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“It is not in my nature to postpone a show, and certainly not a UK tour"

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The Brit Award winning band, Florence and the Machine, have cancelled their UK tour after playing just one of the tour's scheduled dates. The announcement  comes after the group's lead singer Florence Welch, 36, broke her foot on stage at the O2 Arena in London on Friday during their first UK gig on their Dance Fever tour. 

Despite her injury, Welch finished the Friday night show but cancelled the remaining dates on Saturday afternoon. 

Florence and the Machine, an English indie rock band, formed back in 2007 and, just two years later, won the Critics Choice award at the Brit awards. In their 15 year together, the band have been nominated for six Grammy awards, three Mercury prizes and headlined Glastonbury Festival in 2015. 

The band’s latest album, Dance Fever, which this UK tour was promoting, topped the charts after its release.

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Welch took to Instagram to share the news of the band's cancelled tour, posting a photo of what appeared to be blood on the stage. She said: “I’m so sorry to say that after an X-ray it seems I was dancing on a broken foot last night.

"It is not in my nature to postpone a show, and certainly not a UK tour, but I’m in pain and, as dancers know, dancing on an injury is not a good idea. And have been told not to perform to avoid further damage.

“I love you so much, and I’m so sorry to anyone who is disappointed. My heart is aching. I can’t wait to be back on my feet and back in your arms.”

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What Florence and The Machine shows have been cancelled?

All remaining dates of Florence and The Machine's 2022 UK tour have been postponed. The band were scheduled to play another eight shows including the second of a two nights at London’s O2. Concerts in London, Bournemouth, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Glasgow and Dublin have all been postponed.

Will Florence and the Machine reschedule their UK tour?

Florence and the Machine will reschedule their UK tour for 2023. In her Instagram post announcing the show's cancellation, Florence Welch wrote, “Please hang on to your tickets. We are working our hardest to reschedule these dates for next year and we will let you know as soon as possible. 

"I’m heartbroken as the Dance Fever tour has been my favourite show we have ever put on."

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Florence Welch cancels UK tour after breaking foot on stage

Florence + the Machine singer took a tumble during a performance at the O2 Arena in London

Florence + the Machine has cancelled its tour after lead singer Florence Welch broke her foot on stage on Friday night .

Welch took a tumble during a performance at the O2 Arena in London, which was the first gig in England on the Dance Fever tour.

She finished the show and had been due to play the same venue again on Saturday, but on Saturday afternoon she told fans that she had broken her foot.

Her post on Instagram included a photo of what appeared to be blood on the stage. Welch told fans she hoped that the dates will be rescheduled for 2023.

She said: “I’m so sorry to say that after an X-ray it seems I was dancing on a broken foot last night.

“It is not in my nature to postpone a show, and certainly not a UK tour, but I’m in pain and, as dancers know, dancing on an injury is not a good idea. And have been told not to perform to avoid further damage. “Please hang on to your tickets. We are working our hardest to reschedule these dates for next year and we will let you know as soon as possible. I’m heartbroken as the Dance Fever tour has been my favourite show we have ever put on.

“I love you so much, and I’m so sorry to anyone who is disappointed. My heart is aching. I can’t wait to be back on my feet and back in your arms.”

Concerts in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Dublin are among those that have been postponed. The tour was alongside her the album of the same name, which was released in May.

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Florence + the Machine formed in 2007 and won the Critics Choice award at the Brit awards in 2009. They have been nominated for six Grammy awards, three Mercury prizes and headlined the Glastonbury festival in 2015.

The band’s albums Dance Fever, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Ceremonials and Lungs all topped the charts after their release.

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Florence Welch has been forced to cancel her UK tour after breaking her foot.

The Florence + The Machine singer kicked off her Dance Fever tour this week and performed at the O2 Arena in London on Friday (18 November) night.

She had been due to play there again on Saturday (19 November) before heading off across the UK and Ireland.

