We meet Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos with Peter Capaldi and Master Peace at Glastonbury 2025

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00:00Hi, I'm Andrew Trendle. You're watching NME. We're at Glastonbury 2025.

00:10And surprise, it's Peter Capaldi, Alex Capranos and Masterpiece.

00:16Hello.

00:17Hello. Hi there.

00:18So let's start with Peter. I mean, the very knowing nod to Lewis being on the other stage, but you know, how did this come together?

00:24I think we had some mutual friends who were musicians and I had been praising Franz Ferdinand.

00:34And Alex just got in touch and asked if I would like to play with them at Glastonbury.

00:40I don't know who's going to turn that down.

00:42I thought there must be a gimmick here. There must be, what is it? Is it some kind of Doctor Who related song or something like that?

00:50But that wasn't, I said, what do you want me to sing? He said, take me out. I went, what?

00:55It still feels like a fever dream. I can't believe this happened.

00:59And you can sing. Did you give him any tips on owning the Glastonbury stage?

01:02I didn't need to give him any tips, like complete natural. Like it was, it was masterful. It was brilliant.

01:08Yeah, that was one hell of a crowd. Who said people are bored of bands? That's nonsense.

01:11No, that was amazing. They were good, weren't they?

01:13Yeah. It's just so exciting to hear a band that plays so well with such energy and attack.

01:20And these guys do it so brilliantly. They really work the audience.

01:26What's next for this supergroup?

01:28What's not a band? What's not a band? You heard it here first. Enemy.

01:32I don't know, I don't know what's going to happen, but.

01:35In the new era of indie music, it's just like, I personally feel like I'm flying the flag.

01:40And then it's just like, to get a cosign from these guys, it's just like crazy to me, man.

01:44It just makes it feel more worth it and more real, for sure.

01:47So the Doctor Peace album coming next year.

01:50Doctor Peace, that's a great name, isn't it?

01:53Guys, thank you so much.

01:55Thank you. Yeah, nice to speak to you.