Flo Live (stylized as FLO Live) was the first

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held by British girl group

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. It was launched in support of their debut extended play, ''

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'' (2022). The tour was announced on 4 November 2022, and started in London, England, on 30 March 2023, and concluded at the

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in Chiba, Japan, on 20 August 2023.

Background

The British girl group was formed in early 2019 and debuted their single "

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" (2022). Upon its release, the song gained popularity through

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, Twitter and

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. In July, they released a second single named "Immature" (2022), and the trio announced their debut extended play will be released soon. On 8 July 2022, the British trio released ''

'', which is mostly produced by

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. The trio announced two shows located in the United Kingdom, named Flo Live. 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

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, Georgia, and set to conclude on 27 April 2023, in Los Angeles, California. The pre-sale took place on February 2, 2023, with the general sale taking place the next day on February 3.

Critical reception

Poppie Platt of ''

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'', gave it a four out of five-star review, describing the trio as "perfectly choreographed" and their harmonies as "flawless." In a three-star review for ''

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'', 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." Sophie Williams from ''

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'', 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." Giving it the maximum five stars, Lisa Wright from ''

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'' called the show a "masterful composite of nostalgia and talent that was clearly incredibly current."

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. # "Not My Job" # "Immature" # "Another Guy" # "Feature Me" # "Control Freak" # "Summertime" # "Change" # "Losing You" # "

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" # " Fly Girl" # "

Shows

Cancelled shows

Personnel

Band: * Emmanuel Silvera – drums * Steve Nti – bass * Aleksey Lopez – guitar * Jeffery Osei Asibey – keyboards

Notes

References

{{Flo (group)

External links

Official website
2023 concert tours Concert tours of North America Concert tours of Europe Concert tours of the United States Concert tours of Canada Concert tours of the United Kingdom Concert tours of Indonesia Concert tours of Japan