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 datesAug 9 – Haldern, DE – Haldern PopAug 11 – Budapest, HU – Sziget FestivalAug 12 – Ljubljana, SL – Kino SiskaAug 13 – Vienna, AT – Vienna ArenaAug 15 – Charleville Mezières, FR – Cabaret Vert FestivalAug 16 – Hasselt, BE – PukkelpopAug 17 – Parades, PT – Parades De CouraAug 20 – Istanbul, TU – ZorluAug 24 – Reading, UK – Reading FestivalAug 25 – Leeds, UK – Leeds FestivalSep 20 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDoSep 21 – Portland, OR – Roseland TheaterSep 22 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore BallroomSep 24 – San Francisco, CA – The WarfieldSep 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood PalladiumSep 27 – San Diego, CA – SOMASep 28 – Pomona, CA – Fox TheaterSep 30 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van BurenOct 2 – Englewood, CO – Gothic TheatreOct 4 – Lawrence, KS – The GranadaOct 5 – Omaha, NE – SlowdownOct 6 – Madison, WI – The SylveeOct 8 – Minneapolis, MN – The FillmoreOct 9 – Chicago, IL – The Salt ShedOct 11 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth TheatreOct 12 – Montreal, QC – MTELUSOct 13 – Boston, MA – RoadrunnerOct 15 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn ParamountOct 16 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn ParamountOct 18 – Washington, DC – 9:30 ClubOct 19 – Washington, DC – 9:30 ClubOct 20 – Philadelphia, PA – The FillmoreNov 1 – Lisbon, PT – Sagres Campo PequenoNov 2 – Madrid, ES – WiZink CenterNov 4 – Milan, IT – AlcatrazNov 5 – Zurich, CH – X-TRANov 7 – Munich, DE – ZenithNov 8 – Berlin, DE – Uber Eats Music HallNov 9 – Copenhagen, DK – K.B. HallenNov 11 – Hamburg, DE – SporthalleNov 12 – Cologne, DE – E-WerkNov 13 – Paris, FR – Zénith Paris-La VilletteNov 15 – Brussels, BE – Forest NationalNov 16 – Amsterdam, NL – AFASNov 17 – Amsterdam, NL – AFASNov 20 – Wolverhampton, UK – The HallsNov 22 – London, UK – Alexandra PalaceNov 23 – London, UK – Alexandra PalaceNov 24 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita ArenaNov 26 – Plymouth, UK – PavilionsNov 27 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint ArenaNov 29 – Manchester, UK – Aviva StudiosNov 30- Manchester, UK – Aviva StudiosDec 1 – Manchester, UK – Aviva StudiosDec 3 – Leeds, UK – First Direct ArenaDec 4 – Glasgow, UK – OVO HydroDec 6 – Dublin, IE – 3ArenaDec 7 – Dublin, IE – 3ArenaJul 5 – Finsbury Park, London
