The Everybody Scream Tour was a concert tour by English band Florence and the Machine, staged in support of their sixth studio album, Everybody Scream (2025). Set to visit Europe and North America, it began on 6 February 2026 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and concluded on 30 August 2026 in Reading, England. The show features songs from Everybody Scream and the band's previous albums exploring themes of grief, hope, and folklore. The band is supported by an ensemble staging folk-horror-inspired performances. The tour received positive reviews praising lead singer Florence Welch's performance and voice.
Background
English band Florence and the Machine announced in August 2025 that they would released their sixth studio album, Everybody Scream, on 31 October 2025 and tour several countries in Europe to promote it, with Paris Paloma as the main supporting act and Dionne joining as the opening act for four dates in the United Kingdom.. The band's lead singer and songwriter, Florence Welch, conceived the album after suffering a miscarriage caused by an ectopic pregnancy while touring in 2023. Welch visited a folk healer and began researching the history of witchcraft and its connection to midwifery. She commented, "Modern medicine absolutely saved my life, but you can't go anywhere about birth without finding witchcraft and magic and medicine." Everybody Scream themes and inspirations include mysticism, folk horror, womanhood, partnership, ageing, and dying. On the record, Welch also deals with "the limits of her body", the meaning of being "healed", and her struggles and sacrifices as a woman in the music industry.
Tickets for the tour went on sale to the general public on 5 September 2025, while presale tickets became available on 3 September 2025. In October 2025, the band announced the dates for the North American leg and a second European leg of the tour, with the latter primarily taking place at outdoor music festivals in the summer of 2026. Rachel Chinouriri, Sofia Isella, CMAT, and Mannequin Pussy will alternate as the opening acts for the North American leg, while Chinouriri, Jacob Alon, and Self Esteem are set to be the supporting acts for the summer dates in Ireland and Scotland. The tickets for the North American leg went on sale to the general public on 5 November 2025, while presale tickets became available on 3 November 2025.
Synopsis The stage is initially draped in a curtain illustrated with medicinal herbs and illuminated by an orange light. A shifting spotlight shows the shadow of a woman "maybe being mauled", which The Times Lisa Verrico compared to the shower scene from the horror film Psycho (1960). When the curtain is raised, Welch appears wearing a floor-length gothic lace gown with a ruffled skirt and draped sleeves. She performs barefoot center stage while the band stays in the shadows. The set list includes mostly songs from Everybody Scream and some songs from the band's previous albums with similar themes related to grief, hope, and folklore. The accompaniment shifts from a full band to "sometimes just drums and [...] synths, occasionally only acoustic guitar and [...] harp". Welch often dances and runs on stage throughout the concert, accompanied by a performance group, named the Witch Choir, made up of four women. The Witch Choir wear cloaks, petticoats, and heavy boots. They act both as backup dancers and singers depending on the song. The folk-horror-inspired dance performances were choreographed by Ryan Heffington. The Independent Blue Kirkhope compared the Witch Choir "twitch[ing], snap[ping], and fold[ing] into positions" to scenes from the folk horror film Suspiria (1977).
Reception
Ahead of the start of the Everybody Scream Tour, Pitchfork named it one of the most anticipated tours of 2026, describing the band's live performances as "a place for emotional liberation and musical catharsis" featuring "collective scream-alongs, hopeful manifestations, and a resounding belief that good will trump evil".
Journalists' responses to the concert and Welch's performance in Glasgow were positive. Kirkhope praised Welch's "gale-force" and "enchanting" voice and gave the show five out of five stars, describing it as "less a concert than a communal ceremony" with "Welch and the audience bound together in a shared act of catharsis". Verrico said that "Florence and the Machine [had] never been less than spectacular live" and described Welch as "more relaxed" compared to the band's previous tours, remarking that "Everybody Scream [...] suggested that the singer [had] finally got to grips with fame". The Guardian Katie Hawthorne praised Welch's commanding performance and "transfixing" voice and gave the "high-drama" concert four out of five stars, but remarked that it "threaten[ed] to overwhelm" with the Witch Choir's intense performance.
