Florence Welch has one hell of a voice.
I would have paid the ticket price just to see openers Of Monsters and Men but to be followed by one of the most powerful voices in music today… it was just one hell of a show and what I would consider the concert of the summer so far.
Florence sang powerfully and spoke softly, promoting love, kindness and togetherness in a spin that made most of her doe-eyed, leaf-crowned and hempified fans coo and adore her even more as they embraced each other on the lawns of the Amphitheatre. Part rock concert, part love-in, this was a show incomparable to any other in recent memory and I loved every minute of it.
It’s a powerful thing when a show can confuse you so much about which time and era you are in that you are left only to embrace the present.
It seems my opinion is shared.
A short post tonight, with a few clips from the show below. Worthy of many more words than this when the time to do so permits
Further Reading – Rolling Stone