According to reports, Franz Ferdinand have been booked to play on Jonathan Ross’ Friday night TV Show as he makes his return after suspension. The controversial talkshow host was suspended for three months by the BBC for comments made on Russell Brand’s BBC Radio 2 show. Franz Ferdinand will be playing their new single Ulysses on the programme, and no doubt cosying up to Hollywood A-listers in the green room!
I believe this will be the fourth (?) time that Franz Ferdinand have appeared on the show… previous appearances according to EpGuides.com include:
21 May 2004 – Carol Vorderman, Eddie Izzard, Will Young, Franz Ferdinand
24 Dec 2004 – Delia Smith, Rupert Everett, Blue, Franz Ferdinand
16 Sep 2005 – Alan Whicker, Kanye West, Gérard Depardieu, Franz Ferdinand (playing ‘Do You Want To’)
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross will air on BBC1 on Fri 23rd January 2009, to coincide with the Ulysess single launch (19th Jan), and the Tonight: Franz Ferdinand album release (26th Jan). The show is usually recorded a couple of days before transmission, and for those of you unable to watch it live (or on the BBC iPlayer), it will no doubt be added to the official BBC YouTube channel
Jonathan Ross also posted this news to his Twitter account last week:
"New franz Ferdinand is great. They are playing it on my first show back. We have some incredible bands booked ! am excited"
