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A tre anni dall’ultima apparizione nel nostro paese, i Franz Ferdinand – gruppo scozzese composto da Alex Kapranos (voce e chitarra), Bob Hardy (basso), Dino Bardot (chitarra), Julian Corrie (tastiere) e Audrey Tait (batteria) hanno annunciato il loro ritorno in Italia a un anno dal Hits to the Head tour 2022. Vediamo insieme calendario date, probabile scaletta e info biglietti della tournée della band.

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2004 – Franz Ferdinand 2005 – You Could Have It So Much Better 2009 – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand 2013 – Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action 2015 – FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks) 2018 – Always Ascending 2022 – Hits to the Head (raccolta)

Franz Ferdinand in Italia nel 2023

13 agosto Agriturismo Costantino – Maida (Catanzaro) 31 agosto LIGNANO SABBIADORO Arena Alpe Adria 01 settembre CATTOLICA Arena della Regina 02 settembre EMPOLI Parco di Serravalle

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Scaletta 2023

The Dark of the Matinée No You Girls Walk Away Build It Up Stand on the Horizon Do You Want To Evil Eye Michael Darts of Pleasure Right Action Love Illumination The Fallen Take Me Out Ulysses Outsiders

Jacqueline Lucid Dreams Knock Knock This Fire

Scaletta Milano 1-11-2022

The Dark of the Matinée No You Girls Curious Walk Away Evil Eye Right Action Do You Want To Stand on the Horizon Always Ascending Lucid Dreams Darts of Pleasure Love Illumination Take Me Out Ulysses Outsiders

Billy Goodbye Michael This Fire

Scaletta 2021-evento speciale a Boulogne con Audrey Tait alla batteria per la prima volta

Do You Want To Michael No You Girls Walk Away The Dark of the Matinée Love Illumination Ulysses Take Me Out This Fire

Scaletta 2019

No You Girls Glimpse of Love Do You Want To The Dark of the Matinée Evil Eye Walk Away Right Action Darts of Pleasure Love Illumination Always Ascending Michael Take Me Out Ulysses

Lucid Dreams Jacqueline This Fire

Scaletta 2018

Do You Want To The Dark of the Matinée No You Girls Always Ascending Walk Away Michael

Auld lang syne Take Me Out Love Illumination Lazy Boy Darts of Pleasure Jacqueline Glimpse of Love Lucid Dreams Ulysses This Fire

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I Franz Ferdinand tornano in concerto in Italia per tre date

Tornati in concerto in Italia lo scorso novembre per il loro primo show in tre anni, i  Franz Ferdinand  annunciano tre nuove date nel nostro Paese. Alex Kapranos e soci suoneranno dalle nostre parti il 31 agosto all’Arena Alpe Adria di Lignano Sabbiadoro, il 1° settembre all’Arena Della Regina di Cattolica e il 2 settembre al Beat Festival, Parco di Seravalle di Empoli. 

I biglietti sono disponibile in prevendita su My Live Nation ( www.livenation.it ) dalle 11 di giovedì 16 febbraio. La vendita generale si apre invece alle 11 di venerdì 17 febbraio su  TicketOne , Ticketmaster e Vivaticket.

A marzo dello scorso anno la band scozzese ha dato alle stampe il suo primo "greatest hits" che, intitolato “Hits to the Head”, raccoglie i successi e i brani più importanti del repertorio della formazione di Glasgow, oltre a due inediti, per ripercorre la carriera del gruppo e definire quella che potrebbe essere la sua direzione futura.

“Ho sempre voluto fare un ‘greatest hits’, è qualcosa a cui ho pensato a lungo”, aveva spiegato a Rockol Alex Kapranos via Zoom, in collegamento da Londra, per presentare “Hits to the Head”: “Ho sempre amato i dischi di greatest hits dei miei genitori e l'idea di noi che facciamo il nostro è dannatamente bella.

È meraviglioso essere al punto di avere abbastanza canzoni per farne uno”. Ripercorrendo la carriera dei Franz Ferdinand dall’inizio, partendo dalle origini, fino al presente, per il “greatest hits” il gruppo ha selezionato i brani più capaci di coinvolgere il pubblico durante i live, quelli più ovvi come i grandi singoli - “No you girls”, “Love illumination”, “Take me out” o “Do you want to” - e i più apprezzati dai fan. "Questo progetto va dall’inizio fino ai giorni nostri: offre un indizio su dove siamo partiti, mostra dove siamo ora e, forse, suggerisce la direzione che potremmo prendere in futuro”, aveva sottolineato Kapranos prima di descrivere “Hits to the Head” come “un viaggio nel passato, nel presente e nel futuro” e promettere: “Ci sarà un nuovo album in uscita molto presto, non appena lo finiremo”.

Ecco i dettagli delle date:

GIOVEDI’ 31 AGOSTO 2023

LIGNANO SABBIADORO – ARENA ALPE ADRIA

Prezzo biglietto parterre in piedi e gradinata non numerata: € 36,00 + diritti di prevendita

VENERDI’ 1° SETTEMBRE 2023

CATTOLICA – ARENA DELLA REGINA

Prezzo biglietto: € 35,00 + diritti di prevendita

SABATO 2 SETTEMBRE 2023

EMPOLI – BEAT FESTIVAL, PARCO DI SERRAVALLE

Prezzo biglietto: 35,00 € + diritti di prevendita

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Franz Ferdinand, tre nuovi imperdibili live in Italia

I franz ferdinand tornano in italia nell'estate del 2023 per tre nuovi imperdibili appuntamenti dal vivo con le loro hit. radiofreccia è radio ufficiale del tour.

