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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Florence & The Machine tease return with ominous horror-tinged video
Florence + The Machine appear to dropping further hints about their their return after sharing an ominous, horror-tinged video on social media. The last album from Florence Welch and co came in 2022's Dance Fever, but a new carousel of images shared on Instagram last month suggested that a follow-up could be coming soon. One even showed Welch at work in the studio with IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen, while another included a mention of 'witchcraft and folk horror'. And it is that latter point that stands to attention in the new clip, which shows Welch frantically digging up the ground in a windy and deserted field. It's followed by a shot of Welch from below as she stares into the hole, before letting out three bloodcurdling screams. You can watch it in full below. Though a new album is yet to be announced, the band last performed in September 2024 when they performed debut album Lungs backed by a full orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall to mark its fifteenth anniversary . Welch also joined Taylor Swift on stage at the final date of her European Eras tour at Wembley Stadium last summer to team up on their collaborative track 'Florida!!!'. More recently, she joined The Maccabees on stage at Glastonbury in June when they headlined the Park Stage, performing 'Love You Better' from the band's second album Wall of Arms, before hanging around to perform her own 'Dog Days Are Over'.
Express Tribune
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Florence + The Machine tease comeback with horror-inspired video hinting at new album release
Florence + The Machine have ignited new album speculation with a chilling teaser clip posted on their social media. FLORENCE + THE MACHINE IS OFFICIALLY COMING BACK, IT'S HAPPENING — berry (@sckberry) August 11, 2025 Shared on August 11, the short video shows frontwoman Florence Welch digging frantically in a windswept, empty field. The perspective then shifts to inside the hole as Welch peers down before releasing three bloodcurdling screams. Wearing a flowing red dress with matching shoes, she offered no explanation, as the post appeared without a caption. The eerie scene builds on a series of cryptic social media posts shared by Welch last month. One image showed a whiteboard reading 'You can have it all,' alongside words such as 'clarity,' 'power,' 'purpose,' and 'beauty.' Another slide pictured her in the studio with IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen and featured the word 'October,' possibly hinting at a release date. Welch's notebook also listed potential themes for the next album, including 'witchcraft,' 'folk horror,' 'magic,' and 'insanity' — elements mirrored in the new teaser. Glass Animals reacted to the earlier post with excitement, while frontman Dave Bayley — who co-produced the band's 2022 album Dance Fever alongside Welch, Jack Antonoff, Kid Harpoon, and Doveman — praised her as 'a force of nature' during an interview at Mad Cool 2025. Although declining to confirm any new material, Bayley called working with Welch 'one of the coolest things' he has done. In recent years, the band has marked major milestones, including the 10th anniversary of How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful and the 15th anniversary of debut album Lungs, celebrated with a BBC Proms orchestral performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Welch has also appeared with The Maccabees at Glastonbury 2025, joined Taylor Swift on the Eras tour, and collaborated with Sampha and Everything Is Recorded. While no details are confirmed, her recent creative activity points to a possible imminent return.
The Sun
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Reunited indie group The Maccabees are joined by former Glastonbury headliner in ‘wonderful surprise'
REUNITED group The Maccabees celebrated their return to the Glastonbury stage with a surprise appearance from a festival legend. The band initially split in 2016, but reformed this year and cemented their comeback by headlining the Park Stage at Worthy Farm on Sunday night. 5 An hour into their set, the band stepped things up for fans, and revellers with Florence Welch, the iconic lead singer of Florence and The Machine. Florence is a Glastonbury regular, headlining on the main Pyramid stage back in 2015 and famed for songs including Shake It Off, You've Got The Love and Kiss With A Fist. Together, the group performed track Love You Better, before Florence and The Machine's iconic crowdpleaser, Dog Days Are Over. Florence declared: "Do we have any Maccabees super-fans in the audience? Because you definitely have one on stage.' The Maccabees headline slot closed out The Park Stage after a massive weekend – with The Prodigy headlining The Other Stage and Olivia Rodrigo taking to the Pyramid Stage. The weekend has proven to be filled with surprise collaborations – with Olivia Rodrigo bringing out The Cure's Robert Smith during her headline slot. Rod Stewart, who took the Legends slot on Sunday night, reunited with his Faces bandmate – Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood – as well as Simply Red's Mick Hucknall and Lulu. DJ Fatboy Slim also surprised fans by bringing out his son, Woody Cook for a performance, who he shares with Radio DJ Zoe Ball. Glastonbury made sure fans knew this weekend would be one full of surprises when Lorde kicked off the festival on Friday with a surprise set – performing her entire new album, Virgin, on stage. This was followed shortly afterwards by confirmation that Lewis Capaldi would be making his Glastonbury return on the Pyramid stage in the mysterious 'Secret Set' slot. Watch Olivia Rodrigo bring out The Cure's Robert Smith for surprise Glastonbury duet as fans praise his 'incredible' voice In honour of this, and in one of the more unexpected performances, fellow Scottish band Franz Ferdinand brought out "The Original Capaldi" for their hit Take Me Out – Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi. Pulp made their comeback to the festival – 30 years since they headlined – after being revealed as the mysterious Patchwork which had been marked for a key spot on the Pyramid stage on Saturday. Haim also had a surprise set on Saturday evening on the Park Stage. However, the festival was dogged with crowding issues, with major stages having to lock off access ahead of major sets. On Saturday alone, this included Charli XCX' s headline slot on the Other Stage, Scissor Sisters' headline slot on the Woodsies Stage, and Kneecap's performance on West Holts. 5 5 5
