Franz Ferdinand, who earlier this week revealed details of Hits To The Head, a 20-track greatest hits collection showcasing the world-conquering success of the band’s career to date, have today announced a run of European dates next spring.
Having in the past headlined festivals including Reading & Leeds, Rock En Seine, Primavera and All Points East, the full list of dates, which includes a return to London’s historic Alexandra Palace, is as follows:
15.03.22 – Sant Jordi Club – Barcelona 16.03.22 – WiZink Center – Madrid17.03.22 – Campo Pequeno – Lisbon19.03.22 – Bilbao Arena – Bilbao22.03.22 – Zenith – Munich23.03.22 – GT Geox – Padova24.03.22 – Mediolanum Forum – Milan26.03.22 – 6MIC – Aix en Provence28.03.22 – Brest Arena – Brest29.03.22 – Le Liberté – Rennes30.03.22 – Arkea Arena – Bordeaux
01.04.22 – Alexandra Palace – London04.04.22 – Victoria Warehouse – Manchester05.04.22 – OVO Hydro – Glasgow07.04.22 – Palladium – Cologne08.04.22 – Verti Music Hall – Berlin09.04.22 – VEGA – Copenhagen11.04.22 – Cirkus – Stockholm12.04.22 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo14.04.22 – Rockhal – Luxembourg15.04.22 – AFAS Live – Amsterdam19.04.22 – Forest National – Brussels20.04.22 – Zénith Paris – Paris – La Villette23.04.22 – Halle 662 – Zurich25.04.22 – Dom Sportova – Zagreb27.04.22 – Arena Open Air – Vienna 28.04.22 – Forum Karlin – Prague30.04.22 – Expo XXI Hall 4 – Warsaw 01.05.22 – Haus Auensee – Leipzig03.05.22 – Schlachthof – Wiesbaden04.05.22 – Zénith – Dijon06.05.22 – Zénith Arena – Lille07.05.22 – Zénith – Rouen 06.07.22 – A2 Club – St Petersburg08.07.22 – Adrenaline Stadium – Moscow
Tickets for the shows go on pre-sale at 10am on Wednesday 10th November and general sale at 10am on Friday 12th November via www.franzferdinand.comFans who pre-order the album will also be given first access to pre-sale tickets. The album can be pre-ordered HERE
Hits To The Head is released on Friday March 11th 2022 on Domino and features two brand-new tracks Billy Goodbye and Curious, co-produced by Alex Kapranos, Julian Corrie and Stuart Price (Dua Lipa, Madonna, Pet Shop Boys).
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.
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