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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">PREMIERE NEW VIDEO FOR “BULLET”-
<a href="http://po.st/BulletYT">PRESS HERE</a> TO WATCH!</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">ANNOUNCE 2014 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“Each night is a raucous celebration of the band's decade-long career, racing through brand-new cuts and old hits…” –
<b><i>Rolling Stone</i></b></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Franz Ferdinand
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">have unveiled their new video for next single<b> “Bullet,” </b>a dynamic 360 degree performance film directed by long term collaborator<b> Andy Knowles
</b>who has </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">also shot videos for The Cribs, The Vaccines, Clinic and Peaches.</span><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“Bullet”
</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">was produced by Prince House Rabbit, recorded in Scotland and mixed in Vancouver, Canada by Mike Fraser.
<b> </b><a href="http://po.st/BulletYT">Press Here</a> to watch the video. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">"<i>I’ve worked with the band in one way or another since their first gig, back in 2002, which was in my ex-girlfriend’s bedroom. I wanted to capture a stripped back, honest performance
and I think having a good relationship with the guys helped achieve this. The ‘bulletime’ effect was added to really draw out little moments that every fan will recognize as signature Franz live performance tics. The song is so fast, it demanded an equally
dizzy editing style to really capture the energy.</i>" – Andy Knowles</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">After making the musical come back of the year with their acclaimed fourth album
<b><i>Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action </i></b>(<b>Domino</b>), marking a triumphant return to the Billboard Charts and delivering another radio hit in the form of lead single "<b>Right Actio</b><b>n</b>," the much-loved Scottish four-piece will return
to the US for more blistering live dates in April 2014. This special west coast run includes <b>Seattle
</b>on <b>April 21<sup>st</sup>, Portland </b>on <b>April 26<sup>th</sup></b>, as well as an eagerly awaited return to<b> Los Angeles</b> on
<b>April 29<sup>th</sup> </b>at<b> The Wiltern. </b>Tickets go on sale <b>Friday</b>,<b> November 22<sup>nd</sup></b>. Full list of tour dates below.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">2014 TOUR DATES</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">April 21 – Englewood, CO @
<a href="https://tickets.axs.com/eventShopperV3.html?wr=db1154d3-14a5-4efd-abd1-602e94a8ff46&skin=gothictheatre&preFill=1">
Gothic Theatre</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">April 23 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">April 24 – Seattle, WA @
<a href="http://www.axs.com/artists/104234/franz-ferdinand-tickets">Showbox SoDo</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">April 25 – Vancouver, BC @
<a href="http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/11004B6DE7CC5CE4">Commodore Ballroom</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">April 26 – Portland, OR @
<a href="http://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:TWS:PROS14:PROS0426:&linkID=twspok">
Roseland Theater</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">April 28<sup> </sup>
– Oakland, CA @ <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C004B69371E8F59">Fox Theater</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">April 29 – Los Angeles, CA @
<a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09004B6FD652998A">The Wiltern</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:#1A1A1A">Franz Ferdinand</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:#1A1A1A"> are still Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy and Paul Thomson.
There’s still no one like them.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="www.franzferdinand.com">www.franzferdinand.com</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/Franz_Ferdinand">https://twitter.com/Franz_Ferdinand</a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/officialfranzferdinand" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/officialfranzferdinand</a></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">For more information, contact: Chloe Walsh or Carina Contreras at Press Here Publicity – 323-556-9752 or 212-246-2640 /
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="mailto:chloe@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><b>chloe@pressherepublicity.com</b></a> //
<b><a href="mailto:carina@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank">carina@pressherepublicity.com</a></b>
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