Scottish Sun
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Reunited indie group The Maccabees are joined by former Glastonbury headliner in ‘wonderful surprise'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) REUNITED group The Maccabees celebrated their return to the Glastonbury stage with a surprise appearance from a festival legend. The band initially split in 2016, but reformed this year and cemented their comeback by headlining the Park Stage at Worthy Farm on Sunday night. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 The Maccabees confirmed their comeback by headlining Glastonbury's Park Stage Credit: Getty 5 Florence Welch made a surprise appearance towards the end of their set Credit: BBC An hour into their set, the band stepped things up for fans, and revellers with Florence Welch, the iconic lead singer of Florence and The Machine. Florence is a Glastonbury regular, headlining on the main Pyramid stage back in 2015 and famed for songs including Shake It Off, You've Got The Love and Kiss With A Fist. Together, the group performed track Love You Better, before Florence and The Machine's iconic crowdpleaser, Dog Days Are Over. Florence declared: "Do we have any Maccabees super-fans in the audience? Because you definitely have one on stage.' The Maccabees headline slot closed out The Park Stage after a massive weekend – with The Prodigy headlining The Other Stage and Olivia Rodrigo taking to the Pyramid Stage. The weekend has proven to be filled with surprise collaborations – with Olivia Rodrigo bringing out The Cure's Robert Smith during her headline slot. Rod Stewart, who took the Legends slot on Sunday night, reunited with his Faces bandmate – Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood – as well as Simply Red's Mick Hucknall and Lulu. DJ Fatboy Slim also surprised fans by bringing out his son, Woody Cook for a performance, who he shares with Radio DJ Zoe Ball. Glastonbury made sure fans knew this weekend would be one full of surprises when Lorde kicked off the festival on Friday with a surprise set – performing her entire new album, Virgin, on stage. This was followed shortly afterwards by confirmation that Lewis Capaldi would be making his Glastonbury return on the Pyramid stage in the mysterious 'Secret Set' slot. Watch Olivia Rodrigo bring out The Cure's Robert Smith for surprise Glastonbury duet as fans praise his 'incredible' voice In honour of this, and in one of the more unexpected performances, fellow Scottish band Franz Ferdinand brought out "The Original Capaldi" for their hit Take Me Out – Doctor Who's Peter Capaldi. Pulp made their comeback to the festival – 30 years since they headlined – after being revealed as the mysterious Patchwork which had been marked for a key spot on the Pyramid stage on Saturday. Haim also had a surprise set on Saturday evening on the Park Stage. However, the festival was dogged with crowding issues, with major stages having to lock off access ahead of major sets. On Saturday alone, this included Charli XCX' s headline slot on the Other Stage, Scissor Sisters' headline slot on the Woodsies Stage, and Kneecap's performance on West Holts. 5 The group reformed this year after a nine-year absence Credit: Getty 5 Florence previously headlined the entire festival in 2015 Credit: Getty
The Irish Sun
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Reunited indie group The Maccabees are joined by former Glastonbury headliner in ‘wonderful surprise'
REUNITED group The Maccabees celebrated their return to the Glastonbury stage with a surprise appearance from a festival legend. The band initially split in 2016, but reformed this year and cemented their comeback by headlining the Park Stage at Worthy Farm on Sunday night. 5 The Maccabees confirmed their comeback by headlining Glastonbury's Park Stage Credit: Getty 5 Florence Welch made a surprise appearance towards the end of their set Credit: BBC An hour into their set, the band stepped things up for fans, and revellers with Florence Welch, the iconic lead singer of Florence and The Machine. Florence is a Glastonbury regular, headlining on the main Pyramid stage back in 2015 and famed for songs including Shake It Off, You've Got The Love and Kiss With A Fist. Together, the group performed track Love You Better, before Florence and The Machine's iconic crowdpleaser, Dog Days Are Over . Florence declared: "Do we have any Maccabees super-fans in the audience? Because you definitely have one on stage.' READ MORE GLASTONBURY The Maccabees headline slot closed out The Park Stage after a massive weekend – with The Prodigy headlining The Other Stage and Olivia Rodrigo taking to the Pyramid Stage. The weekend has proven to be filled with surprise collaborations – with Rod Stewart, who took the Legends slot on Sunday night, DJ Fatboy Slim also surprised fans by Most read in Music Glastonbury made sure fans knew this weekend would be one full of surprises when This was followed shortly afterwards by confirmation that Lewis Capaldi would be making his Glastonbury return on the Pyramid stage in the mysterious 'Secret Set' slot. Watch Olivia Rodrigo bring out The Cure's Robert Smith for surprise Glastonbury duet as fans praise his 'incredible' voice In honour of this, and in one of the more unexpected performances, fellow Scottish band Haim However, the festival was On Saturday alone, this included Charli XCX' s headline slot on the Other Stage, Scissor Sisters' headline slot on the Woodsies Stage, and Kneecap's performance on West Holts. 5 The group reformed this year after a nine-year absence Credit: Getty 5 Florence previously headlined the entire festival in 2015 Credit: Getty 5 The singer declared herself a 'Maccabees Superfan' Credit: BBC