Set list
Arena Shows Setlist "Everybody Scream" "Witch Dance" "Shake It Out" "Seven Devils "Big God" "Daffodil" "Which Witch" "Cosmic Love" "Spectrum" "You Can Have It All" "Music By Men" "Buckle" "King" "The Old Religion" "Howl" "Heaven Is Here" "Sympathy Magic" Encore "One of the Greats" "Dog Days Are Over" "Free" "And Love" Festival Setlist https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/florence-the-machine/2026/eichenring-river-stage-scheessel-germany-434f57cb.html. "Everybody Scream" "Shake It Out" "Which Witch" "Spectrum" "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" "You've Got The Love" "Hunger" "King" "Howl" "What Kind Of Man" "Heaven Is Here" "One of the Greats" "Buckle" "Never Let Me Go" "Sympathy Magic" "Dog Days Are Over" "Free"
Notes At the concert in Belfast, Florence and the Machine played "Happy Birthday to You" for a fan in the audience At the opening night in Belfast, the two London shows and the shows in New York City, the band performed "One of the Greats" with Mark Bowen. At the concerts in Birmingham, Newcastle, Sheffield and the concerts following Manchester on the first European Leg "Never Let Me Go" replaced "You Can Have It All" At the concerts following the Paris show on the first European Leg, “Hunger" replaced "Music by Men". At the concert in Berlin, Florence joined Paris Paloma, the opening act, onstage during her set to play "Labour" At the shows in Detroit, Montreal, Boston, Atlanta, Portland and San Francisco "Perfume and Milk" replaced "Music By Men" At the shows in Atlantic City, Tampa, Miami, Atlanta, Nashville, Austin and Seattle, "Kraken" was played after "Howl" At the shows in Atlantic City, Tampa and Miami, "The Old Religion" was not played At the shows in Atlantic City, Tampa, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Fort Worth, Glendale, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco, "Never Let Me Go" replaced "You Can Have It All" At the shows in Houston, Fort Worth, Glendale and Seattle, "Music By Men" was not played At the shows in Leeds and Reading, "Hunger", "King" and "Never Let Me Go" were not played
Tour dates + List of 2026 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts Date City Country Venue Opening act(s) 6 February Belfast Northern Ireland SSE Arena Paris Paloma 8 February Birmingham England bp pulse LIVE 9 February Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro 11 February Newcastle England Utilita Arena Newcastle 13 February Liverpool M&S Bank Arena DionneParis Paloma 14 February Sheffield Utilita Arena Sheffield 16 February London The O2 Arena Paris Paloma 17 February DionneParis Paloma 20 February Manchester Co-op Live 22 February Paris France Accor Arena Paris Paloma 23 February Antwerp Belgium AFAS Dome 25 February Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome 26 February Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena 2 March Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle 4 March Munich Germany Olympiahalle 5 March Prague Czech Republic The O2 Prague 7 March Kraków Poland Tauron Arena 9 March Berlin Germany Uber Arena 8 April Minneapolis United States Target Center Rachel Chinouriri 10 April Rosemont Allstate Arena 11 April 13 April Detroit Little Caesars Arena 15 April Montreal Canada Bell Centre 16 April Toronto Scotiabank Arena 18 April Washington, D.C. United States Capital One Arena Sofia Isella 20 April Boston TD Garden 21 April New York City Madison Square Garden 22 April 24 April Brooklyn Barclays Center 25 April Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall 28 April Tampa Benchmark International Arena CMAT 29 April Miami Kaseya Center 1 May Atlanta State Farm Arena 2 May Nashville Bridgestone Arena 4 May Austin Moody Center 5 May Houston Toyota Center 7 May Fort Worth Dickies Arena 9 May Glendale Desert Diamond Arena Mannequin Pussy 12 May Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 13 May Portland Moda Center 15 May San Francisco Chase Center 19 May Inglewood Kia Forum 20 May 27 June Limerick Ireland Thomond Park Rachel Chinouriri 28 June Dublin Marlay Park 24 August Edinburgh Scotland Royal Highland Centre Jacob AlonSelf Esteem 28 August Leeds England Bramham Park 30 August Reading England Richfield Avenue
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