Florence + the Machine Collaborates with Planned Parenthood on Tour to Support Abortion Rights
Florence Welch is collaborating with Planned Parenthood to provide reproductive healthcare resources at her upcoming concerts as part of the ongoing Everybody Scream tour. This partnership was announced on April 6, outlining plans for representatives from the organization to set up tables at various tour locations, where they will engage concertgoers about the vital reproductive care services offered by Planned Parenthood. The initiative gains significance in the context of President Donald Trump’s administration, which has faced criticism for its anti-choice policies.
“Planned Parenthood health centers are a lifeline for millions of people, and they are relentlessly attacked,” Welch stated. “Having access to a trusted provider is essential and also the difference between life and death. In this moment of uncertainty for our rights, I’m proud to support Planned Parenthood and create space on my tour for them to connect people with the care and information they need.”
Caren Spruch, the national director of arts and entertainment for Planned Parenthood, commented on Welch’s longstanding advocacy for reproductive freedom. “Florence Welch has long used her platform to speak out for reproductive freedom and care, including bravely sharing her personal experience with pregnancy loss,” she noted. “Her new album, Everybody Scream, is a powerful testament to the importance of ensuring everyone can make decisions about their own bodies.”
The North American leg of the Everybody Scream tour is set to resume on April 8 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, coinciding with the launch of the Planned Parenthood partnership. The tour initially began in February to promote Welch’s latest album, which was released in October and reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, contributing to her impressive record of eight entries.
Prior to the album’s debut, Welch publicly shared her own experience with life-saving reproductive healthcare, revealing details about an ectopic pregnancy that required emergency surgery in 2023, leading to the loss of a fallopian tube. “The closest I came to making life was the closest I came to death,” she reflected in an interview with The Guardian last September. “And I felt like I had stepped through this door, and it was just full of women, screaming.”
Planned Parenthood’s collaboration with Welch is part of a broader effort involving various artists. In recent years, the organization recognized Olivia Rodrigo with its Catalyst of Change award for her fundraising support for abortion services during her Guts World Tour. Additionally, in 2025, several prominent musicians, including Harry Styles and Cyndi Lauper, signed a letter supporting Planned Parenthood in light of policy changes that restrict access to reproductive healthcare.
