smiled in recognition. Flo elegantly
No Light… Flo hit the long note
It came to an end too quickly. It was
strode onstage dressed in a flowy,
and held it for a good 20-25
all a smudge in my mind. My first
baby blue floral dress. At first I
seconds. It was the longest I’ve
true Florence + the Machine non-
hated it but then it really grew on
heard! Blinding was stunning: best
acoustic gig was incredible. My life
me. She thanked the crowd for the
version I’ve heard too. Who knew
goal of meeting her with a picture is
amazing welcome and sang her first
you could dance to it! And Sam
complete (and she even posted it to
note. I nearly shed a tear at it. She
Smith’s
was
their official page!) I hope I can
sang Between Two Lungs, and it
tremendous. The crowd was and
meet her again and just chat
just reminded me that it was one of
went wild. At the end of that, she
though! The Polish fans made it
her first ever songs… she has come
thanked
Army,
amazing though. Such energy. I
so far. The show was very different
(although I have to point out that I
don’t know what other gigs were
at the start. I couldn’t help but look
think she was using the army to
like in 2012, or how Coke Live was,
at her on stage and think “that
refer to the Flows generally). For
but it was hard to imagine how a gig
woman just hugged me about 30
You’ve Got the Love, we all raised
could get any better in terms of
minutes ago. What is life?” We
our hearts and Florence smiled
atmosphere from the fans! And
jumped, clapped, chanted, sang,
enormously. She thanked us all
maybe next time I can even go with
showered glitter… and somehow
again. She sustained eye contact
Celeste (the other fan club admin)
more space appeared and I budged
with me during Cosmic Love too
too! Whilst reminiscing about the
forward to meet with Ada and
which
She
unbelievable night I had just had, I
Kasia. Damian (one of the Polish
remembered us! Spectrum saw a
walked back to the hotel. Florence
guys I met) literally grabbed Flo as
cloud of glitter blow into my eyes
+ the Machine fans poured from
she fell into the crowd during
which forced me to stop jumping as
the stadium, and all I could think
Rabbit
was
I thought I went blind. Everything
was “they have no idea what I’ve
amazing. We all cheered for him!
went black and flashy. It was
been through today”. I am so
Over the Love was something
horrible and stung like f***. Also,
grateful to the Polish fan club for
special: SO powerful in concert;
some people can’t jump to save their
everything they have allowed me to
you don’t get that on a computer.
lives! They move backwards and
do. Aside from that, it took me 1hr
She even hit the high note at the
leave no space! I’m such an old
to walk back to the hotel. Bad idea.
end for the first time live! No Light,
man…
Heart
and
that
Stay
the
was
With
Me
FATM
amazing!
Photo: Marek Wilczyński
The Flow Magazine – Issue 7/Summer 2014
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