FFS (Franz Ferdinand + Sparks) Announce First N American Live Shows!

Announce First Ever North American Live Shows Album Out Now

"This Sparks-Franz Ferdinand alliance is hot-hot-hot on-stage." - Mojo FFS - the unique collaboration between Franz Ferdinand and Sparks - have announced their first ever North American live dates. This once-in-a-lifetime tour will follow a summer of headline shows and festivals around Europe, including an impressive headline show on the John Peel Stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival. The band will now bring their critically lauded collaboration to the states to perform in several cities including Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver and more.  FFS will also make stops in New York on October 6th at Terminal 5 + in Los Angeles on October 13th at Palladium. All tour dates below.  "FFS have set a new gold standard for the wholesale supergroup." - 5/5 - The Guardian "A joyous set." - 5/5 - The Herald "Tremendous fun" - 5/5 - The Times "As gig experiences go this is nearly perfect." - The Quietus "an FFS show of arch, energetic songs...this musical collaboration really does work." - 4/5 - Evening Standard "Catch them while you can." - 4/5 -Independent   PRESS HERE to watch the band perform "Police Encounters" at Glastonbury.  The band released their self-titled debut album in June via Domino.  FFS was recorded at London's RAK Studios in London and produced by Grammy-award winner John Congleton (St Vincent, David Byrne, Anna Calvi).   PRESS HERE to watch the music video for "Piss Off."   FFS Tour Dates Sept 30           Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy  Oct 2               Boston, MA @ Orpheum  Oct 3               Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory  Oct 5               Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theater  Oct 6               New York, NY @ Terminal 5  Oct 8              Chicago, IL @ Rivera  Oct 9               Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue  Oct 11             Denver, CO @ The Ogden  Oct 13             Los Angeles, CA @ Palladium  Oct 14             Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory  Oct 15             Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre