Six dates have been confirmed for next year.
Franz Ferdinand have announced details of their first UK and Ireland tour for 2009.
The band will play a total of six dates, beginning with a show at Dolans in Limerick on February 28th.
Following on from there, the group heads to Dublin's Olympia on March 1st and Glasgow's Barrowlands on the 4th.
Manchester's Academy will be the next stop on the tour, with a gig taking place on the 6th before the band moves on to Birmingham's Academy on the 8th.
The final performance will be at the London Hammersmith Apollo 24 hours later.
Last month, Franz Ferdinand revealed details of two shows taking place in January to support the release of their new single Ulysses.
The band will play at Edinburgh's Picture House on January 14th before playing at London's Heaven on the 20th.
Ulysses is available to purchase on the 19th, while their new album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, is released a week later.
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