Electric Castle is an annual music festival held on the Transylvanian domain of the Bánffy Castle , near Cluj-Napoca in Romania , and combines music, technology and alternative arts. It features many genres of music including rock, indie, hip hop, electronic, techno, and drum and bass as well as art installations.
102-1006: In the seventh edition, the festival has received the award for the Best Medium Sized Festival at the European Festival Awards, where Electric Castle has been nominated since its existence. On its past editions, the festival had confirmed names such as Florence + the Machine , Thirty Seconds to Mars , The Prodigy , Macklemore , Iggy Pop , Nils Frahm , Skrillex , Bring me the Horizon , Deadmau5 , alt-J , Franz Ferdinand , Fatboy Slim , Sigur Ros , Bastille , Rudimental , Thievery Corporation , Twenty One Pilots , Gorillaz , Massive Attack , Chase & Status and many other artists that performed on one of its twelve stages. The first edition of Electric Castle Festival took place from June 21 to 23. More than 32.000 people passed through
204-828: A "more dark, more heavy, bigger drum sounds, bigger bass, but with more of a whole sound". For the rest of the year work on the album continued only intermittently as the band concentrated on an extensive tour of the US, where Lungs had become popular. The majority of the writing for the album was done between January and April 2011, with recording taking place in April at Abbey Road Studios . Refinement took place at Epworth's own London studios while Welch recorded vocal tracks in various US studios, during days off from touring. The final recording session took place in July at Epworth's studio. Epworth co-wrote seven tracks. Several other British writers share credits on
306-453: A 15th anniversary edition of Young for Eternity and All or Nothing with previously unheard and unreleased material on CD, digital download and limited vinyl editions. The release was followed by a special tour in 2020, playing the albums in full. On 19 October 2020, it was announced on The Subways' official Twitter account that founder and drummer, Josh Morgan, had left the band for family reasons. In 2021, drummer Camille Phillips joined
408-570: A Fist ", which at this point was titled "Happy Slap". Florence and the Machine released their first album Lungs in the Netherlands and Ireland on 3 July 2009. The album was produced by James Ford , Paul Epworth , Steve Mackey , Isabella Summers and Charlie Hugall. The album was officially launched with a set at the Rivoli Ballroom in Brockley , south-east London. It peaked at number one in
510-472: A fantastical musical diversity in the festival circuit with over 350 artists performing and around 232.000 attendees. Headlined by the likes of George Ezra , marking his Romanian debut, and punk legend Iggy Pop , the festival saw exhilarating performances that catered to varied musical tastes. Noteworthy comebacks included the ethereal Icelandic band, Sigur Ros , rock ensemble, Nothing But Thieves , and drum and bass titans, Pendulum , who graced Bonțida with
612-677: A live act after a decade-long hiatus. Major acts that completed the EC9 lineup were: Macklemore , Jamie xx , Tash Sultana , Morcheeba , Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes , Orbital (band) and Noga Erez . The festival also hosted a special night in honor of Hospital Records' 25th anniversary, with performances from Netsky , Metrik , Flava D and London Elektricity traversing the drum and bass spectrum. The tenth edition of Electric Castle took place between July 17-21, 2024, attracting an attendance of 274,000 people. Once again, Bontida turned into
714-420: A music lover's playground, with 12 stages and over 250 artists, a lineup that had something for everyone. Headlined by Massive Attack and Bring Me The Horizon , the festival was packed with memorable performances that catered to all musical taste buds. Noteworthy appearances included the afrobeat sensation Rema , and high-energy live shows by Sean Paul and Chase and Status (LIVE) . The festival also featured
816-405: A music video having already been shot. The song was featured in several American television shows, including Grey's Anatomy , The Vampire Diaries , V , Nikita and So You Think You Can Dance . The band also made a guest appearance on 7 February 2011 episode of Gossip Girl , titled "Panic Roommate", where they performed an acoustic rendition of "Cosmic Love". On 12 May 2010, it
918-430: A new festival setup, spread on 18.000 square meters surface, the festival brought over 120.000 people in 4 Days. Lineup: Skrillex , Bring Me the Horizon , Sigur Rós , Bastille , Paul Kalkbrenner , Gorgon City , Enter Shikari , Rusko , Flux Pavilion , Dilated Peoples , Camo & Krooked , Pan-Pot and many others. The fifth edition of Electric Castle took place between the 12th and 16 July 2017. Held under
1020-583: A period of several months. In August 2007 the band came back to the UK and played a series of small warm-up shows showcasing their new material, before playing at the Reading and Leeds Festivals. On 3 September 2007, the band returned to Los Angeles to complete work on their second album. On 17 October 2007 the band finished recording All or Nothing . On 18 February 2008, the band recorded their live video at The Stoke Sugarmill for their first single, " Girls & Boys ", which
1122-519: A post to her Instagram account also revealing the album cover and pre-order date. She described the album as "a fairytale in 14 songs" in the same post. The announcement was followed up with the release of the third single "My Love" on 10 March. On 20 April, the fourth single " Free " was released. The album was released on 13 May. It debuted at number one in the UK and number two in Australia. In 2022, keyboardist Hazel Mills and drummer Loren Humphrey left
