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Florence + the Machine
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Florence Welch shares she had life-saving surgery after cancelling performances
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Florence + The Machine at Malahide Castle: Stage times, set list, ticket information, how to get there and more
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Florence at 3Arena: Fans in Midsommar-style garlands hold her gaze obsessively. ‘Is it a cult?’ she jokes. ‘What’s going on?’
Florence + the Machine, back on the road after being derailed by a freak injury, put on a frilly, florid and ferocious performance in Dublin
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