Florence and the Machine
English indie rock band
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2025 | Collaborated with Everything Is Recorded on the track 'Never Felt Better', featuring Sampha. |
2025 | Collaborated with The Weeknd on track 'Reflections Laughing' from his album 'Hurry Up Tomorrow'. |
October 2024 | Performed 'Florida!!!' with Taylor Swift at The Eras Tour stops in Miami. |
October 25 2024 | Released the album 'Symphony of Lungs' from the Royal Albert Hall performance. |
September 11 2024 | Performed with Jules Buckley Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall for the BBC Proms 2024 Series. |
August 2024 | Performed 'Florida!!!' with Taylor Swift at The Eras Tour's last stop in London. |
2023 | Rolling Stone ranked Florence Welch at number 128 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, recognizing her vocal and artistic achievements. |
August 28 2023 | Posted a personal statement on Instagram about undergoing emergency surgery, which she described as life-saving, while apologizing for cancelling recent performances. |
2022 | Florence and the Machine initiated the Dance Fever Tour, promoting their fifth studio album, with performances continuing into 2023. |
2022 | Further lineup adjustments took place, with Sam Doyle briefly on drums, and Loren Humphrey returning to the drum position. Hazel Mills also departed from the band. |
2022 | Awarded and accepted an honorary fellowship from University of the Arts London. |
October 14 2022 | Released 'Dance Fever (Live at Madison Square Garden)', recorded over two nights on 16 and 17 September 2022. |
September 2022 | A Florence and the Machine zine was announced, with proceeds to be donated to the charitable foundation Future for Ukraine, featuring photographs taken in Kyiv in November 2021. |
May 13 2022 | Released the studio album 'Dance Fever'. |
April 20 2022 | Released fourth single 'Free'. |
March 2022 | Welch expressed support for Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, highlighting the personal stories of dancers in her 'Heaven Is Here' music video filmed in Kyiv. |
March 16 2022 | Sam Doyle from the Maccabees confirmed as joining the band's tour. |
March 10 2022 | Third single 'My Love' was released, premiered on BBC Radio 1's 'Breakfast with Greg James', where Welch announced the album release date of 13 May 2022. |
March 9 2022 | Welch announced her fifth studio album 'Dance Fever', describing it as 'A fairytale in 14 songs' via her Instagram page. |
March 7 2022 | Welch released the second single 'Heaven Is Here' with a music video also directed by Autumn de Wilde. |
February 23 2022 | Florence Welch released her single 'King' along with an accompanying music video directed by Autumn de Wilde. |
April 28 2021 | Announced her contribution of music and lyrics to a musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby, titled Gatsby: An American Myth. |
2020 | Co-wrote 'Easier' with CamelPhat featuring Lowes, working with David Whelan, Michael Di Scala, and Justin Parker |
2020 | Florence Welch acted in the television series 'The Third Day', further demonstrating her involvement in film and television projects. |
April 17 2020 | Released 'Light of Love' song in response to COVID-19 pandemic, with proceeds going to the Intensive Care Society. |
2019 | During her North American tour, Welch advocated for women's rights at concerts in multiple cities, encouraging her audience to donate to the ACLU instead of buying merchandise. |
2019 | Florence Welch performs a live version of 'Wild Horses' with The Rolling Stones for the Honk deluxe edition |
2019 | Discussed her struggles with panic attacks in an interview with Sinéad Burke, openly sharing her mental health experiences. |
September 29 2019 | Finished their High as Hope tour at the Acropolis. |
April 21 2019 | Featured song 'Jenny of Oldstones' in Game of Thrones episode 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'. |
January 24 2019 | Released new single 'Moderation' with B-side 'Haunted House'. |
2018 | The band embarked on the High as Hope Tour, supporting their fourth studio album, with tour dates extending into 2019. |
2018 | Significant lineup changes occurred, with Christopher Lloyd Hayden, Mark Saunders, and Rusty Bradshaw departing. Cyrus Bayandor (bass), Aku Orraca-Tetteh (percussion/keyboards), Dionne Douglas (violin/rhythm guitar), and Hazel Mills (keyboards) joined the band. |
2018 | Welch wrote the song 'Patricia' on the album High as Hope, dedicated to her hero and 'north star' Patti Smith. |
2018 | Released single 'Hunger', where she first publicly discussed her teenage eating disorder. |
2018 | Welch publicly supported the removal of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland via Twitter, which ultimately led to the legalization of abortion access in the country. |
August 10 2018 | Released the third single 'Patricia' from the 'High as Hope' album. |
July 2018 | Published her first book Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry, featuring lyrics, poetry, and artwork from her first album Lungs to High as Hope. |
June 29 2018 | Released fourth studio album High as Hope. |
May 22 2018 | Performed a duet with Mick Jagger, singing 'Wild Horses' at London Stadium during the Rolling Stones' No Filter Tour. |
April 12 2018 | Released the song 'Sky Full of Song' with an accompanying music video directed by AG Rojas. |
February 28 2018 | Christopher Hayden announced his departure from the band. |
2017 | Florence Welch released the band's fourth studio album 'High as Hope', which marked a more personal and introspective approach to songwriting, exploring themes of family, addiction, and self-acceptance. |
2017 | Florence Welch collaborated with Banks & Steelz on the single 'Wild Season' from their album 'Anything But Words' |
2017 | Florence Welch appeared in the film 'Song to Song', expanding her artistic work beyond music into acting. |
2017 | Collaborated with Sia on the Wonder Woman soundtrack, co-writing 'To Be Human' featuring Labrinth |
2017 | Florence Welch won the International Achievement award at the Ivor Novello Awards |
May 2017 | Contributed the song 'To Be Human' to the Wonder Woman soundtrack, co-written with Rick Nowels. |
May 27 2017 | Florence Welch confirmed a new studio album was in the works. |
March 2017 | Appeared in the film Song to Song directed by Terrence Malick. |
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