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#17330847705831224-629: A private performance for a terminally ill 15-year-old fan, Karinya Chen, in Austin, Texas on 23 May 2016. On 29 September 2019, the band finished their High as Hope tour at the Acropolis. Florence Welch has been compared to other female singers such as Kate Bush , Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees , PJ Harvey , Tori Amos and Björk . During an interview, Welch cited Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane as her influence and "hero". Florence and
1326-525: A speedy recovery, before performing a cover of the Foo Fighters' " Times Like These ". On 7 December 2015, the band received five nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards to be held in 2016. These nominations included "Ship to Wreck" for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance , How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Recording Package , and "What Kind of Man" for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song . In 2016 Florence and
1428-477: A total of twelve clubs throughout the United Kingdom between Saturday 22 September and Saturday 27 October. On 17 February 2013, the band announced that they had started rehearsing for their fourth album. During spring 2014, the song "My Heart Is Pumping to a Brand-New Beat" was released, and tour-dates for later that year were announced. On 9 February 2015, the band's self-titled fourth album, The Subways ,
1530-597: Is an architectonic Baroque monument situated in Bonţida a village in the vicinity of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. It was built during the 15th century and was owned by the Bánffy family (of which Miklós Bánffy was a member). The owner is Katalin Banffy. The castle was desecrated during World War II by German troops and neglected by the communist regime in Romania; it is currently being restored by
1632-448: Is just under three minutes as compared to the five minute album version of the track. On 12 February, the album's lead single " What Kind of Man " was revealed on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show, followed by the release of music video later that day on band's Vevo channel via YouTube. The band released a music video of another track called "St. Jude" on 23 March, choreographed by Ryan Heffington and directed by Vincent Haycock, continuing
1734-440: The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Concert . The name of Florence and the Machine is attributed to Florence Welch 's teenage collaboration with Isabella "Machine" Summers . Welch and Summers performed together for a time under the name Florence Robot/Isa Machine. According to Welch, "The name Florence and the Machine started off as a private joke that got out of hand. I made music with my friend, who we called Isabella Machine to which I
1836-408: The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on 13 February 2011 with a tribute to an ailing Aretha Franklin . On 27 February 2011, Welch replaced pregnant Dido and sang her portion of Best Original Song nominee " If I Rise " (from 127 Hours ) with A. R. Rahman at the 83rd Academy Awards . Two years of worldwide touring had been scheduled to promote Ceremonials . Welch and guitarist Rob Ackroyd held
1938-702: The Bowery Ballroom , and performed "Kiss with a Fist" on the Late Show with David Letterman . On 5 November, the band performed "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . After the success of Lungs (2009) topping the UK Albums Chart in January 2010, seven months after the album was released, Florence and the Machine announced an eleven-date UK and Ireland tour called The Cosmic Love Tour in May 2010. Florence and
2040-682: The Foo Fighters in Trafford at the Lancashire County Cricket Ground on 18 June (along with Eagles of Death Metal , Angels & Airwaves and The Strokes ). In the summer of 2006 the band travelled to North America where they made numerous appearances. These included opening for the co-headlining tour of Taking Back Sunday & Angels & Airwaves and performing on the talk shows, Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien . On 4 August they performed at
2142-685: The Lollapalooza music festival , and the next day they performed at Street Scene in San Diego. On 7 August they appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson . On 25 August they returned to Reading and Leeds Festivals , this time on the main stage. On 15 May 2007, the band announced they would begin recording their second album on 4 June, and the band began recording then in Los Angeles with producer Butch Vig at Conway Studios. The band had written around twenty-five tracks which were recorded over
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#17330847705832244-591: The seventh episode of the third season of The O.C. , " The Anger Management ", performing two songs at the music venue 'the Bait Shop', " Rock & Roll Queen " and "Oh Yeah". The episode came to a close with "I Want to Hear What You Have Got to Say" playing. The band postponed touring in April 2006 because Lunn had nodules on his vocal cords . They played a "secret" gig in The Green Room in their home town of Welwyn Garden City on 16 June, and also as support for
2346-484: The "Meet me at the Castle" motto, EC6 continued the festival's expansion with a 30% increase on the festival grounds and covered structures for more than 25.000 people. Lineup: Damian Marley , Jessie J , Mura Masa , Richie Hawtin , Groove Armada , San Holo , Wolf Alice , Subcarpați , Little Big , Kensington (band) , Alison Wonderland , Little Boots and many others. 2018 saw the first Elrow party in Romania and
2448-420: The 2011 video game Dragon Age II as "I'm Not Calling You a Liar (Dragon Age II: Varric's Theme)", produced by the game's composer Inon Zur . The first demo session occurred in January 2010 with Welch and Paul Epworth at a small London studio. Numerous producers expressed an interest in working on the album but Welch rejected the offers because she wanted Ceremonials to be a better version of Lungs with
