Every bit as magnetic as Freddie Mercury or Janis Joplin, Florence’s stage presence rests in her seeming disregard for the conventions of a female pop performer. None of her mad dashes into the crowd to embrace and kiss fans seem planned—even if they are—and the cameras have a hard time keeping up with her as she sprints across the production runs and dips headfirst into the front few rows of her dedicated, far-reaching crowd. Drake might technically have headlined the final night of Coachella, but Florence’s performance was without a shadow of a doubt the day’s most thrilling.
