Biography

Dublin five-piece Fontaines D.C. have strong ties to their native city, which they translate into abrasive vocals, driving percussion, and a healthy dose of melody.

All five members of the band met while attending Dublin City Music College; Grain Chatten (vocals), Conor Deegan III (bass), Conor Curley (guitar), Carlos O’Connell (guitar), and Tom Coll (drums) attended the same class, and gravitated toward each other within the first few months. They had all previously been in other bands, but their chemistry together as musicians persuaded them to leave their former groups and unite under Fontaines. They named themselves after a character from The Godfather, but were soon legally challenged by a band from L.A. with the same name; as a result, they added D.C., which stood for Dublin City. They organized their first tour in 2017, soon after the release of their debut single ‘Hurricane Laughter’. Doors soon began opening for them, and their live reputation began to grow. The following year saw three more singles, ‘Boys in the Better Land’, ‘Chequeless Reckless’, and ‘Too Real’, all of which were featured on their debut album, 2019’s DOGREL. They began writing a follow-up just six months after the release of their debut, decamping to Los Angeles to record A HERO’S DEATH in 2020, which resulted in an underlying layer of sunny harmonies.

By Liam Martin

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2021 World Tour

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2021 UK Tour

UK 2021 headline tour dates are as follows:

NEW – 1st May – Edinburgh Corn Exchange
NEW – 3rd May – Nottingham Rock City
NEW – 4th May – Bath Forum
NEW – 6th May – Liverpool Mountford Hall
7th May – Manchester Academy – SOLD OUT
8th May – Manchester Academy – SOLD OUT
10th May – Leicester De Montfort Hall
11th May – Leeds O2 Academy – SOLD OUT
12th May – Newcastle O2 City Hall
14th May – Glasgow Barrowland – SOLD OUT
15th May – Glasgow Barrowland – SOLD OUT
17th May – Cambridge Corn Exchange
18th May – Sheffield O2 Academy – SOLD OUT

20th May – Birmingham O2 Academy
21st May – Cardiff Great Hall – SOLD OUT
22nd May – Bristol O2 Academy – SOLD OUT
24th May – Bournemouth O2 Academy
25th May – Southampton O2 Guildhall
27th May – London Alexandra Palace