The Latest Breaking News from Fontaines DC

Glastonbury 2027 tickets sell out in under an hour as lineup still to be announced

Anyone who didn’t manage to get tickets will have another chance when the April resale takes place

The Independent UK · Oct 4

Glastonbury 2027 tickets sale date announced – along with price hike

Fans will be bracing themselves for the usual scramble for tickets, as the festival returns in 2027 after its traditional fallow year

The Independent UK · Sep 9

Reading and Leeds festival review – post-GCSE blowout shows how dominant dance music now is

Charli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the biggest turnouts are for tech house names like Kettama and Josh Baker

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31

‘I had never heard something so angry and feminine’: Jehnny Beth’s honest playlist

The singer and actor, formerly of Savages, was shaken up by Le Tigre and gets emotional when hearing Fontaines DC, but which rapper can she no longer bear to listen to?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15

"It has that outlaw quality, that dangerous quality…they’re incredible songs." Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy on the modern indie greats he loves so much that he's basically "just a groupie" for them at this point

Oppenheimer and 28 Days Later star Cillian Murphy didn't hold back in his praise of these Irish lads

Louder · Feb 20

‘Some artists thought it was too political’: can Jarvis, Damon, Olivia Rodrigo and Arctic Monkeys reboot the biggest charity album of the 90s?

Oasis, Macca and Radiohead made Help a smash for War Child in 1995. A new reboot packs comparable star power – and was partially produced from a hospital bed

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23

“Robert Smith thanked us for supporting The Cure before they played Boys Don’t Cry. It was one of the songs my guitar tutor taught me. I burst into tears!” Just Mustard on learning from The Cure, growing up with Fontaines D.C. – and horrible impulse buys

After starting out with Fontaines D.C. and watching them soar, Fender-heavy album We Were Just Here features gigantic atmospheric sounds

Guitar World · Jan 8

Reading and Leeds 2026: Headliners and lineup announced ahead of tickets going on sale

Festivals have secured a number of exclusive performances, including from British pop star Charli XCX and rapper Dave

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025

Sam Fender dedicates Mercury Prize 2025 to 'mentor' as singer-songwriter says: 'I'm still in shock'

Local lad Fender beat competition from Britpop band Pulp, post-punks Fontaines DC and Irish singer CMAT

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025

Kate Moss in the first campaign from Vivienne Westwood’s charity since the designer’s death

The Vivienne Foundation has launched its first campaign since the designer’s death in 2022 with some of entertainment’s biggest names.

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025