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Florence Welch: 'I Accidentally Set Fire To Hotel After 17 Dirty Martinis'
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 Written by Elliott Batte
Florence Welch: 'I Accidentally Set Fire To Hotel After 17 Dirty Martinis'

Florence Welch, frontwoman of London-based indie-pop group Florence and the Machine, has spilt the beans on one of her more extravagant nights out – confessing that she got so drunk she managed to set fire to her hotel.

The singer revealed how she once went on a martini-drinking bender alongside stars Kanye West and Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li, and ended up getting so wrecked she managed to fall asleep with a tea-light still burning – sleeping through the ensuing fire.

She told Q Magazine: “I think I must have had about 17 Dirty Martinis. I lost my phone and ripped my dress very badly. I accidentally set fire to The Bowery Hotel because I'd left a cinnamon tea light burning.

“I came back to the hotel, passed out in my ripped dress - no phone, chipped tooth - came round and there was black stuff all over the wall, my book had melted on the bedside table and there was a bucket of water on the floor.

“Actually the last scene you want to wake up to with a hangover. Half the room was singed. My American publicist was like, 'Ah yes, there was a very big bill on my credit card.' But the fire damage was only a couple of hundred.

“The big bill was the bloody dressing room drinks bill. Kanye West, Lykke Li, me, the doormen, most of Lower Manhattan, whoever, drinking Dirty Martinis and what have you. The amount is undisclosed.”

If you’re a fan of the band, you can catch them on their up and coming UK tour this March, where they’ll be playing a number of venues up and down their country. Check the dates and details below and use Stereoboard to find the best priced tickets available to you.

Florence And The Machine UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:

Fri March 2nd 2012 - The 02, Dublin
Sun March 4th 2012 - BIC, Bournemouth
Mon March 5th 2012 - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff
Tue March 6th 2012 - Capital FM Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Thu March 8th 2012 - Alexandra Palace, London
Fri March 9th 2012 - Alexandra Palace, London
Sat March 10th 2012 - Alexandra Palace, London
Mon March 12th 2012 - SECC, Glasgow
Tue March 13th 2012 - LG Arena Birmingham, Birmingham
Thu March 15th 2012 - MEN Arena Manchester, Manchester
Fri March 16th 2012 - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, Newcastle
Sun April 1st 2012 - Paradiso Upstairs, Amsterdam

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