ROMANCE, the highly anticipated fourth album from Irish band Fontaines D.C., arrives later this month, and they’ve given us another early taste with “Here’s the Thing,” the third advance single. “It’s an anxious tune that twists and turns in what it wants, back and forth between pain and numbness,” vocalist Grian Chatten says. It comes with a video directed by Luna Carmoon, inspired by teen horror movies like The Lost Boys and Phenomena. Watch that below.
Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 about the track, the band’s Conor “Deego” Deegan III said, “I think it was a really special song to make. In some way, I think we just had a moment where we’re kind of fighting with each other. Weirdly for us, we reconciled and let it all out at once. That’s the tune. That’s what it’s about, really.”
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ROMANCE comes out on Aug. 23, and the next leg of the band’s tour begins on Aug. 9 in Europe. They head to North America in September for shows with Been Stellar, and return to Europe and the U.K. in November for more shows, which run into December. See their full tour schedule below.
Fontaines D.C. 2024-2025 tour dates
Aug 9 – Haldern, DE – Haldern Pop
Aug 11 – Budapest, HU – Sziget Festival
Aug 12 – Ljubljana, SL – Kino Siska
Aug 13 – Vienna, AT – Vienna Arena
Aug 15 – Charleville Mezières, FR – Cabaret Vert Festival
Aug 16 – Hasselt, BE – Pukkelpop
Aug 17 – Parades, PT – Parades De Coura
Aug 20 – Istanbul, TU – Zorlu
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
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
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
Oct 12 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
Oct 13 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
Oct 15 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
Oct 16 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
Oct 18 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Oct 19 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Oct 20 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
Nov 1 – Lisbon, PT – Sagres Campo Pequeno
Nov 2 – Madrid, ES – WiZink Center
Nov 4 – Milan, IT – Alcatraz
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
Nov 13 – Paris, FR – Zénith Paris-La Villette
Nov 15 – Brussels, BE – Forest National
Nov 16 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS
Nov 17 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS
Nov 20 – Wolverhampton, UK – The Halls
Nov 22 – London, UK – Alexandra Palace
Nov 23 – London, UK – Alexandra Palace
Nov 24 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena
Nov 26 – Plymouth, UK – Pavilions
Nov 27 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena
Nov 29 – Manchester, UK – Aviva Studios
Nov 30- Manchester, UK – Aviva Studios
Dec 1 – Manchester, UK – Aviva Studios
Dec 3 – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena
Dec 4 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
Dec 6 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena
Dec 7 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena
Jul 5 – Finsbury Park, London
