The Flow Summer 2015 | Page 4

The Round Up
This season’s most important news summed up over a few pages
US, UK and Ireland Tour – 8th June
Florence + the Machine announce their UK and
Ireland September Tour, and US October Tour.
Full dates can be found on our website
www.florencemachinefanclub.tk/calendar.html
US Number One – 11th June
“How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” sells over
130,000 copies in the US and debuts at number
one. It marks the first time that the band has had a
US number one album.
European Tour – 15th June
Florence + the Machine announce December
European tour dates. Full dates found on our
website
www.florencemachinefanclub.tk/calendar.html.
Glastonbury Festival – 26th June
Florence and the Machine have always dreamed of
headlining Glastonbury, and the 26 th of June was
the day. Replacing the Foo Fighters, the band’s set
was deemed the best of the weekend by many.
© Tabatha Fireman

7th June – UK Number One
Florence and the Machine score their 3 rd UK
number one album with “How Big How Blue
How Beautiful”.
9h June – Kiss With a Fist Turns Seven
Kiss with a Fist turns 7 years old (since its 2008
release), and makes a return onto the band’s live
setlist in ode to its birthday.
12th June – NME Magazine
Florence Welch covers NME Magazine (6 th June
2015), with photos by Zachery Michael.

© Zachery Michael

28th June – Back to Number One
Following the band’s triumphant Glastonbury
performance, “How Big, How Blue, How
Beautiful” retakes the top spot in the UK charts,
and reaches gold status just 1 month after its
release.
19th July – Queen of Peace/Long & Lost
The British Board of Film Classification submits
Florence + the Machine’s next video online. It is
confirmed that it will be “Queen of Peace”, and
“Long and Lost” – a 10 minute feature film shot
in Scotland’s remote island Easdale. The video
tells the tale of a forbidden love between two
families at war, and a fight ensues. Rated at a 12,
it features some moderate violence and nudity.

Florence Welch on set of the “Queen of Peace” music
video

The Flow Magazine – Issue 11/Summer 2015

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