2550-460: The 21st century. Florence and the Machine's sound has been described as a combination of various genres, including rock and soul . Lungs (2009) won the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2010. Florence and the Machine have been nominated for six Grammy Awards including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album . Additionally, the band performed at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and
2652-412: The 24th due to Prince 's death. The band contributed a song to the 2016 Tim Burton film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children titled " Wish That You Were Here ", released as a single on 25 August 2016. Welch confirmed on 27 May 2017 that a new studio album was in the works. On 28 February 2018, the band's drummer, Christopher Hayden, announced that he had left the band. The first single from
2754-457: The Love ", which was released on 17 April 2013 on SoundCloud . On 4 June 2014, Welch told NME that the band's third studio album was in the works. In January 2015, a fansite posted a photo showing Florence and the Machine's upcoming album being mixed in a recording studio. On 9 February, the band played all the songs from the new album in full, amongst them "Ship to Wreck", "Caught", "Delilah" and
2856-530: The Machine ) are an English indie rock band formed in London in 2007 by lead vocalist Florence Welch , keyboardist Isabella Summers , guitarist Rob Ackroyd, drummer Christopher Lloyd Hayden & harpist Tom Monger. The band has comprised a number of other musicians. The band's music has received acclaim across the media, especially from the BBC , which played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting Florence and
2958-525: The Machine appeared on one of Spin ' s three holiday issue covers as Artist of the Year. Florence and the Machine won the Mastercard British Album award for Lungs at the 2010 Brit Awards , having also been nominated for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. On 19 February 2010, Florence and the Machine won Best International Band at the 2010 Meteor Awards . The group led
3060-518: The Machine as part of BBC Music Introducing . At the 2009 Brit Awards they received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. The band's music is renowned for its dramatic, eccentric production and Welch's powerful vocals. The band's debut studio album, Lungs , was released on 3 July 2009, and held the number-two position for its first five weeks on the UK Albums Chart . On 17 January 2010,
3162-438: The Machine made a surprise performance and performed " Florida!!! ft. Florence + The Machine " With Taylor. The song is from Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department . In an interview with New York Post ' s PopWrap, Welch revealed that in the weeks and months prior to her performance of 12 September at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards , she was so nervous she lost sleep and cried. In addition, she struggled during
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3264-628: The Machine opened for U2 on the North American leg of their U2 360° Tour in June and July 2011. On 11 September 2024, Florence and the Machine performed as part of the 2024 BBC Proms , at the Royal Albert Hall, with Jules Buckley and his orchestra for "Symphony of Lungs", with organ by Anna Lapwood . For Taylor Swifts 's Eras Tour in Miami, Florida, during her final leg of the tour. Florence and
3366-457: The Machine performed "Dog Days Are Over" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 15 October 2010. On 20 November 2010, the band performed "Dog Days Are Over" and "You've Got the Love" on Saturday Night Live . They performed an online-only concert at New York City's Ed Sullivan Theater on 16 December 2010 as part of the Live on Letterman concert series. Welch and a number of other female singers opened
3468-623: The Machine performed at Oxegen 2010 , T in the Park 2010 , the Isle of Wight Festival 2010 , Roskilde Festival 2010 , V Festival 2010 , and the San Miguel Primavera Sound 2010 . In March 2010, it was that confirmed that the band's first headlining festival would be Latitude 2010 , having been booked the previous September before achieving mainstream success. The Cosmic Love Tour kicked off at Dublin 's Olympia Theatre on 2 May 2010 where
3570-511: The Machine recorded a classical cover of Ben E. King 's 1961 song " Stand by Me ", which was featured as the main theme to the video game Final Fantasy XV . It was premiered during the "Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV" event on 30 March 2016, and the full version was released on 12 August 2016. Alongside their "Stand by Me" cover, they also composed two original songs for Final Fantasy XV , entitled "I Will Be" and "Too Much Is Never Enough", which were also released on 12 August 2016. In April 2016,
3672-598: The Machine started off by playing a handful of gigs in and around London. In November 2008 Florence played a legendarily intimate show for Get It Loud In Libraries at Lancaster Library. In May 2008, they supported MGMT on tour in Europe. The BBC played a large part in Florence and the Machine's rise to prominence by promoting her as part of BBC Introducing . This led to them playing music festivals in 2008, including Glastonbury , Reading and Leeds and Bestival . Florence and
3774-717: The Machine were also part of the Shockwaves NME Awards Tour 2009 in January and February. The group has supported the UK Teenage Cancer Trust , performing at a concert for the charity at London's Royal Albert Hall in March 2009. Florence and the Machine supported Blur for their 26 June comeback performance at the Manchester Arena . They played at the Lovebox Festival on 18 and 19 July. In July 2009,
3876-547: The Machine won the Critic's Choice Award at the 2009 Brit Awards after coming third in the BBC's Sound of 2009 poll. As well as attention from the BBC, the band received significant support from NME magazine, who included them on their annual Shockwaves NME Awards Tour for 2009, along with Glasvegas , Friendly Fires and White Lies . The Sunday Times described Welch as "the most peculiar and most highly acclaimed female singer of
