Fontaines D.C.

Fontaines D.C. are one of the most lauded alternative rock bands to emerge from Ireland in recent years. They released their critically acclaimed debut album Dogrel in 2019 which went on to be nominated for the Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize. They’ve toured extensively worldwide selling out shows in iconic venues such as the Brixton Academy and playing renowned festivals such as Glastonbury Festival. 

They also performed on the hugely popular American talk show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Their follow up to Dogrel, A Hero’s Death was released on July 31st to rapturous reviews and was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Rock Album category and the band have also picked up a Brit Award nomination for ‘Best International Group’.

During the peak of lockdown in July 2020 Fontaines D.C. performed an electric live set in the iconic location of Kilmainham Gaol as part of Other Voices Courage 2020. That celebrated performance has since been released as a limited edition LP for Record Store Day 2021 which reached number 7 in the charts and was nominated for best Livestream at the prestigious Libera Awards in 2021 where they took how the Best Rock Record award.