Franz Ferdinand
Founded: 2001
Location: United Kingdom
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band's original line-up was composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals), Bob Hardy (bass guitar, percussion) and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Julian Corrie (keyboards, lead guitar, backing vocals) and Dino Bardot (rhythm guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in 2017 after McCarthy left during the previous year, and Audrey Tait (drums, percussion) joined the band after Thomson left in 2021. The band is one of the more popular post-punk revival bands, garnering multiple UK top 20 hits. They have been nominated for several Grammy Awards and have received two Brit Awards—winning one for Best British Group—as well as one NME Award.
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Live Review: MGMT, Franz Ferdinand
"Seemingly endless plants, podiums and instruments made their way from backstage to the front."
Live Review: MGMT & Franz Ferdinand
"Kapranos dad dances across the stage. He's all swagger, with the purr of a 1930s radio announcer."
Splendour’s Franz Ferdinand So Loud At European Festival That Massive Attack Cancel
The band has apologised to fans.
Lose Yourself In Rock'N'Roll That Pumps At The Club
"[Albums] are like children. They leave the family home, and they're gone. And hopefully never coming back."
Album Review: Franz Ferdinand - Always Ascending
"Still delivering the kind of danceable, hook-laden indie rock they're known for."
Live Review: Franz Ferdinand
There are very few bands this reviewer would never miss every time they hit town these days. Franz Ferdinand is one of them. Super fantastique in any language.
Live Review: Franz Ferdinand, Shining Bird
Franz Ferdinand have still got all the right words and all the right actions.
Live Review: Franz Ferdinand, The Creases
Outsiders then concludes the unfaultable performance, with the Franz frontline – including Bob Hardy’s temporary bass replacement – picking up sticks with drummer Paul Thomson for a tribal drum beatdown that stops the show, figuratively and literally.
Harvest's Franz Ferdinand Announce Make Up Dates
They'll play club shows along the east coast.
Franz Ferdinand Amputate Limbs In New 'Evil Eye' Clip
With a warning, the Glasgow band have released the new video
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