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Fontaines D.C. announce new UK tour dates

Irish post-punks Fontaines D.C. came together at music college in Dublin. Grian Chatten (vocals), Conor Deegan III (bass), Carlos O'Connell (guitar), Conor Curley (guitar) and Tom Coll (drums) bonded over a mutual love of poetry, from Kerouac and Ginsberg to Irish figures such as Yeats and Lorca.

They named their band after the crooner Johnny Fontaine from The Godfather, adding the D.C. (Dublin City) after discovering a similarly named LA band. The band's initial releases were two short volumes of poetry and these lyrical foundations featured prominently on their critically acclaimed 2019 debut album Dogrel. The record blended a muscular post-punk sound with vivid verse barked out in Chatten's charismatic Dublin accent, most notable on singles 'Big', 'Boys In The Better Land' and 'Hurricane Laughter'.

A slew of five-star reviews and album of the year awards followed, notably from Rough Trade and BBC 6 Music, placing the band at the forefront of an Irish post-punk wave alongside The Murder Capital and Girl Band.Relentless touring in the wake of Dogrel took its toll on the band. Back home in Dublin, Chatten's fear of no longer being able to write led to the band quickly setting to work on a follow-up. Their second album, A Hero's Death, was released on 31 July 2020. The band had released the title track as the first single, accompanied by a video starring Irish actor Aiden Gillen (Game Of Thrones, The Wire). The album signalled a move to a darker, blunter sound than its predecessor, while the artwork (featuring the legendary Irish warrior Cú Chulainn) and album title (inspired by the writings of Brendan Behan) showed that Irish literature remained a cornerstone of the band's identity.I n support of the new record, the band embarked on their biggest UK tour yet in May 2021, starting in Edinburgh and winding up with a huge show at London's Alexandra Palace.

Fontaines D.C. released their third album Skinty Fia in 2022. Featuring the tracks 'Jackie Down The Line' and 'Roman Holiday', Pitchfork magazine called the record their "most demanding and musically adventurous album is also its most open-hearted, striking a perfect balance between tough and tender," while The Guardian noted that the "Dublin alt-rockers trade in their punky full-pelt approach for measured, compelling insights."

In April 2024, the band hinted at new material with a teasing visualiser called 'Romance', before releasing their new single 'Starburster' with news of new album Romance being released on 23 August 2024. The band announced a UK and Ireland tour for November & December 2024, including two nights at London's Alexandra Palace, which ends in their native Dublin at the 3Arena on Friday 6 December.

In 2024, Fontaines announced their biggest headline show to date at Finsbury Park for 5 July 2025, alongside Amyl and the Sniffers, Kneecap and more TBA. They also announced that they would play a headline show at Cardiff Castle that same month. A month later they announced their biggest-ever Manchester headline show at Wythenshawe Park for 15 August, with support from English Teacher and Kneecap.

Setlists

    1. -ITS BEEN AGES (KNEECAP cover)
    2. 1.Here's the Thing
    3. 2.Jackie Down the Line
    4. 3.Televised Mind
    5. 4.Boys in the Better Land
    6. 5.Roman Holiday
    7. 6.Death Kink
    8. 7.It's Amazing to Be Young
    9. 8.Bug
    10. 9.Motorcycle Boy
    11. 10.Favourite (Dedicated to Glasgow)
    12. 11.In the Modern World
    13. 12.I Love You
    14. 13.Starburster
    1. 1.Romance
    2. 2.Jackie Down the Line
    3. 3.Televised Mind
    4. 4.Roman Holiday
    5. 5.Big Shot
    6. 6.Death Kink
    7. 7.Sundowner
    8. 8.It's Amazing to Be Young
    9. 9.Before You I Just Forget (Live debut)
    10. 10.Big
    11. 11.A Hero's Death
    12. 12.Here's the Thing
    13. 13.Bug
    14. 14.Horseness Is the Whatness
    15. 15.Nabokov
    16. 16.Boys in the Better Land
    17. 17.Favourite
  1. Encore

