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Florence Welch urges fans to put their phones away for Reading Festival set

Florence + The Machine took to the main stage to headline the festival on Sunday night (30.08.26) - their first time performing at the world-famous festival since 2012.

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Florence Welch’s mother says cuts to arts and humanities ‘absolutely tragic’

Exclusive: Prof Evelyn Welch, vice-chancellor of Bristol University, believes her daughter’s success shows value of arts education

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Mad Cool Festival 2026, review – Revellers worship our rock saviours Nick Cave, Lorde and Florence Welch

5/5 In sweltering Madrid, crowds genuflect before our Lorde and saviour, then congregate before charismatic, commanding performances from Cave and the Bad Seeds, Wolf Alice and Florence Welch

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Ivor Novello award nominees reflect gender disparity in British and Irish songwriters, with twice as many men as women

Olivia Dean, Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell, Jacob Alon, Self Esteem and Kae Tempest lead this year’s Ivors, with two nominations each

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Ivors 2026: See the nominations in full as Lily Allen, CMAT and Olivia Dean up for top prizes

Prestigious songwriting prize vows to continue recognising human creativity amid music industry concern about the use of AI

The Independent UK

Florence Welch is one of the UK’s best live acts – and a moment of magic at her O2 gig sealed it

COMMENT: The powerhouse indie singer refused to go on with the charade of an arena full of fans filming on their phones, and released an ecstatic energy with her demand to ‘be present’, writes Patrick Smith

The Independent UK

Florence + The Machine at the O2: Her darkest and most powerful show to date

5/5 Florence Welch rules the O2 with new gravitas within an exorcism of female rage

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Florence + the Machine review – a thrilling shift in tone towards stark, sombre catharsis

Florence Welch is backed by the folk-horror dramatics of a petticoat-clad choir – but quite capable of transfixing the crowd with her billowing voice alone

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Florence and the Machine review, Glasgow: Spectacular performance is full of drama and tension

5/5 What unfolds at the opening night of Florence Welch’s tour is less concert, more communal ceremony

The Independent UK

Bold docuseries or dull branding exercise? What The End of an Era really told us about Taylor Swift

Swift’s six-parter charting her Eras tour began with some riveting revelations – but the drama ebbed away, leaving another piece of mere product for fans

The Guardian - UK

Pyres, Screams and Light: Here are the Best Albums of 2025

Join us for Euronews Culture's countdown to our favourite album of the year. How many have you heard?

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Florence Welch worried she'd mess up Taylor Swift Eras Tour duet

Florence Welch was terrified she would "f*** this up" when she joined Taylor Swift onstage during The Eras Tour because she hadn't realised she'd need to learn choreography.

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Taylor Swift: The End of an Era episode two — a genuinely moving peek behind the PR curtain

4/5 The second episode of this tour documentary shows Taylor Swift to be a keeper of secrets, a lover of stationary and a cheerleader for Florence Welch

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The biggest talking points from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour docuseries

First two episodes of new six-episode docuseries has premiered on Disney+

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Florence + The Machine at number one in albums chart

Celebrity Traitors star Cat Burns has also achieved a career best in the Official Albums Chart with her second album.

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“We’ve played some big shows in England, but I don’t know about that one": Lindsey Buckingham claims not to know if he’s ever played Glastonbury as he reacts to Florence and the Machine’s cover of Fleetwood Mac’s The Chain at the 2010 festival

Could that be a subtle indication that plans are afoot, or are we reading too much into it?

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Florence Welch claims a group of ‘psychic cats’ comforted her as she wrote her upcoming album

Ahead of the release of Everybody Scream, singer Florence Welch claims a group of “psychic cats” comforted her as she wrote her upcoming album.

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Florence Welch couldn't handle more fame

Florence Welch doesn't worry about attracting more fans because she can just about "handle" the level of attention she receives now.

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Florence Welch slams friend Taylor Swift’s ex in biting new lyric

After three years away, Florence Welch reclaims her crown — and fires a lyrical shot at The 1975’s infamous frontman

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Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream review: 'Man-rock destroying epic'

5/5 Her first album after three difficult years is an epic reassertion of Florence’s fearsome, spell-binding power

The Independent UK

Florence and the Machine review, Everybody Scream: Bloody, bewitching exultations

4/5 Inspired by a near-death experience, Florence Welch conjures up a fantastic collection of songs that find her wrestling with her role as a performer, her status among ‘the greats’, and who she is at home, away from her devoted followers

The Guardian - UK

Florence + the Machine: Everybody Scream review – alt-rock survivor surveys her kingdom with swagger

On her self-deprecating, viscera-flecked sixth record, Florence Welch picks apart the compulsions and contradictions of fame

Euronews

Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

A London exhibition that turns your heartbeat into art, an exhilarating new album from Florence and the Machine, and clown-induced spooks in HBO's new IT series. Here's what to look out for this week (if you dare).

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Jennifer Lawrence says she was asked to do naked dance in Die My Love

The Oscar-winner, who stars with Robert Pattinson, was a guest on The Graham Norton Show.

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Taylor Swift Shocks Fans With New Disney+ Series: Truth Behind Her Final Eras Tour, Unseen Backstage Footage

Taylor Swift confirms a new Eras Tour documentary series and final concert film for Disney+. Get the full story on the six-part, behind-the-scenes event.

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