Franz Ferdinand @ Mercury Ballroom - Louisville
October 11th, 2025: Franz Ferdinand, Master Peace @ Mercury Ballroom - Louisville, KY
Photos Courtesy of: Emily May
On October 11th, Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand brought round 2 of their Fall 2025 tour to Mercury Ballroom to a nearly sold out crowd of fans, with this being the last stop of the tour! The crowd was buzzing with energy and ready for a fun night ahead! In January of this year, the band released their sixth studio album, The Human Fear, from which they performed several tracks that included “Black Eyelashes”, “Audacious”, “The Doctor”, and “Build It Up”, as well as many older tracks. There were songs for older and newer fans alike that had the crowd screaming their hearts out along with the band. Franz Ferdinand is a dynamic live band that gives 100% to their fans. Singer/guitarist Alex Kapranos was at ease on stage, chatting with the crowd and moving all around the stage in a whirl of energy, jumps, and high kicks, often in sync with his band mates. The energy on stage, as well as in the crowd, was euphoric, with fun being had by the crowd and the band alike. Performing a 20-song set list, the last 4 of which were the encore, they kept the crowd dancing all night! Opening the show this evening was British alternative/rock/pop artist Master Peace (Peace Okezie), who got the crowd nice and warmed up for the night ahead! He even came back out on stage towards the end of Franz Ferdinand’s set to sing “Hooked” with the band! It was a great night all around!
Master Peace
Franz Ferdinand with Bodega @ Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn NY
Photos courtesy of Edwina Hay | April 16 2018
Franz Ferdinand currently on tour in support of their newest record, Always Ascending. The band played two sold out shows at Brooklyn's Brooklyn Steel. This was the second night (they also played Sunday, April 15th). This was the sixth and final show for the Brooklyn band Bodega with Franz Ferdinand.
Franz Ferdinand // Brooklyn, NY
Franz Ferdinand, Omni, WANNA -- Warsaw (Gov Ball Afterparty) | Brooklyn, NY | 5 June 2017
Photos Courtesy of: Edwina Hay
For the third year, Governors Ball offered additional concerts in conjunction with their seventh annual festival called “Governors Ball After Dark.” This year’s series of After Dark shows began on Thursday, June 1st and concluded on Wednesday, June 8th. On Monday, June 5th, Glasgow’s Franz Ferdinand headlined a sold out show at Warsaw in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
I first saw Franz Ferdinand live in 2004 after the release of their self-titled record. Back then, they played a free show at Virgin Megastore in Union Square that’s now a bank branch 13 years later. The quintet kicked off their set with “Jacqueline” from that record and the crowd sang along in unison. The band saw support from WANNA, a Brooklyn band with seven members on stage, with drummer Josh Mac also singing main vocals. WANNA was followed by Atlanta’s Omni, who are touring with FF.
Franz Ferdinand performed a nearly 20 song set list, with a three song encore. Frontman Alex Kapranos was all over the stage; kicking and jumping, singing and playing guitar, and leaving the stage to interact with fans. After singing along and dancing as much as I could near the soundbooth (I am recovering from a broken foot afterall), I left the venue wondering why on earth it took me so long to experience them live again.
