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Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce that two of the most prolific bands of recent times, Franz Ferdinand and MGMT, will join forces for a pair of special co-headline shows in Australia this July.

These shows mark both Franz Ferdinand and MGMT’s first visits to our shores in five years, with co-headline performances at Melbourne’s Festival Hall (Tue 24 Jul) and Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion (Wed 25 Jul), as well as a stop at Byron Bay’s Splendour In The Grass festival.

Glasgow quintet Franz Ferdinand remain one of the UK’s biggest exports of the last two decades, and will perform in Australia on the back of announcing a huge world tour and dropping fifth record Always Ascending. Their 2004 self-titled debut album immediately propelled them to major global commercial and critical success, taking home the 2004 Mercury Music Prize as well as seeing their anthemic single ’Take Me Out’ chart in the top ten across the world.

Fresh off the back of the UK leg of their world tour and currently performing in the USA, the quintet are looking razor-sharp ahead of their Australian shows. As noted by The AU Review,  Franz Ferdinand live are not to be missed: ’The new songs fit in well with the old material and filled the room with real warmth, allowing the band to prove that they are not content to just sit back and trade on nostalgia alone.

MGMT are Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, the Grammy-nominated duo who have been producing innovative psychedelic pop anthems since their 2008 debut Oracular Spectacular including some of the biggest songs of the 2000s in ‘Kids’, 'Time to Pretend’ and ‘Electric Feel'. These will be MGMT’s first performances in Australia since January 2014.

The band’s fourth album Little Dark Age, released earlier this year, features the “undeniably brilliant” (NME) lead single ‘Little Dark Age’ as well as ‘When You Die’ and ‘Me And Michael’, and was released earlier this year to widespread critical acclaim. Produced by MGMT, Patrick Wimberly (Chairlift, Kelela, Blood Orange) and long-time collaborator Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Spoon, Tame Impala), Little Dark Age is a true “show of strength” (Q, 4*) and “unironically gorgeous… MGMT doing what MGMT do best” (The Guardian, 4*). 

After an extensive UK, Europe and North American headline tour at the start of the year that took them to a number of iconic venues including a sold out show at London’s Electric Brixton, Paradiso in Amsterdam, and the Hollywood Palladium, the band will embark on a huge eleven-date headline US tour this May before heading to summer festivals across the world, including Firefly, Mad Cool and NOS Alive. MGMT are thrilled to be performing in Australia for the first time in over four years.

The combined firepower of Franz Ferdinand and MGMT in Melbourne and Sydney this July is sure to be unmissable.

Reviews

Rating: 4.8 out of 5 based on 172 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Outstanding!

    by p. K. on 6/11/23

    Didn’t expect much going in. Franz blew us away!!! What a great show!!! Very interactive with the crowd. Will definitely try to see them again!!!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Always fun

    by Scooterpeople on 12/5/22Fox Theater - Oakland - Oakland

    Glad I went and glad they returned to the Fox, Oakland. The always put in a fun show. True preformers!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    SO AMAZING

    by Diane on 9/2/22

    Franz Ferdinand has to definitely be one of my top favorite concerts. Alex Kapranos has such an amazing stage presence. I’m just so greatful I got to see them live! The crowd was awesome and just the overall energy from this concert was soo amazing. I’d definitely go to another concert, I already miss it :,).

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Always a great show

    by arasmelly on 9/2/22Fox Theater - Oakland - Oakland

    I’ve seen FF at the Fox Theater Oakland a couple times before and it’s always a great show!! Good venue and even greater band.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Amazing!

    by Sidney on 9/2/22Fox Theater - Oakland - Oakland

    Please bring them back over and over again! Can’t have enough of

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Rocked Every Minute.

    by Coppertop on 9/2/22Fox Theater - Oakland - Oakland

    Franz Ferdinand showed us that Oakland can rock a full theater on a Tuesday night! They killed it for 2 hours and had the whole audience jumping by the final encore. Loved every minute.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    What a great concert!

    by Angel on 9/2/22Fox Theater - Oakland - Oakland

    Franz Ferdinand performances an amazing concert! Honestly they fulfilled all the expectations! Fox Teather is a really good place for concerts, the sounds was clean and perfect, definitely I will come back for more concerts over there.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    17 years later Kapranos still has it

    by Paloaltuco on 9/2/22Fox Theater - Oakland - Oakland

    Great concert. Both the venue (Fox theater is amazing) and the band were ready for a big night. Franz Ferdinand isn't at the peak of their popularity anymore and there's only 2 original members, but Kapranos keeps heading the troupe with a torrent of timeless hits and great energy. Can't wait to see them again!!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Franz - the energy and sound I crave!

    by Timmay on 8/23/22Fillmore Minneapolis - Minneapolis

    Franz brought it as usual! With a set list so deep and performers so skilled, how could this show be anything other than epic! The sheer energy and passion poured into producing an exquisite blend of rock/dance/techno beats tingles the mind with joy! I will see Franz whenever they visit the states!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great Performance!

    by Gardanman on 8/23/22Fillmore Minneapolis - Minneapolis

    Everything about this perfomance was exceptional. Amazing performance, fantastic sound and lights. Love the Fillmore!