Florence & The Machine Schedule 13 Fall Tour Dates : May 08, 2012

Florence and the Machine already has had an extremely busy year supporting its most recent album, and now the group has announced yet another leg to its already extensive [...]

Concert Review: Florence + the Machine Beale Street Festival in Memphis : May 05, 2012

The 36th Annual Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival kicked off in stellar fashion on Friday, with the likes of Three Six Mafia, Megadeth, and My Morning Jacket per [...]

Album Review: Florence + The Machine ‘MTV Unplugged’ : April 22, 2012

MTV Unplugged performances are often career highlights, and though one could say that the powers-that-be at MTV have become a wee bit less picky in recent years as far as [...]

Florence and the Machine Release US Tour Dates : January 24, 2012

Florence and the Machine have announced their first proper U.S. tour in support of their most recent album, Ceremonials. Taking place over a month this spring, the tour w [...]

New Florence and the Machine Album Coming in November : August 24, 2011

Florence Welch has kept her promise to her fans of giving them a peek at something really special when she released the first track off her follow-up album to “Lungs,� [...]

Florence and the Machine Prepare US Concert Tour : March 01, 2011

Florence and the Machine, who will be the opening act this summer for several U2 concerts in North America, will also be performing as headliner in a number of their own [...]

florence and the machine Biography

Florence and the Machine, comprised of Florence Welch and various other artists providing backing music, perform and record music that combines various genres, including soul and rock. The music of the band has been highly praised by the music media, particularly the BBC, even before the group achieved mainstream success. The rise to prominence of Florence and the Machine was helped with the BBC promoting her on their BBC Introducing program.

The backing band of Welch's is referred to as The Machine. It is mainly comprised of session musicians and varies depending on the requirements of Welch when she is performing. However the name originally arose from Welch's collaborations as a teenager with her friend Isabella “Machine” Summers. The two performed as Florence Robot/Isa Machine. It was shortened later into Florence and the Machine.

In July 2009, “Lungs,” the debut album for Florence and the Machine, was released. For the first five weeks after its release the set was No. 1 on the UK Albums chart. The album reached No. 1 on January 17, 2010 and has been in the UK's Top 40 for 65 weeks in a row. “Lungs” won the award Mastercard British Album at the BRIT Awards in 2010. Florence and the Machine received a Best New Artist Grammy nomination and performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert and MTV Video Music Awards in 2010.