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The Guardian reports that Prof. Evelyn Welch (Bristol University vice-chancellor and incoming Russell Group chair) criticizes cuts to arts and humanities and cites her daughter Florence Welch as proof of the value of creative education. The Guardian notes Florence enrolled in an art foundation course at Camberwell College of Arts and planned to study illustration before leaving to pursue music. This is not new Florence-specific career news, but it’s a fresh, high-profile family-linked headline that puts Florence back in the conversation via a major outlet interview context.
source: The Guardian
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NME reports that Florence and the Machine are headlining Reading & Leeds 2026, running August 27-30 across Little John's Farm in Reading and Bramham Park in Leeds, with organisers promising the festival's 'biggest staging and arena overhaul' ever. The band shares main-stage headliner billing with Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C. and RAYE.
source: NME
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NME reports that Florence Welch headlined Spain's Mad Cool festival in Madrid on July 9, 2026, delivering a two-hour set built around raw emotion rather than elaborate staging. The review, published July 10, highlighted Everybody Scream tracks such as 'Sympathy Magic' and 'Buckle' and described the show as an 'exorcising' of negative energy, with Welch urging fans to put phones away for the finale.
source: NME