Florence and the Machine have gained a large amount of support from NME magazine who included them in their annual NME Awards Tour for 2009 . They supported White Lies , Friendly Fires and Glasvegas on the tour . As well as attention from the BBC , Welch received significant support from NME magazine who included her in their annual NME Awards Tour for 2009 , in which she supported White Lies , Friendly Fires and Glasvegas on the tour .