3978-743: The Machine's style has been described as "dark, robust and romantic". Their music is a mix of "classic soul and midnight-on-the-moors English art rock". Welch stated that her lyrics related to Renaissance artists: "We're dealing with all of the same things they did—love and death, time and pain, heaven and hell." Commenting on her success, she said: "I'm lucky that there seems to be a massive revival in female performers. My icons were always women like Kate Bush, Stevie Nicks and Siouxsie Sioux. Who wouldn't be proud to carry on that tradition?". The group's musical style has been described as indie rock , indie pop , baroque pop , chamber pop , art rock , art pop , neo soul , and folk . Florence and
4080-692: The Transylvania Trust as a cultural center. Through the presence of the Transylvania Trust and the Institute of Historic Building Conservation, who are the organizers of the International Built Heritage Conservation Training Centre set up within the Castle, the high quality restoration and long term protection can be ensured. Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence +
4182-591: The UK and number two in Ireland. As of 6 August 2009, the album had sold over 100,000 copies in the UK and by 10 August it had been at number two for five consecutive weeks. Following its 25 July 2009 release for download in the United States, the album entered the charts at number seventeen on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, ultimately peaking at number one. The album was released physically in
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4284-451: The US on 20 October by Universal Republic . " Kiss with a Fist " was released as the album's lead single on 9 June 2008. The track was featured on the soundtrack to the films Wild Child (2008), Jennifer's Body (2009), and St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009), as well as in the television series 90210 , Community and Saving Grace . Follow-up single " Dog Days Are Over ", released on 1 December 2008,
4386-474: The US. The band's third studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful , was released on 2 June 2015. It topped the UK charts, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 , their first to do so. The album reached number one in a total of eight countries and the top ten of twenty. Also in 2015, the band was the headlining act at Glastonbury Festival , making Welch the first British female headliner of
4488-574: The Welwyn Garden City area. It was here that Billy and Charlotte both stumbled upon the opportunity that would eventually prove significant for the band. "I was producing a local Welwyn Garden City band in my front lounge one day and I noticed that it was quite good so I asked if they were going to send it to any London venues, because I knew a few that would like it. They said that they were going to send it off to Michael Eavis who runs Glastonbury Festival , and I asked why..." Michael Eavis that year
4590-559: The Year, with the awards ceremony taking place on 21 February 2012 at the O2 Arena , London. On 26 April 2012, the band released " Breath of Life ", a song which was recorded as the official theme song for the film Snow White and the Huntsman . On 5 July 2012, a remix of " Spectrum (Say My Name) " by Scottish musician Calvin Harris was released as the fourth single from Ceremonials , becoming
4692-455: The album reached the top position, after being on the chart for twenty-eight consecutive weeks. As of October 2010, the album had been in the top forty in the United Kingdom for sixty-five consecutive weeks, making it one of the best-selling albums of 2009 and 2010. The group's second studio album, Ceremonials , released in October 2011, entered the charts at number one in the UK and number six in
4794-503: The album's first single, " What Kind of Man " in a private London show. The next day, on 10 February, the band released a short music video for the title track of their studio album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful , which also acted as the official album teaser, directed by Tabitha Denholm and Vincent Haycock and shot in Mexico. The single and album were available to pre-order subsequently on all popular online music stores. The music video
4896-525: The album, " Sky Full of Song ", was released on 12 April 2018, followed by " Hunger " in May. Titled High as Hope , the band's fourth studio album was released on 29 June 2018. A third single, "Patricia", was released on 10 August 2018. On 24 January 2019, Florence and the Machine released a new single, " Moderation ", which had been previously performed live during the Australian leg of the High as Hope Tour . It
4998-657: The album, including Summers, Kid Harpoon , James Ford and composer Eg White . In June 2011, a cover of the Buddy Holly song " Not Fade Away ", which Florence and the Machine recorded for the tribute album Rave On Buddy Holly tied to Holly's seventy-fifth birthday year, was released and they performed Ceremonials ' setup track " What the Water Gave Me " at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California . In August 2011,
5100-855: The artists performed was 5. Lineup: Die Antwoord , Thievery Corporation , Bonobo , Dub FX , DJ Fresh , Gramatik , Chris Liebing , Kraak and Smaak , Wilkinson , Foreign Beggars , Delta Heavy , Oliver Koletzki , Dub Pistols , Akua Naru , DJ EZ , Suie Paparude , Fred V & Grafix and many others. The third edition of Electric Castle took place from June 25 to 28. It had an audience of 97.000 people, 6 musical stages and over 150 performing artists. The festival spread on 10.000 square meters surface. Lineup: The Prodigy , Rudimental , Fatboy Slim , The Parov Stelar Band , The Cat Empire , The Glitch Mob , Maya Jane Coles , Sub Focus , Sigma . Netsky Live , The Subways , Nouvelle Vague , Roni Size Reprazent and many others. The fourth edition of Electric Castle took place from July 14 to 17. With
