Fontaines D.C. First Melbourne Show Sells Out & Second Show Added

Written By The Alt Journal

Fontaines D.C. / Photo Credit: Theo Cottle

Irish artists and current kings of the universe Fontaines D.C. have added a second Melbourne date to their ROMANCE Australian tour due to overwhelming demand. The new show is at Palace Foreshore, Melbourne on Monday 10 March, alongside their five headline shows and two festival dates in February and March 2025. The first show sold out in one hour as tickets went on-sale this morning.

They begin their Australian romance at Perth Festival in Perth on Thursday 27 February, before moving onto Brisbane where they will play at Riverstage on Saturday 1 March. The band will join the stacked lineup at Yours & Owls Festival in Wollongong on Sunday 2 March before playing Sydney Opera House Forecourt in Sydney on Thursday 6 March. They play the Palace Foreshore in Melbourne on Saturday 8 March and finish their Australian run at Golden Plains Festival in Meredith on Sunday 9 March before skipping over the Tasman to play Spark Arena in Auckland on Wednesday 12 March. 

This tour comes off the back of Fontaines D.C.'s critically acclaimed fourth studio album ROMANCE which was released by XL Recordings / Remote Control Records this year, shooting the band into the stratosphere. 

ROMANCE is Fontaines D.C.s most ambitious, expansive record yet, its 11 tracks constellating ideas that have been percolating among Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O’Connell (guitar), Conor Curley(guitar), Conor Deegan (bass), and Tom Coll (drums) since they released Skinty Fia in 2022. The sonic evolution of the band, who bared their teeth in early records with antagonistic punk sensibilities, is an ascent into grungier breaks, dystopian electronica, hip-hop percussion, and dreamy Slowdive-esque textures that may surprise fans. The shoegaze touch points first pressed on Skinty Fia unfold on ROMANCE like a purpling bruise. But any “retro aesthetic”, as Chatten describes it, is left behind. Reflecting on the impending release, Chatten says, “We say things on this record we’ve wanted to say for a long time. I never feel like it's over, but it’s nice to feel lighter.”

Fontaines D.C. ROMANCE Australian Tour

Thu 27 Feb 2025 - Perth Festival, Perth
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Sat 1 Mar 2025 - Riverstage, Brisbane
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Sun 2 Mar 2025 - Yours & Owls, Wollongong 
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Thu 6 Mar 2025 - Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Sydney
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Sat 8 Mar 2025 - Palace Foreshore, Melbourne [SOLD OUT]
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Sun 9 Mar 2025 - Golden Plains Festival, Meredith
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Mon 10 Mar 2025 - Palace Foreshore, Melbourne [NEW DATE]
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Wed 12 Mar 2025 - Spark Arena, Auckland
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Fontaines D.C. - ROMANCE

1. Romance
2. Starburster
3. Here’s The Thing
4. Desire
5. In The Modern World
6. Bug
7. Motorcycle Boy
8. Sundowner
9. Horseness is the Whatness
10. Death Kink
11. Favourite

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