Franz Ferdinand

FRANZ FERDINAND

Members:

Alex Kapranos - Lead singer/Guitar (Second to the left abouve.)

Nick McCarthy - Back-up singer/Guitar (First to the right.)

Bob Hardy - Bass Guitar (Second to the right.)

Paul Thomson - Percussion (First to the left.)

Why Franz Ferdinand?:

Bass player Bob Hardy says Franz Ferdinand was not named after the Austrian Archduke whose 1914 assassination in Sarajevo triggered World I – or at least, not directly.

"We are all into history to some extent, but the name didn't really come directly from the man," Hardy says, "we were watching television and there was a racehorse called the Archduke and we just got talking about Franz Ferdinand and we liked the sound of the name more than anything – the alliteration of the two Fs."

Album Releases:

Franz Ferdinand - February 09, 2004: Domino Records

^Tracks:

1. Jacqueline
2. Tell Her Tonight
3. Take Me Out
4. The Dark Of The Matinèe
5. Auf Achse
6. Cheating On You
7. This Fire
8. Darts Of Pleasure
9. Michael
10. Come On Home
11. 40 Ft

You Could Have It So Much Better - October 03, 2005: Domino/Sony Records

^Tracks:

1. The Fallen
2. Do You Want To
3. This Boy
4. Walk Away
5. Evil and A Heathen
6. You're The Reason I'm Leaving
7. Eleanor Put Your Boots On
8. Well That Was Easy
9. What You Meant
10. I'm Your Villain
11. You Could Have It So Much Better
12. Fade Together
13. Outsiders

This album also can be found as a 2-sided disk which includes; In studio footage, a gallery, an interview, and the, "Do You Want To" music video.

Recent News:

28.02.2006:  Franz Ferdinand's new single The Fallen will now be a double A-side featuring the rousing new song Lindsey Wells. The song was recorded in Melbourne.  The Fallen / Lindsey Wells is released in the United Kingdom through Domino on March 27th, on CD and two seven inch vinyl formats which also feature the remix of The Fallen, the promo video and the new songs Jeremy Fraser and Brown Onions. -- Source from: Franz Ferdinand's Official Website

 

 

07.02.06:  Franz Ferdinand have selected The Fallen, the opening track from You Could Have It So Much Better, as the next single to be lifted from the album, and it will come out on March 27^th.  B-sides for the single, which comes out on two CDs and a seven-inch, are currently being confirmed but will include a remix by French DJ duo Justice.  The single is also being released in Australia, though it comes out a month earlier on February 20^th.  Franz Ferdinand are currently touring in Australia as part of the Big Day Out festival, they then head to Japan before supporting U2 in South America. -- Source from:  Ulitmate-Guitar.com

 

 

04.02.06:  Franz Ferdinand will be going on tour with Death Cab for Cutie in North America starting March 22^nd of 2006 in Portland, Oregon.

 

MARCH 2006
22 PORTLAND, OR Memorial Coliseum
23 SACRAMENTO, CA Memorial Auditorium
24 RENO, NV Hilton Pavilion
27 TUCSON, AZ University Of Arizona
29 AUSTIN, TX The Backyard
30 HOUSTON, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre
31 DALLAS, TX Nokia Theatre

APRIL 2006
07 DURHAM, NC Duke University
08 CAMDEN, NJ Tweeter Centre
09 ITHACA, NY Cornell University
11 WASHINGTON, DC Constitution Hall
12 BOSTON, MA Agganis Arena
13 NEW YORK, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
14 NEW YORK, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
15 MONTREAL, QC CEPSUM at University of Montreal
17 TORONTO, OR Docks Concert Theatre
18 DETROIT, MI State Theatre
19 CHICAGO, IL Aragon Ballroom
20 ST PAUL, MN Northrop Auditorium
23 WINNIPEG, MT Burton Cummings Theatre
25 EDMONTON, AB Shaw Conference Centre
26 CALGARY, AB Stampede Corral

Links:

Official Website

Sony Music

Franz Ferdinand 

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