Festivals played
32
Countries
8
Active since
2003
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Headliner
15 headline appearances
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Still active
Played in 2025
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Glastonbury loyalist
5 appearances
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Globe trotter
8 countries
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Festival veteran
Since 2003
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Comeback
14 year gap at Splendour in the Grass
About
Franz Ferdinand is a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The original lineup consisted of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Nick McCarthy (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Bob Hardy (bass), and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Julian Corrie (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) and Dino Bardot (guitar, backing vocals) joined in 2017 after McCarthy left in 2016, and Audrey Tait (drums, percussion) joined after Thomson left in 2021. Read more on Last.fm →
Festival history
2006
2005