But on Saturday afternoon, Welch posted a picture to Instagram of the stage splattered with blood and explained that she had performed on a broken foot without realising it.

“I’m so sorry to say that after an X ray it seems I was dancing on a broken foot last night,” Welch wrote.

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“It is not in my nature to postpone a show, and certainly not a UK tour, but I’m in pain and as dancers know, dancing on an injury is not a good idea. And have been told not to perform to avoid further damage.”

She continued: “I’m heartbroken as the Dance Fever tour has been my favourite show we have ever put on. The communion with you. Your beautiful faces shining.

“I love you so much, and I’m so sorry to anyone who is disappointed. My heart is aching. I can’t wait to be back on my feet and back in your arms. X x.”

Welch said that her team were working to reschedule the shows for next year and would have more information soon.

The comment section was flooded with messages of support, including from fans who had attended the concert on Friday.

“Was at the concert last night and can confirm that you kept going with a bleeding and broken foot and gave us the best show!! You were incredible, thank you! Wishing you a speedy recovery,” one wrote.

Another comment read: “The way you finished that show on a broken foot!!!!!!!! INCREDIBLE.”

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Florence and the Machine cancels tour after singer breaks foot on stage

Florence Welch has announced that upcoming UK and Ireland dates from Florence and the Machine's Dance Fever tour are set to be rescheduled after she sustained an injury to her foot recently

• 19:22, 19 Nov 2022
• Updated 20:02, 19 Nov 2022

Florence Welch has announced that the remainder of Florence and the Machine's latest UK and Ireland tour has been postponed, after she sustained an injury to her foot.

The singer, 36, took to Instagram earlier to share the news with their fans. She apologised for the postponing of the remaining dates and said that her "heart is aching".

It comes after the musician reportedly injured her foot whilst performing at the O2 Arena in London last night (November 18). Florence said she's since had it x-rayed.

The band were due to perform at the venue again tonight (November 19) before heading to other cities. Florence said that she has however been advised not to perform.

Sharing the news earlier today, she wrote in a post on social media: "I'm so sorry to say that after an X-ray it seems I was dancing on a broken foot last night.

"It is not in my nature to postpone a show, and certainly not a UK tour, but I'm in pain and as dancers know, dancing on an injury is not a good idea. And I have been told not to perform to avoid further damage."

She continued: "Please hang on to your tickets. We are working our hardest to reschedule these dates for next year and we will let you know as soon as possible."

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Florence told her followers that she is "heartbroken" over the news as the Dance Fever tour has been her "favourite" show that the Brit Award winning band have put on.

She concluded by writing: "I love you so much, and I'm so sorry to anyone who is disappointed. My heart is aching. I can't wait to be back on my feet and back in your arms".

The tour - in support of the band's fifth album, Dance Fever - had began earlier this year. The third leg of the tour had kicked off in Paris, France, on Monday (November 14).

The band had performed in Cardiff earlier this week and in London last night. Florence and the Machine were due to play a second gig at the O2 Arena in the capital tonight.

The Dance Fever tour was due to travel to Bournemouth, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Nottingham and Dublin over the next two weeks.

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Florence + The Machine cancels UK tour after breaking foot on stage at O2 Arena

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Florence + The Machine has cancelled its UK tour after lead singer Florence Welch broke her foot on stage on Friday night.

The 36-year-old fell during their show at the O2 Arena in London on Friday - which was the first concert in England on their new tour, Dance Fever.

The band was due to play at the arena again on Saturday, but was forced to cancel and postpone the rest of the tour after Welch discovered she had broken her foot.

Welsh revealed the news about her injury on Twitter, saying she was “heartbroken” as it had been her favourite show they have ever put on.

She wrote: “I’m so sorry to say that after an X-ray it seems I was dancing on a broken foot last night.

“It is not in my nature to postpone a show, and certainly not a UK tour, but I’m in pain and, as dancers know, dancing on an injury is not a good idea. And have been told not to perform to avoid further damage.

