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Flo Live
Tour by Flo
FLO 2023 Tour Poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Associated album The Lead
Start date30 March 2023
End date20 August 2023
No. of shows13 (17 scheduled)
Supporting act(s)
  • Natanya
  • Tiana Blake
  • Donnie Sunshine
  • Samaria
Flo concert chronology

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 4 November 2022, and started in London, England, on 30 March 2023, and concluded at the Summer Sonic Festival in Chiba, Japan, on 20 August 2023. [1]

Contents

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, England. FLO at the FLO Live Tour in London (2) (cropped).jpg
Flo performing live in London, England.

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
DateCityCountryVenueOpening acts
Europe
30 March 2023LondonEngland 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 2023Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
16 April 2023 Philadelphia The Foundry
18 April 2023 Toronto Canada The Opera House
19 April 2023New York CityUnited States Webster Hall
25 April 2023Chicago Thalia Hall
27 April 2023Los Angeles The Fonda Theatre
Europe
2 July 2023 [a] Dublin Ireland Marlay Park —
8 July 2023 [b] LondonEngland Finsbury Park
Asia
19 August 2023 [c] Osaka Japan Maishima Sports Island —
20 August 2023 [d] Chiba Zozo Marine Stadium

Cancelled shows

DateCityCountryVenueReason
28 April 2023 [e] Virginia Beach United States Atlantic Avenue Unforeseen conflict [14]
30 April 2023 [f] Sacramento Discovery Park Weather conditions [15]
7 July 2023 [g] Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Green Unforeseen circumstances [16]
14 October 2023 [h] Jakarta Indonesia Gambir Expo Unspecified [17]

Personnel

Band:

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

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  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.
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