'Suicide Squad' Star Gives Perfect 2-Word Response to Surprise Franz Ferdinand Collaboration
At the Glastonbury 2025 festival on Friday, the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand did a massive victory lap. Not only has the band just released a new album this year, The Human Fear, but it's now been 21 years since the release of the band's biggest hit song ever, "Take Me Out," from their self-titled debut album.
And to celebrate that song, and their return to Glastonbury, the band recruited a fellow Scottish legend, actor and musician Peter Capaldi. DC fans will remember Capaldi as Thinker in James Gunn's 2021 film The Suicide Squad, while Doctor Who fans will forever regard Capaldi as the 12th Doctor from that long-running sci-fi series. But, more recently, Capaldi has gone back to his roots of being a rocker, a career he pursued decades ago before becoming an actor. He's just released his second major album this year, and at Glastonbury, Capaldi was brought on stage to play "Take Me Out" with Franz Ferdinand. (You can watch the incredible performance below.)
"Alex [Kapranos] just got in touch with me. We had some mutual friends who are musicians. I had been praising Franz Ferdinand, and I think that got back to them," Capaldi said in an interview with NME.
When the band asked him to perform their most famous hit, "Take Me Out," Capaldi's answer was simple: "Yes, please!'
If you're wondering if Peter Capaldi is related to much-younger singer Lewis Capaldi, the answer is yes. They are second cousins once removed, which is why when Kapranos introduced Peter Capaldi at Glastonbury, he called him "the original Capaldi." Lewis Capaldi also played the festival.Last year, Capaldi told NME that his newest album, Sweet Illusions, was partly inspired by the "fat guitars" of classic Oasis records. At 66, Capaldi is a bit older than the Gallagher brothers — Noel is 58, Liam is 52 — but that doesn't mean he couldn't hang with those guys, too. In fact, maybe, just maybe, Capaldi's performance with Franz Ferdinand is only the beginning.
During the same concert, Franz Ferdinand also continued their collaboration with rapper Master Peace at Glastonbury. Previously, Master Peace played with Franz Ferdinand in Glasgow on June 24.
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'Suicide Squad' Star Gives Perfect 2-Word Response to Surprise Franz Ferdinand Collaboration first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 29, 2025
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