French pop masters Phoenix have revealed they’ll be making a brief Australian rendezvous in August. While a Splendour In The Grass appearance is off the cards (they’re playing Camp Bestival in the UK on the Splendour weekend), they’ve found time for two theatre dates.

The band has posted a Melbourne and Sydney show on its MySpace, with hopefully more to come for the rest of the country. The visit will only be a short one though, as Phoenix need to be in Japan by 7 August for Summer Sonic. The dapper gents were a highlight of the 2007 V Festival down under, and a new album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is due very soon.

Phoenix leaked tour dates:

Monday 3 August – The Palace, Melbourne
Wednesday 5 August – Enmore Theatre, Sydney