Dopo il sold out di Milano a novembre, a grande richiesta tornano in Italia i Franz Ferdinand con tre nuove imperdibili date,

il 31 agosto all’Arena Alpe Adria di Lignano Sabbiadoro, il 1° settembre all’Arena Della Regina di Cattolica e il 2 settembre al Beat Festival, Parco di Seravalle di Empoli. Dopo la splendida data del 1° novembre 2022 all’Alcatraz di Milano, la band indie rock scozzese è pronta a infiammare nuovamente il proprio pubblico. La leg di concerti italiana si aprirà il 13 agosto al Color Fest a Maida (Catanzaro).

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GIOVEDI’ 31 AGOSTO 2023

LIGNANO SABBIADORO – ARENA ALPE ADRIA

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€ 36,00 + diritti di prevendita

VENERDI’ 1° SETTEMBRE 2023

CATTOLICA – ARENA DELLA REGINA

Prezzo biglietto: € 35,00 + diritti di prevendita

SABATO 2 SETTEMBRE 2023

EMPOLI – BEAT FESTIVAL, PARCO DI SERRAVALLE

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Franz Ferdinand, il greatest hits "Hits To The Head"

Il primo Greatest Hits della band “Hits To The Head” , uscito per Domino lo scorso anno, contiene anche gli inediti Billy Goodbye e Curious , in perfetto stile Franz Ferdinand , con sonorità pop e richiami art rock. Entrambe le canzoni sono state prodotte da Alex Kapranos , Julian Corrie e Stuart Price (Dua Lipa, Madonna, Pet Shop Boys).

“È stato come scegliere la setlist di un festival: vuoi suonare i brani che sai che il pubblico vorrà sentire. Le hit. E quindi portiamo le hit sul palco. E dritte ai cuori e ai piedi delle persone. Questo significa includere sicuramente i singoli, ma anche tutti quei brani che sai che sono in qualche modo speciali per la band e per il pubblico, tipo ‘Outsiders’. Poi ci abbiamo aggiunto anche due inediti registrati lo scorso anno: ‘Billy Goodbye’ e ‘Curious’, entrambi co-prodotti in fase finale con Stuart Price”, così dichiara il frontman per spiegare la difficile scelta della tracklist.

La band scozzese , il cui sound è stato definito da loro stessi come “musica per far ballare le ragazze”, ha raggiunto il successo dal primo album omonimo, Franz Ferdinand, contenente la hit Take Me Out che li ha portati ai vertici delle classifiche mondiali ricevendo anche la candidatura ai Grammy Awards nella categoria Miglior Rock Performance e vincendo Mercury Music Prize, Ivor Novello Award, due Brit Awards e un premio come miglior video da Mtv per Take Me Out.

Da quel momento il gruppo di Alex Kapranos ha pubblicato album di successo uno dietro l’altro, portando in tour sold-out hit come Do You Want To , No You Girls , Can’t Stop Feeling e Right Action . Nel 2016 , dopo l’album FFS in collaborazione con lo storico gruppo glam-rock americano Sparks , la band annuncia l’addio del chitarrista Nick McCarthy che non prenderà parte alle registrazioni e al tour dell’ultimo lavor o Always Ascending . Al suo posto il talentuoso Dino Bardot già componente della band indie rock scozzese 1990s, e del tastierista e produttore musicale Julian Corrie.

Con oltre 10 milioni di copie di dischi vendute , 1,2 miliardi di stream , 14 platini , vittorie a Brit, Ivor Novello e Mercury Prize Awards, nomination ai Grammy e oltre 6 milioni di biglietti venduti per i loro incredibili concerti, i Franz Ferdinand finalmente tornano in tour per far ballare e saltare di nuovo il loro pubblico con i più grandi successi di una intera carriera.

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Sentirli suonare dal vivo è stato grandioso, i Franz Ferdinand (nella formazione Alex, Bob, Dino, Julian, Audrey) sono bravissimi (peccato non averli potuti praticamente mai vedere perché il locale era stracolmo e si faticava a respirare, oltre che a scorgere gli artisti). Un'ora e mezza di concerto magnifico con tutte le loro hit rivisitate in maniera nuova e affascinante. Cercherò certamente di non perdermi il prossimo! Grandi musicisti.

Il gruppo più originale da molto tempo!

Purtroppo, complice anche la data ad inizio Agosto, non cera molta gente. Ma il concerto è stato spettacolare. La scelta dei pezzi molto azzeccata. A mio avviso il gruppo più originale degli ultimi anni!

A dir poco spettacolare

Fantastico è stato un concerto meraviglioso e spettacolare, non mi sono mai divertita cosi tanto, ne è valsa la pena il viaggio mordi e fuggi, non vedo lora che inizino il tour mondiale x ritornare a cantare e ballare

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Franz Ferdinand (formed in 2002) is a Scottish indie/alternative rock four-piece, led by frontman Alex Kapranos, hailing from Glasgow, Scotland.

Prior to forming Franz Ferdinand singer/guitarist Alex Kapranos played in the groups The Kareila and Yummy Fur, the latter alongside friend and percussionist Paul Thompson. Kapranos later taught his friend Bob Hardy how to play bass, and met co-guitarist Nick McCarthy soon afterwards, completing the band's lineup. Having initially practiced in McCarthy’s house, Franz Ferdinand soon found an abandoned warehouse, affectionately named the Chateau, where they could hone their skills. In early 2002 the band recorded a host of material that generated a significant amount of buzz, ultimately resulting in Franz Ferdinand signing with Domino Records in 2003.

