Franz Ferdinand
Scottish rock band from Glasgow
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| March 7 2025 | Conclude UK and European tour in Glasgow. |
| February 14 2025 | Begin UK and Europe tour in Lisbon. |
| January 20 2025 | Performed with guitarist Johnny Marr at Aviva Studios in Manchester, playing songs from their new album, their second album, and a The Smiths song as part of the Amazon Music City Sessions. |
| January 10 2025 | Release of sixth studio album 'The Human Fear', first full-length album featuring Audrey Tait on drums. |
| September 11 2024 | Announced their sixth studio album 'The Human Fear', to be released on 10 January 2025, with lead single 'Audacious'. |
| 2022 | Their single 'This Fire' was used as the opening theme song for the Polish-Japanese animated series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. |
| March 11 2022 | Franz Ferdinand released their compilation album 'Hits to the Head', which featured a selection of their greatest hits and marked a retrospective moment in the band's career. |
| March 9 2022 |
Performed at Night for Ukraine fundraising benefit at the Roundhouse in London, raising funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for Ukraine.
Franz Ferdinand on stage at the Night for Ukraine concert at Roundhouse, north London, in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) fundraiser to provide aid to people fleeing Ukraine. Picture date: Wednesday March 9, 2022 Stock Photo - Alamy
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Franz Ferdinand Concert Setlist at Night for Ukraine 2022 on March 9, 2022 | setlist.fm
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| 2021 | Nick McCarthy departed from the band Franz Ferdinand, marking a significant change in the group's lineup after being a long-time member. |
| November 2 2021 | Band releases the single 'Billy Goodbye'. |
| October 21 2021 | Paul Thomson officially departs the band, with Audrey Tait announced as his replacement. Studio recordings with Tait are confirmed. |
| September 29 2021 | Audrey Tait makes her debut performance with Franz Ferdinand at the Balmain fashion show in Paris. |
| February 9 2018 | Released their fifth studio album 'Always Ascending', completing their line-up change with Julian Corrie recording the album and Dino Bardot joining afterwards. |
| October 25 2017 | Band released the single 'Always Ascending' from their fifth studio album, and announced the album's release date and world tour. |
| May 19 2017 | Franz Ferdinand announced a new five-piece line-up, adding Dino Bardot on guitar and Julian Corrie on keyboards, synth, and guitar, two days before their North American tour. |
| February 2017 | The band released their fifth studio album 'Always Ascending', which featured new member Julian Corrie replacing Nick McCarthy. |
| 2016 | Alex Kapranos featured in the documentary 'Lost in France' about Glasgow music, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. |
| October 14 2016 | Band released 'Demagogue', a protest song satirizing Donald Trump's presidential candidacy, as part of the 30 Days, 50 Songs programme. |
| July 2016 | Nick McCarthy announced he would not be involved in the band's next album recording and touring, focusing on family and other musical interests. |
| October 23 2015 | Third single 'Police Encounters' was released from the FFS album. |
| June 2015 | Formed supergroup FFS with Sparks, releasing a collaborative album. |
| May 28 2015 | Second single 'Call Girl' was released from the FFS album. |
| May 18 2015 | Released the collaborative album 'FFS' with Sparks, combining both bands' musical styles. |
| April 13 2015 | First single 'Johnny Delusional' was released from the FFS album. |
| April 1 2015 | The John Congleton-produced album 'FFS' was officially announced. |
| March 9 2015 | The band announced forming a supergroup called FFS with Sparks, with plans to release a studio album and tour Europe that summer. A teaser video 'The Domino Effect' was released on their YouTube channel. |
| 2014 | Band began a collaborative project with the band Sparks, which would result in the FFS album. |
| August 26 2013 | Released the album's lead single 'Right Action' from their fourth studio album. |
| August 26 2013 | Released their fourth studio album 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action'. |
| May 16 2013 | Franz Ferdinand officially announced their fourth album 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action', revealing the cover art, track listing, and a release date of 26 August 2013. |
| March 2013 | During their tour, the band premiered new songs 'Evil Eye' and 'Love Illumination', and later performed 'Goodbye Lovers & Friends'. |
| 2012 | Band began working on their fourth studio album 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action' during this period. |
| May 2012 | Franz Ferdinand returned to touring, playing multiple summer festivals including Field Day in London, Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Osheaga in Montreal, Lollapalooza in Chicago, Dour Festival in Belgium, Marés Vivas in Portugal, and Outside Lands in San Francisco. |
| 2011 | Concluded the 'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand' album cycle, signaling the end of this particular period in the band's musical development. |
| May 2 2011 | Released the Covers E.P. on CD after its initial vinyl release. |
| April 16 2011 | Domino released the Covers E.P. for Record Store Day, featuring covers of their songs by various artists including Peaches, LCD Soundsystem, and Debbie Harry. |
| 2010 | Franz Ferdinand began writing for their fourth studio album, with band member Kapranos emphasizing a desire to avoid over-publicizing their progress. |
| 2010 | Contributed 'The Lobster Quadrille' to the Alice in Wonderland soundtrack. |
| 2010 | Alex Kapranos and Bob McCarthy collaborated with Edwyn Collins on the song 'Do It Again' for his album Losing Sleep. |
| 2010 | Collaborated with Marion Cotillard on the Lady Dior campaign, writing and performing the song 'The Eyes of Mars'. |
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