Franz Ferdinand

[Cheeky Monkey]

What a gig! What a back catalogue.

Anyone else shout out "Seagulls!" in response to "Eagulls" (what a shite name for a band!)?

 

[Dan Aitch]

He must be getting on a bit by now...

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

He must be getting on a bit by now...

Are we talking about The Thin White Duke Al Herbert here Mr Aitch? Or the Arch Duke?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Yes, very good show indeed.

 

[Albion Edd]

Excellent gig, I forgot how many great songs they have.

 

[brighton bluenose]

What a gig! What a back catalogue.

Anyone else shout out "Seagulls!" in response to "Eagulls" (what a shite name for a band!)?

Gave it 'Seeeagulls' from the circle!
As for FF they can be SO exciting but, like their back catalogue, they fail to totally convince and thats probably why they can't sell out the Dome!

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Dome was sold out according to The Dome website earlier today bluenose. Maybe Barber is moonlighting at The Dome ticket office.

 

[brighton bluenose]

Dome was sold out according to The Dome website earlier today bluenose. Maybe Barber is moonlighting at The Dome ticket office.

Ha ha ha! To my shame I was in the seats upstairs and their were loads of empty seats which is very disappointing!

 

[fataddick]

Was drinking in a pub by the Dome and a fair few people came in having walked out of the FF gig as the band "weren't heavy enough". It was a very papered crowd by all accounts. Heard of them, but not heard anything by them, and wasn't at the gig myself so can't comment personally - and there were some people in later who had travelled over from Finland for the gig and loved it - but it seemed a very polarised response.

 

[big nuts]

I really enjoyed it, took a few tracks to get going but they seemed to relax and grow in confidence as the gig wore on, which in turn heightened the crowd response.

As someone mentioned before a underrated back catalogue, every track has been or has the potential to be a hit.

I listened back to their first album 2 weeks ago for the first time in several years, and its such a great album. I buy so much new music its good to go back to a few old classics.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Other than that Matinee song they did (which makes me want to punch each band member square in the balls), I think they're pretty great. Not sure why they've gone off the radar of late.

What's their newer material like?

 

[Ali_rrr]

I only like their older stuff. Would've liked to have seen them though.

 

[Mr Banana]

I accidentally saw them en Paris last summer, and (likely nonsensically) realised they are the best pop band Britain has at the moment. I also foolishly bought tickets for their gig in Glasgow next week, which I now can't attend, if anyone wants two tickets. But anyway, their latest album is great and I think they're taken for granted, as much as an arena-filling band can be.

 

[Left Footer]

Think it was sold out , I`m guessing for safety reasons they can only sell a certain amount and the standing area seemed pretty full.
Not a massive fan but my girlfriend likes them , thought they were pretty polished through out.

Support band weren`t good, couldn`t understand a single lyric and every song sounded the same.

Maybe I`m just too old.

 

[Dan Aitch]

Not everyone enjoyed it. Some even complained about areas they weren't in. Miserable sod... http://www.theargus.co.uk/opinion/letters/11104551.Franz_Ferdinand_concert_was_no_place_for_a_violent_mosh_pit/?ref=ec

 

[OzMike]

I've forgotten how many hit's they've had, can only think of two.