The band’s debut label release “Darts of the Pleasure EP” was released in 2003, followed in early 2004 by the hit single “Take Me Out”. The single reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100, introducing the band to an international audience. Franz Ferdinand’s self-titled debut album was released in February 2004 to critical acclaim and comparisons to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the Sex Pistols, and Blur. The album subsequently won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize, an Ivor Novello Award, and two BRIT Awards in 2005.

Franz Ferdinand’s sophomore album “You Could Have It So Much Better” was issued in October 2005 once again on Domino Records. The record proved popular again among critics and fans, with the album topping the UK Albums Chart, aided by the singles “Do You Want To”, “Walk Away”, “The Fallen / L.Wells”, and “Eleanor Put Your Boots On”. Choosing to team up with pop producer Dan Carey, Franz Ferdinand’s third album took the group in a more dance/pop direction. Released in early 2009, “Tonight” was led by the single “Ulysees”, and subsequently “No You Girls” and “Can’t Stop Feeling”. Following appearances at Glastonbury Festival, Coachella Festival and on Green Day’s 2009 tour, the band released the dub compilation album “Blood” in June 2009.

“Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action” appeared in 2013, charting at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 24 on the Billboard 200. Recorded in Black Pudding Studio in Glasgow, Scotland, the album features producers Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, and Todd Terje. The album, like its predecessors found favour among critics and spawned the singles “Right Action”, “Love Illumination”, and “Evil Eye”.

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Although the genre of post-punk isn't new, Franz Ferdinand was at the forefront of its revival during the mid-2000s in the United Kingdom.

Franz Ferdinand has a certain sound that anyone can pick up as soon as you hear one of their songs. Although their realm of music is saturated with artists all doing the same thing, you can always tell a Franz Ferdinand song as soon as you hear the first few notes, even before singer Alex Kapranos begins to sing.

This is evident in concert as well. In an outdoor festival in the daytime, they introduce themselves and immediately begin to play. As soon as the first two or three notes are played of a certain song, like "Take Me Out," the crowd begins to go crazy and starts cheering and jumping as the band gets past the song's introduction. Aside from the getting the audience pumped up with their music, Franz Ferdinand also has a classy stage presence.

All the members dress in dark colors, with Alex Kapranos wearing a button-down shirt. Behind them, a large screen projects images relating to the band. There isn't really much else going on visually, except maybe some lights for when it begins to get dark. The stage itself is huge, and is surrounded by crowds, of which some try and get close to band as they play. As Franz Ferdinand has become more popular, the crowds have become bigger.

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If you are aiming to dance nonstop during all the gig, Franz Ferdinand is the best choice. For Brazilians, it's a big deal the fact that they come almost every year to perform in São Paulo, but I do believe it's good deal for us to keep my hometown always in their route. As for the gig, it was awesome! New hits from RIGHT WORDS, RIGHT THOUGHTS, RIGHT ACTIONS mixed with the best of their previous albums. I may dare to say that there was nothing out. A lot of music, less talking - that's how I like it. 21 songs well played. whenever the audience got a little bit tired of jumping and dancing, they brought up a hit to make us get into the beat again. "DO YOU WANT TO" was great and so it was "WALK AWAY". Of course "TAKE ME OUT" made everybody scream from the top of their lungs. and that drum jam was unbelievable!! Just amazing! When they came back for the encore, again new versus old hits just perfectly matching. Also they shown a little bit of love to São Paulo when they played "THIS FIRE", which made us leave the gig wanting them to come next year. I'll be there for sure!

For a rock act to make their audience dance throughout the whole gig is quite an impossible feat yet Scottish group Franz Ferdinand do not seem to have any issues in achieving this. Their entire discography is tinged with that pop/rock sound that means it just makes you want to move and the piercing percussion pulses through the room and gets the whole venue jumping along to the beat. There has always been theatrics involved with Franz's show and tonight is no exception as there are operatic introductions added to the likes of 'The Dark of the Matinée'.

There is also huge encouragement from lead singer Alex Kapranos who whips the masses into heightened enthusiasm for 'No You Girls' a modern indie classic which is barked back in force by the delighted fans. You cannot fault the boys attitude onstage as they tear through a varied set with equal enthusiasm, clearly holding all their albums in equal affection. The fans do have clear favourites for 'Ulysses' and 'Take Me Out' which make a perfect closer to a set from a band that is fast moving from talented to iconic.

Franz Ferdinand are the most amazing live band I've ever seen. I always have so much fun when I see them cause of how awesome their songs sound live and how much fun they have performing together on stage. Their frontman, Alex Kapranos, is absolutely fantastic! He's charismatic, sexy and has a voice that's like warm honey and he really engages with the audiance. They performed four new songs off the upcoming album(Paper Cages, Huck & Jim, Lazy Boy & Always Ascending) as well as hits and fan favs off their four previous albums. I can't recommend enough how enjoyable these guys are to see live. They are my fav band and the guys are all so sweet, (Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Paul Thomson) as well as the new addition of Julian Corrie and Dino Bardot who are so sweet and awesome as well. I've known the boys personally for years now and it's always exciting knowing that I'm going to see them even after all these years and more then 16 gigs later they still manage to keep their shows fresh and exciting.

