Following the release of their third studio album Underneath, Naarm/Melbourne rock outfit Floodlights announce their return to the UK and Europe this August/September for a string of headline dates. TICKETS ON SALE HERE.

Written amidst heavy touring of Europe, the UK, Australia and the US, Floodlights’ third album Underneath was shaped by a surreal period in each members’ lives – full of firsts, exploring new places, playing their biggest gigs and festivals yet. Despite the transience of their new life on the road, the writing process proved a starkly intimate time marked by quiet, shared moments of contemplation.

The songs that emerged represent a process of reckoning, catharsis and growth within the group, fusing the incisive societal reflections they are renowned for with more personal meditations on grief, memory and place; ultimately giving shape to myriad emotions and experiences that linger beneath the surface.

Garnering acclaim for the band’s natural progression and evolution, they collected acclaim locally from the likes of BBC Radio 6 Music, Radio X, The Line Of Best Fit, CLUNK Magazine amongst support from NME, triple j, Double J, The Australian, Rolling Stone, Sydney Morning Herald and more. Praised for their “big-hearted, emotionally honest rock” (Double J) that has established them “as one of the most formidable live acts in Australia in this decade so far” (Rolling Stone ANZ), their most introspective work to date explores what it means to be a human, with further testament from Emily Pilbeam (BBC Radio 6 Music) who shared “when I first heard the opening chords to this song I knew it was going to be a special one”.

Debuting their latest album to UK and EU audiences, across the tour they’ll be joined by The Slow Country (UK), Blue Bendy (UK) plus local special guests in Spain to be announced.

First gaining global attention with 2019’s EP Backyard and 2020’s critically acclaimed debut album From a View, Floodlights returned in April 2023 with their crowning second studio album, Painting of My Time. Across tours in Australia and the world over, including sold-out shows and festival appearances at Pitchfork Paris, End of The Road (returning this year), Green Man, Haldern Pop, SXSW Austin, as well as Laneway, Meredith Music Festival and VIVID LIVE in Australia, alongside support slots for The Killers, black midi, Amyl & The Sniffers and Pavement – Floodlights have evolved and grown their live show into an all-encompassing experience.

FLOODLIGHTS UK/EU TOUR
Thu 28 Aug – Joiners – Southampton, UK*
Fri 29 Aug – Brighton Psych Festival – Brighton, UK
Sat 30 Aug – Manchester Psych Fest – Manchester, UK
Sun 31 Aug – End Of The Road Festival – Dorset, UK
Tue 2 Sep – Brudenell – Leeds, UK*
Wed 3 Sep- Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff, UK*
Thu 4 Sep – Village Underground – London, UK^
Fri 5 Sep – Popup – Paris, FR^
Sat 6 Sep- Misty Fields Festival – Asten, NL
Sun 7 Sep – Cinetol – Amsterdam, NL^
Tue 9 Sep- Merleyn – Nijmegen, NL^
Wed 10 Sep – Badehaus – Berlin, GER^
Fri 12 Sep – Artheatre – Cologne, GER^
Sat 13 Sep – Molotow Club – Hamburg, GER^
Wed 17 Sep – De Roma in Troubleyn – Antwerp, BE
Fri 19 Sep – VOL – Barcelona, ES
Sat 10 Sep – Wurlitzer Ballroom – Madrid, ES

*The Slow Country
^Blue Bendy

UK + EU tickets available HERE