting the road to celebrate with a 12 date UK and Ireland tour, taking in four nights at the iconic Alexandra Palace in London.

On the inspiration behind her new LP, Florence Welch has spoken out about her battle with alcoholism and depression, adding that a stolen cagoule 'saved her life' during a nervous breakdown. But prior to the making of the record, she went through a deeply 'chaotic' and 'unhappy' period while taking a year-long break from the music industry following the breakdown of a relationship.

"There’s a real down," said Welch, “with everything there has to be an opposite. I can go way up there, but I get really sad.”

She continued: “I have a therapist, she’s known me for years. She helped my little sister as well. She’s so rational, it’s good for me, because I see everything in extremes. She’s like, ‘Maybe it’s about coming to a more moderate place?’”

Florence + The Machine is set to release her third album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful on 1 June. She will perform at a string of world festival dates this summer, including Radio One's Big Weekend and Glastonbury in the UK.