Florence Welch decided to “make some changes” after “pretty fucking cool” experience of joining Taylor Swift at Wembley

Florence Welch said she “decided to make some changes” after joining Taylor Swift on stage at Wembley Stadium.

The ‘Dog Days Are Over’ singer made a surprise appearance during the final night of Swift’s five-show ‘Eras Tour’ run at the iconic London stadium last year, which also closed out the colossal tour’s European leg.

She appeared on stage to perform ‘Florida!!!’, her collaboration from Swift’s most recent album ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘, which marked the first time the track has been performed live. Later in 2024, Welch appeared on the tour again to perform the song, this time in Miami.

Now, she’s shared how joining Swift in the huge venues caused her to look at her career in a new light. In a new interview with The Guardian, she revealed how the moment came out. “We’ve known each other for a while,” she said. “So she just texted.”

She went on to detail the performance, saying it was “amazing”, adding: “I will say that, yes, I’m someone who wants to hide from the vague humiliations of fame. But I did step out on that stadium stage with her, and I was like, ‘this is pretty fucking cool.’”

After that, Welch revealed that she decided she was going to work hard: “After this, I’m gonna have to make some changes,” she told the publication.

Welch has previously opened up about working with Swift on ‘Florida!!!’, saying: “I almost didn’t think of the scale of it.”

“There’s the sort of bigness of [Taylor Swift the phenomenon], and then there’s the Taylor I spend time with in the studio, who is just the sweetest and most down to earth,” she explained. “We had such a fun time. And then when it came out I was like, ‘Oh, shit!’”

Welch has also been in the studio with Florence & The Machine, who are set to release their sixth album, ‘Everybody Scream’, on October 31.

She previously said that the album was inspired by undergoing lifesaving surgery during the ‘Dance Fever’ tour in 2023, and recently shared that she had experienced an ectopic pregnancy at this time.

The album, the group’s sixth, explores womanhood, partnership, ageing and dying, and sees singer-songwriter Mitski involved as well as Bowen and Dessner.

So far, the band have shared two singles: the title track, and ‘One Of The Greats’, which she wrote in one take with IDLES guitarist Mark Bowen.

The album follows 2022’s ‘Dance Fever’, which reached Number One in the UK, and in a four-star review, NME described it as “the triumphant sound of a singer reborn.” The review read: “This 14-track collection reflects a new sense of resolve, packing an invigorated spirit into powerful, sneakily thrilling pop.”

Florence + The Machine will be touring the album next year too, with UK and European dates across February and March, including two huge shows at London’s The O2. You can find a full list of dates here, and find tickets here.

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