5202-527: The band consists of Billy Lunn (guitar, lead vocals), Charlotte Cooper (bass, lead vocals), and Camille Phillips (drums). Founding member and original drummer Josh Morgan left the band for personal reasons in October 2020. The Subways' debut album, Young for Eternity , was released on 4 July 2005 in the UK and 14 February 2006 in the U.S. Their second album, All or Nothing , was released on 30 June 2008 and their third album Money and Celebrity debuted on 19 September 2011. The band's self-titled fourth album
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#17330847705835304-577: The band on tour some weeks later. On 25 September 2015, The Subways released the Good Times EP, featuring "Good Times" as the lead single, as well as four other live tracks recorded at the Open Air Gampel music festival in Switzerland. On 15 April 2016, the band released Acoustic Adventures at Yfe Studios , an EP of acoustic songs, including two cover versions. On 2 December 2019, the band released
5406-457: The band record them. However, at such a young age the group had no money with which to go into a studio to record consistently, so they came upon the idea of buying their own cheap recording system at home. Eventually, the band had their own website, thesubways.net, which Lunn himself constructed and maintained, where they put all their new songs. Through the use of their own home recording system they now had roughly eight demos worth of songs both on
5508-449: The band released The Odyssey , a short film by Vincent Haycock and Welch which consisted of all music videos shot within the How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015) era, together with some interconnecting sung and spoken scenes. The premiere took place at London's Rio Cinema on 20 April 2016, and was followed by an unrecorded Q&A. The online world premiere on 21 April 2016 was delayed to
5610-550: The band's first UK number-one hit. Welch expressed excitement about putting new material together for a third studio album after the band finishes touring at the end of September 2012. Welch collaborated for a second time with Harris on the song " Sweet Nothing ", released on 12 October 2012 as a single from Harris's third studio album 18 Months (2012). The song entered at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their second collaborative number-one single. In mid-2012, it
5712-547: The band. On 16 March 2022, Sam Doyle (drummer from the Maccabees ) was confirmed as joining the band on tour for this era. However, Humphrey rejoined the band in summer of 2022. Isabella Summers , a founding member of the band and a long-time songwriting contributor for the band's previous records, did not participate in writing or producing Dance Fever . She also did not join the band for the Dance Fever Tour . Florence and
5814-422: The concert being replaced by Dub FX . Die Antwoord were announced as the headliner in March 2014, Gramatik and Sasha being the last names announced to perform this year. Die Antwoord have included Romania in their world tour for the first time as well. Their concert represented the release of their new album called Donker Mag . The number of the artists invited was 130, the number of stages on which
5916-454: The eclectic sounds of Ricardo Villalobos , the soulful performances of Paolo Nutini , and the unique vibes of Khruangbin , ensuring unforgettable experiences. EC10 was a celebration of “The World We Long For, a place where the music never stops, the vibes are always good, and yesterday's stranger is today's dance partner. A world whose people get to carry its spirit with them in their everyday lives. Bánffy Castle (or Bonţida Bánffy Castle)
6018-612: The end of October 2011, the band announced that they were playing at the KERRANG! Xmas Party in Birmingham Ballroom on 16 December 2011. The single "It's a Party" was released on 2 January 2012. A new European tour followed in the spring of 2012. On 21 April, the single "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" was released. On 13 August 2012, the band announced that they would be headlining the Propaganda Indie Club tour which would see them tour
6120-681: The episode "Golden Lady" of the TV series FM . The Subways played Australia's Soundwave festival tour in February and March, followed by Poland in April 2009. The song "Kalifornia" is featured on the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles . On 26 June 2009, The Subways supported AC/DC at Wembley Stadium and Hampden Park on 30 June. In 2009, the band played at the biggest open-air festival in Europe (400,000 – 500,000 rock fans every year) – Przystanek Woodstock in Poland. On 17 July they headlined and closed
6222-493: The festival's gates and on the 4 stages over 90 artists performed. Lineup: Morcheeba , Pendulum DJ Set , Feed Me , James Zabiela , Fritz Kalkbrenner , Dub Pistols , Stanton Warriors , A Skillz , Krafty Kuts , Wankelmut , Telepopmusik and many others. The second edition of the Electric Castle Festival took place from June 19 to 22. It had an audience of 79,000 (11,000 only in the camping area), becoming
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#17330847705836324-634: The fifth 2000 Trees Festival in the UK. On 31 July, The Subways headlined at the Y - Not Festival, near Matlock, Derbyshire. On 8 August 2010, they appeared at the Hevy Music Festival near Folkestone . In the same month, the Subways played in Lithuania's rock/metal music festival, Rocknights, in Zarasai . In late 2010, the band announced they were recording their ne with producer Stephen Street . In June 2011,
6426-452: The first single from their new album, "It's a Party", was released as a free download through the band's website. A second single, "We Don't Need Money to Have a Good Time", followed on 11 September 2011. The Subways third studio album, Money and Celebrity , was released on 18 September. The band later embarked on a European tour in support of the album, including shows at the Manchester Academy 2 , London KOKO and Madrid Sala Caracol. At
