Fontaines D.C. release their fourth album, ROMANCE, this week. Made with producer James Ford, it’s a real level-up for the Dublin band, taking them into new melodic territory without pushing aside what made people love them on their first three records. Case in point is new single “In the Modern World,” a sweeping, string-laden song that reminds me a little of ’90s alt-rock ballads. Is “In the Modern World” their “Disarm”? In any case, it’s great.
“I always wanted to write that song but never knew how,” frontman Grian Chatten told Vogue, saying it’s probably his favorite song on the album. “I remember the moment that song came to a point; I arranged the strings and stuff on my laptop at home in my flat. After I listened to it and closed the laptop, I was like, Ah, that’s what I’ve been trying to do for five years. I always wanted to write a song that sounded like Lana Del Rey could maybe sing on it, you know?”
The intense and somewhat disturbing video for “In the Modern World” was directed by frequent visual collaborator Luna Carmoon and stars House of the Dragon‘s Ewan Mitchell as a guy who needs to go to extremes to feel something. You can watch the video below.
Fontaines D.C. begin their North American tour on September 20 in Seattle, and will play two sold-out shows at Brooklyn Paramount on October 15 & 16 with Been Stellar. All dates are listed below.
FONTAINES D.C. LIVE 2024 / 2025
Aug 24 – Reading, UK – Reading Festival
Aug 25 – Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival
Sep 20 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
Sep 21 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
Sep 22 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
Sep 24 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
Sep 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Sep 27 – San Diego, CA – SOMA
Sep 28 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
Sep 30 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
Oct 2 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre (SOLD OUT)
Oct 4 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
Oct 5 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
Oct 6 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
Oct 8 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
Oct 9 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
Oct 11 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre (SOLD OUT)
Oct 12 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS (SOLD OUT)
Oct 13 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
Oct 15 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount (SOLD OUT)
Oct 16 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount (SOLD OUT)
Oct 18 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club (SOLD OUT)
Oct 19 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club (SOLD OUT)
Oct 20 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
Nov 1 – Lisbon, PT – Sagres Campo Pequeno
Nov 2 – Madrid, ES – WiZink Center
Nov 4 – Milan, IT – Alcatraz (SOLD OUT)
Nov 5 – Zurich, CH – X-TRA
Nov 7 – Munich, DE – Zenith
Nov 8 – Berlin, DE – Uber Eats Music Hall
Nov 9 – Copenhagen, DK – K.B. Hallen
Nov 11 – Hamburg, DE – Sporthalle
Nov 12 – Cologne, DE – E-Werk (SOLD OUT)
Nov 13 – Paris, FR – Zénith Paris-La Villette (SOLD OUT)
Nov 15 – Brussels, BE – Forest National (SOLD OUT)
Nov 16 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live (SOLD OUT)
Nov 17 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live (SOLD OUT)
Nov 20 – Wolverhampton, UK – The Halls (SOLD OUT)
Nov 22 – London, UK – Alexandra Palace (SOLD OUT)
Nov 23 – London, UK – Alexandra Palace (SOLD OUT)
Nov 24 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena (SOLD OUT)
Nov 26 – Plymouth, UK – Pavilions (SOLD OUT)
Nov 27 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena
Nov 29 – Manchester, UK – Aviva Studios (SOLD OUT)
Nov 30- Manchester, UK – Aviva Studios (SOLD OUT)
Dec 1 – Manchester, UK – Aviva Studios (SOLD OUT)
Dec 3 – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena
Dec 4 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
Dec 6 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena (SOLD OUT)
Dec 7 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena
July 5, 2025 – Finsbury Park, London (NEW DATE)