Last night was the 20th time I’ve seen this amazing band and I’m always floored by what an epically awesome live band they are! Last night was incredible! Alex was in top form prowling, dancing and reaching out to the crowd enticing us to interact with him. It was the perfect mix of classic Franz and songs off of the new album. One of the highlights was hearing the amazing Come On Home, off their debut album, for the first time last night in years! I couldn’t stop laughing and singing with joy right along with Alex. What a treat! I have no voice left but it’s a small price to pay for such an incredibly fun night! Looking forward to seeing them at The Observatory in Santa Ana Saturday.

Absolutely killer show. The front man, Alex, is absolutely one of the biggest reasons to see this show. His energy and sweet dance moves rock the crowd along with the fantastic instrumental work of the rest of the band. The crowd involvement and hype that they generate just kept building throughout the night. What a show! My only complaint was the weird opener they had for this show, Bodega, who seemed to be going for that alt-punk/hipster sound but came out just sounding loud and out of tune. Definitely not a band for this audience and I don't expect they'll be playing many shows.

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Love Franz Ferdinand more than any other band and know all the lyrics. I've been waiting for their concert in NYC for so many years, but I have to admit it was a disappointment. There's only one reason -- they played new album FFS created with Sparks. Basically this album is not like Franz Ferdinand rock music that I love so much. It's not bad, just different. So no moshing, no wilderness.. But we'll be waiting for another solo Franz Ferdinand concert in NYC,because Alex Kapranos is genius and we love his oeuvre, not somebody's else.

The band were exception and played a varied mix of their biggest tunes. The performance was stunning, created with enmense energy from the band and attractive lights and backdrops. The atmosphere was good except from the grumpy old man standing next to me who didn't so much as tap his foot to the music, however this was just unlucky and could not be affected by the band. The band interacted well with the audience and at the end of the gig the lead singer threw me his pick.

I wanted to like this show more than I did. Some of the FFS songs were okay, others were just too theatrical and didn't really work for me. It was like Rush and Yes had a secret 13 day love child (I'm looking at you Elijah Blue) and this band is that child, a child that watched Jesus Christ Superstar once too many apparently. I saw FF ten years ago and they rocked, tonight I was disappointed for 2/3's of the show.

The Franz Ferdinand & Sparks show was unique, something i was not expecting! The attitudes of both lead vocalists really drove the event the entire portion of the night. They ended their world tour here in Oakland, and it was quite the showcase to go out. All in all they did a few Sparks covers and a few Franz Ferdinand covers, but last night they were one band on stage!

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Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914), traveled around the world in 1892-1893. After the suicide of crownprince Rudolf in 1889, Franz Ferdinand was the presumptive heir (given that his father Karl Ludwig had no intention to reign himself) to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The journey around the world had partly medical reasons: Franz Ferdinand’s health was attacked by tuberculosis , a disease fatal to his mother. The journey around the world served both as a cover and as a means to recover. Science was the journey’s official purpose and Franz Ferdinand traveled under the badly disguised alias of Count of Hohenberg on the torpedo ram cruiser „Kaiserin Elisabeth“ .

Map of Franz Ferdinand’s journey 1892-1893 (map produced for the 1894 guide to his exhibition in Belvedere Palace)

Shortcut to India , Singapore , Sydney , New Guinea , Hongkong , Nagasaki , Vancouver , Yellowstone .

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I. Trieste to Port Said – Steamer Point – Aden

• 14 December 1892: departure by train from Vienna to Trieste
• 15 December 1892 : Trieste
• 16 December 1892 : at sea near Lissa
• 17 December 1892 : at sea near Zakynthos
• 18 December 1892 : 29th birthday of Franz Ferdinand; at sea near Gavdos
• 19 December 1892 : at sea between Crete and Egypt
• 20 December 1892 : Port Said, Egypt
• 21 December 1892 : Ismaïlia, Egypt
• 22 December 1892 : Gulf of Suez
• 23 December 1892 : Daedalus Reef, Red Sea
• 24 December 1892 : Christmas Day; Red Sea
• 25 December 1892 : Jebel Teir, Red Sea
• 26 December 1892 : Steamer Point and Aden
• 27 December 1892 : Aden

II. Colombo to Kandy

• 28 December 1892 : Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
• 29 December 1892 : Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
• 30 December 1892 : near Socotra, Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
• 31 December 1892 : Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
• 01 January 1893 : Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
• 02 January 1893 : Arabian Sea, at sea to Colombo
• 03 January 1893 : near Minicoy, Indian Ocean
• 04 January 1893 : near India, Indian Ocean
• 05 January 1893 : Colombo, Ceylon
• 06 January 1893 : Kandy, Ceylon

III. Hunting Camp in Kalawewa, Colombo – Kandy

• 07 January 1893 : Kandy to Kalawewa, Ceylon
• 08 January 1893 : Kalawewa, Ceylon
• 09 January 1893 : Kalawewa, Ceylon
• 10 January 1893 : Kalawewa, Ceylon
• 11 January 1893 : Kalawewa, Ceylon
• 12 January 1893 : Kalawewa to Kandy, Ceylon
• 13 January 1893 : Kandy, Ceylon
• 14 January 1893 : near Cape Comorin, India
• 15 January 1893 : near the Indian coastline
• 16 January 1893 : near Goa, India
• 17 January 1893 : Bombay, India
• 18 January 1893 : Bombay, India
• 19 January 1893 : Bombay, India
• 20 January 1893 : Poona, India

