Franz Ferdinand's 2012 Concert History

Franz Ferdinand is a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The original lineup consisted of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Nick McCarthy (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Bob Hardy (bass), and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Julian Corrie (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals) and Dino Bardot (guitar, backing vocals) joined in 2017 after McCarthy left in 2016, and Audrey Tait (drums, percussion) joined after Thomson left in 2021.

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Franz Ferdinand had 43 concerts in 2012

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 16, 2012
Franz Ferdinand / RM Hubbert / Organs of Love
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Mono Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oct 13, 2012
Corona Capital 2012: Sábado
AWOLNATION / Franz Ferdinand / Iron & Wine / Miike Snow / The Airborne Toxic Event / The Wallflowers / Bufi / Technicolor Fabrics / The Hives / Zulu Winter / MuteMath
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Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Oct 13, 2012 –
Oct 14, 2012
Festival Corona Capital 2012
James Murphy / Francisca Valenzuela / Technicolor Fabrics / L.P. / AraabMuzik / Simple Minds / A-Trak / Bam Bam / Shabazz Palaces / María Y José / Los Impostor / Major Lazer / BAIO / Josef Bamba / Black Kids / Los Rakas / Rebolledo / Corona Capital / Mona / I Can Chase Dragons / Bufi / Vicente Gayo / MuteMath / Los Rayobacks / Memory Man / Los Plastic Revolution / My Morning Jacket / Here We Go Magic / The Black Keys / Snow Patrol / Florence + The Machine / Franz Ferdinand / Iron & Wine / AWOLNATION / Miike Snow / Tegan and Sara / New Order / Alabama Shakes / Cat Power / The Vaccines / Basement Jaxx / The Hives / The Drums / Sleigh Bells / Neon Indian / DJ Shadow / The Airborne Toxic Event / The Maccabees / Die Antwoord / The Wallflowers / M. Ward / The Joy Formidable / Black Lips / St. Lucia / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / The Raveonettes / Suede / The Big Pink / Freelance Whales / Dum Dum Girls / The Walkmen / Death In Vegas / Modeselektor / WhoMadeWho / Hello Seahorse! / Tribes / L.A. / La Habitación Roja / ventilader / The Wookies Show all bands
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Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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Oct 11, 2012
Franz Ferdinand
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Teatro Estudio Cavaret Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Sep 08, 2012
Berlin Festival 2012 (Saturday)
Cro / Django Django / Bonaparte / Kraftklub / Franz Ferdinand / Paul Kalkbrenner / The Soundtrack Of Our Lives / WhoMadeWho
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Flughafen Berlin Tempelhof Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Sep 07, 2012
Franz Ferdinand

Into the Great Wide Open

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Sportveld Vlieland, Netherlands
Sep 07, 2012 –
Sep 08, 2012
Berlin Festival 2012
Digitalism / Crookers / The Magician / Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED) / We Have Band / Dumme Jungs / Daughter / Junip / Frittenbude / I Heart Sharks / Clock Opera / The Killers / Grimes / Little Dragon / Tocotronic / First Aid Kit / Morning Parade / Modeselektor / SBTRKT / Paul Kalkbrenner / WhoMadeWho / Cro / Kraftklub / Junior Boys / Bonaparte / iamamiwhoami / Etnik / Sizarr / Slagsmålsklubben / Friends / Major Lazer / Franz Ferdinand / Sigur Rós / Metronomy / Kate Nash / Friendly Fires / Michael Kiwanuka / Orbital / When Saints Go Machine / Ghostpoet / Kid Simius Show all bands
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Flughafen Berlin Tempelhof Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Sep 01, 2012
Franz Ferdinand / Mogwai / The Vaccines

