Franz Ferdinand

Formed in 2001 in Glasgow, Scotland. Rock quartet Franz Ferdinand is named for the Austro-Hungarian Archduke whose murder sparked World War I

Alex Kapranos (born March 20, 1972, Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England) - Guitar, Vocals

Bob Hardy (born Robert Byron Hardy, 16 August 1980, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England) - Bass

Nick McCarthy (born Nicholas Augustine McCarthy, December 13, 1974, Blackpool, Lancashire, England) - Guitar, Keyboards

Paul Thomson (born Paul Robert Jude Nester Thomson, September 15, 1976, Glasgow, Scotland) - Drums, Keyboards