A whole other wave of acts is announced – surf's up!Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine performs at Manchester Arena on November 23, 2018 in Manchester, England.Florence + The Machine will top the bill at next year’s Boardmasters festival. The music and surfing festival in Cornwall will also see performances by Giggs, Franz Fe...

"There is nowhere in the world like Scotland to celebrate it."Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand will play a huge homecoming show on New Year’s Eve, headlining Edinburgh’s Hogmanay for the first time. The Scottish indie heroes will take top billing at the Princes Street Gardens show, supported by Metronomy. Tickets will go on sale on 10a...

Earlier this year, the permanently wound-up Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand came back hard with their euphoric, dance-influenced new album Always Ascending. Ever since then, they've been in touring mode, hitting festivals across the world. Along the way, they've played every late-night show that would have them, relishing any opportunity to rem...

Massive Attack were scheduled to perform at the second day of Mad Cool Festival in Madrid yesterday, but they ended up cancelling their set due to noise interference. "Massive Attack has just cancelled its Mad Cool Festival concert, scheduled to be held at The Loop, claiming that the sound of the stage where Franz Ferdinand…

Frontman Alex Kapranos and drummer Paul Thomson on Franz Ferdinand's live plans for 2018 - and the band's mutual love affair with Mexico.Alex Kapranos is wearing a jacket with Day of the Dead-style skulls embroidered on the chest, and that’s not the …Continue reading »The post Franz Ferdinand talk life on the road at Mexico&...