In an interview with '' New York Post '' s PopWrap , Welch revealed that in the weeks and months prior to her performance of 12 September at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards , she was so nervous she lost sleep and cried . In addition , she struggled during the pre-show rehearsal with a move that required her to stand up on a rotating platform . It was described as " both ethereal and downright joyous " . After the performance , '' Lungs '' rose to number two on the iTunes albums chart and " Dog Days Are Over " rose to number nine on the iTunes singles chart . In addition , Florence and the Machine became the number-one search on Google and received 1,700 tweets per minute on Twitter . Florence and the Machine performed " Dog Days Are Over " on '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' on 15 October 2010 . On 20 November 2010 , the band performed " Dog Days Are Over " and " You 've Got the Love " on '' Saturday Night Live '' . They performed an online-only concert at New York City 's Ed Sullivan Theater on 16 December 2010 as part of the '' Live on Letterman '' concert series . Welch and a number of other female singers opened the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on 13 February 2011 with a tribute to an ailing Aretha Franklin . On 27 February 2011 , Welch replaced pregnant Dido and sang her portion of Best Original Song nominee " If I Rise " ( from '' 127 Hours '' ) with A. R. Rahman at the 83rd Academy Awards . Two years of worldwide touring had been scheduled to promote '' Ceremonials '' . Welch and guitarist Rob Ackroyd held a private performance for a terminally ill 15-year-old fan , Karinya Chen , in Austin , Texas on 23 May 2016
2010 MTV Video Music Awards
2010 MTV Video Music Awards
Florence and the Machine