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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand


Background information
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genre(s) Indie Rock
Post-punk Revival
Dance-punk
Years active 2002—present
Label(s) Epic Records
Domino Records
Associated acts The Karelia
Embryo
The Yummy Fur
Correcto
Box Codax
Website Website
Members
Alex Kapranos
Nicholas McCarthy
Robert Hardy
Paul Thomson



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Arcade Fire Perform Rolling Stones And Cyndi Lauper Covers At Surprise Haiti Gig

March 31, 2011
Arcade Fire Perform Rolling Stones And Cyndi Lauper Covers At Surprise Haiti GigArcade Fire performed at a surprise gig in Haiti on Tuesday night (March 28).

The Montreal-based band played a 45-minute set at the Hotel Oloffson in Haiti's capital city Port-Au-Prince.

The set also included four covers Rolling Stones' 'The Last Time', Blondie's 'The Tide Is High', Credence Clearwater Revival's 'Who'll Stop The Rain', and Cyndi Lauper's 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun', reports Rolling Stone.

The band have been helping to raise money for the Haiti disaster in their recent tours.

Meanwhile, Arcade Fire won big at this year's Juno Awards in Canada.

Arcade Fire's setlist was:

  1. Who'll Stop The Rain
  2. Keep The Car Running
  3. The Last Time
  4. Crucified Again
  5. Ocean Of Noise
  6. The Tide Is High
  7. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
  8. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
  9. Neighbourhood 3 (Power Out)
  10. Rebellion (Lies)

(by Holly Frith)





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