V. Hunting Camp in Tandur

• 21 January 1893 : Tandur, India
• 22 January 1893 : Tandur, India
• 23 January 1893 : Tandur, India

VI. Hyderabad

• 24 January 1893 : Hyderabad, India
• 25 January 1893 : Hyderabad, India
• 26 January 1893 : Hyderabad, India

VII. Gwalior

• 27 January 1893 : Sikanderaba, India
• 28 January 1893: Jhansi, India (joint entry with 27 January)
• 29 January 1893 : Gwalior, India
• 30 January 1893 : Gwalior, India

VIII. Calcutta

• 31 January 1893 : Patna, India
• 01 February 1893 : Calcutta, India
• 02 February 1893 : Calcutta, India
• 03 February 1893 : Calcutta, India
• 04 February 1893 : Calcutta, India
• 05 February 1893 : Calcutta, India

IX. Darjeeling

• 06 February 1893 : Darjeeling, India
• 07 February 1893 : Darjeeling, India
• 08 February 1893 : Darjeeling, India
• 09 February 1893 : Darjeeling to Benares, India
• 10 February 1893 : Benares, India
• 11 February 1893 : Benares, India

XI. Agra to Bhartpur

• 12 February 1893 : Agra, India (Taj Mahal)
• 13 February 1893 : Agra, India (Fatehpur Sikri)
• 14 February 1893 : Agra, India
• 15 February 1893 : Agra, India
• 16 February 1893 : Delhi, India
• 17 February 1893 : Delhi, India
• 18 February 1893 : Delhi, India
• 19 February 1893 : Alwar, India

XIII. Hunting Camp in Siriska

• 20 February 1893 : Sariska, India
• 21 February 1893 : Sariska, India
• 22 February 1893 : Sariska, India
• 23 February 1893 : Sariska, India
• 24 February 1893 : Sariska, India
• 25 February 1893 : Sariska, India
• 26 February 1893 : Sariska, India
• 27 February 1893 : Sariska to Alwar, India

XIV. Jodhpur

• 28 February 1893 : Jodhpur, India
• 01 March 1893 : Jodhpur, India
• 02 March 1893 : Jodhpur, India
• 03 March 1893 : Jaipur, India
• 04 March 1893 : Jaipur, India
• 05 March 1893 : Jaipur, India
• 06 March 1893 : Jaipur, India
• 07 March 1893 : Jaipur to Agra, India

XVI. Nepal – Hunting Camp Dakna Bagh

• 08 March 1893 :  Dakna Bagh, Nepal
• 09 March 1893 : Dakna Bagh, Nepal
• 10 March 1893 : Dakna Bagh, Nepal
• 11 March 1893 : Dakna Bagh, Nepal
• 12 March 1893 : Dakna Bagh, Nepal

XVII. Nepal – Hunting Camp in the Barbatta Valley

• 13 March 1893 : Barbatta Valley, Nepal
• 14 March 1893 : Dechta Boli, Nepal
• 15 March 1893 : Dechta Boli, Nepal
• 16 March 1893 : Dechta Boli, Nepal
• 17 March 1893 : Guleria, Nepal
• 18 March 1893 : Beli, Nepal
• 19 March 1893 : Beli, Nepal
• 20 March 1893 : Katni, Nepal
• 21 March 1893 : Katni, Nepal
• 22 March 1893 : Katni, Nepal
• 23 March 1893 : Katni, Nepal
• 24 March 1893 : Katni, Nepal
• 25 March 1893 : Bhanderia, Nepal
• 26 March 1893 : Bhanderia to Sohela, India

XVIII. Sohela – Lucknow – Calcutta Diamond Harbour – Pulu Besar

• 27 March 1893 : Sohela to Lucknow, India
• 28 March 1893 : Lucknow to Calcutta, India
• 29 March 1893 : Calcutta, India
• 30 March 1893 ; At Sea to Singapore
• 31 March 1893 : At Sea to Singapore
• 01 April 1893 : Andaman Islands, at Sea to Singapore
• 02 April 1893 : At Sea to Singapore
• 03 April 1893 : At Sea to Singapore
• 04 April 1893 : At Sea to Singapore
• 05 April 1893 : At Sea to Singapore

XIX. Singapore  – Johor

• 06 April 1893 : Singapore
• 07 April 1893 : Johor to Singapore
• 08 April 1893 : Singapore

XX. Tandjong Priok – Batavia

• 09 April 1893 : At Sea to Java, crossing the equator
• 10 April 1893 : At Sea to Java
• 11 April 1893 : Batavia, Java
• 12 April 1893 : Batavia to Buitenzorg, Java
• 13 April 1893 : Buitenzorg to Garut, Java
• 14 April 1893 : Garut, Java
• 15 April 1893 : Garut to Tjandjur, Java
• 16 April 1893 : Tjandjur, Java

XXI. Hunting Camp at Tjandjur

• 17 April 1893 : Tjandjur to Tanggeng, Java
• 18 April 1893 : Tanggeng to Sindangbarang, Java
• 19 April 1893 : Sindangbarang to Tjipandak, Java
• 20 April 1893 : Tjipandak, Java
• 21 April 1893 : Tjipandak, Java
• 22 April 1893 : Tjipandak, Java
• 23 April 1893 : Tjipandak, Java
• 24 April 1893 : Tjipandak to Sindangbarang, Java
• 25 April 1893 : Sindangbarang to  Tanggeng, Java
• 26 April 1893 : Tanggeng to Buitenzorg, Java
• 27 April 1893 : Buitenzorg to Tandjong Priok, Java