6528-399: The first stage takeover for a festival in Romania with the Hospitality - Hospital Records - drum and bass night at a secondary stage. [REDACTED] The seventh edition of Electric Castle (EC7) took place between July 17–21. Held under the "All Things Hidden/All Things Beautiful" motto, EC7 highlighted the contrasts a festival goer sees during the daytime vs during nighttime. This year
6630-431: The group performed a new song called "Strangeness and Charm" and ended at London's Hammersmith Apollo on 15 May 2010. On 25 June, the group played the Glastonbury Festival 2010 , where they performed "Strangeness and Charm" and a cover of Fleetwood Mac 's " The Chain " during their ten-song set. Their performance drew one of the biggest crowds of the day and one of the biggest in the Other Stage's history. Florence and
6732-411: The group supported Duran Duran . During summer 2009, Florence and the Machine performed at a number of major festivals in the UK and Ireland, including the Glastonbury Festival 2009 , Reading and Leeds 2009, Electric Picnic 2009 and T in the Park 2009 . Florence and the Machine played at Australia's Splendour in the Grass music festival in July 2010. The group drew one of the biggest crowds of
6834-651: The hearing impaired Electric Castle 2019 was the first Romanian festival to implement a sign language translator for the hearing impaired with the help of Amber Galloway Gallego and her team. The sign language interpreters were positioned on a raised platform on the right of the Main Stage and translated all major acts. The eighth edition of Electric Castle (EC8) should have taken place between July 14–18, 2021. Expected 2021 Lineup: Twenty One Pilots , The Chemical Brothers , Placebo , Foals , Aurora , The Neighbourhood , Machine Gun Kelly , Sheck Wes , Fisher , Zhu , Bicep , Rezz , Amon Tobin and many others. As
6936-402: The internet and being sent out to local and London promoters at various venues. The Subways then began touring in the local and London area playing regularly at the Buffalo Bar in Highbury and Islington. Having the home recording system also proved useful for production: the band felt that it would not only benefit themselves, but other local bands who could not afford the studio prices, even in
7038-416: The moment" and "the latest in a line of great English pop eccentrics ". AllMusic referred to Lungs as "one of the most musically mature and emotionally mesmerising albums of 2009". Spin magazine rated Lungs (2009) eight out of ten and wrote, "You've gotta hand it to the girl: She always makes you feel something ." The magazine named it the eighth best album of 2009. In December 2010, Florence and
7140-419: The motto "The most spectacular EC yet", it was the biggest edition of Electric Castle until that time with over 171.000 visiting the festival during the 5 days. Lineup: Deadmau5 , Franz Ferdinand , Zedd , Alt-J , Paul van Dyk , Moderat , Nero , Duke Dumont , Noisia , Trentemøller , House of Pain and many others. The sixth edition of Electric Castle (EC6) took place between July 18–22. Held under
7242-430: The name of Mustardseed. They later changed their name to Platypus, and began to tour small local venues, such as The Square in Harlow , Essex . An early CD of the band playing live was recorded at The Square which they sold at gigs. The band released several demos and EPs in their early days when playing the London circuit in the UK. With every batch of new songs that The Subways would compose, Lunn would insist that
7344-412: The narrative from the previous video of "What Kind of Man". On 8 April the album's second single titled " Ship to Wreck " premiered on Huw Stephens ' show on BBC Radio 1 . The accompanying music video was released a week later on 13 April, continuing the storyline of past two videos. On 19 May, DJ Annie Mac revealed another new song from the record on her BBC radio show in name "Delilah". The album
7446-421: The next album. They've said I can have as long as I want." In December 2012, Florence and the Machine were nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album for Ceremonials and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Shake It Out" at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards . On 4 April 2013, it was announced that Florence and the Machine had written a song for Baz Luhrmann 's film rendition of The Great Gatsby (2013), titled " Over
7548-560: The nominations for the 2010 MOJO Awards , with four nods. They received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards . In April 2011, Florence and the Machine were ranked 50 in the 2011 Time 100 poll, which annually lists the 100 most influential people in the world. American recording artist Beyoncé cited Florence and the Machine as an influence for her 2011 album 4 . Current Former The Subways The Subways are an English rock band from Welwyn Garden City , Hertfordshire . Formed in 2002,
7650-727: The pandemic led to constantly changing sanitary regulations, the organizers chose to postpone EC 8 for 2022 and came up with a new concept, adapted for those uncertain times. EC_Special brought back, between August 6-15 2021, the festival vibes everyone has been missing so much. The 10-day festival was an eclectic journey across 30 venues in Cluj-Napoca and the legendary Bonțida. Lineup: More than 300 music and new media acts. The most awaited artists were Asaf Avidan , Aurora , Sigma , Slowthai , HVOB and Ben Böhmer . The next edition of Electric Castle (EC8) took place between 13-17 July, 2022 and brought more than 272,000 participants during
7752-472: The past, Welch has praised her band for understanding her creative process, claiming, "I've worked with most of them for a long time and they know my style, know the way I write, they know what I want." In 2007, Welch recorded with a band named Ashok, who released an album titled Plans on the Filthy Lucre/About Records label. This album included the earliest version of her later hit " Kiss with
