Florence + The Machine Tease 'Everybody Scream' With New Single One Of The Greats
Thursday, 25 September 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Autumn De Wilde
Florence + The Machine have unveiled another song from their upcoming sixth album.
Built around stripped back electric guitar from Mark Bowen of IDLES and haunting production by The National's Aaron Dessner, One Of The Greats marks the second preview of 'Everybody Scream', expanding on the darker, theatrical aesthetic of the previously shared title track. Vocalist Florence Welch said:
"I don’t really know how to explain myself with this one, it was sort of a long poem about the cost of greatness. Who gets to decide what that is? Why do I even want it? Why am I never satisfied?
"I feel like I die a little bit every time I make a record, and kind of literally nearly died on the last tour. Yet I always dig myself up to try again, always trying to please that one person who doesn’t like it, or finally feel like I made something perfect and I can rest.
"Early in my career, I was consistently ridiculed and derided for the bigness of my expression. I was thrust into the spotlight but also told again and again I didn’t deserve it, or that because it wasn’t to their taste it wasn’t good. So maybe this is a 15-year outpouring of frustration. But also, a lot of the lines I just left in because I thought they were funny.
"Me and Bowen from IDLES wrote it in one take. He played the guitar and I just sang it straight from the page. We meant to re-record it but the first take just had this amazing energy.
"Then Aaron Dessner helped us take it to a truly transcendent place. I wanted it to feel like you were disintegrating into nothing at the end. Which is sometimes what the creative process feels to me. Death and resurrection over and over."
The follow-up to 2022's 'Dance Fever' is set to arrive on Halloween (October 31) and delves into themes of womanhood, relationships, ageing and death, all influenced by Welch's interest in spiritual mysticism, witchcraft and folk-horror.
The full tracklist is still under wraps, but pre-order pages confirm the album will feature 12 songs.
Florence + The Machine will support the record with their previously scheduled Everybody Scream Tour across the UK and Europe in February and March, featuring support from Paris Paloma. Tickets are on sale now.
Florence and the Machine Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri February 06 2026 - BELFAST SSE Arena Belfast
Sun February 08 2026 - BIRMINGHAM BP Pulse Live
Mon February 09 2026 - GLASGOW OVO Hydro
Wed February 11 2026 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Utilita Arena
Fri February 13 2026 - LIVERPOOL M&S Bank Arena
Sat February 14 2026 - SHEFFIELD Utilita Arena
Mon February 16 2026 - LONDON O2 Arena
Tue February 17 2026 - LONDON O2 Arena
Fri February 20 2026 - MANCHESTER Co-op Live
Sun February 22 2026 - PARIS Accor Arena (France)
Mon February 23 2026 - ANTWERP Sportpaleis (Belgium)
Wed February 25 2026 - AMSTERDAM Ziggo Dome (Netherlands)
Thu February 26 2026 - COLOGNE Lanxess Arena (Germany)
Mon March 02 2026 - VIENNA Stadthalle (Austria)
Wed March 04 2026 - MUNICH Olympiahalle (Germany)
Thu March 05 2026 - PRAGUE O2 Arena (Czech Republic)
Sat March 07 2026 - KRAKOW Tauron Arena (Poland)
Mon March 09 2026 - BERLIN Uber Arena (Germany)
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