Franz Ferdinand (band)

Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Alternative rock, new wave, indie rock, garage rock revival , post-punk revival, pop rock, pop, dance-punk, dance-rock, art rock, punk rock
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Domino
Website	FranzFerdinand.com
Members	Alex Kapranos; Robert Hardy; Julian Corrie; Dino Bardot; Audrey Tait
Past members	Nicholas McCarthy; Paul Thomson

Franz Ferdinand is a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The group is named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. The band has released five albums, Franz Ferdinand, You Could Have It So Much Better With Franz Ferdinand, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, and their most recent release, Always Ascending.

The band members are Alex Kapranos, Robert Hardy, Julian Corrie, Dino Bardot and Audrey Tait and past members are Paul Thompson and Nick McCarthy.

Franz Ferdinand (band) Media

The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria inspired the band's name.
The band performing in 2004
Franz Ferdinand performing live in Dundee, Scotland in 2006
The band performing live in 2009
The band performing live at the 2014 Sun Festival in Málaga, Spain
Kapranos performing with the band in France, 2019
The band performing at the Roseland Ballroom in 2008
The band performing in the United States during the Hits to the Head tour, 2022
The band's logo since their inception circa 2002

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Members

Current members

Alex Kapranos – lead vocals, lead guitar (2002–present); piano (2005–present)
Bob Hardy – bass guitar, percussion (2002–present); backing vocals (2002–2008)
Julian Corrie – keyboards, synthesisers, lead guitar, backing vocals (2017–present)
Dino Bardot – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2017–present)
Audrey Tait – drums, percussion (2021–present)

Former members

Paul Thompson – drums, percussion, backing and occasional lead vocals (2002–2021)
Nick McCarthy – rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesisers, backing and occasional lead vocals (2002–2016)

Touring musicians

Johnny Marr - guitar (2025–present)

Discography

Franz Ferdinand (2004)
You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (2009)
Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (2013)
Always Ascending (2018)
The Human Fear (2025)