Franz Ferdinand Share Video For Title Track Of New Album 'Always Ascending'
Monday, 04 December 2017
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: David Edwards
Franz Ferdinand have shared a video for the title track of their new album.
'Always Ascending' will arrive on February 9 through Domino, with a UK and Ireland tour set to kick off the following day in Galway and conclude at the O2 Academy Brixton in London on February 24.
Following that they will head to Europe for shows in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain and France. The band have also lined up a handful of dates in North America this month and will return there in April and May for a tour.
Speaking about the video, frontman Alex Kapranos said:
“We're happy to now be Always Ascending on the screen, with ABCDCD capturing the mood of the song and likenesses of the band in perfect detail. This is pretty much a typical Sunday afternoon round at Franz Ferdinand's flat.”
Franz Ferdinand Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat February 10 2018 - GALWAY Leisureland
Sun February 11 2018 - DUBLIN Olympia Theatre
Tue February 13 2018 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
Wed February 14 2018 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Fri February 16 2018 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 Academy Newcastle
Sat February 17 2018 - GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Mon February 19 2018 - LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Tue February 20 2018 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Birmingham
Wed February 21 2018 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Fri February 23 2018 - CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange
Sat February 24 2018 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Sun February 25 2018 - BRIGHTON Brighton Dome
Mon December 04 2017 - SEATTLE Washington - Showbox at the Market (USA)
Tue December 05 2017 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom (Canada)
Wed December 06 2017 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom (Canada)
Thu December 07 2017 - PORTLAND Oregon - Theater of the Clouds (USA)
Sat December 09 2017 - POMONA California - Glass House (USA)
Sun December 10 2017 - LOS ANGELES California - Forum (USA)
Sun April 08 2018 - TORONTO Ontario - Rebel - Toronto (Canada)
Tue April 10 2018 - BOSTON Massachusetts - House Of Blues - Boston (USA)
Wed April 11 2018 - WASHINGTON District Of Columbia - 9:30 Club (USA)
Fri April 13 2018 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Fillmore - Philadelphia (USA)
Mon April 16 2018 - BROOKLYN New York - Brooklyn Steel (USA)
Fri April 27 2018 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - First Avenue (USA)
Sat April 28 2018 - KANSAS CITY Missouri - Truman - Kansas City (USA)
Mon April 30 2018 - MILWAUKEE Wisconsin - Rave - Milwaukee (USA)
Wed May 02 2018 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Pageant (USA)
Mon May 07 2018 - DALLAS Texas - House Of Blues - Dallas (USA)
Tue May 08 2018 - HOUSTON Texas - White Oak Music Hall - Downstairs (USA)
Fri May 11 2018 - PHOENIX Arizona - Van Buren (USA)
Sun May 13 2018 - SAN DIEGO California - Birch North Park Theatre (USA)
Tue May 15 2018 - LOS ANGELES California - Wiltern Theatre (USA)
Thu May 17 2018 - OAKLAND California - Fox Theater - Oakland (USA)
Thu March 01 2018 - HAMBURG Mehr Theater (Germany)
Sat March 03 2018 - UTRECHT TivoliVrendenburg (Netherlands)
Sun March 04 2018 - GRONINGEN De Oosterpoort (Netherlands)
Mon March 05 2018 - COLOGNE Palladium (Germany)
Wed March 07 2018 - BERLIN Tempodrom (Germany)
Thu March 08 2018 - WARSAW Stodola (Poland)
Fri March 09 2018 - PRAGUE Forum Karlin (Czech Republic)
Sun March 11 2018 - ZURICH Halle 622 (Switzerland)
Mon March 12 2018 - MUNICH Tonhalle (Germany)
Tue March 13 2018 - VIENNA Gasometer (Austria)
Thu March 15 2018 - BOLOGNA Unipol Arena (Italy)
Sat March 17 2018 - MADRID La Riviera (Spain)
Mon March 19 2018 - TOULOUSE Zenith (France)
Tue March 20 2018 - MONTPELLIER Zenith Sud (France)
Wed March 21 2018 - LYON Amphi 3000 (France)
Fri March 23 2018 - RENNES Liberte (France)
Sat March 24 2018 - CAEN Zenith (France)
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