Tonight, Franz Ferdinand are playing downstairs from Quietus HQ at the Rough Trade East store to kick off their new album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. See what we did there? Check The Quietus tomorrow for a review of tonight's Rough Trade East show and an exclusive photo gallery.

That's just the first date in what's shaping up to be a whopping tour from Franz as they step out around the country.

There are two extra dates, added to the whole kaboodle which you can see below:

January 20th - London Heaven
February 28th - Limerick Dolans
March 1st - Dublin Olympia
March 2nd Belfast Mandela Hall
March 3rd - Glasgow Barrowlands
March 6th - Manchester Academy
March 8th - Birmingham Academy
March 9th - London Hammersmith Apollo
March 10th - Southampton Guildhall