Born Ruffians Tour With Franz Ferdinand

Born Ruffians will reprise their December one-off gig opening for Franz Ferdinand by joining their North American tour in April and May.

Born Ruffians recently played a few shows in Australia as part of this year's Laneway Festival. The band will perform a few solo dates and shows with Akron/Family before they meet up with Franz Ferdinand, who are touring in support of their recently released third album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand.

Here are Born Ruffians' dates:

March 18 Chicago, IL @ Metro
March 19 Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot
March 20 Gambier, OH @ The Horn Gallery
March 23-24 Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's w/Akron/Family
March 25-26 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore w/Akron/Family
April 13 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre w/Franz Ferdinand
April 15 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre w/Franz Ferdinand
April 18 Phoenix, AZ @ Marquis Theatre w/Franz Ferdinand
April 19 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre w/Franz Ferdinand
April 21 Magna, UT @ Saltair w/Franz Ferdinand
April 22 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre w/Franz Ferdinand
April 24 Dallas, TX @ House Of Blues w/Franz Ferdinand
April 25 Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa w/Franz Ferdinand
April 27 Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont Club w/Franz Ferdinand
April 28 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue w/Franz Ferdinand
April 29 Milwaukee, WI @ Rave Bar w/Franz Ferdinand
April 30 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre w/Franz Ferdinand
May 2 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall w/Franz Ferdinand
May 3 Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo's w/Franz Ferdinand
May 4 Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus w/Franz Ferdinand
May 6 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory w/Franz Ferdinand
May 7 New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom w/Franz Ferdinand
May 8 Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel w/Franz Ferdinand