Essex-raised, Brooklyn-based metamorphic indie bratpack posterboy Devonte Hynes aka Lightspeed Champion, aka ex Test Icicles band member, aka Blood Orange will be returning to Australia this may in support of Florence + The Machine.
Hynes will be delivering the goods from his critically acclaimed 2011 album, Coastal Grooves, with the opening track – Forget It – released as the next single on March 16th.
In announcing the tour, B.O. took to tumblr to share the following along with a link to Cyndi Lauper Live In Concert in Paris, 1985:
<3 Hello everyone. I’m doing another tour in a few months time, as main support for Florence & The Machine across the U.S and Australia. Taking my shit to the stadiums. Expect one hell of a fucking show… with lots of surprises.
Devonte just wants to have fun!
BLOOD ORANGE WITH FLORENCE + THE MACHINE TOUR DETAILS
17 MAY ‘ BURSWOOD DOME ‘ PERTH
20 MAY ‘ ROD LAVER ARENA ‘ MELBOURNE
22 MAY ‘ ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE ‘ ADELAIDE
24 MAY ‘ SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE ‘ SYDNEY
26 MAY ‘ BRISBANE RIVERSTAGE ‘ BRISBANE
28 MAY ‘ AUCKLAND VECTOR ARENA ‘ AUCKLAND