Franz Ferdinand Announce 2013 North American Tour Dates

2013-06-20

Story by Charles Ken

Franz Ferdinand hitting the road this fall with a North American tour

Franz Ferdinand are back! The Alex Kapranos-fronted alternative rockers have a new album on the horizon, “Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action,” due out Aug. 27, and they’re getting ready to hit the road in support of the upcoming release.

The band just-announced North American headlining tour will kick off Oct. 4 at the House of Blues in Houston, Texas, and will travel through Minneapolis, Dallas, Chicago, New York, Boston and beyond before wrapping up Oct. 24 in Toronto, ON. Check out the full list of upcoming North American gigs below.

Tickets for the majority of the tour will go on sale this Friday (June 21) at 10 a.m. ET. Those who purchase a ticket for any of the new concerts will score a digital copy of “Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action” the day it’s out.

Franz Ferdinand 2013 North American Tour Dates:

10/4 — Houston, Texas, House of Blues
10/5 — Dallas, Texas, House of Blues
10/8 — Lawrence, Kan., The Granada
10/9 — Minneapolis, Minn., Skyway Theater
10/10 — Chicago, Ill., Vic Theatre
10/15 — Nashville, Tenn., Cannery Ballroom
10/16 — Columbus, Ohio, The LC Pavilion
10/17 — North Bethesda, Md., Music Center at Strathmore
10/19 — Upper Darby, Pa., Tower Theatre
10/20 — Boston, Mass., Orpheum Theatre
10/22 — New York, N.Y., Hammerstein Ballroom
10/23 — Montreal, QC, Metropolis
10/24 — Toronto, ON, Kool Haus

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