“Please hang on to your tickets. We are working our hardest to reschedule these dates for next year and we will let you know as soon as possible.

“I’m heartbroken as the Dance Fever tour has been my favourite show we have ever put on. The communion with you. Your beautiful faces shining.

“I love you so much and I’m so sorry to anyone who is disappointed. My heart is aching. I can’t wait to be back on my feet and back in your arms.”

The indie rock band kicked off their Dance Fever tour at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris on November 14, performing at Cardiff and one show at the O2 Arena in London.

Welch and the band were due to continue the tour at venues in Bournemouth, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, and Nottingham before ending at the 3 Arena in Dublin on 30 November.

The new show was in connection with the group’s fifth studio album, which was released in May this year.

The group had also partnered with the Choose Love charity with a donation of £1 from each ticket going to their work supporting refugees and displaced people around the world.

Further details about the postponed tour dates are expected in due course.

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Florence and the Machine have cancelled the remainder of their tour after lead singer Florence Welch broke her foot. The musician injured herself while performing at the O2 arena last night.

The band took to the stage last night as part of their world tour, but has now cancelled the remainder of their 21 scheduled gigs. Welch took to Instagram to announce the news which she shared with a picture of what appeared to be blood on the stage.

In the post, she said: "I’m so sorry to say that after an X-ray it seems I was dancing on a broken foot last night. It is not in my nature to postpone a show, and certainly not a UK tour, but I’m in pain and as dancers know, dancing on an injury is not a good idea. And have been told not to perform to avoid further damage.

"Please hang on to your tickets. We are working our hardest to reschedule these dates for next year and we will let you know as soon as possible.

"I’m heartbroken as the Dance Fever tour has been my favourite show we have ever put on. The communion with you. Your beautiful faces shining.

"I love you so much, and I’m so sorry to anyone who is disappointed. My heart is aching. I can’t wait to be back on my feet and back in your arms. X x."

The band's performance at the O2 Arena last night was also ruined for some due to a crash on the A2. The road was closed leading many fans to be trapped in their cars while the concert started.

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Florence + The Machine have been forced to cancel the remining dates of their UK and Ireland tour after singer Florence Welch broke her foot during a performance.

She took a tumble onstage at the O2 Arena on Friday night, which was the first English date on the band’s Dance Fever tour.

She gamely finished the show but was forced to cancel the second show at the same venue, which was scheduled for Saturday night.

Taking to Instagram, Welch posted a picture that appeared to show blood on the stage.

She wrote: “I’m so sorry to say that after an X ray it seems I was dancing on a broken foot last night. 🩰

“It is not in my nature to postpone a show, and certainly not a UK tour, but I’m in pain and as dancers know, dancing on an injury is not a good idea. And have been told not to perform to avoid further damage. 🩸

“Please hang on to your tickets. We are working our hardest to reschedule these dates for next year and we will let you know as soon as possible.”

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She continued: “I’m heartbroken as the Dance Fever tour has been my favourite show we have ever put on.

“The communion with you. Your beautiful faces shining. 🩸

“I love you so much, and I’m so sorry to anyone who is disappointed. My heart is aching. I can’t wait to be back on my feet and back in your arms. X x”

Dates at Bournemouth, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Nottingham and Dublin have all been cancelled.

Florence + The Machine are touring in support of their fifth album ‘Dance Fever’, which debuted at Number 1 in the UK album charts in May.

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Florence and the Machine will return to the road later this year to bring their fifth studio album Dance Fever to North America on a headlining tour. The album will arrive on May 13 and be celebrated with two special shows in Los Angeles and New York in April and May, respectively, but the extended leg of the tour will begin in September.

The band will open with a show at Montreal’s Place Bell on Sept. 2 and extend through the fall, wrapping with a finale at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Oct. 14. In between, they will make stops in Toronto, Chicago, Boston, New York, Orlando, Austin, Denver, Portland, San Diego, and more.

General on-sale for the tour begins Friday, April 1 at 10 a.m. local time. For every ticket sold, one dollar will be put toward the charity Choose Love to aid refugees and displaced peoples.

