Florence + The Machine have postponed the rest of their UK tour after Florence Welch broke her foot.
In a press release posted to Instagram, Welch revealed that she unknowingly performed final evening’s (November 18) present at London’s The O2 with the fracture, and had the break confirmed this morning after an X-Ray.
She shared her disappointment within the new publish and revealed that the exhibits – which had been set to proceed tonight with a second London gig and run till the tip of the month – are within the means of being rescheduled for 2023.
Welch wrote: “I’m so sorry to say that after an X ray it seems I was dancing on a broken foot last night. It is not in my nature to postpone a show, and certainly not a UK tour, but I’m in pain and as dancers know, dancing on an injury is not a good idea. And have been told not to perform to avoid further damage.”
She added: “I’m heartbroken because the Dance Fever tour has been my favorite present we’ve ever placed on. The communion with you. Your lovely faces shining.
“I love you so much, and I’m so sorry to anyone who is disappointed. My heart is aching. I can’t wait to be back on my feet and back in your arms.”
See Welch’s full checklist of postponed UK and Irish tour dates beneath. The exhibits come on the again of her new album ‘Dance Fever’, and observe a North American headline tour that happened this summer season. The tour will then head to Australia and New Zealand in early 2023.
A brand new 24-track dwell album, recorded on the band’s enormous Madison Square Garden present in New York in September, was launched final month, with Welch saying: “For an album that was a lot about efficiency, the possession of it, the love-hate relationship with life on the highway. And the following grief after I thought it might by no means occur once more. To get out to carry out these songs has been probably the most extraordinary expertise. The reference to the viewers and the catharsis is at a degree I’ve by no means skilled earlier than.
“Maybe it’s because we all missed it so much. But people are bringing so much of themselves to these shows, I wanted to have a memory of ‘Dance Fever’ live. As a testament to this time, and a full circle moment. For an album so much about the loss of live music. To have a recording of the return means so much to me.”
NOVEMBER 2023
19 – The O2, London
21 – BIC, Bournemouth
22 – AO Arena, Manchester
24 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
25 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
27 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
28 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
30 – Arena, Dublin