XXII. Port Kennedy on Thursday Island to Sydney

• 28 April 1893 : At Sea to Port Kennedy
• 29 April 1893 : At Sea to Port Kennedy (near Lombok)
• 30 April 1893 : At Sea to Port Kennedy (near Flores)
• 01 May 1893 :  At Sea to Port Kennedy
• 02 May 1893 :  At Sea to Port Kennedy
• 03 May 1893 : At Sea to Port Kennedy
• 04 May 1893 : At Sea to Port Kennedy (north of Australia)
• 05 May 1893 : Port Kennedy, Thursday Island
• 06 May 1893 : Port Kennedy and Somerset Bay
• 07 May 1893 : Port Kennedy, Thursday Island (Prince of Wales Island)
• 08 May 1893 : Port Kennedy, Thursday Island
• 09 May 1893 : At Sea to Sydney, Australia
• 10 May 1893 : At Sea to Sydney, Australia
• 11 May 1893 : At Sea to Sydney, Australia
• 12 May 1893 : At Sea to Sydney, Australia
• 13 May 1893 : At Sea to Sydney, Australia
• 14 May 1893 : At Sea to Sydney, Australia
• 15 May 1893 : At Sea to Sydney, Australia (End of Volume I)

XXIII. Sydney – Narromine – Mullengudgery

• 16 May 1893 : Sydney, Australia
• 17 May 1893 : Sydney, Australia
• 18 May 1893 : Narromine, Australia
• 19 May 1893 : Narromine, Australia
• 20 May 1893 : Mullengudgery, Australia
• 21 May 1893 : Sydney, Australia

XXIV.  Sydney – Auburn – Badgery Station

• 22 May 1893 : Sydney – Auburn – Moss Valley, Australia
• 23 May 1893 : Badgery Station, Australia
• 24 May 1893 : Badgery Station, Australia
• 25 May 1893 : Badgery Station, Australia
• 26 May 1893 : Sydney, Australia
• 27 May 1893 : Sydney, Australia

XXV. New Caledonia

• 28 May 1893 : At Sea to New Caledonia
• 29 May 1893 : At Sea to Numea
• 30 May 1893: At Sea to Numea (no separate entry)
• 31 May 1893: At Sea to Numea (no separate entry)
• 01 June 1893 : Numea, New Caledonia
• 02 June 1893 : Numea, New Caledonia
• 03 June 1893 : Numea, New Caledonia

XXVI. Solomon Islands

• 04 June 1893 : At Sea to the Solomon Islands
• 05 June 1893 : At Sea to the Solomon Islands
• 06 June 1893: At Sea to the Solomon Islands (no separate entry)
• 07 June 1893 : Owa Raha, Solomon Islands
• 08 June 1893 : Owa Raha to Ugi, Solomon Islands
• 09 June 1893 : Ugi, Solomon Islands

XXVII. New Guinea

• 10 June 1893 : At Sea to New Guinea
• 11 June 1893 : At Sea to New Guinea
• 12 June 1893: At Sea to New Guinea (no separate entry)
• 13 June 1893: At Sea to New Guinea (no separate entry)
• 14 June 1893 : Port Moresby, New Guinea
• 15 June 1893 : Port Moresby, New Guinea
• 16 June 1893 : Port Moresby to the hunting camp at Laroki, New Guinea
• 17 June 1893 : Hunting camp at the Laroki river, New Guinea
• 18 June 1893 : Hunting camp at the Laroki river to Port Moresby, New Guinea
• 19 June 1893 : Port Moresby to the hunting camp at Vei Maori, New Guinea
• 20 June 1893 : Hunting camp at Vei Maori, New Guinea

XXVIII.  Aru Islands – Amboina

• 21 June 1893 : At Sea to the Aru islands (Rennel island)
• 22 June 1893 : At Sea to the Aru islands (Thursday Island)
• 23 June 1893 : At Sea to the Aru islands
• 24 June 1893: At Sea to the Aru islands (no separate entry)
• 25 June 1893 : Dobo, Aru islands
• 26 June 1893 : Dobo, Aru islands
• 27 June 1893 : At Sea to Amboina
• 28 June 1893 : Amboina – in 1914: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
• 29 June 1893 :  Kajeli, Amboina
• 30 June 1893 :  Kajeli to Amboina
• 01 July 1893 : Amboina
• 02 July 1893 : Amboina

XXIX. Borneo – Singapore

• 03 July 1893 : At Sea to Borneo
• 04 July 1893 : At Sea to Borneo
• 05 July 1893 : At Sea to Borneo
• 06 July 1893 : At Sea to Borneo
• 07 July 1893 : At Sea to Borneo
• 08 July 1893 : At Sea to Borneo
• 09 July 1893 : At Sea to Borneo, Cape Po
• 10 July 1893 : Kuching, Borneo
• 11 July 1893 : At Sea to Singapore
• 12 July 1893 : Singapore
• 13 July 1893 : Singapore
• 14 July 1893 : Singapore
• 15 July 1893 : Singapore

XXX. Hongkong

• 16 July 1893 : At Sea to Hongkong
• 17 July 1893 : At Sea to Hongkong
• 18 July 1893: At Sea to Hongkong (no separate entry)
• 19 July 1893 : At Sea to Hongkong
• 20 July 1893: At Sea to Hongkong (no separate entry)
• 21 July 1893 : Hongkong
• 22 July 1893 : Hongkong

