In July 2025, Scottish indie-rock band Franz Ferdinand—whose self-titled 2004 debut revived post-punk with danceable hooks and hits like "Take Me Out"—delivered a private concert at Paris's Centre Pompidou, the 1977-opened cultural complex symbolizing futurism, as part of France TV's summer lineup. The hour-long set, performed in the forum's intimate space, traced the band's evolution from garage drive to mature festival sound, where Nick McCarthy’s guitar riffs intertwined with Alex Kapranos’s charisma, evoking nostalgia and rebellion before a select audience. This rare private-format show highlighted their pioneering role in British indie, transforming a museum into a rock den.