First of all, I would like to say that the only way this show could have possibly been better would be if they were playing in a secluded forest, unaware that I'm hiding on a tree watching them.
Okay, honestly though she was fantastic. The whole band was. Paradiso was completely packed, I was relieved to be there early enough to find a good spot.
Spector opened for Florence and even though their music did not leave me indifferent, their front-man/singer really really annoyed me. I don't think I stand alone here when I say his jokes weren't remotely funny, he did not radiate half the cooleness he thought he did and his HAIR. Wow, I thought Turner (see Arctic Monkeys) had it all wrong, but this guy's was worse. I wouldn't discourage you to buy their music, some of it was pretty catchy, though I wouldn't bother going to see them live. Unless they hire a new singer, which in a way would also be a shame because this guy does have a good voice.
Let me move on to Florence though. The energy the band radiated was like nothing I'd seen before, to be honest. I'm not the expert, but they really know what they're doing, and I don't even mean the quality of their music, but performance-wise. I couldn't stop smiling like an idiot from the moment Florence stepped on stage.
Me and Demi at the show :)
I am filled with pure joy that I managed to see her in Paradiso rather than the Heineken Music Hall, coming November.