Fontaines D.C. announce November 2026 UK arena tour
They play six shows
Fontaines D.C. have announced their biggest European tour date, including six UK arena shows.
Following dates Madrid, Barcelona, Bologna, Belgrade, Prague, Łódź, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Paris throughout the autumn, Fontaines D.C. kick off their UK tour at Liverpool M&S Bank Arena on Friday 20th November.
They then play Manchester AO Arena, Glasgow OVO Hydro, Leeds First Direct Arena and Birmingham Utilita Arena before culminating at London’s The O2 on Friday 27th November.
Fontaines fans in Ireland should stay tuned for live news soon.
Tickets to the UK shows go on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets at 10am on Thursday 3rd September.
The tour follows the Friday 16th October release of Fontaines D.C.’s fifth studio album ‘Dopamine Chamber’, which features the Absolute Radio playlisted anthem ‘Marianne’.
Commenting on the album title, singer Grian Chatten says: “The album itself is a dopamine chamber. You step inside and we test these different mind- or mood-altering pieces of music on you.”
Explaining how Fontaines D.C. have evolved musically since ‘Romance’, Chatten continues: “I think Romance was maybe 60 per cent human and 40 per cent corrupted by automation, and a loss of feeling.
“This one feels more like 60 per cent corrupted — the mask is wearing the face a little more.
“I felt it would be more powerful to leave the hope out and reflect the ugliness honestly. This one needed to feel more like a catastrophic warning.”
“Our albums have always questioned a sense of place,” adds bassist Conor Deegan. “First Dublin, then being away from Dublin, and then trying to find the romance elsewhere. On this record, the question became: where do you escape to?”
‘Dopamine Chamber’ is available to pre-order on LP, deluxe LP, CD, cassette and digital formats here.
Fontaines D.C. headline Reading Festival tonight (29th August) before topping the bill at Leeds Festival on Saturday 30th August.
Fontaines D.C.’s UK tour dates:
NOVEMBER 2026
Liverpool M&S Bank Arena – Fri 20th
Manchester AO Arena – Sat 21st
Glasgow OVO Hydro – Sun 22nd
Leeds First Direct Arena – Tue 24th
Birmingham Utilita Arena – Wed 25th
London The O2 – Fri 27th