Era um dos nomes mais aguardados desta edição do festival mas, infelizmente, Florence Welch não irá estar presente no Optimus Alive, por motivos de saúde. A banda que irá substituir a britânica ainda não foi anunciada, esperando-se que o seja brevemente. A Everything Is New, naturalmente alheia ao problema, disponibilizou a nota médica relativa ao problema da artista, a qual reproduzimos aqui na íntegra.

I examined Miss Welch on 09/07/12. Miss Welch is suffering from voice problems resulting from vocal strain sustained during a concert in Ireland the previous day. Miss Welch is suffering from acute vocal strain causing swelling of her vocal cords. This occurred during a performance the previous day on 08/07/12. She was not having problems with her voice prior to that.

I have recommended one week of voice rest (up to and including 16/07/12). I have therefore advised that she should cancel her studio commitments on 10/7/12 and 11/7/12 and her scheduled performances on 12/07/12 and 14/07/12.

In my opinion, this will give her sufficient time to recover and minimise the risk of her vocal problems continuing and affecting future performances.

Yours faithfully

Theo Joseph FRCS
Consultant ENT Surgeon