FRANZ FERDINAND RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE ‘ALWAYS ASCENDING’ + ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM TO BE RELEASED 09 FEBRUARY 2018 BAND TO TOUR UK, EUROPE, JAPAN + NORTH AMERICA IN 2018, MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED NOVEMBER 28, 2017 ‘Always Ascending’ added to A list at BBC 6 music; C list at Radio 2 (a first for the band!); high rotation at Triple J and Double J in Australia; high rotation at Pure FM Belgium; A list at Basso Finland; high rotation at FM4 Austria; high rotation at Virgin radio Italy; daytime playlist at 3FM Netherlands; high rotation at Radio 3 Spain; high rotation at Radio Radar Portugal; and debuted in the US Mediabase Alternative chart at #32. NME interview “This is the start of a whole new era” http://www.nme.com/news/music/franz-ferinand-new-album-song-tour-always-ascending-interview-2153300 Quietus Paris live report / interview “the big news is the new single and title track from the forthcoming album, an epic undertaking in two parts that builds and builds throughout its five and a half minutes” http://thequietus.com/articles/23470-franz-ferdinand-alex-kapranos-always-ascending-interview Domino Records created a Spotify pre-save mechanic that for the first time has been developed as a fan club using exclusive content from the band: http://fanclub.franzferdinand.com Music ally http://musically.com/2017/11/08/domino-franz-ferdinand-spotify/ Tour dates: Dec 04 – Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA – SOLD OUT Dec 05 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, Canada – SOLD OUT Dec 06 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, Canada Dec 07 – Theater of the Clouds at Moda Centre – Portland, OR Dec 09 – The Glass House – Pomona, CA – SOLD OUT Dec 10 – The Forum (KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas – Los Angeles, LA – SOLD OUT Jan 25 – Shinkiba Studio Cost – Tokyo, Japan – SOLD OUT Feb 10 – Leisureland – Galway, Ireland Feb 11 – Olympia Theatre – Dublin, Ireland Feb 13 – Albert Hall – Manchester, United Kingdom Feb 14 – Rock City – Nottingham, United Kingdom Feb 16 – 02 Academy – Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Feb 17 – 02 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow, United Kingdom – SOLD OUT Feb 19 – 02 Academy Leeds – Leeds, United Kingdom Feb 20 – 02 Academy Birmingham – Birmingham, United Kingdom Feb 21 – 02 Academy Bristol – Bristol, United Kingdom Feb 23 – Corn Exchange – Cambridge, United Kingdom Feb 24 – 02 Academy Brixton, London, United Kingdom Feb 25 – Brighton Dome – Brighton, United Kingdom Feb 27 – Zenith – Paris, France Feb 28 – Forest National – Brussels, Belgium Mar 01 – Mehr! Theater – Hamburg, Germany Mar 03 – Ronda – Utrecht, Netherlands – SOLD OUT Mar 04 – De Oosterpoort – Groningen, Netherlands Mar 05 – Palladium – Cologne, Germany Mar 07 – Tempodrome – Berlin, Germany Mar 08 – Stodola – Warsaw, Poland Mar 09 – Forum Karlin – Prague, Czech Republic Mar 11 – Halle 622 – Zurich, Switzerland Mar 12 – TonHalle – Munich, Germany Mar 13 – Gasometer – Vienna, Austria Mar 15 – Unipol Arena – Bologna, Italy Mar 17 – La Riviera – Madrid, Spain – SOLD OUT Mar 19 – Zenith – Toulouse, France Mar 20 – Zenith Sud – Montpellier, France Mar 21 – Amphi 3000 – Lyon, France Mar 23 – Liberte – Rennes, France Mar 24 – Zenith – Caen, France Apr 08 – Rebel – Toronto, Canada Apr 10 – House of Blues – Boston, MA Apr 11 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC Apr 13 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA Apr 16 – Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY Apr 27 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN Apr 28 – The Truman – Kansas City, MO Apr 30 – The Rave – Milwalkee, WI May 02 – The Pageant – Saint Louis, MO May 07 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX May 08 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX May 11 – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ May 13 – North Park @ The Observatory – San Diego, CA May 15 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA May 17 – The Fox Theatre – Oakland, CA PREVIOUS POST NEXT POST © 2021 RED LIGHT MANAGEMENT PRIVACY POLICY @REDLIGHTMGMT @REDLIGHTMGMT SITE BY ICON INTERACTIVE Notice We and selected third parties use cookies or similar technologies for technical purposes and, with your consent, for other purposes as specified in the cookie policy. You can consent to the use of such technologies by closing this notice, by scrolling this page, by interacting with any link or button outside of this notice or by continuing to browse otherwise. ×