Flo Live

Flo Live (stylized as FLO Live) was the first concert tour held by British girl group Flo. It was launched in support of their debut extended play, The Lead (2022). The tour was announced on November 4, 2023, and started in London, England, on March 30, 2023, and concluded at the Summer Sonic Festival in Chiba, Japan, on August 20, 2023.[1]

Flo Live
Tour by Flo
Promotional poster
Associated albumThe Lead
Start date30 March 2023
End date20 August 2023
No. of shows13 (17 initially)
Supporting act(s)
  • Natanya
  • Tiana Blake
  • Donnie Sunshine
  • Samaria

Background

The British girl group was formed in early 2019 and debuted their single "Cardboard Box" (2022).[2] Upon its release, the song gained popularity through Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.[3] In July, they released a second single named "Immature" (2022), and the trio announced their debut extended play will be released soon.[4] On 8 July 2022, the British trio released The Lead, which is mostly produced by MNEK.[5]

The trio announced two shows located in the United Kingdom, named Flo Live.[6] The trio later revealed their first North American tour in late January, comprising seven dates, and is set to begin on 13 April 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia, and set to conclude on 27 April 2023, in Los Angeles, California.[7] The pre-sale took place on February 2, 2023, with the general sale taking place the next day on February 3.[8]

Critical reception
Flo performing live in London, United Kingdom.

Poppie Platt of The Telegraph, gave it a four out of five-star review, describing the trio as "perfectly choreographed" and their harmonies as "flawless."[9] In a three-star review for The Guardian, Sophie Walker commented that the concert "while this is their first tour, they perform as if it were a reflex: their melt-in-the-mouth harmonies are seemingly effortless; their languid choreography never misses a beat. They know the drill, perhaps all too."[10]

Sophie Williams from NME, gave the first London show four out of five stars, stating that "this is FLO's chance, then, to truly stake their claim as R&B's newest, brightest hope."[11] Giving it the maximum five stars, Lisa Wright from Evening Standard called the show a "masterful composite of nostalgia and talent that was clearly incredibly current."[12]

Setlist

The following setlist is representative of the show in Chicago, Illinois on 25 April 2023. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.[13]

  1. "Not My Job"
  2. "Immature"
  3. "Another Guy"
  4. "Feature Me"
  5. "Control Freak"
  6. "Summertime"
  7. "Change"
  8. "Losing You"
  9. "Superstar" (Jamelia cover)
  10. "Fly Girl"
  11. "Cardboard Box"
Additional notes
  • During the 2023 Wireless Festival show in London, the songs "Superstar" and "Another Guy" were replaced with a cover of Destiny's Child's "Independent Woman". Flo performed "In the Moment" and Bellah joined them on stage to perform "Suite Life (Familiar)".

Shows
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and opening acts
Date City Country Venue Opening acts
Europe
30 March 2023 London England Here at Outernet Natanya
Tiana Blake
Donnie Sunshine
3 April 2023 Manchester New Century Hall —
North America
13 April 2023 Atlanta United States The Loft Samaria
15 April 2023 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
16 April 2023 Philadelphia The Foundry
18 April 2023 Toronto Canada The Opera House
19 April 2023 New York City United States Webster Hall
25 April 2023 Chicago Thalia Hall
27 April 2023 Los Angeles The Fonda Theatre
Europe
2 July 2023[lower-alpha 1] Dublin Ireland Marlay Park —
8 July 2023[lower-alpha 2] London England Finsbury Park
Asia
19 August 2023[lower-alpha 3] Osaka Japan Maishima Sports Island —
20 August 2023[lower-alpha 4] Chiba Zozo Marine Stadium

Cancelled shows
Date City Country Venue Reason
28 April 2023[lower-alpha 5] Virginia Beach United States Atlantic Avenue Unforeseen conflict[14]
30 April 2023[lower-alpha 6] Sacramento Discovery Park Weather conditions[15]
7 July 2023[lower-alpha 7] Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Green Unforeseen circumstances[16]
14 October 2023[lower-alpha 8] Jakarta Indonesia Gambir Expo Unspecifie[17]

Personnel

Band:

  • Emmanuel Silvera – drums
  • Steve Nti – bass
  • Aleksey Lopez – guitar
  • Jeffery Osei Asibey – keyboards

Notes
  1. Part of Longitude Festival
  2. Part of Wireless Festival
  3. This concert is part of the Summer Sonic Osaka
  4. This concert is part of the Summer Sonic Tokyo
  5. Part of Something in the Water
  6. Part of Sol Blume Festival
  7. Part of TRNSMT
  8. Part of Flavs Festival

References
  1. Heran, Mamo (31 January 2023). "FLO Announces First North American Headlining Tour: Here Are the Dates". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. Coffey, Cailean (24 March 2022). "London's newest girl band FLO kick cheating partners to the curb on debut single "Cardboard Box"". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. Irvin, Jack (15 July 2022). "FLO on Viral Hit 'Cardboard Box,' Reviving R&B and Striving to Go Down in 'Girl Group History'". People. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. Krol, Charlotte (7 July 2022). "Flo announce debut EP 'The Lead' dropping this Friday". New Musical Express. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. Wynter, Courtney (8 July 2022). "Flo Gift Us With More Smooth R&B Vibes On Debut EP 'The Lead'". GRM Daily. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. Cobbald, David (31 March 2023). "FLO find their feet at first headline show in London". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  7. Aubrey, Elizabeth (31 January 2023). "FLO announce first North American tour". New Musical Express. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  8. June, Sophia (1 February 2023). "FLO is headlining their first US tour this spring". Nylon. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  9. Platt, Poppie (31 March 2023). "No toxicity, no sad bangers – girl group Flo are revitalising pop". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  10. Walker, Sophie (31 March 2023). "Flo review – ultra-hyped new girl band still in search of personality". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  11. Sophie, Williams (31 March 2023). "FLO live in London: R&B trio finally get their moment in the spotlight". New Musical Express. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  12. Wright, Lisa (31 March 2023). "FLO at Outernet review: this knockout gig felt like an intimate stop on their road to superstardom". Evening Standard. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. "FLO Setlist at Thalia Hall, Chicago". setlist.fm. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  14. @flolikethis (29 April 2023). "We'll see you next time @sitw ❤️‍🩹" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via Twitter.
  15. DeMicia, Inman (10 April 2023). "Sol Blume Announces New Festival Dates, Additional Talent". Vibe. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  16. @TRNSMTfest (5 July 2023). "LINEUP UPDATE 📢 Glasgow locals Dead Pony will now join the bill alongside Boyish. Swim School will now be opening the mainstage on Saturday..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. Wijaya, Andesta (9 October 2023). "Lineup Final FLAVS 2023, Minus Yugyeom Hingga Flo". validnews.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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