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COSMIC CRUSHING WINDMILLS AND DREAMBOATS

COSMIC CRUSHING WINDMILLS AND DREAMBOATS

Wed 21 Jul, 2010

 I can see a windmill from my window,…………..x
FESTIVAL WHIRLWIND…have not touched the ground since Glastonbury, …….white wings and sunlight, so many of you it almost blinded me, thank you to everyone who came and sang and danced with us,…
we played the chain, my total dream song, and two new songs…very nerve wracking,( I hope you liked them) ,thought I would cry combust or collapse afterwards it was so overwhelming, and then experienced post show meltdown that involved all three……

 …, …but Dizzee revived me,  …..

Hot chip, black capes and fire sticks, campfires and standing stones, sunrise, forward rolling into the future…Shangri-La la land and back again Mick Jones doing a forward roll, sun cream and sunset,….then off to see the XX,



YOU GOT THE LOVE VERSION 10000000.1, post modern experiment in remix, re vocal , live version of remixed vocals, it was such a joy to perform with them, We were going to rehearse a choreographed interpretive dance routine to do at the same time, but then we decided to just freestyle it. Marimba extravaganza, I wore black. Naturally. X
 
Thank you again to everyone who has supported me for these past 4 Glastonbury gigs, it was a real moment for me up there, as my first Glastonbury gig was acapella in a tea tent on a Sunday morning, on no sleep in muddy wellies, and I don’t think anyone there could have imagined it would get this far, so thank you,… and I hope you all had a great time too, …
 
We then went to live in a beautiful Wendy house with some crooked vultures and a Rascal in Finland, not a dream, totally true,…….x

We travelled across Europe playing in town squares and dancing in army barracks, through forests and fields, crossed mountains and rivers, swam in lakes and lost passports, and watched the lead singer of Ramstein ride a giant cannon shaped like a cock out into the audience spraying foam all over everyone, and then they set fire to a stage invader, …also not a dream. That totally happened.

Then I learned how to fly a jet.
 

 
Flew us all the way to Somerset house, such a beautiful place to perform, I think my dress was haunted. We found it in the basement of an NY vintage store, endless layers of pink lace, a party dress from the 1930’s, all pale and winsome, west egg esq… yellow lights and fireflies in the summer… it was flood damaged and they were going to throw it away but we rescued it.  it completely came to life around me on stage and seemed to be doing a performance of its own. 

Perhaps it had was living out some past dream….
 
I did get quuuuite emotional when we came back on stage for the encore, it has been such an amazing and exhausting two years and it was sort of  our last big London show before I start the next album in earnest, …I have never been very good at hiding my feelings, good for singing, slightly embarrassing when crying in front of a crowd, but everyone was lovely and it was wonderful to perform on home turf.…x
 
 The very next day, my first big headline slot on the main stage at LATITUDE.

Lady of shallot outfit made especially by Alex Noble, he’s a total genius, check out his blog, he’s done loads of amazing stuff for gaga as well…HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GRACE! Of course my family are the ones in fucking animal costumes, I think that was one of my favourite gigs ever, …animal dance invasion.. it was like the jungle book up there…..x
 
Costumes, Coliseums, red panda’s, bears, France, Italy Rome, then home…….thennnnnnn Off to Australia!
 
See you there, or see you here…all my love
 
Florence….x

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  • Florence, please come in Montreal in 2011 ! We want to see you live in show !!!

    Posted by m-claude on Mon 24 Jan, 2011

  • Florence! Please stop in Cleveland after you finish in East Lansing in June. You can play Nautica stage. I promise not to let anyone set the river on fire. Or maybe that could be exciting!

    Posted by joel_dixon on Sun 23 Jan, 2011

  • The first time I heard the song "Kiss With A Fist," I could totally relate. I checked them out, and a few days later while driving, their song "Dog Days Are Over" started to play, and then here came the waterfall!! I can totally relate to the entire album Lungs, and it has lifted my spirits to know I can overcome my past, too. Thanks, Florence + The Machine, for making my days a little bit nicer and giving me the strength to cope with reality.

    Posted by molly_marmalade on Sun 09 Jan, 2011

  • Im from Germany. I saw Florence and the Machine yesterday in the TV for the first time. Great performance on Isle of Wight Festival! Will buy your LP. I enjoy hearing your musik. Best regards!

    Posted by Krax on Thu 06 Jan, 2011

  • I live in Ireland and my sister listen to your music all day and now I listen to your music all day! please come and play over here again because I never got to see you but my sister did! so do it in belfast but its fine if you dont xxx your the best

    Posted by cosmicgirl178 on Wed 05 Jan, 2011

  • Leamington spa assembly .. has won venue of the year .. it has a dolly parton's caravan as a dressing room .. come play their please .. but beens i asked you and sold leamington so well .. i should get to me you .. yeah ?? :D

    Posted by rosey94 on Sun 02 Jan, 2011

  • you should really come to philly,i live in nj and i fell in love with your music....one of my all time favorites is hospital beds..i listen to it like 400 times a day...youre the best!!!! love ya so much.

    Posted by stirado91 on Sun 02 Jan, 2011

  • I second the request for Tulsa, OK! Keep us in mind ♥ LOL I love the bit about Rammstein. Many congratulations on your success. I know I have been completely seduced. First song I heard was Heavy in Your Arms and I've been hopelessly hooked since. Lots of love!

    Posted by SometimesScyn on Wed 29 Dec, 2010

  • Florence, please come to Rio in 2011! We are having a Rock in Rio here, and it doesn't need to be rock at all! Please come, we all love you. And Rio is beautiful!

    Posted by ateicher on Mon 27 Dec, 2010

  • Florence I love your songs! and I love you! (L)

    Posted by Kokerrr92 on Sun 26 Dec, 2010

  • A concert in Germany would be FANTASTIC! :o) Greetings from there Merry Christmas and a wonderful, successful 2011! Verena

    Posted by Rubinstein on Sat 25 Dec, 2010

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va5_Xuqw31E

    Posted by christiank1 on Thu 23 Dec, 2010

  • Vancouver. Now. No excuses =)

    Posted by nkachouh on Thu 23 Dec, 2010

  • You should come to Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States! That would be such a rare and memorable moment if you could. I love you!!!!~Amy

    Posted by amsterz1011 on Tue 21 Dec, 2010

  • Montreal, Montreal, Montreal! When?

    Posted by marijobonheur on Mon 20 Dec, 2010

  • please please please please please write more on your blog soooooon. LOVE YOU. Jess

    Posted by JeSs~ on Sun 12 Dec, 2010

  • Reading your blogs makes me so excited as it actually sounds exactly like you! Your crazy and we love you for it! xxxxxxxxx

    Posted by danni237 on Fri 10 Dec, 2010

  • amazingg...xx :) xx love ya loads xx

    Posted by abbie flo townsend on Mon 06 Dec, 2010

  • I miss you and your blogs.... please tell florence to write a new blog...? work out the second album, I love you X Juuli

    Posted by Juuli on Sun 05 Dec, 2010

  • she does have a busy yet fun lifestyle. although that does come with its own downsides. i am sure that if florence read this[ which is very unlikely. it is probably the people who made the website that reads these and even then i doubt it] that she would know what i am writing about.

    Posted by aquaforest on Sun 05 Dec, 2010