Mumford & Sons heading back to Australia to play three huge outdoor East Coast shows

MUMFORD & Sons will tour Australia this year with a bunch of outdoor shows, including a mini-festival for some lucky fans in one capital city.

MANCHESTER, TN - JUNE 13: Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons, performs on the "What" stage during the 2015 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 13, 2015 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

FORMER folkies Mumford & Sons will play outdoor shows in Australia this November.

Sydney will also get one of their ‘Gentlemen of the Road’ mini-festivals at The Domain on November 14, with the band joined by international guests Jake Bugg (acoustic), Future Islands and The Vaccines as well as locals The Jungle Giants and Meg Mac.

Mumford & Sons will play The Riverstage in Brisbane on November 7 with The Vaccines and

Meg Mac and the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne on November 12 with Future Islands and The Vaccines.

The cure ... UK rock band The Vaccines will join Mumford & Sons on the road in Australia.

There will be no shows in South Australia or Western Australia.

Tickets go on sale at 9am on July 8, with details at secret-sounds.com.au

Mumford & Sons’ third album Wilder Mind became their second chart topper in Australia earlier this year.

The album leaves their folk sound behind for a new electronic direction and also hit No. 1 in the US and UK.

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