Johnny Marr joined Franz Ferdinand in Manchester last night for a trio of songs, including The Smiths’ “Bigmouth Strikes Again” – see footage below.
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Concert Details
The Scottish indie band performed at the city’s Aviva Studios on Saturday (January 18) as part of Amazon Music’s City Sessions series, which was streamed live on Amazon Music’s Prime Video and Twitch channel.
Setlist Highlights
Franz Ferdinand played tracks from across their career, emphasizing their new album, The Human Fear, which was released earlier this month. “Build It Up” from the album was the first track they performed with Smiths legend Marr, closely followed by “Do You Want To” from their second album, You Could Have It So Much Better.
The collaboration culminated with a rendition of the Smiths classic “Bigmouth Strikes Again,” originally released on their seminal 1986 album The Queen Is Dead.
Check out the footage of the collaboration below.
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