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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.
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The Fillmore is a great place to see a show, the people were exceptionally nice and the venue was clean and well organized. Franz Ferdinand was amazing and the sound was fabulous.
A great show - career spanning, which means it had a few number from the latest album too. This group are always a blast to watch - they genuinely look like they are having fun up, and that means a lot. Walk away and Take me out were always my faves - and they delivered on these two! Always worth the time - go check them out!!
These guys still have it . We lived and danced the whole time
Wow, that was nicely assorted mix faves and unfamiliar new tunes... Franz Ferdinand puts on good show very aerobic jumping and kicking with the jams. I only regret was just 90-minute didn't want end so soon. Even Telescreens was new experience primed crowd well for their set during pre-show. Just blissful night of audacious fun and bold new horizons. Thanx much!
What a great show-lots of banter with the audience and great stage presence-so glad i got to see them!
Had never seen Franz Ferdinand live despite being a fan for many years...did not know what to expect and I was blown away by the energy and musicianship. FF's catalogue is loaded and the band did not disappoint -- also, loved hearing the cuts off the new album. Great show!
I’ve waited years to see Franz and the wait was worth it! Set list was a great mix of old and new. Only sad that they didn’t play Ulysses - but otherwise awesome!!
Great show as usual ..never miss Franz Ferdinand when they tour LA! 🤩🤩🤩
This was a mind blowing show in the best venue in town! The band gave a phenomenal performance and was super engaged with the songs and the crowd.
This group was fantastic! They were wonderful on stage and I loved the energy from Alex and company. The sound and setlist were wonderful as well. Will definitely see them again.
Seeing Franz Ferdinand at The Pageant was awesome! I love the energy of his and his band and The Pageant.
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!!!
Glad I went and glad they returned to the Fox, Oakland. The always put in a fun show. True preformers!
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 :,).
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.
Please bring them back over and over again! Can’t have enough of
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.
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.
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!!
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!
