Although an odd pairing to see on tour, it’s been confirmed that The Weeknd will be supporting Florence and the Machine on five of their 2012 United States tour dates. Blood Orange and The Maccabees will also open on selected dates.

To celebrate, check out the dates below courtesy of Pitchfork. The bold dates are the ones Abel will be supporting the band.

We’ve also included The Weeknd’s awesome remix of “Shake It Out” for your listening pleasure.

05-08 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall *
05-11 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena *
05-12 Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center  *
05-17 Perth, Australia – Burswood Dome *
05-20 Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena *
05-22 Adelaide, Australia – Entertainment Centre  *
05-24 Sydney, Australia – Entertainment Centre *
05-25 Sydney, Australia – Sydney Opera House (Vivid Festival)
05-26 Brisbane, Australia – Riverstage *
05-28 Auckland, New Zealand – Vector Arena *
06-22 Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
06-23 Neuhausen, Germany – Southside Festival
06-24 London, England – Hackney Weekend
06-29 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Open Air
06-30 Arras, France – Main Square Festival
07-01 Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter
07-06 Balado, Scotland – T in the Park
07-08 Dublin, Ireland – Phoenix Park
07-12 Benicassim, Spain – Benicassim Festival
07-14 Lisbon, Portugal – Optimus Alive
07-20 Burnaby, British Coumbia – Deerlake Park
07-21 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheater
07-22 Troutdale, OR – Edgefield
07-25 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater
07-27 Somerset, WI – Soundtown Festival
07-29 Indianapolis, IN – The Lawn At White River State Park
07-30 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion At Nautica
07-31 Detroit, MI – Fox Theater
08-02 West Toronto, Ontario – Molson Amphitheater
08-03 Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival
08-05 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-08 Oslo, Norway – Øya Festival
08-09 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08-22 Belfast, Northern Ireland – Tennent’s Vital
08-25 Reading, England – Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England – Leeds Festival
09-14 Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center #
09-15 Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater #
09-16 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center #
09-18 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center #%
09-19 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion #%
09-21 Raleigh, NC – Raleigh Amphitheatre #
09-22 Atlanta, GA – Music Midtown
09-23 Pensacola, FL – DeLuna Fest
09-25 Tampa Bay, FL – USF Sun Dome #
09-26 Sunrise, FL – BankAtlantic Center #
10-01 Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theater #
10-04 San Diego, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre #%
10-05 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre %
10-07 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl #%
10-10 Albuquerque, NM – Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion #
11-20 Milan, Italy – Mediolanum Forum
11-22 Munich, Germany – Zenith
11-24 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Heineken Music Hall
11-25 Antwerp, Belgium – Lotto Arena
11-27 Paris, France – Zenith
11-28 Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Rockhal
11-30 Dusseldorf, Germany – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
12-01 Berlin, Germany – Arena Treptow
12-02 Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle

* with Blood Orange
# with The Maccabees
% with The Weeknd

Purchase the “Shake It Out (Weeknd Remix)” [iTunes]
We quite like the cover we found on our search for an image for this post as well!