Florence and the Machine performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Oct. 9, 2022. Photo: Lillie Eiger.  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine came to Shoreline Amphitheatre to make people dance with a set loaded with songs from her fifth album, Dance Fever. Attendees…

Florence and the Machine, “Dance Fever.” Florence Welch has always been one to embrace the avant-garde sides 21st-century pop music allows. With booming choruses, baroque lyricism and richly decorated videos, each of her albums has felt almost like an elaborately layered oil painting brought to life. With Florence and the…

Florence and The Machine performs at Concord Pavilion in Concord on May 15, 2019. Photos: Sean Liming. CONCORD — The penultimate episode of “Game of Thrones” knocked out the (spoiler alert) sitting Iron Throne ruler while destroying the reputation of another. At her tour stop at the Concord Pavilion…

Lady Gaga, probably singing about our editor. I’ll be honest with you, I kinda cheated on this one. Two of the songs are from one of my favorite video game series, two were generously provided by a friend, and one is Lady Gaga, which is basically the 21st century…

Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine performs at Outside Lands in San Francisco on August 11, 2018. Photos: Shawn Robbins and Joaquin Cabello. SAN FRANCISCO — Touting her new record, High As Hope, Florence and the Machine played her first U.S. show Saturday at Outside Lands with the new…

This is the final in a three-part series. Read how I’m scoring my list and find out about my “special consideration” acts in PART 1 and 13 through 8 in PART 2. Favorite Shows 2015 | Favorite Shows 2014 Favorite Shows 2013 | Favorite Shows 2012 7 – STURGILL SIMPSON at the Fox Theater – Nov. 19 Two weeks ago,…

Florence and the Machine performs at the Masonic in San Francisco on April 8, 2015. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. The time off between records and touring has done Florence Welch a lot of good. While Florence and the Machine’s sophomore effort, Ceremonials, directly followed the world tour for her debut, 2009’s Lungs, this time she had…

Florence and The Machine performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2012. MOUNTAIN VIEW — Since 2010, Florence and the Machine have gone from selling out the Mezzanine, to the 2,800-seat Fox Theater to nearly selling out the 22,000-capacity Shoreline Amphitheatre Friday. Now with two…

Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine performs at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Nov. 5, 2010. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. OAKLAND — When 24-year-old British singer Florence Welch and her band, the Machine, first performed in the Bay Area in April,…

Florence and the Machine, courtesy. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. She did not yet have a band or any paying gigs, but Florence Welch — whose musical experience at that point included open mic nights and tinkering with a piano in a friend’s bedroom studio —…