LIVE REVIEW + PHOTOS: FRANZ FERDINAND AT THE O2 ACADEMY BRIXTON, LONDON 11/03/26

‘‘Sometimes it’s just good to leave the phone in the pocket and just go fucking nuts“ Franz Ferdinand’s lead singer Alex Kapranos said before the band launched into their 2004 hit ‘Take Me Out‘. Franz Ferdinand are a staple of the indie music scene. The Scottish indie rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002, originally consisting of Alex Kapranos (vocals/guitar), Bob Hardy (bass), Nick McCarthy (guitar/keyboards) and Paul Thomson (drums). Kapranos and Hardy remain in the band today, joined by Julian Corrie (keyboards/guitar), Dino Bardot (guitar) and Audrey Tait (drums), who came on board in 2021. The band is currently touring Europe and America on their ‘‘Greater Glasgow North American Cultural Exchange“ tour.