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The Florence + The Machine Sideshows You've Been Waiting For

In addition to their Splendour in the Grass headlining spot, Florence + The Machine have announced this morning that they'll be putting on a couple of sideshows this July, adding to the wealth of froth worthy sideshows. 

The Florence Welch led ensemble last graced our shores three years and will be continuing their soaring indie rock anthems for their Splendour and sideshow stint, in light of their third record 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful', dropping at the end of this week. 

We should just crush your dreams straight away Brisbane, no Florence and co for you. We miss out again. This will be an exclusive two date Sydney and Melbourne affair, with a ballot system put in place to keep the high demand fair and reasonable (slash we know sites would crash in the free for all for tickets). 

It will be Florence + The Machine's only headline appearance (on this trip at least) so fans have been asked to sign up through their ballot system by 12 noon (AEST) on Thursday, May 28 if they want to be considered. 

Successful applicants will be notified by email after ballot closure, and an exclusive link with a unique purchase code will be offered. But you gotta be sick, the link is only active between 2pm (AEST) Friday, May 29 and 2pm (AEST) Saturday, May 30. Links are all below.

But don't worry Brissy, for those of us lucky enough to snatch a Splendour ticket, we'll get to embrace their godliness on the Saturday night of the festival. This should be enough to get us through until an album tour, which will happen, right Florence? 

Florence + The Machine Splendour Sideshows

Wednesday, 22nd July 2015
Palais Theatre, Melbourne
Tickets: Florence Splendour Ballot

Thursday, 23rd July 2015
State Theatre, Sydney
Tickets: Florence Splendour Ballot