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Lungs Tour

The Lungs Tour was the first major headlining concert tour by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine, in support of their debut album, Lungs.

Background

In July 2009, upon the release of their debut album, Florence and the Machine announced a six-date concert tour of the United Kingdom. Six soon became ten as four more dates (one in Glasgow, one in Bournemouth and two more for London's Shepherd's Bush Empire) were added. Following the success of the UK tour, with most tickets selling out, mainland European dates were added in countries such as the Netherlands and Italy, where the album also achieved moderate success. The tour also visited North America and held a one-off show in Tokyo. In an interview with Nick Grimshaw, Florence mentioned that her tour was going to be brought to Australia. They also supported U2 on their U2 360° Tour in 2011. After the continued success of Lungs and its new UK chart peak of number 1, Florence Welch announced another nine-date UK and Ireland tour, billed as The Cosmic Love Tour. Florence and The Machine's official website held an exclusive fan pre-sale event on 27 January 2010 and tickets were fully released on Friday, 29 January at 9 a.m. All tickets for all dates officially sold out.

Florence's costumes were designed by Gucci during the later parts of the tour.

Setlist

Typical September setlist

A typical setlist in the first UK leg was:

  1. "Kiss with a Fist"
  2. "Bird Song"
  3. "Girl With One Eye" <small>(not performed at Bristol)</small>
  4. "My Boy Builds Coffins"
  5. "Are You Hurting The One You Love?"
  6. "I'm Not Calling You a Liar"
  7. "Hurricane Drunk"
  8. "Between Two Lungs"
  9. "Dog Days Are Over"
  10. Howl"
  11. "Drumming Song"
  12. "Cosmic Love"
  13. "If I Had a Heart" <small>(only performed at 27 September show in London)</small>
  14. "Blinding"
  15. "Something's Got a Hold on Me" <small>(a cappella)</small>
  16. "You've Got the Love"
  17. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"

Typical October Mainland European setlist

The setlist in Cologne was:

  1. "Bird Song"
  2. "My Boy Builds Coffins"
  3. "Kiss With a Fist"
  4. "Are You Hurting The One You Love?"
  5. "Hurricane Drunk"
  6. "Between Two Lungs"
  7. "Dog Days Are Over"
  8. "Howl"
  9. "Drumming Song"
  10. "Cosmic Love"
  11. "Blinding"
  12. "You've Got the Love"
  13. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"

Typical December setlist

The setlist in Manchester was:

  1. "My Boy Builds Coffins"
  2. "Kiss with a Fist"
  3. "Are You Hurting The One You Love?"
  4. "Hurricane Drunk"
  5. "Between Two Lungs"
  6. "Drumming Song"
  7. "Hardest of Hearts"
  8. "Cosmic Love"
  9. "Blinding"
  10. "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" <small>(acoustic version)</small>
  11. "Falling"
  12. "Howl"
  13. "You've Got the Love"
  14. "Dog Days Are Over"
  15. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"

Typical Australasia setlist

The setlist at The Metro Theatre Australia was:

  1. "My Boy Builds Coffins"
  2. "Kiss with a Fist"
  3. "Hurricane Drunk"
  4. "Between Two Lungs"
  5. "Drumming Song"
  6. "Cosmic Love"
  7. "If I Had A Heart" <small>(Fever Ray cover)</small>
  8. "Blinding"
  9. "I'm Not Calling You A Liar"
  10. "Howl"
  11. "Dog Days Are Over"
  12. "You've Got the Love"
  13. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"

Typical March 2010 Mainland European setlist

The setlist at , Lisbon was:

  1. "Howl"
  2. "Kiss with a Fist"
  3. "Hurricane Drunk"
  4. "My Boy Builds Coffins"
  5. "Between Two Lungs"
  6. "Hardest of Hearts"
  7. "Drumming Song"
  8. "Cosmic Love"
  9. "Blinding"
  10. "I'm Not Calling You A Liar"
  11. "Dog Days Are Over"
  12. "You've Got the Love"
  13. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"

Typical March/April 2010 USA setlist

The setlist at Boston was:

  1. "Howl"
  2. "Kiss with a Fist"
  3. "Hurricane Drunk"
  4. "My Boy Builds Coffins"
  5. "Between Two Lungs"
  6. "Hardest of Hearts"
  7. "Drumming Song"
  8. "Cosmic Love"
  9. "Blinding"
  10. "I'm Not Calling You A Liar"
  11. "Dog Days Are Over"
  12. "You've Got the Love"
  13. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"

Typical 'Cosmic Love Tour' setlist

The setlist in Dublin was:

  1. "Howl"
  2. "My Boy Builds Coffins"
  3. "Hurricane Drunk" <small>(Not performed on the rest of the tour)</small>
  4. "Girl With One Eye"
  5. "Between Two Lungs"
  6. "Hardest of Hearts" <small>(Not performed on the rest of the tour)</small>
  7. "Drumming Song"
  8. "Blinding"
  9. "I'm Not Calling You A Liar"
  10. "Swimming" <small>(Debut live performance, not performed on 11 May)</small>
  11. "Cosmic Love"
  12. "Strangeness & Charm" <small>(New Song, debut live performance)</small>
  13. "You've Got the Love"
  14. "Dog Days Are Over"
  15. "Kiss with a Fist"
  16. "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"

Support acts

  • Golden Silvers (22 May 2009)
  • The xx (17–29 September 2009)
  • Parallels (1 November 2009)
  • Voicst (Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin, Vienna, Munich and Zurich)
  • Frankie & The Heartstrings (6–14 December 2009)
  • The Temper Trap (6–14 December 2009)
  • Sian Alice Group (20 February – 16 March 2010)
  • Holy Hail (15–17 April 2010)
  • Babe Shadow (5–15 May 2010)
  • The Drums (5 May – 29 July 2010)
  • The Naked and Famous (29 July 2010)

Tour dates

References