XXXI. Canton

• 23 July 1893 : Hongkong to Canton
• 24 July 1893 : Canton
• 25 July 1893 : Canton
• 26 July 1893 : Canton

XXXII. Macao – Hongkong

• 27 July 1893 : Macao
• 28 July 1893 : Hongkong

XXXIII. Nagasaki – Kumamoto – Shimonoseki – Miyajima

• 29 July 1893 : At Sea to Nagasaki
• 30 July 1893 : At Sea to Nagasaki
• 31 July 1893 : At Sea to Nagasaki
• 01 August 1893 : At Sea to Nagasaki
• 02 August 1893 : Nagasaki, Japan
• 03 August 1893 : Nagasaki, Japan
• 04 August 1893 : Nagasaki to Kumamoto, Japan
• 05 August 1893 : Kumamoto, Japan
• 06 August 1893 : Shimonoseki to Miyajima, Japan

XXXIV. Kyoto – Osaka – Nara  – Otsu – Gifu

• 07 August 1893 :  Miyajima to Kyoto, Japan
• 08 August 1893 :  Kyoto, Japan
• 09 August 1893 :  Kyoto, Japan
• 10 August 1893 :  Kyoto to Osaka, Japan
• 11 August 1893 :  Nara, Japan
• 12 August 1893 :  Kyoto, Japan
• 13 August 1893 :  Kyoto, Japan
• 14 August 1893 :  Kyoto, Japan

XXXV. Nagoya – Kosu – Tokyo – Yokohama

• 15 August 1893 : Nagoya to Kosu, Japan
• 16 August 1893 : Miyanoshita, Japan
• 17 August 1893 : Miyanoshita — Tokyo — Yokohama, Japan
• 18 August 1893 : Tokyo, Japan
• 19 August 1893 : Tokyo, Japan
• 20 August 1893 : Tokyo to Nikko, Japan
• 21 August 1893 : Nikko, Japan
• 22 August 1893 : Nikko to Yokohama, Japan
• 23 August 1893 : Yokohama to Tokyo, Japan
• 24 August 1893 : Yokohama, Japan

XXXVI. Vancouver — Banff — Hunting Camp at Black Mountain

• 25 August 1893 : At Sea to Vancouver
• 26 August 1893 : At Sea to Vancouver
• 27 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
• 28 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
• 29 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
• 30 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
• 31 August 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
• 01 September 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
• 02 September 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
• 03 September 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
• 04 September 1893: At Sea to Vancouver (no separate entry)
• 05 September 1893 : Vancouver, Canada
• 06 September 1893 : Vancouver, Canada
• 07 September 1893 : Vancouver, Canada
• 08 September 1893 : Vancouver to Banff, Canada
• 09 September 1893 : Banff, Canada
• 10 September 1893 : Banff to Penticton, Canada
• 11 September 1893 : Penticton, Canada
• 12 September 1893 : Penticton to Shingle Creek, Canada
• 13 September 1893 : Shingle Creek to Black Mountain, Canada
• 14 September 1893 : Black Mountain to Shingle Creek, Canada
• 15 September 1893 : Shingle Creek to Penticton, Canada
• 16 September 1893 : Penticton to Priests‘ Landing, Canada

XXXVII. Yellowstone Park

• 17 September 1893 : Priests‘ Landing to Revelstoke, Canada
• 18 September 1893 : Revelstoke to Northport (still on the Canadian side)
• 19 September 1893 : Northport to Spokane, Washington, United States
• 20 September 1893 : Spokane to Livingston, Montana, United States
• 21 September 1893 : Livingston  to Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
• 22 September 1893 : Fountain Geyser Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
• 23 September 1893 : Fountain Geyser Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
• 24 September 1893 : Yellowstone Lake Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
• 25 September 1893 : Grand Canon Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
• 26 September 1893 : Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone NP, United States
• 27 September 1893 : Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel to Livingston, Montana, United States

XXXVIII. Butte City — Salt Lake City — Colorado Springs — Manitou — Chicago — Niagara Falls — New York

• 28 September 1893 : Livingston to Butte City, Montana, United States
• 29 September 1893 : Salt Lake City to Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
• 30 September 1893 : Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
• 01 October 1893 : Manitou (Springs), Colorado, United States
• 02 October 1893 : Manitou (Springs) to Chicago, Illinois, United States
• 03 October 1893 : Chicago, Illinois, United States (Columbian exposition or World’s Fair visit)
• 04 October 1893 : Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
• 05 October 1893 : Niagara Falls to New York, New York, United States
• 06 October 1893 : New York, New York, United States
• 07 October 1893 : New York, New York, United States

XXXIX. Havre – Paris – Stuttgart – Vienna

• 08 October 1893 : At Sea to Havre, France
• 09 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
• 10 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
• 11 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
• 12 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
• 13 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
• 14 October 1893: At Sea to Havre, France (no separate entry)
• 15 October 1893 : Havre to Paris, France
• 16 October 1893 : Paris, France
• 17 October 1893 : Stuttgart, Germany
• 18 October 1893: Vienna, Austria (no separate entry)
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FRANZ FERDINAND Announce U.S. Summer Tour Dates

Following the release of Hits to the Head , their triumphant 20-track greatest hits album, Franz Ferdinand have announced a North American tour. The U.S. leg, with dates from August to September, makes stops in Atlanta, New York, Washington D.C., Los Angeles. It’s the beloved Scottish band’s first US tour since 2018. Artist Fan Pre-Sale begins on Wednesday, March 16 at 10am PST/1pm EST, local pre-sale begins Thursday, March 17 at 10am local time and general on-sale begins Friday, March 18 at 10am local time.

