Florence + The Machine performed ‘Everybody Scream’ on the Graham Norton Show last night – check out footage below.
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The London band are set to release their sixth full-length effort on October 31, following on from 2022’s ‘Dance Fever’. Florence Welch and co. have already previewed the project with ‘One Of The Greats‘, and the title track, which they took on Friday night (October 17) live in the studio.
The theatrical rendition saw her backed by a choir for a rousing performance amplified by dramatic lighting and Welch’s soaring vocals as she recited: “The harvest, the needle, protect me from evil/ The magic and the misery, madness and the mystery / Oh, what has it done to me? Everybody scream.”
You can check out the full performance below:
The group recently posted the back cover to the upcoming LP, which contains 12 songs overall. The album opens with F+TM’s two recent singles, ahead of cuts titled ‘Witch Dance’, ‘Sympathy Magic’, ‘Perfume And Milk’, ‘Buckle’ and ‘Kraken’.
The rest of the record is comprised of the tracks ‘The Old Religion’, ‘Drink Deep’, ‘Music By Men’ and ‘You Can Have It All’, before concluding with ‘And Love’.
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Welch previously revealed that the inspiration for the ‘Everybody Scream’ album came from undergoing lifesaving surgery during the ‘Dance Fever’ tour in 2023. She has since opened up further about the procedure, revealing that she had suffered an ectopic pregnancy.
“The closest I came to making life was the closest I came to death,” she explained in a recent interview. “And I felt like I had stepped through this door, and it was just full of women, screaming.”
Earlier, she had touched on exploring spiritual mysticism and folk horror – understanding the limits of her body and questioning what it meant to be “healed”. These are themes that helped shape the record, along with exploration of womanhood, partnership, ageing and dying.
The upcoming album features contributions from IDLES‘ Mark Bowen, Mitski and The National’s Aaron Dessner – all of whom worked with Welch on the title track, too.
Additionally, Welch has talked about being inspired by JADE and the current “experimental” side of pop on her “most personal” LP yet. She also looked back on working with “one of [her] favourite artists of all time”, Mitski.
Florence + The Machine are set to embark on a UK and European arena tour in February. The run of shows includes two nights at The O2 in London – find any remaining tickets here.
She was also recently announced as the headliner for the 2026 edition of NOS Alive Festival in Portugal.
They had already confirmed a UK and European arena headline tour for February and will now join the previously announced headliners Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, who will top the bill for the 18th edition of the festival in Algés, near Lison, on Thursday 9 July.
Tickets for NOS Alive 2026 are available to buy now, and you can find yours here.
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