Florence Welch: 'Ceremonials album title inspired by art installation'

Florence Welch has revealed the inspiration behind the title of her forthcoming album Ceremonials.

Talking to MTV News, the 'Shake It Out' singer recalled an art exhibition which had a profound effect on her.

"It was an art installation done in the '70s, this video piece all done on Super 8, this big procession of kind of coquette-style hippies and all these different coloured robes and masks, and it was all to do with colour, really saturated, brightly coloured pastas and balloons," she explained.

"I saw it a couple of years ago, and it was called Ceremonials and then, like, Roman numerals after it. And the word sort of stuck with me, and I think the whole idea of performance, and kind of putting on this outfit and going out almost to find some sort of exorcism or absolution, to kind of get outside yourself, there's a sense of ceremony to it."

Welch recently admitted that she often feels lonely while singing on stage.

Tickets to Florence + the Machine's upcoming concert at London's Hackney Empire sold out within 60 seconds of going on sale earlier this week.

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