Florence Welch Goes Through Life-Saving Emergency Surgery, Forced to Cancel Remaining Tour Dates

The lead vocalist of Florence + The Machine, Florence Welch, revealed she underwent emergency surgery after the band canceled festival appearances at Zurich Openair and Rock in Seine, an event near Paris.

In an Instagram post, Welch explained what happened to more than two million followers.

“I’m so sorry that I had to cancel the last couple of shows. My feet are fine, I had to have emergency surgery for reasons I don’t really feel strong enough to go into yet, but it saved my life. And I will be back to close out the Dance Fever tour in Lisbon and Malaga. (Maybe not jumping so much but you can do that for me),” Welch’s post read. 

Welch and the rest of her bandmates hoped to play the last two shows of their Dance Fever tour to promote their titled album, which was released in May 2022. The album reached number one on the U.K. charts.

This isn’t the first time the lead singer had to deal with injuries. During a performance at the O2 Arena in London, Welch broke her foot while performing.

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In addition to Dance Fever, Florence + The Machine has been involved with several songs since the release of the band’s fifth LP. There was a live rendition of “Morning Elvis,” Dance Fever’s closing track with Ethel Cain. The band released a new single, “Mermaids,” in April 2023. They also contributed to a cover of No Doubt’s “I’m Just a Girl” to the soundtrack to the Showtime series Yellowjackets.