Fontaines D.C. formed in 2017 by five fellow students from BIMM Music College in Dublin. Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O’Connell (guitar), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan III (bass) and Tom Coll (drums) shared a love of poetry and the music of Joy Division, Fall and Wire, and released their debut album in 2019. “Dogrel” received rave reviews and a Mercury Prize nomination, establishing them as one of the most exciting new voices on the British music scene. The equally successful “A Hero’s Death” (2020) and “Skinty Fia” (2022) followed, expanding their sound beyond their post-punk roots, while the release of “Romance” last summer solidified them as “the defining band of their generation”, according to NME.
Known for their explosive live performances and lyrics that combine poetic sensibility with social commentary, Fontaines D.C. have given us some of the best rock songs of recent years (“Boys in the Better Land“, “Chequeless Reckless“, “A Hero’s Death“, “Televised Mind“, “Jackie Down the Line“, “I Love You“, “Starburster“, “Favourite“) and seem poised to reach the very top of the global music scene. They’re already heading full steam ahead for the biggest summer of their career, in the wake of this year’s landmark Glastonbury performance.
Next July, they will bring their biggest headline show to London’s Finsbury Park, with a capacity of 45,000 people (already sold out!), while in the same month they will also perform at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester, in front of 26,000 diehard fans!
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