The lead singer of the British band Florence + The Machine canceled two European festival performances after suffering a vocal injury. Florence Welch announced on her Twitter feed Wednesday, “Yes it’s true … it finally happened, I’ve lost my voice … I’ve sustained a vocal injury and been told I cannot sing for a week … seriously I felt something snap, it was very frightening.” The 25-year-old “Dog Days Are Over” singer canceled a performance for Thursday at Spain’s Benicassim festival and one for Saturday at Portugal’s Optimus Alive! festival. Florence + The Machine are midway through their summer festival tour, which they kicked off with the Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival in April in Indio, California. They are expected to perform at various festivals across North America and the United Kingdom through September.