7854-424: The phone call saying that we'd won and were to play Glastonbury", said Cooper on radio. The Subways remain friends with Eavis today, and have suggested that other upcoming bands should send demos to Eavis. After Glastonbury, The Subways went on to play The Carling Weekend 2004 in both Reading and Leeds , and then proceeded to play their very first (self funded) tour of the UK consisting of 35 dates. John Peel
7956-452: The pre-show rehearsal with a move that required her to stand up on a rotating platform. It was described as "both ethereal and downright joyous". After the performance, Lungs (2009) rose to number two on the iTunes albums chart and "Dog Days Are Over" rose to number nine on the iTunes singles chart. In addition, Florence and the Machine became the number-one search on Google and received 1,700 tweets per minute on Twitter . Florence and
8058-453: The safety concerns were allayed. In October 2009, the band's equipment and instruments were caught in a trailer fire during their European tour, forcing the band to use rented instruments to complete their remaining shows. Welch stated, "You could hear the harp 's strings ping in the fire. Strange sound. We recorded it and I want to use it in a song." On 27 October 2009, Florence and the Machine played their first official New York City gig at
8160-494: The second biggest Romanian music event ever. The 2014 edition went under the slogan of "bigger, stronger, better", with 4 festival days, 5 stages and over 130 artists. One of the first headliners of the festival, Rusko , was announced in December 2013. Rusko was about to perform for the first time in Romania. The list continued with artists like Thievery Corporation , DJ Fresh and Bonobo . Due to medical reasons Rusko had to cancel
8262-485: The single "What the Water Gave Me" was released on iTunes along with an accompanying video on the band's website and YouTube channel. The video drew 1.5 million YouTube views in two days and the track received play on US alternative radio with strong support from Los Angeles radio station KROQ . The single " Shake It Out " was released over the internet in September 2011, with standard release 11 October. In Australia,
8364-488: The song was playlisted at Triple J and Nova radio networks and received strong airplay in Scandinavia, Italy and Canada. The band's second studio album, Ceremonials , was released on 28 October 2011. It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and number six on the US Billboard 200 . On 12 January 2012, Florence and the Machine were nominated for two Brit Awards , Best British Female Artist and British Album of
8466-533: The song, which was originally recorded for High as Hope (2018), would go to the Intensive Care Society . In early 2022, Florence and the Machine were confirmed to be headlining a series of summer music festivals, including the Madrid's Mad Cool . Towards the end of February 2022, fans of the band started to receive letters with a print titled, "King - Chapter 1", as well as a billboard in London displaying
8568-400: The three-day festival. They performed in the natural open-air amphitheatre, which had to be closed off by security due to safety concerns as an unprecedented number of festival-goers rushed to see the performance. It is estimated that 28,000 people of the 33,000 people who attended the festival crammed in to see Florence and the Machine. The amphitheatre was reopened shortly after the start, once
8670-422: The visual of the work. Speculation indicating that a new single was about to be released were confirmed on 22 February by Welch herself through her Instagram account. The single, titled " King " was digitally released the next day along with its accompanying music video. Soon after, the single "Heaven Is Here" was released on 7 March. On 9 March 2022, Welch announced Dance Fever , the band's fifth studio album in
8772-642: The whole festival period. Over 5 days, participants who chose to camp right next to the festival, became the residents of an awesome mini-society called EC Village. The sold out campsite welcomed 15,000 people and the dedicated stage from this area was one of the 10 music stages at the festival. Hundreds of artists performed on the other stages, among which the most anticipated were: Twenty One Pilots , Gorillaz , Disclosure , Moderat , Caribou , Editors , Mogwai , Yves Tumor , WhoMadeWho , Apashe , Lola Marsh or Balming Tiger . The ninth edition of Electric Castle (EC9) unfolded between July 19-23, 2023, showcasing
8874-531: The year and played at the Glastonbury Festival , T in the Park , Download Festival , Oxegen Festival , and Reading and Leeds Festival . On 26 May 2008, the track "This is the Club" was released on the internet as part of a competition for fans to produce its video using 4 video clips. On 30 June 2008, All or Nothing was released, achieved with the help of producer Butch Vig . The band's song "Girls and Boys"
8976-442: Was Florence Robot. When I was about an hour away from my first gig, I still didn't have a name, so I thought 'Okay, I'll be Florence Robot Is A Machine', before realising that name was so long it'd drive me mad." In addition to Summers (keyboards), the current band members include musicians Robert Ackroyd (guitar), Chris Hayden (drums, percussion and backing vocals), Mark Saunders (bass guitar and percussion) and Tom Monger (harp). In
9078-628: Was accompanied by a B-side, "Haunted House". On 21 April 2019, Florence and the Machine had a song featured in the Game of Thrones episode " A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms " which was composed by Ramin Djawadi . The song is entitled " Jenny of Oldstones ". On 17 April 2020, Florence and the Machine released the song "Light of Love" in response to the COVID-19 pandemic . The band announced that all proceeds from
