{"id":488000,"date":"2019-07-15T01:57:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T07:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=858799"},"modified":"2019-07-15T01:57:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T07:57:20","slug":"watch-florence-and-the-machine-praise-the-matriarchy-in-hyde-park-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/watch-florence-and-the-machine-praise-the-matriarchy-in-hyde-park-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Florence and the Machine Praise the \u2018Matriarchy\u2019 in Hyde Park Show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Florence and the Machine<\/a> headlined London\u2019s British Summer Time concert series in Hyde Park and took the opportunity to praise the number of women on the bill. Before performing \u201cPatricia,\u201d the singer\u2019s ode to Patti Smith from High As Hope<\/em>, Florence Welch declared, \u201cWelcome to the matriarchy, it\u2019s fun!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy today to be playing a festival that is 70 percent women,\u201d the singer said. \u201cWhich is unfortunately still so rare in the festival circuit, but look.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cI just wanted to say thank you, not only for all of you who came here to support this whole event, but to the incredible women I work with behind the scenes every day, who help me put this whole show together. This festival and this line-up was brought together by women, and really, what you\u2019re experiencing is a matriarchal experience. See, it\u2019s not too bad guys! Maybe we should try it in other places.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show, co-headlined by The National, also included Lykke Li, Nadine Shah, Let\u2019s Eat Grandma, Goat Girl and Self Esteem on the three stages. Welch performed a slew of hits during her performance, including \u201cKiss With a Fist,\u201d \u201cDog Days Are Over\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019ve Got The Love.\u201d<\/p>\n