Tonight the Westpoint Arena, on the outskirts of Exeter, paid host to hugely successful indie-rock band Florence and the Machine, writes Flo Eggins.
Nearly 8,000 people made their way to the arena to watch arguably the most high-profile music act to perform in Exeter for many years. Tickets for the event had sold out virtually straight away when the concert was announced in September, demonstrating the popularity of the band.
Unfortunately, the fantastic performance of Florence Welch and her band was marred for many by severe problems with traffic getting to and...
Following the success of their summer festival appearances, including Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend, Reading and headlining Bestival, English indie rock band ‘Florence and the Machine’ are set for centre stage at Westpoint this December. The Winter tour will kick off Westpoint on the 4th December moving onto London O2 Arena, Coventry Ricoh Arena, Aberdeen AECC and Liverpool Echo Arena. Support will come from US talent HAIM, who have been hailed by NME as a "tribute to the power of percussion and harmony".
The bands current album ‘Ceremonials’ reached number 1 in the UK album chart and the...
