In 2007 The Frames released one studio album – The Cost – in February worldwide after a late 2006 release in Ireland only. If you see a no note in parentheses next to a gig then there is just a set list listed.
They didn’t release anything in 2008, but did play two shows. One at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado on 21st June and the other 29th June as support for Neil Young at Malahide Castle in Dublin.
14 January – Vicar Street, Dublin (video)
24 January – Lowry, Manchester
26 January – Glee Club, Birmingham
31 January – Ampere, Munich, Germany
1 February – Prime Club, Cologne, Germany
3 February – Fleda, Brno, CZ (video)
4 February – Archa, Prague, CZ
6 February – KD Peklo Club, Plzen, CZ
7 February – Dresden, DE, Starclub
8 February – Logo, Hamburg, Germany
10 February – Petrol, Antwerp, Belgium
11 February – Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
12 February – Rockhal, Luxembourg
13 February – Oosterpoort, Groningen, NL (photos, Dutch review)
15 February – Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL (Dutch review, scanned set list, video)
16 February – Effenaar, Eindhoven, NL (photos, Dutch review)
17 February – Paard van Troje, The Hague, NL (photos, scanned set list, Dutch review)
18 February – Vooruit, Gent, Belgium
20 February – Scala, London
21 February – Scala, London
22 February – City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds, UK (video)
24 February – Oran mor, Glasgow
25 February – Lowry, Manchester
26 February – Glee Club, Birmingham, UK (video)
28 February – Spielboden, Dornbirn, Austria
1 March – Posthof, Linz, Austria
3 March – Orpheum, Graz, Austria (audio)
4 March – Wuk, Vienna, Austria (video)
5 March – Rockhouse, Salzburg, Austria (video)
7 March – Alpheus, Rome, Italy
8 March – New Age, Treviso, Italy
9 March – Covo Club, Bologna, Italy
6 April – Solana Beach, CA, The Belly-Up Tavern (video, poster)
7 April – San Francisco, CA, The Fillmore
9 April – Portland, OR, Aladdin Theater (video)
11 April – The Showbox, Seattle, WA (video)
12 April – Vancouver, BC, Plaza Club
13 April – Boise, ID, Egyptian Theatre (audio, poster)
15 April – eTown Radio Show, Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO (audio, video)
17 April – Minneapolis, MN, MPR Radio Current Studios (plus interview)
17 April – Minneapolis, MN, Cedar Cultural Center
18 April – The Metro, Chicago, IL (preview, video)
20 April – Toronto, ON, Phoenix (photos, video)
21 April – Montreal, QC, Le National (preview, video)
22 April – Boston, MA, Somerville Theatre
23 April – The Living Room, New York, NY (audio, video)
24 April – New York, NY, Town Hall (photos)
25 April – Philadelphia, PA, Theatre of the Living Arts (photos)
26 April – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (audio)
28 April – Coachella Festival, Indio, CA (photos, video)
27 May – Vicar Street, Dublin
28 May – Vicar Street, Dublin (video)
23 June – Tivoli, Utrecht, NL (photos, Dutch review)
24 June – (Behind) Closed Doors, Utrecht, NL (videos, Dutch article)
24 June – Parkpop Festival, The Hague, NL (full show video, photos)
14 July – Dour, BE, Dour Festival (photo)
16 July – Gent, BE, Boomtown Festival (video interview, video, scanned set list)
8 August – Christchurch, NZ, Westpac Arena (Support for Bob Dylan)
10 August – Wellington, NZ, TSB Arena (Support for Bob Dylan)
11 August – Vector Arena, Auckland, NZ (Support for Bob Dylan)
13 August – Brisbane, AU, Brisbane Entertainment Centre (Support for Bob Dylan)
14 August – Metro Theatre, Sydney, AU (full show video, photos)
15 August – Sydney, AU, Sydney Entertainment Centre (Support for Bob Dylan)
17 August – Melbourne, AU, Rod Laver Arena (Support for Bob Dylan)
20 August – Melbourne, AU, The Forum (review)
21 August – Adelaide, AU, Adelaide Entertainment Centre (Support for Bob Dylan)
23 August – Perth, AU, Burswood Dome (Support for Bob Dylan) (video)
3 September – Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA (video)
5 September – Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
6 September – Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA (preview, video)
8 September – Hideout Block Party, Chicago, IL (audio, poster, photo)
10 September – Webster Hall, New York, NY (photos, video)
26 October – Manchester, UK – Club Academy (with The Wedding Present and David Ford)
29 October – Belfast, NI, Grand Opera House (with special guest Mark Geary)
31 October – Dublin, IE, Some Days Never End / Kilmainham Hospital (video)