Florence + the Machine's 'High as Hope' tour coming to Target Center

Seattle indie-popster Perfume Genius will open the Oct. 20 date in Minneapolis.

May 29, 2018 at 12:10PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Florence Welch performed earlier this month in Los Angeles. / Willy Sanjuan, Invision/AP
Florence Welch performed earlier this month in Los Angeles. / Willy Sanjuan, Invision/AP (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

British rockers Florence + the Machine will make their second arena-headlining appearance in Minnesota on Oct. 20, playing Target Center with indie-pop singer Perfume Genius. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. for $40-$100 via AXS.com, the arena box office or 888-9-AXS-TIX.

Golden-voiced, redheaded London powerhouse Florence Welch and her "Dog Days Are Over"-hitmaking band are hitting the road again behind their fourth album, "High as Hope," which lands June 29. The first single "Hunger" has been earning a decent smattering of radio play since its release in early May. The group last played in town to about 9,000 fans at Xcel Energy Center in 2016.

While Seattle's up-and-comer Perfume Genius (Mike Hadreas) has his own dramatic charm similar to Welch, some of the other stops on F+TM's 23-city tour feature the wham-bam opening duo of St. Vincent and Minneapolis expat Lizzo. Ah well, you can't win 'em all.

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Chris Riemenschneider

Critic / Reporter

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

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