I got to see Florence and the Machine at ACL several year ago, and had a great spot in the crowd that was very close to the runway that they had built down the center of the crowd. Amazing show. And I think that show spoiled me for seeing her again, because this show made her feel like a caged animal that wasn’t being let free to roam. They actually lowered some opaque walls at one point, literally caging her up on the stage. But even when the walls were down around her, she felt contained in the Moody Center venue, unable to really explode outward. Her voice still did that for her, and she left the stage a few times to go stand on the barrier in front or behind the crowd, but it never felt as free as she did during that ACL show.
Another odd thing – I can’t recall the rest of the band
during the ACL show, but they were absolutely non-existent at this show. You could kind of see them, off to the side,
toiling away in the shadows, but the spotlight was always definitely on
Florence. Which I guess makes sense, she
is for sure the focus of the band and her voice is what makes them special, but
it still felt a little weird to realize just how overlooked there are during
the show.
But, the show itself was great. Super high energy, and her voice is just HUGE. Amazing range, ridiculous power, just a truly amazing instrument. She hyped up the crowd a lot, punching the air, jumping up and down, running around. And the songs are great. I don’t really listen to Florence much – they fall off my radar when it comes to music I just want to throw on – but they have a bunch of absolute banger rock songs. You should definitely check them out if you get the chance.
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