[11] In 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.

The album was produced by James Ford, Paul Epworth, Steve Mackey, Isabella Summers and Charlie Hugall.

The track was featured on the soundtrack to the films Wild Child (2008),[19] Jennifer's Body (2009),[20] and St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009),[21] as well as in the television series 90210,[22] Community[23] and Saving Grace.

[29] "Dog Days Are Over" was also featured in the Glee episode "Special Education", where it was covered by Jenna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley.

[33] The song was featured in several American television shows, including Grey's Anatomy,[34] The Vampire Diaries,[35] V,[36] Nikita[37] and So You Think You Can Dance.

[38] 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".

Several other British writers share credits on the album, including Summers, Kid Harpoon, James Ford and composer Eg White.

In Australia, the song was playlisted at Triple J and Nova radio networks and received strong airplay in Scandinavia, Italy and Canada.

[50][51] 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 the band's first UK number-one hit.

[57] In January 2015, a fansite posted a photo showing Florence and the Machine's upcoming album being mixed in a recording studio.

On 12 February, the album's lead single "What Kind of Man" was revealed on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show,[60] followed by the release of music video later that day on band's Vevo channel via YouTube.

[69] Welch thanked Grohl for his support following their choice as a replacement and wished him a speedy recovery, before performing a cover of the Foo Fighters' "Times Like These".

[70] In 2016 Florence and 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.

In April 2016, the band released The Odyssey, a short film by Vincent Haycock and Welch that 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 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.

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.

[79] 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.

[82] In early 2022, Florence and the Machine were confirmed to be headlining a series of summer music festivals, including the Madrid's Mad Cool.

[citation needed] 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 the visual of the work.

[91] 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.

On 27 October 2009, Florence and the Machine played their first official New York City gig at the Bowery Ballroom,[101] and performed "Kiss with a Fist" on the Late Show with David Letterman.

[113] The Cosmic Love Tour kicked off at Dublin's Olympia Theatre on 2 May 2010 where the group performed a new song called "Strangeness and Charm"[114] and ended at London's Hammersmith Apollo on 15 May 2010.

[115] 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.

[117] 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.

[118][119][120] 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.

[126] Welch and a number of other female singers opened the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on 13 February 2011 with a tribute to an ailing Aretha Franklin.

[127] 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.

[130] Welch and guitarist Rob Ackroyd held a private performance for a terminally ill 15-year-old fan, Karinya Chen, in Austin, Texas on 23 May 2016.

[133] 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.

[91] The Sunday Times described Welch as "the most peculiar and most highly acclaimed female singer of the moment" and "the latest in a line of great English pop eccentrics".