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 - Madrid
17.03.22 - Campo Pequeno - Lisbon
19.03.22 - Bilbao Arena - Bilbao
22.03.22 - Zenith - Munich
23.03.22 - GT Geox – Padova
24.03.22 - Mediolanum Forum - Milan
26.03.22 - 6MIC - Aix en Provence
28.03.22 - Brest Arena - Brest
29.03.22 - Le Liberté - Rennes
30.03.22 - Arkea Arena - Bordeaux
01.04.22 - Alexandra Palace - London
04.04.22 - Victoria Warehouse - Manchester
05.04.22 - OVO Hydro - Glasgow
07.04.22 - Palladium - Cologne
08.04.22 - Verti Music Hall - Berlin
09.04.22 - VEGA - Copenhagen
11.04.22 - Cirkus - Stockholm
12.04.22 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo
14.04.22 - Rockhal - Luxembourg
15.04.22 - AFAS Live - Amsterdam
19.04.22 - Forest National - Brussels
20.04.22 - Zénith Paris – Paris – La Villette
23.04.22 - Halle 662 - Zurich
25.04.22 - Dom Sportova - Zagreb
27.04.22 - Arena Open Air - Vienna
28.04.22 - Forum Karlin - Prague
30.04.22 - Expo XXI Hall 4 - Warsaw
01.05.22 - Haus Auensee - Leipzig
03.05.22 - Schlachthof - Wiesbaden
04.05.22 - Zénith - Dijon
06.05.22 - Zénith Arena - Lille
07.05.22 - Zénith – Roue
06.07.22 – A2 Club – St Petersburg
08.07.22 – 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.com
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.