Franz Ferdinand Perfect Day Festival 2012 Mogwai TheVaccines

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Castello Scaligero Villafranca di Verona, Veneto, Italy
Aug 31, 2012 –
Sep 02, 2012
A Perfect Day Festival 2012
Sigur Rós / Mogwai / Franz Ferdinand / Two Door Cinema Club / The Vaccines / The Killers / The Temper Trap / dEUS / Mark Lanegan / alt-J / DZ Deathrays
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Castello Scaligero Villafranca di Verona, Veneto, Italy
Aug 25, 2012
Cabaret Vert Festival
"Cabaret Vert Festival" / Franz Ferdinand / Dionysos (France) / Orelsan / Digitalism / Noisia / Agnostic Front / C2C / The Love Me Nots / About The Girl
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Cabaret Vert Festival Grounds Charleville-Mézières, France
Aug 24, 2012
Franz Ferdinand / Admiral Fallow / Breton
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Steinberggasse Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland
Aug 23, 2012 –
Aug 26, 2012
Le Cabaret Vert 2012 @ Stade Bayard
Skrillex / Franz Ferdinand / Manu Chao / Public Enemy / Caravan Palace / Digitalism / Eagles of Death Metal / Orelsan / Enter Shikari / La Femme / C2C / Toots & The Maytals / Birdy Nam Nam / Noisia / Yuksek / Charlie Winston / Agnostic Front / Dionysos / Kap Bambino / Daniel Darc / Joey Starr / Barcella / The Love Me Nots Show all bands
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Stade Bayard Charleville-Mézières, France
Aug 19, 2012
Summer Sonic Osaka 2012
Rihanna / Calvin Harris / Green Day / Foster The People / Kesha / Zedd / Death Cab for Cutie / Gotye / Passion Pit / Mac Miller / Franz Ferdinand / Grouplove / Sigur Rós / Gym Class Heroes / New Order / Jamiroquai / The Head and the Heart / Tears For Fears / Grimes / Crystal Castles / SBTRKT / The Vaccines / St. Vincent / Adam Lambert / Garbage / Hoobastank / Azealia Banks / Alexandra Stan / Simian Mobile Disco / Lostprophets / Cast / Other Lives / kindness / ONE OK ROCK / ¡Mayday! / Spector / Tribes / Vintage Trouble / 2manydjs (DJ Set) / The Knux / Kyary Pamyu Pamyu / Hiatus / Perfume / The Kids / Coldrain / Hello Sleepwalkers / Spyair / My First Story / Back Number / Sim / 加藤ミリヤ / THE KOXX / Unison Square Garden / ももいろクローバーZ / Hemenway / 阿部真央 / Princess Princess / Lyulyu / 吉井和哉 / Team H / H Zett M / シシド・カフカ / the PINBALLS / Ska Ska Club / Knock Out Monkey / The Salovers / 小林太郎 / 小南泰葉 / Applicat Spectra / The Cardigans Plays Gran Turismo Show all bands
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Maishima Sports Island Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan
Aug 18, 2012
Franz Ferdinand