9180-456: Was also the first time New Media Castle, a showcase of art installations by visual artists, took place inside the castle and the adjacent buildings. Lineup: Florence + The Machine , Thirty Seconds to Mars , Limp Bizkit , Bring Me the Horizon , CHVRCHES , Sofi Tukker , Metric , The Vaccines , Zeds Dead , Zomboy , Jauz , Sigma , Infected Mushroom , The Black Madonna , TOKiMONSTA , Polo&Pan and many others. Accessibility for
9282-461: Was announced that Florence and the Machine would provide a track called " Heavy in Your Arms " for the soundtrack to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse , the third film of The Twilight Saga . Eclipse was released in cinemas on 30 June 2010, with "Heavy in Your Arms" playing during the end credits. The music video followed on 7 July 2010. An exclusive remix of "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" is featured in
9384-421: Was announced that Universal Republic Records was going defunct, moving all artists including Florence and the Machine to Republic Records making the label itself revived. In late August 2012, Welch told Style magazine that she plans to take a twelve-month hiatus before starting work on the band's next studio album, stating, "There's a big 'take a year off' plan. The record company have put no pressure on me for
9486-500: Was announced that the band would headline the Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset due to the withdrawal of previous headliners Foo Fighters , after lead vocalist Dave Grohl fractured his leg on stage in Sweden. Florence and the Machine's Glastonbury set was critically acclaimed by numerous outlets. Welch thanked Grohl for his support following their choice as a replacement and wished him
9588-451: Was covered by Jenna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley . " Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) " was released on 22 June 2009 as the third single from the album. After the release of Lungs , " Drumming Song " and a cover of the Source and Candi Staton 's 1986 song " You've Got the Love " were released as singles. " Cosmic Love " was released on 5 July 2010 as the sixth and final single from Lungs , with
9690-750: Was featured as the backing song for the television show The Riches on Virgin1. The band appeared as themselves in Guy Ritchie 's film RocknRolla , performing " Rock & Roll Queen ". The Song "I Won't Let You Down" is featured on the racing-game Colin McRae: DiRT 2 . Rock and Roll Queen plays in Saints Row 2 The Subways perform three songs in episode 10 of Series 2 (2008) of Live From Abbey Road : "Oh Yeah" from Young for Eternity , and "Strawberry Blonde" and "I Won't Let You Down" from All or Nothing . On 18 March 2009, The Subways featured as themselves in
9792-551: Was recorded with no instruments in a studio the "size of a loo ". The song was used in the American television series Gossip Girl , Covert Affairs , in the British television series Skins , and in the theatrical trailer for the 2010 comedy-drama film Eat Pray Love , starring Julia Roberts . "Dog Days Are Over" was also featured in the Glee episode " Special Education ", where it
9894-434: Was released as a free download from their website on 25 March 2008. On 24 February 2008 in an exclusive interview found on www.sundaymail.co.uk, Lunn revealed he and Cooper split up in June during studio-sessions for The Subways' second album, All or Nothing . He went on to say that the break-up will not affect the band. They are both happy with their new partners. By 25 March 2008, The Subways had started their first UK-tour of
9996-458: Was released in the UK, four days after it was released in Germany and Switzerland. On 16 February 2015, it was announced that drummer Josh Morgan was to temporarily leave the band after suffering from acute stage-fright caused by Asperger syndrome . A professional drummer and friend of the band was asked to take over from Morgan's position while he sought help for his condition. Morgan later rejoined
10098-667: Was released on 29 May in Germany, 1 June in the UK and 2 June in the US. A deluxe version of the album containing 5 additional tracks was released on 13 May 2015. The album became their third number one on the UK Albums Chart , and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 . The album earned five nominations in the 58th Annual Grammy Awards . The band were confirmed for numerous European festivals in summer 2015 including Way Out West in Sweden, Super Bock Super Rock in Portugal and Rock Werchter in Belgium, among others. In June 2015, it
10200-640: Was released on 9 February 2015, while their most-recent album, Uncertain Joys , debuted on 13 January 2023. The Subways name comes from a time when brothers Billy Lunn (born William Morgan) and Josh Morgan and Charlotte Cooper used to hang around the local subway underpass which ran underneath a Welwyn Garden City roundabout. They began playing at an early age in Lunn and Morgan's home in Welwyn Garden City , first playing Nirvana , Green Day and other punk songs, under
10302-489: Was running an unsigned bands competition to play on the Other Stage, and The Subways decided that would be a great idea. "It was really just another address to send one of our CDs off to. All we wanted was to play shows and this was another great opportunity. The CD we sent off to Michael Eavis was literally one among a bunch of 30 that were being sent out to London promoters for a load of gigs we wanted to book. We never expected
10404-468: Was the first DJ to play single "1am" on National radio. The band signed to City Pavement & Infectious Records in late 2004. Their first album, Young for Eternity , which was released on 4 July 2005, was produced by Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie ; with their debut single "Oh Yeah" reaching number 25 in the UK Singles Chart on its release week 21 March 2005. The Subways appeared during
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