Florence + the Machine Symphonic Album Lungs

Florence and the Machine reminisced about their debut album with an orchestral twist! Last night, Florence Welch joined the BBC Orchestra for a special performance of their first album, Lungs.

Symphony of Lungs

This unique concert called “Symphony of Lungs” took place at Royal Albert Hall. It was part of BBC Proms and featured Welch performing the entire 2009 album. This was her only full concert for the year.

“This was an album created with so much feeling,” she shared with the audience. “I never thought anyone could add more feeling to it.”

With Jules Buckley conducting, Welch and the orchestra performed many songs from the Lungs era. They brought back tracks that hadn’t been played in years, like “Bird Song,” which hadn’t been performed in 15 years. Also included were “Howl” and “Blinding,” last performed in 2014, and “Hardest of Hearts,” not heard since 2010.

Fans are thrilled to hear these songs again.

“Welch commands the stage through deeper album cuts – the rolling rhythms of ‘Blinding’ and the twinkling sway of ‘Hurricane Drunk’ are exceptional – through to uproarious hits like ‘Dog Days Are Over,’” said a Rolling Stone review.

Joining the BBC Proms

In an interview with British Vogue back in April, Welch revealed she’d be joining BBC Proms. She mentioned, “When [the invitation] came in, they were like, ‘We know you’re off, but would you…?’ and I was like, ‘Yes!’”

She added, “The background to life in my house is classical music, and especially the more obscure things. So it’s a really exciting thing to be asked to do – the Proms is just so special.”