New(ish) Single / New(ish) Tour Dates : Franz Ferdinand's record drops 26th January, too.

January is just one big ol' pile of exciting, isn't it? YES IT IS.

I'm a little late on the uptake on this one (sorry), but Franz's third record, Tonight, will be released on the 26th of January in the UK, the 27th in the US. And they've got a whole lot of dates lined up - in Europe and Australia. Grr! Fingers crossed for the summer.

29 Dec 2008- Rhythm & Vines Festival - Gisborne, NZ
30 Dec 2008 - Falls Festival - Marion Bay, AU
31 Dec 2008 - Falls Festival - Lorne, AU
3 Jan 2009 - Southbound Festival - Busselton, AU
5 Jan 2009 - Palace Theatre - Melbourne, AU *
6 Jan 2009 - Enmore Theatre - Sydney, AU *
8 Jan 2009 - Sunset Sounds Festival - Brisbane, AU
14 Jan 2009 - The Picture House - Edinburgh, UK
20 Jan 2009 - Heaven - London, UK ^
28 Jan 2009 - Dolans - Limerick, IR
01 Jan 2009 - Olympia - Dublin, IR
4 Mar 2009 - Barrowlands - Glasgow, UK
6 Mar 2009 - Academy - Manchester, UK
8 Mar 2009 - Academy - Birmingham, UK
9 Mar 2009 - Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK
12 Mar 2009 - AB Club - Brussels, BE
13 Mar 2009 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, NL
14 Mar 2009 - Palladium - Cologne, DE
16 Mar 2009 - Aeronef - Lille, FR
17 Mar 2009 - Olympia - Paris, FR
18 Mar 2009 - Olympia - Paris, FR
20 Mar 2009 - Vega - Copenhagen, DK
21 Mar 2009 - Circus - Stockholm, SE
22 Mar 2009 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, NO
24 Mar 2009 - Docks - Hamburg, DE
25 Mar 2009 - Columbiahalle - Berlin, DE
26 Mar 2009 - Tonhalle - Munich, DE
28 Mar 2009 - Schiffbauhalle - Zurich, CH
29 Mar 2009 - Estragon - Bologna, IT
30 Mar 2009 - Alcatraz - Milan, IT
1 Apr 2009 - Le Phare - Toulouse, FR
2 Apr 2009 - Pabellón de la Casilla - Bilboa, ES
3 Apr 2009 - Palacio de Deportes - Madrid, ES
4 Apr 2009 - Coliseo Ciudad de Atarfe - Granada, ES
* with the Cribs
^ with Of Montreal

You all already know they've released their second single from Tonight, "Ulysses." Here's them in the studio playing it:



Franz Ferdinand - "Ulysses"