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Franz Ferdinand Guitar Pick stage-used by Alex Kapranos on the 2017 Tour, backed with ROTOSOUND logo

**small signs of use on picks

Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band’s original line-up was composed of Alex Kapranos (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals), Bob Hardy (bass guitar, percussion) and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion, backing vocals). Julian Corrie(keyboards, lead guitar, backing vocals) and Dino Bardot (rhythm guitar, backing vocals) joined the band in 2017 after McCarthy left during the previous year, and Audrey Tait(drums, percussion) joined the band after Thomson left in 2021. The band is one of the more popular post-punk revival bands, garnering multiple UK top 20 hits.