SUMMER SONIC 2012 Tokyo

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QVC Marine Field Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Aug 18, 2012 –
Aug 19, 2012
Summer Sonic Tokyo 2012
Rihanna / Calvin Harris / Green Day / Foster The People / Kesha / Death Cab for Cutie / Gotye / Passion Pit / Mac Miller / Franz Ferdinand / Grouplove / Sigur Rós / Nelly Furtado / Gym Class Heroes / New Order / Jamiroquai / Crystal Castles / Grimes / Tears For Fears / SBTRKT / The Vaccines / St. Vincent / Adam Lambert / Garbage / Hoobastank / The Cardigans / Azealia Banks / Alexandra Stan / Walk Off The Earth / Pennywise / LP / Lostprophets / Other Lives / Cast / kindness / Iceage / ONE OK ROCK / Russian Red / ¡Mayday! / Toy / Spector / Tribes / Vintage Trouble / The Knux / Lo-Fi-Fnk / Kyary Pamyu Pamyu / Hiatus / Perfume / Crossfaith / Coldrain / Blush / Man With a Mission / Crystal Kay / Teddyloid / YOHIO / Flip / Hyro The Hero / Pee Wee Gaskins / Glen Check / Def Tech / Champagne / Pay Money To My Pain / Sim / 加藤ミリヤ / Begin / THE KOXX / Nothing's Carved in Stone / ももいろクローバーZ / 1976 / Yellow Fang / TOTALFAT / Shun / 七尾旅人 / Lecca / Remo-Con / Fire Ex / 土屋アンナ / Guckkasten / 阿部真央 / レキシ / Scoobie Do / Arukara / White Ash / ☆taku Takahashi / 吉井和哉 / Quarterback / 紫 / モーモールルギャバン / 平井大 / Rihwa / Team H / Belakiss / Dj Komori / 音速ライン / Jun Sky Walker(s) / Great 3 / Ska Ska Club / Knock Out Monkey / La-ppisch / 長澤知之 / ASHURA / DJ Yummy / Dub Master X / 紫雨林 / 永野亮 / Newtank / チャン・ギハと顔たち / Fire Ball With Home Grown / 田中知之 / The Power Powder Show all bands
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Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall (幕張メッセ国際展示場) Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Aug 14, 2012
Franz Ferdinand / Bleached / Carnivores
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The Glass House Concert Hall Pomona, California, United States
Aug 13, 2012
Franz Ferdinand / Bleached / Carnivores
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House of Blues San Diego San Diego, California, United States
Aug 12, 2012
Franz Ferdinand
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
Aug 10, 2012
Outside Lands
Neil Young / Electric Guest / Fitz and the Tantrums / Franz Ferdinand / Skrillex / Explosions in the Sky / Stevie Wonder / Metallica / Reggie Watts / Die Antwoord / Foo Fighters / Amadou & Mariam / Jack White / Wallpaper / Bloc Party
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
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Aug 10, 2012 –
Aug 12, 2012
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012
Foo Fighters / Reggie Watts / The M Machine / Mimosa / MSTRKRFT / Wallpaper / PAPA / Big Gigantic / Caveman / Geographer / Tumbleweed Wanderers / White Denim / Dirty Dozen / Jovanotti / Tanlines / Bomba Estéreo / Tennis / The Dustbowl Revival / Die Antwoord / Sean Hayes / Amadou & Mariam / The California Honeydrops / Metallica / Bloc Party / Michael Kiwanuka / Fitz and the Tantrums / Skrillex / Fun. / Passion Pit / Of Monsters and Men / Stevie Wonder / Franz Ferdinand / Norah Jones / Neil Young / Regina Spektor / Sigur Rós / Tame Impala / Santigold / Jack White / City and Colour / Alabama Shakes / Washed Out / Andrew Bird / The Kills / Explosions in the Sky / Wolfgang Gartner / Dr. Dog / Big Boi / Dispatch / Rebelution / Electric Guest / Sharon Van Etten / The Walkmen / YACHT / Father John Misty / Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Grandaddy / Zola Jesus / Trampled by Turtles / Animal Kingdom / Yellow Ostrich / The Be Good Tanyas / Two Gallants / Allen Stone / Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman / Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons / Honey Island Swamp Band / Portugal. The Man / Justice / Beck / Osees / Neil Patrick Harris / Chris Hardwick / Jukebox the Ghost / Birdy Show all bands
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Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California, United States
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Aug 09, 2012
Franz Ferdinand / Carnivores
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The Showbox Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 08, 2012
Franz Ferdinand
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Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Aug 04, 2012
Lollapalooza (Day 2 of 3)
Delta Spirit / Franz Ferdinand / Avicii / Orchard Lounge / The Tallest Man On Earth / Red Hot Chili Peppers / JJ Grey & Mofro / JEFF the Brotherhood / FIDLAR / JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound / Moon Taxi / Fun. / Calvin Harris / The Verve Pipe / Aloe Blacc / Bear In Heaven / The Weeknd / Frank Ocean / Givers / Bloc Party / Tune-Yards / Walk Off The Earth / Kopecky Family Band / Twin Shadow / Santigold / Washed Out / Neon Indian / Milo Greene / Chief Keef / SILVA / Quinn Sullivan / Empires / Salva Show all bands
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Grant Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Aug 03, 2012
Osheaga Day 1
Sigur Rós / Florence and the Machine / Franz Ferdinand / Dum Dum Girls / Of Monsters & Men / Bombay Bicycle Club / The Walkmen / Fun. / The Weeknd
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Parc Jean-Drapeau Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Aug 03, 2012 –
Aug 05, 2012
Lollapalooza 2012
Franz Ferdinand / Metric / The Black Angels / JEFF the Brotherhood / First Aid Kit / Anamanaguchi / Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED) / Zedd / Madeon / Die Antwoord / Passion Pit / M83 / Black Sabbath / JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound / Los Jaivas / Moon Taxi / Neon Indian / Skream & Benga / Calvin Harris / Santigold / Point to Infinity / Bombay Bicycle Club / Little Dragon / The Gaslight Anthem / Florence + The Machine / Miike Snow / Chairlift / Justice / Jack White / Walk Off The Earth / Trampled by Turtles / Poliça / Fun. / DEV / Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Devil Makes Three / At the Drive‐In / The Weeknd / Sigur Rós / Bloc Party / Gary Clark Jr. / Childish Gambino / Dum Dum Girls / The Walkmen / Yuna / SBTRKT / Band of Skulls / NERO / Frank Ocean / The Black Keys / The Head and the Heart / The Shins / Tame Impala / Dr. Dog / J. Cole / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis / B.o.B / Avicii / Of Monsters and Men / Wale / The Temper Trap / Alabama Shakes / Aloe Blacc / Kaskade / Toro Y Moi / BASSNECTAR / Washed Out / Michael Kiwanuka / Porter Robinson / The War on Drugs / Knife Party / The Tallest Man On Earth / Zeds Dead / Sharon Van Etten / The Growlers / Sub Focus / LP / Twin Shadow / Tune-Yards / Big Gigantic / Dawes / Blind Pilot / Haley Reinhart / FIDLAR / Delta Spirit / Skream / Poolside / The Big Pink / Amadou & Mariam / Milo Greene / The Jezabels / White Rabbits / Givers / White Panda / Dry the River / JJ Grey & Mofro / Benga / The Afghan Whigs / Animal Kingdom / Bear In Heaven / Oberhofer / The Sheepdogs / O Rappa / Bowerbirds / Star Slinger / Paper Diamond / Yellow Ostrich / Mona / Hey Rosetta! / Kevin Devine / Overdo-z / Doomtree / Salva / Helena / Imaginary Cities / Kopecky Family Band / Nadastrom / Empires / The Dunwells / Thenewno2 / The Ambassadors / Chancellor Warhol / Dan Zanes And Friends / Orchard Lounge / DJ Zebo / DJ Mel / DJ Zero / Kid Color / Laura Warshauer / DJ Intel / Red Oblivion / Punky the Singer / DJ Nihal / Wax (US-MD) Show all bands
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Grant Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
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2023 60 concerts
2022 83 concerts
2021 1 concert
2019 52 concerts
2018 166 concerts
2017 69 concerts
2015 24 concerts
2014 79 concerts
2013 85 concerts
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2011 1 concert
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