Florence and the Machine has added a final two Splendour sideshows to an already busy tour schedule.

The initial sideshow announcement only featured three dates, with Sydney, Melbourne and Perth each receiving a single show, but the demand has been so staggering that Florence and her band will now play seven Splendour sideshows.

After playing sideshows while on the St Jerome’s Laneway festival tour in January, the Florence and The Machine show at the Hordern Pavilion will be the band’s fifth show in the city this year.

Perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that Florence will be playing more headline shows in Australia this year than most local acts manage – after all the gigs on her January tour were amazing.

In fact they were so memorable that they lead one FasterLouder reviewer to declare “Florence and The Machine took the audience through a beautiful lyrical journey that exuded grace, and confidence throughout the entire evening. I can easily say this was one of the most engaging and musically impressive shows that I have seen in a long time.”

FasterLouder presents Florence and The Machine Splendour sideshows:

Monday 2 August – Festival Hall, Melbourne New show
Tuesday 3 August – Festival Hall, Melbourne
Thursday 5 August – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Friday 6 August – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Saturday 7 August – Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Sunday 8 August – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney New show
Tuesday 10 August – Challenge Stadium, Perth

Both newly announced shows will go on sale on Tuesday 8 June