Joining Florence and the Machine on select dates for the tour are Arlo Parks, Sam Fender, King Princess, Yves Tumor, Japanese Breakfast, and Wet Leg.

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Florence + The Machine have cancelled their upcoming festival dates.

Taking to their official Instagram, the band (fronted by Florence Welch) shared a story which read: "Sadly on medical advice, Florence + The Machine will not be able to perform this weekend at Zurich Open Air Festival on 25 Aug and Rock En Seine on 26 Aug."

They added: "We appreciate your understanding and patience".

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It's not the first time the band has been marred by medical issues after singer Florence Welch sustained a foot injury last year and was forced to cancel the remainder of their UK dates.

Welch said at the time: "I’m so sorry to say that after an X ray it seems I was dancing on a broken foot last night.

"It is not in my nature to postpone a show, and certainly not a UK tour, but I’m in pain and as dancers know, dancing on an injury is not a good idea. And have been told not to perform to avoid further damage."

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"Please hang on to your tickets," added the King singer. "We are working our hardest to reschedule these dates for next year and we will let you know as soon as possible.

"I’m heartbroken as the Dance Fever tour has been my favourite show we have ever put on.

"The communion with you. Your beautiful faces shining.

"I love you so much, and I’m so sorry to anyone who is disappointed. My heart is aching. I can’t wait to be back on my feet and back in your arms. X x

They went on to make good on their live dates in early 2023, playing the likes of The O2, London.

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Florence + the Machine has cancelled their tour including a Dublin date after the lead singer broke her foot.

Florence Welch fell over during a performance at the 02 Arena in London on Friday night. X-rays, which came back today, showed she has a broken foot.

As a result, the rest of the Dance Fever tour has been cancelled. The tour included a November 30 gig at the 3Arena .

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The popular singer took to Instagram to share the bad news with her fans. The post was accompanied by a picture of a stage with what appeared to be drops of blood.

She said: “I’m so sorry to say that after an X-ray it seems I was dancing on a broken foot last night.

“It is not in my nature to postpone a show, and certainly not a UK tour, but I’m in pain and, as dancers know, dancing on an injury is not a good idea. And have been told not to perform to avoid further damage. “Please hang on to your tickets. We are working our hardest to reschedule these dates for next year and we will let you know as soon as possible. I’m heartbroken as the Dance Fever tour has been my favourite show we have ever put on.

“I love you so much, and I’m so sorry to anyone who is disappointed. My heart is aching. I can’t wait to be back on my feet and back in your arms.”

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The tour will celebrate the release of Florence Welch’s forthcoming, highly anticipated fifth album Dance Fever , out on May 13 . Florence has shared three songs from the album—“My Love,” “King” and “Heaven is Here” – all of which arrived alongside videos by the acclaimed director Autumn de Wilde with choreography by Ryan Heffington.

Additionally, Florence will play two very special, intimate shows this spring: April 29 in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Theatre and May 6 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York—both shows sold out in seconds.

Dance Fever was recorded in London over the course of the pandemic in anticipation of the world’s reopening. It conjures up what Florence missed most in the midst of lockdown—clubs, dancing at festivals, being in the whirl of movement and togetherness—and the hope of reunions to come.

Just before the pandemic Florence had become fascinated by choreomania, a Renaissance phenomenon in which groups of people—sometimes thousands—danced wildly to the point of exhaustion, collapse and death. The imagery resonated with Florence, who had been touring nonstop for more than a decade, and in lockdown felt oddly prescient.

The image and concept of dance, and choreomania, remained central as Florence wove her own experiences of dance—a discipline she turned to in the early days of sobriety—with the folkloric elements of a moral panic from the Middle Ages. In recent times of torpor and confinement, dance offered propulsion, energy and a way of looking at music more choreographically.