    1. 18.In the Modern World
    2. 19.Desire
    3. 20.I Love You
    4. 21.Starburster
    5. -Some Velvet Morning (Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood cover)
    1. -What's a Girl to Do (Fatima Yamaha cover)
    2. -raingurl (Yaeji cover)
    3. -Recorddeals (1 9 0 5 cover)
    4. -Girls (The Dare cover)
    5. -In Yer Face - Bicep Remix (808 State cover)
    6. -The Less I Know the Better (Tame Impala cover)
    7. -Opal (Four Tet Remix) (Bicep cover)
    8. -So U Kno (Overmono cover)
    9. -Love Story (vs Finally) - Bushwacka!’s Final Bootleg (Layo & Bushwacka! cover)
    10. -Swastika Eyes - Chemical Brothers Mix (Primal Scream cover)

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Reviews

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 based on 28 reviews
  • Top of their game

    by Roger on 07/07/2025Finsbury Park - LondonRating: 5 out of 5

    A formidable band, combining poetic brilliance with quality musicianship, creating beautiful and haunting sounds capes. Just magic...

  • Best Gig Ever

    by Maddy on 06/07/2025Finsbury Park - LondonRating: 5 out of 5

    Great atmosphere, top tunes. Better than any festival I've been to recently. No one was rude, mosh pits were decent.

  • Best band in the world deliver their best performance

    by Eliot on 06/07/2025Finsbury Park - LondonRating: 5 out of 5

    The mighty Fontaines deliver maybe their best performance in front of 45,000 adoring fans. They were on it from start to finish, so tight and so strong throughout with the huge crowd loving it, from the pit all the way to the back.

  • Fontaines DC Finsbury Park 05/07/25

    by gunnsterm on 06/07/2025Finsbury Park - LondonRating: 5 out of 5

    Fantastic day with a great line up of acts consisting of Cardinals, Been Stellar, Blondshell, Kneecap, Amyl and the Sniffers and topped off with a fantastic headline set from Fontaines DC. Venue with capacity of 45000 was more or less full from 5pm just before Kneecap took to stage which made trying to get to the toilet or a drink absolute chaos beyond that point. Atmosphere great all day and performances from all acts was first class.

  • Fontaines DC Finsbury Park 05/07/25

    by gunnsterm on 06/07/2025Finsbury Park - LondonRating: 5 out of 5

    Fantastic day with a great line up of acts consisting of Cardinals, Been Stellar, Blondshell, Kneecap, Amyl and the Sniffers and topped off with a fantastic headline set from Fontaines DC. Venue with capacity of 45000 was more or less full from 5pm just before Kneecap took to stage which made trying to get to the toilet or a drink absolute chaos beyond that point. Atmosphere great all day and performances from all acts was first class.

  • Best Band About

    by Giggoer on 27/02/2025Rating: 5 out of 5

    Fontaines are one of the best bands out there at the minute and since 2019 releasing absolute tunes the frontman (Grian Chatten) vocals are unmatched he sings every song with so mush passion and the rest of the band play exactly how they sound on record my best gig last year

  • An emotional rollercoaster

    by Soph on 18/12/2024Rating: 5 out of 5

    Fontanies Dc, I can happily admit that they were one of the best gigs I have ever had the chance to experience, I felt every emotion through the whole show and I would give a lot up to see them again. The opening from romance straight into Jackie down the line was sensational, I wish I was able to experience this for the first time again.

  • Fontaines killed it

    by Debbiedoos on 12/12/2024Rating: 5 out of 5

    Aww they were amazing chattens voice is beautiful and the band together superb soon as I heard they were doing transmit I got tickets straight away best band there is fantastic if you've never saw them go and listen to in the modern world you will be converted

  • Class!

    by DT on 06/12/2024Factory International Manchester - ManchesterRating: 5 out of 5

    Fontaines DC absolutely fantastic. They just get better and better each time I watch them.

  • ENERGY

    by Oliver S on 04/12/2024First Direct Arena - LeedsRating: 5 out of 5

    A proper good performance. Fontaines had everyone energised and loving the gig.