Franz Ferdinand Tour

• 26th Jul 2007

Franz Ferdinand have announced a number of Scottish shows in September. The band played a brace of low-key shows at Glasgow’s Grand Ole Opry in June of this year.

The low-key tour, on which they will play a number of new songs alongside old favourites, calls in at a number of Scottish towns previously un-visited by the band.

The band are currently writing their third album in Glasgow which is due for release in the early part of 2008.

The full list of shows are as follows:

SEPTEMBER

9th Stirling Fubar (08700 600 100 / link)
10th Inverness Raigmore (0871 2200260 / link)
11th Fort William Ba Club (0871 2200260 / link)
18th Dundee Fat Sams (08700 600 100 / link)
19th Aberdeen Moshulu (01224572876 / link)
21st Portree Community Centre (0871 2200260 / link)
24th Shetland Whiteness & Weisdale Hall (01595 692114 / link)

Tickets for the shows are priced at £15 and are available via the phone numbers / web addresses above, the venues or a 24hr cc line 0871 220 0260.

Tickets will be going on sale on Saturday 28th July 2007 at 9am and will be limited to 4 per person except Shetland which is limited to 2 per person.

Franz Ferdinand are: Bob Hardy (bass), Nick McCarthy (guitar / keyboards / vocal), Alex Kapranos (vocals / guitar) & Paul Thomson (drums).