Franz Ferdinand unveil 'Evil Eye' video and UK tour datres

Franz Ferdinand release a new single, Evil Eye on Monday the 28th of October 2013.

Evil Eye was co-produced by Alex from Franz Ferdinand and Todd Terje and recorded in London & Norway.

The single is available as a one-track download and is accompanied by a video very much inspired the 'horror theme' of the song title, or in Alex's words:

"The video is a gruesome blood orgy eye stab death romp wide-oh creep necro fest, play this on the telly if you dare you fuckers."

Directed by acclaimed U.S. film-maker Diane Martel (www.dianemartel.me), who said – "This is a creepy nasty video for my dear friends and my favourite band. I'm proud to be part of this brilliant album's visuals!"

Additionally, having just played two low-key show's at Glasgow's QMU and The Electric in Brixton, London, Franz Ferdinand have announced details of a U.K. tour in 2014.

The list of dates is as follows:

MARCH
14th London Roundhouse
17th Brighton Dome
18th Bristol Academy
19th Southampton Guildhall
21st Birmingham Academy
22nd Manchester Academy
23rd Dublin Olympia
25th Glasgow Barrowlands
26th Leeds Academy
27th Newcastle Academy

Tickets for the shows are priced at £22.50 (except London where they are £25) and are available from 9am on Friday 13th September 2013 via www.ticketweb.co.uk. www.seetickets.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
Franz Ferdinand are still Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy and Paul Thomson. There's still no one like them.