Starting, as ever, armed with a notebook of poems and ideas, Florence had just arrived to New York in March 2020 to begin recording when Covid-19 forced a retreat to London. Holed up at home, the songs began to transform, with nods to dance, folk, ‘70s Iggy Pop , longing-for-the-road folk tracks a la Lucinda Williams or Emmylou Harris and more, ultimately arriving somewhere that Florence describes as “Nick Cave at the club.” Lyrically, she took inspiration from the tragic heroines of pre-Raphaelite art, the gothic fiction of Carmen Maria Machado and Julia Armfield, the visceral wave of folk horror film from The Wicker Man and The Witch to Midsommar .

Dance Fever is an album that sees Florence at the peak of her powers, coming into a fully realized self-knowledge, poking sly fun at her own self-created persona, playing with ideas of identity, masculinity and femininity, redemption and celebration.

Pre-order Dance Fever .

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:

April 29: Los Angeles Theatre, Los Angeles, CA May 6: Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY September 2: Place Bell, Montreal, QC September 3: Budweiser Stage, Toronto, ON September 7: Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Chicago, IL September 8: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN September 10: Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkson, MI September 12: Capital One Area, Washington, D.C. September 14: TD Garden, Boston, MA September 16: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY September 20: Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, TN September 21: Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, Alpharetta, GA September 23: Amway Center, Orlando, FL September 24: FTX Arena, Miami, FL September 27: Moody Center, Austin, TX September 28: The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving, TX October 1: Ball Arena, Denver, CO October 4: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC October 6: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA October 7: Theater of the Clouds, Portland, OR October 9: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA October 12: Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, San Diego, CA October 14: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA.

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Isaac Powell, Charlotte MacInnes and Ben Levi Ross Will Lead Gatsby at the A.R.T.

The world-premiere musical Gatsby , the new adaptation of the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald with music by Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine, has its cast. The show will begin performances at the American Repertory Theater’s Loeb Drama Center in Cambridge, MA on May 23 with an official opening set for June 5.

Gatsby will star Isaac Powell as Gatsby, Charlotte MacInnes as Daisy, Ben Levi Ross as Nick, Cory Jeacoma as Tom, Eleri Ward as Jordan, Solea Pfeiffer as Myrtle, Matthew Amira as Wilson and Adam Grupper as Wolfsheim.

On Broadway, Powell starred in West Side Story and Once on This Island . Making her American stage debut in Gatsby , MacInnes studied contemporary voice and musical theater at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Ross starred as the title character in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway as well as in the national tour, and was most recently seen in The Connector off-Broadway.

Elsewhere in the cast, Jeacoma starred in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical , while Ward is best known for her albums and concert appearances, performing acoustic reimaginings of the songs of Stephen Sondheim. Pfeiffer starred in Almost Famous and Hadestown , while Amira performed in the national tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical . Grupper’s many Broadway credits include My Fair Lady , Fiddler on the Roof and Wicked .

The ensemble includes Nick Bailey, Kailey Boyle, Runako Campbell, Jada Clark, Joshua Grosso, Alex Haquia, Gabriel Hyman, Matt Kizer, Lorenzo Pagano, Chris Ralph, Christopher M. Ramirez, Shea Renne, Aliza Russell, Shota Sekiguch and Maya Sistruck. Cameron Burke, Jacob Burns, Mia DeWeese, Paige Krumbach and Justin Gregory Lopez are swings. Sam Simahk is the standby for Gatsby.

Gatsby is directed by Tony Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok and choreography by Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh. Oscar and Grammy Award nominee Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) collaborated with Welch on the score. The show features scenic design by Mimi Lien, costumes by Sandy Powell, lighting design by Alan Edwards and sound design by Tony Gayle. Music supervision is by music director Kimberly Grigsby and Wiley DeWeese is the music director.

Cory Jeacoma

Solea Pfeiffer

Isaac Powell

Ben Levi Ross

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Touring the Top 10 Moscow Metro Stations

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

Moscow subways are very clean

To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Have you visited the Moscow Metro? Leave your comment below.

January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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