{"id":608407,"date":"2026-08-29T15:50:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/608407\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T15:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:50:20","slug":"heres-what-florence-the-machine-played-as-they-headlined-leeds-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/608407\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s what Florence + The Machine played as they headlined Leeds 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florence + The Machine<\/a> played Leeds 2026<\/a> last night \u2013 check out highlights from the performance below.<\/p>\n

Florence Welch<\/a> and co. took to the stage yesterday night (August 28), ahead of their set at Reading on Sunday night (August 30)<\/a>. The performance, which saw her draw heavily from the critically acclaimed \u2018Everybody Scream\u2019, also included a surprise sing-along from the crowd after they learned it was her birthday.<\/p>\n

When the album was shared last Halloween, Welch had said exploring spiritual mysticism and folk horror helped shape the <\/a>record, and last night, she performed a playful \u201critual\u201d with the Leeds crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would love it if we could all do something together,\u201d she told them. \u201cNow, we\u2019re gonna perform a small ritual here. It\u2019s hard, and it\u2019s frightening, but do you trust me?\u201d\u00a0She then asked the crowd to put down their phones, encouraging them to be present in the moment along with her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know it\u2019s hard, because you came to this festival and you wanna film this fucking song, I understand,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cIf you want to experience this song with the people that you love, with the people that you came with, with the people that you just met, put your phones down and tell each other that you love each other! Tell each other that you need each other!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you ready to move?!\u201d \u2013 Florence Welch celebrated her birthday at Leeds, ripping through \u2018Spectrum\u2019 with a lively crowd #RandL26<\/a> #FlorenceandTheMachine<\/a> #FlorenceWelch<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/happr6q94z<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NME (@NME) August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

@leedsplussocial<\/a> <\/p>\n

Florence + the Machine tells Leeds to \u201cPUT YOUR PHONES AWAY\u201d \ud83d\udcf5 Guess we will have to Shake It Out\u2026 am I right Leeds? This is the moment Florence + the Machine bossed the stage at Bramham Park, and got the WHOLE arena to put their phones down to enjoy Dog Days Are Over! We may have kept ours up for a little longer than planned \ud83d\ude48 It was an incredible set from the indie rockers\u2026 plus the sun setting behind The Grid? Proper magical \u2728 Safe to say, Leeds Festival 2026 certainly got the love tonight \ud83e\udd0d @Reading & Leeds Festival #leeds<\/a> #leedsfestival<\/a> #readingandleeds<\/a> #florenceandthemachine<\/a> #leedsfest<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u266c Dog Days Are Over \u2013 Florence + The Machine<\/a> <\/p>\n

Florence & The Machine played:<\/p>\n

\u2018Everybody Scream\u2019
\u2018Shake It Out\u2019
\u2018Happy Birthday to You\u2019 (sang by crowd to Welch)
\u2018Which Witch\u2019
\u2018Spectrum\u2019
\u2018Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)\u2019
\u2018You Got the Love\u2019
\u2018Howl\u2019
\u2018What Kind of Man\u2019
\u2018Heaven Is Here\u2019
\u2018One of the Greats\u2019
\u2018Buckle\u2019
\u2018Sympathy Magic\u2019
\u2018Dog Days Are Over\u2019
\u2018Free\u2019<\/p>\n

Fans later joked about Welch\u2019s mystical influence on them, with one taking to X to say she \u201cstole [their] soul\u201d at Leeds.<\/p>\n

Florence Welch stole my soul at Leeds Festival<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rosa \ud83c\udff9\u2665\ufe0f (@muwfcrosa) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Um eclipse lunar ter acontecido no dia do anivers\u00e1rio da Florence \u00e9 a coisa mais Florence Welch poss\u00edvel pic.twitter.com\/N9feBEJSBY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 acervo florence + the machine (@acervofatm) August 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Check back at\u00a0NME\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for the latest news, reviews, photos, interviews and much more from Reading & Leeds 2026.<\/p>\n