Post-hiatus shows since 2012 have been with Oskar Humlebo on guitar instead of Svensson

He has sold over 100 million records worldwide

he has five biological and two adopted children

Though originally categorized as a trip hop group

selling out on vinyl immediately

Franz Ferdinand - The Human Fear (Ltd. Edition White Vinyl, Gatefold sleeve) Swans Post-hiatus shows since 2012 haveFranz Ferdinand are a band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The name of the band was originally inspired by a racehorse called Archduke Ferdinand. After seeing the horse win the Northumberland Plate in 2001, the band began to discuss Archduke Franz Ferdinand and thought it would be a good band name because of the alliteration of the name and the implications of the Archduke's death (his assassination was a significant factor in the lead up to World War I).