At around 10:12 p.m., Florence's band usually referred to as "The Machine" got on stage and got in their places. Two minutes later, fiery red headed Florence Welch walked on to the stage wearing a funny kind of hat. She picked up a pair of drum sticks and then started banging on the bass drum in front of her, which lead into the fourth track of her S/T record, Howl. The second song that was played was her rock n roll hit single, Kiss With a Fist. That was the
song that really got the crowd excited as Florence jumped and dance around the stage to her high energy pop anthem. At the end of almost every song, Florence would put on her hat, and then take it off again before getting into a new song. Her backing band, The Machine was made up of 5 musicians. For the most part a typical band lineup: guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist, and then a guy playing the harp, which is totally rare. The man would pick it and it made more of guitar like but enchanting sound which flowed with the band quite gracefully, but more so with Florence's powerful voice. Florence seemed really comfortable with her band as she completely moved with the music. Every step she took was along with the beat. After almost an hour of playing they played one of her most popular songs, Dogs days are over, The crowd went absolutely nuts as the harpist plucked the opening tune, and at the chorus everybody was shouting "The Dog Days are over!" while jumping up and down. Right before they played their last song (Rabbit Heart), Florence was completely enthusiastic and overjoyed by the crowds reaction (this seemed to be a vice-versa feeling between her and the crowd) and thanked them for helping her get out of her touring blues. She closed the show of with one of her most powerful songs, Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up). Whenever she put up her hand the crowd would yell out "Raise it Up" feeding her with more energy to end the show with a bang. After this concert at the Kool Haus, there's no doubt she'll be back, but at a bigger venue which will most likely sell out as well.
song that really got the crowd excited as Florence jumped and dance around the stage to her high energy pop anthem. At the end of almost every song, Florence would put on her hat, and then take it off again before getting into a new song. Her backing band, The Machine was made up of 5 musicians. For the most part a typical band lineup: guitarist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist, and then a guy playing the harp, which is totally rare. The man would pick it and it made more of guitar like but enchanting sound which flowed with the band quite gracefully, but more so with Florence's powerful voice. Florence seemed really comfortable with her band as she completely moved with the music. Every step she took was along with the beat. After almost an hour of playing they played one of her most popular songs, Dogs days are over, The crowd went absolutely nuts as the harpist plucked the opening tune, and at the chorus everybody was shouting "The Dog Days are over!" while jumping up and down. Right before they played their last song (Rabbit Heart), Florence was completely enthusiastic and overjoyed by the crowds reaction (this seemed to be a vice-versa feeling between her and the crowd) and thanked them for helping her get out of her touring blues. She closed the show of with one of her most powerful songs, Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up). Whenever she put up her hand the crowd would yell out "Raise it Up" feeding her with more energy to end the show with a bang. After this concert at the Kool Haus, there's no doubt she'll be back, but at a bigger venue which will most likely sell out as well. 
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