Franz Ferdinand announce Australian tour dates

Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand are returning to Australia this year in support of their sixth studio album, The Human Fear.

On their first Australian tour since 2018, the multi-platinum-selling band hit Perth’s Red Hill Auditorium on Wednesday, November 26, before a run of shows in Melbourne, Brisbane, Thirroul and Sydney.

They will be supported on all shows by local special guests Teenage Dads and Delivery, except for Thirroul, which will feature support from Delivery only.

Released in January, The Human Fear features the new singles Night or Day, Audacious, and Bar Lonely. Produced with Mark Ralph, who previously worked with them on their 2013 album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, it is the first studio album to feature members Audrey Tait and Dino Bardot, and it sees Julian Corrie step forward to collaborate with Alex Kapranos and Bob Hardy on songwriting and creative duties.

Franz Ferdinand signed with Domino in 2003, and soon after released their second single, Take Me Out, catapulting them onto the international stage and landing the number one spot in the triple j Hottest 100 (2004). Now, with a career spanning more than two decades, they have achieved over 10 million album sales and 2.5 billion streams and have played iconic festivals worldwide, including Reading, Leeds, Primavera, Big Day Out, Splendour In The Grass and Falls Festival.

Franz Ferdinand’s The Human Fear Australian tour hits Red Hill Auditorium on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Tickets are on sale Wednesday, May 14 from frontiertouring.com