2024 was a defining year for Dublin quintet Fontaines D.C., whose fourth album ROMANCE was lauded as one of the year’s very best, cementing their status as one of the most exciting bands in contemporary music.
Topping multiple ‘album of the year’ lists around the world, ROMANCE was quickly certified gold in the UK and saw the band nominated for two GRAMMYs and a BRIT Award among a host of accolades; a celebration of Fontaines D.C.’s ambitious world-building and bold musical evolution.
Today, Fontaines D.C. – Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O’Connell (guitar), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan (bass), and Tom Coll (drums) – launch into 2025 with brand new single, “It’s Amazing To Be Young”. Produced by ROMANCE album producer James Ford, it’s Fontaines D.C. at their most anthemic and is set to soundtrack a huge year of live shows for the band.
The single is accompanied by a video from acclaimed BAFTA-winning filmmaker Luna Carmoon (Hoard, Shagbands), who previously directed the videos for Fontaines D.C.’s “Here’s The Thing” and “In The Modern World”. “It’s Amazing To Be Young” completes the cinematic trilogy, bringing together “In The Modern World”’s Martin (Ewan Mitchell) and “Here’s The Thing”’s Spider (Grace Collender) in an unlikely but beautifully surreal love story.
Speaking about the song, Conor Deegan III says: “It’s Amazing To Be Young is a song that was written in the presence of a newborn child – Carlos’ child. It sounded more like a lullaby or a music box then, but with the same lyric- “it’s amazing to be young”. The feeling of hope a child can give is profound and moving, especially for young men like us. That sense of wanting to create a world for them to grow up in happily. It’s a feeling that fights against the cynicism that can often overtake us in the modern world. So we wanted to declare which side we were on – it really is amazing to be young. We are still free, and want to make that feeling spread. We want to protect it for the others around us, and maybe in doing that, can also help protect it for ourselves.”
While on the video, director Luna Carmoon adds: “I love this new track – it’s one of my favourites Fontaines have done and I love that I got to complete the trilogy of videos for it. It was all natural and kind of a surprise that the three videos came together. I’ve got to work with such a beautiful team and was really given the space and breath to create the worlds that automatically came to me when hearing the music. I feel like we’re living in this weird time where romantic love is being pushed to the side, and sex and love is unvirtuous and no longer what people want to see. I don’t believe that at all. I love that these two people have fallen in love with themselves, and I wanted to see them fall in love with each other. I planted the seed after I did the carjitsu video (“In The Modern World”) and then I had a couple of days to write the video for “It’s Amazing To Be Young”. There are a lot of odes to Santa Sangre it. It also reminds me of my first short film Shagbands”
The single release precedes a huge year of live activity for Fontaines D.C., who will perform to 100,000 people across four sold out UK outdoor headline shows in London, Manchester, Newcastle and Cardiff this summer, including a 45,000-capacity event at London’s Finsbury Park on 5th July. These shows will crown sold-out dates around the world, including Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and North America alongside a run of high-profile festival appearances. Full dates below and full ticket info via here.
FONTAINES D.C. LIVE 2025
21 Feb – Osaka, Japan – Gorilla Hall Osaka
23 Feb – Tokyo, Japan – Toyosu PIT (SOLD OUT)
27 Feb – Red Hill, Australia – Perth Fest
1 Mar – Brisbane, Australia – Riverstage Brisbane
2 Mar – Wollongong, Australia – Yours & Owls Festival
6 Mar – Sydney, Australia – Opera House Forecourt (SOLD OUT)
8 Mar – Melbourne, Australia – Palace Foreshore (SOLD OUT)
9 Mar – Meredith, Australia – Golden Plains Festival
10 Mar – Melbourne, Australia – Palace Foreshore
12 Mar – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena
18 Mar – Ciudad De México, Mexico – Pabellón Oeste
21 Mar – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Chile
23 Mar – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lollapalooza Argentina
24 Mar – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Niceto Club (SOLD OUT)
26 March – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Audio Club
28 Mar – São Paulo, Brazil – Lollapalooza Brazil
30 Mar – Bogotá, Colombia – Festival Estéreo Picnic
17 April – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo (SOLD OUT)
18 April – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
19 April – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater (SOLD OUT)
21 April – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union
22 April – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
24 April – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
25 April – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Downstairs) (SOLD OUT)
26 April – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)
28 April – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre (SOLD OUT)
29 April – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern (SOLD OUT)
30 April – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works (SOLD OUT)
2 May – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
3 May – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz (SOLD OUT)
4 May – Columbus, OH – Kemba Live!
6 May – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
7 May – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
8 May – Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroon
10 May – Washington, DC – The Anthem
11 May – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa (SOLD OUT)
13 May – Albany, NY – Empire Live (SOLD OUT)
14 May – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
16 May – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
17 May – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
18 May – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
7 June – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound
10 June – Arles, France – Theatre Antique (SOLD OUT)
12 June – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound
14 June – Hradec Králové, Czechia – Rock For People
17 June – Bologna, Italy – Sequoie Music Park (SOLD OUT)
18 June – Rome, Italy – Rock in Roma
19 June – Milan, Italy – Unaltrofestival
21 June – Budapest, Hungary – Barba Negra
23 June – Zagreb, Croatia – INmusic Festival
25 June – Belgrade, Serbia – Luka Beograd
27 June – Athens, Greece – Release Festival
29 June – Istanbul, Turkey – KüçükÇiftlik Park
2 July – Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
3 July – Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter
5 July – London, UK – Finsbury Park (SOLD OUT)
6 July – Herouville Saint-Clair, France – Beauregard Festival
8 July – Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Neumënster Abbey (SOLD OUT)
9 July – Aix-les-Bains, France – Festival Musilac
11 July – Trencin, Slovakia – Pohoda Festival
12 July – Glasgow, UK – TRNSMT Festival
13 July – Newcastle, UK – Exhibition Park (SOLD OUT)
30 July – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Castle (SOLD OUT)
1 August – Waterford, Ireland – All Together Now Festival
3 August – Katowice, Poland – OFF Festival
4 August – Leipzig, Germany – Parkbühne im Clara Zetkin Park
5 August – Berlin, Germany – Zitadelle Spandau
7 August – Gothenburg, Sweden, Way Out West
8 August – Oslo, Norway, Oya
8-10 August – Helsinki, Finland – Flow Festival
15 August – Manchester, UK – Wythenshawe Park (SOLD OUT)
15-17 August – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands Festival
19 August – Bonn, Germany – Kunst!Rasen
20 August – Stuttgart, Germany – BÜRGER Freilichtbühne Killesberg
21 August – Graz, Austria – Freiluftarena B
23 August – Chateau Gontier, France – V and B Fest
24 August – Paris, France – Rock en Seine
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