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Armed with an astute sense of what constitutes the “classic pop song” (famously proclaiming that they write music “to make girls dance to”) the music of Franz Ferdinand continues to resonate globally, and over the course of nearly two decades they’ve become, commercially and critically, one of the biggest UK bands in the world, selling over 10 million albums, 1.2 billion streams to date, 14 platinum albums, winning Brit, Ivor Novello + Mercury Prize awards, Grammy nominations and selling 6 million tickets for their incendiary live show worldwide.

Franz Ferdinand signed to Domino in May 2003 and released their first single, “Darts Of Pleasure” shortly after. Second single “Take Me Out” exploded onto the international stage, putting the band firmly on the global map and was a precursor to their eponymous debut album which went on to sell nearly four million copies worldwide.

Artistically always forging forward, their following albums, You Could Have It So Much Better (2005), Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2009), Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (2013) and Always Ascending (2018) all offered a new take on the Franz template and saw them work with some of the most pioneering producers around including Dan Carey, Joe Goddard and Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, Todd Terje and Philippe Zdar.

FRANZ FERDINAND ALL TOUR DATES:

8/4: House of Blues – Dallas, TX

8/5: White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX

8/6: Stubb’s – Austin, TX

8/8: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA

8/10: 9:30 Club – Washington, DC

8/11: 9:30 Club – Washington, DC

8/12: The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA

8/13: Pier 17 – New York, NY

8/15: House of Blues – Boston, MA

8/16: M Telus – Montreal, QC

8/17: History – Toronto, ON

8/19: The Riv – Chicago, IL

8/20: The Fillmore – Minneapolis, MN

8/22: Ogden – Denver, CO

8/23: Union Event Center – Salt Lake City, UT

8/25: Showbox SODO – Seattle, WA

8/26: Orpheum – Vancouver, BC

8/27: Grand Lodge – Portland, OR

8/30: Fox Theatre – San Francisco, CA

9/1: The Shrine – Los Angeles, CA

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Review: Franz Ferdinand‘s ‘Hits to the Head’ Tour

Concert-goers at the Fillmore rocked out to the band’s greatest hits

On August 20, Scottish indie-rock band Franz Ferdinand made their latest stop on their “Hits to the Head” tour at the Fillmore in Minneapolis. The album includes the band’s greatest hits dating back to the early 2000s, plus two new tracks featuring the talents of new drummer Audrey Tait who replaced original band member Paul Thompson in 2021. 

Disclaimer: This reviewer was not familiar with this band prior to attending this concert. To put it in context, Franz Ferdinand’s (arguably) biggest hit “Take Me Out” came out when I was 5 years old. I came to this concert not as a Franz Ferdinand superfan, as many of my fellow concert-goers appeared to be, but I definitely left as one. 

After listening to their entire discography in preparation for this concert, I knew I was in for the smooth vocals and instantly recognizable guitar lines that earned the band numerous accolades, including Grammy-nominations and two Brit Awards. What I wasn’t prepared for was just how truly great Franz Ferdinand sounds live. There was a good balance between vocals and instrumentals, an important detail because frontman Alex Kapranos’ voice is much stronger and fuller than captured on their albums and it would’ve been easy for him to steal the show from less charismatic musicians or with different songs. Instead, those aforementioned guitar lines are as exciting to the audience as the singing, and the vocal layering provided by Kapronas’ bandmates on guitar, keyboard, and bass was icing on the musical cake. Franz Ferdinand’s instrumentalists, even with newer members like Tait, Dino Bardot, and Julian Corrie, are a strong team, each sharing the spotlight and clearly enjoying the talent of their bandmates just as much as the audience.

Recordings never truly capture pure talent, and they especially can’t capture atmosphere, which is where Franz Ferdinand really impressed me. The Fillmore in Minneapolis is small enough to foster an immediate connection between audience and artists, but it’s big enough to pack in enough people to really make it a party. For a small band with a big sound, this was a great venue.

Since the dawn of the phone camera, going to a concert has usually involved staring past a sea of glowing screens recording the experience for perpetuity. Not so for Franz Ferdinand this past weekend. Yes, the occasional phone captured a favorite chorus or two, but all in all, this audience was living in the moment. The band is famously quoted as saying they wanted to make music “that girls would dance to” (this was back when indie-rock was a more male-dominated space), and I’m happy to say they’ve succeeded. As soon as the band took the stage, the crowd was roaring and ready to dance the night away. 

Franz Ferdinand knows exactly how to rev up their audience. Whether the crowd was singing along to “Billy Goodbye” (one of the two new songs on the “Hits to the Head” album) or screaming the lyrics to the 2005 hit “Do You Want To,” the band created moments that brought the entire crowd together. One of the best parts of the concert was when the stage lights backlit the entire band as the guitarists repeatedly strummed the opening chords of “Take Me Out,” turning what was a five-second intro on the album into a minute of palpable anticipation for an audience dying to sing those famous first lyrics, “So if you’re lonely…” 

While Franz Ferdinand may have passed their popularity peak (although, who knows? Those new songs are great!), good songs and good musicians are timeless. The “Hits to the Head” tour is a well-deserved victory lap for a talented group of artists and also an opportunity for fans (and fans-to-be!) to enjoy their music the way it’s meant to be heard: live and in person.

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