Culture Fiend is back in rare form as are the Fontaines D.C. I’m sure that you’re more happy about the Fontaines. Who can blame ya?
Fontaines D.C. (Grian Chatten, Carlos O'Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deeganand Tom Coll) today release their acclaimed fifth album Dopamine Chamber via XL Recordings.
The follow-up to 2024's UK platinum-certified Romance, it’s the sound of a band moving decisively away from the guitar language of their early records and into their most inventive and seductive music yet. Produced by James Ford and preceded by singles "Marianne", “Tongue” and their collaboration with Rosalía, “Where Is Gone?”, the album arrives like a constellation behind undulating sighs of smog: potent balladry, anthemic melodies glinting through the murk. In a world tipping towards collapse, it asks how pleasure mutates amid peril—and what our pursuit of it reveals about us.
Across five albums, Fontaines D.C. have refused to repeat themselves – from Dogrel (2019) through A Hero’s Death (2020), the UK and Irish No. 1 Skinty Fia(2022) and the anarchic, kaleidoscopic Romance (2024). Dopamine Chamber is their most radical turn yet. It was made with James Ford between London, the English countryside and Palermo, where Chatten recorded vocals in a makeshift booth built from mattresses and cushions. For their fifth album, Fontaines D.C. have built the chamber. What happens to the listener inside it will be the experiment.
To mark the release, the band reveal a video for Dopamine Chamber’s “Japan” - a song described by Rolling Stone UK as “one of the most beautiful songs Fontaines D.C. have ever recorded”. Directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Luna Carmoon - who previously collaborated with the band on the cinematic Romance-era triptych of videos for “Here’s The Thing”, “In The Modern World” and “It’s Amazing To Be Young” - the “Japan” video stars Angèle Metzger, Charlie Heaton and Sean Black.
WATCH THE “JAPAN” MUSIC VIDEO HERE
Listen to NPR Music’s Interview with Grian & Deego Here
Meanwhile, the BBC will broadcast a rare special edition of Later… with Jools Holland next week, dedicated to Fontaines D.C. The intimate performance from London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre will feature first ever performances of brand new tracks from Dopamine Chamber alongside favourites from the band’s catalogue. The entire episode will be exclusively available in the UK on BBC iPlayer and on BBC Two. Songs from the performance will also be available globally via the BBC’s YouTube from October 21st.
Reflecting the anticipation around the new album, Fontaines D.C. recently announced their biggest ever headline shows - taking in arenas across the UK and Europe in 2026 and then huge outdoor and stadium shows in 2027 and their biggest North American shows to date. For details of all shows, head tohttps://fontainesdc.com/pages/live and see full dates below.
PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE DOPAMINE CHAMBER HERE
1. Six Shot Morning
2. Marianne
3. Mimesis
4. Happy For You
5. Demolition
6. Tongue
7. One Man
8. Where Is Gone? (with Rosalía)
9. You Miss Me
10. Japan
11. Intimate
FONTAINES D.C. LIVE
2026
Wednesday October 21st - MEO Arena, Lisbon, Portugal
Thursday October 22nd - Movistar Arena, Madrid, Spain
Saturday October 24th - Sant Jordi Club, Barcelona, Spain (SOLD OUT)
Monday October 26th - Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday October 28th - Hangar Stage 1, Belgrade, Serbia
Friday October 30th - Sportovní hala Fortuna, Prague, Czech Republic
Saturday October 31st - Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland (SOLD OUT)
Monday November 2nd - Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany (SOLD OUT)
Thursday November 5th - Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
Friday November 6th - Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
Sunday November 8th - Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
Tuesday November 10th - Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands (SOLD OUT)
Thursday November 12th - AFAS Dome, Antwerp, Belgium (SOLD OUT)
Friday November 13th - Accor Arena, Paris, France (SOLD OUT)
Friday November 20th - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, UK (SOLD OUT)
Saturday November 21st - AO Arena, Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)
Sunday November 22nd - OVO Hydro, Glasgow, UK (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday November 24th - First Direct Arena, Leeds, UK (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday November 25th - Utilita Arena, Birmingham, UK (SOLD OUT)
Friday November 27th - The O2 Arena, London, UK (SOLD OUT)
2027
Saturday January 23rd - Lollapalooza India, Mumbai, India
Thursday January 28th - SGC Hall Ariake, Tokyo, Japan
Friday January 29th - Diamond Hall, Nagoya, Japan
Sunday January 31st - Namba Hatch, Osaka, Japan
Tuesday February 9th - RAC Arena, Perth, WA, Australia (Headline Show)
Friday February 12th - Laneway Festival, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Saturday February 13th - Laneway Festival, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Wednesday February 17th - AEC Arena, Adelaide, SA, Australia (Headline Show)
Friday February 19th - Laneway Festival, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Sunday February 21st - Laneway Festival, Auckland, New Zealand
March 12th - 14th - Lollapalooza, Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 12th - 14th - Lollapalooza, Santiago, Chile
March 19th - 21st - Estéreo Picnic - Bogotá, Colombia
March 19th - 21st - Lollapalooza Brasil - São Paulo, Brazil
Wednesday March 24th - Pepsi Center, Mexico City, Mexico (SOLD OUT)
Thursday March 25th - Pepsi Center, Mexico City, Mexico (SOLD OUT)
Thursday April 22nd - MGM Music Hall at Fenway - Boston, MA, USA (SOLD OUT)
Friday April 23rd - MGM Music Hall at Fenway - Boston, MA, USA (SOLD OUT)
Saturday April 24th - Skyline Stage at the Mann - Philadelphia, PA, USA (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday April 27th - Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI, USA (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday April 28th - The Salt Shed - Chicago, IL, USA (SOLD OUT)
Friday April 30th - Landmark Credit Union Live - Milwaukee, WI, USA (SOLD OUT)
Saturday May 1st - The Armory - Minneapolis, MN, USA
Wednesday May 5th - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre - Vancouver, BC, Canada (SOLD OUT)
Thursday May 6th - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Saturday May 8th - WAMU Theater - Seattle, WA, USA (SOLD OUT)
Tuesday May 11th - Channel 24 - Sacramento, CA, USA (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday May 12th - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA, USA (SOLD OUT)
Friday June 18th - Rock In Roma, Rome, Italy
Saturday June 19th - I-Days Festival, Milan, Italy
Saturday June 26th - Slane Castle, County Meath, Ireland
Sunday June 27th - Slane Castle, County Meath, Ireland
Tuesday June 29th - Blackweir Fields, Cardiff, UK
Thursday July 1st - St James’ Park, Newcastle, UK
Saturday July 3rd - Heaton Park, Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)
Sunday July 4th - Heaton Park, Manchester, UK
Tuesday July 6th - Glasgow Green, Glasgow, UK
Friday July 9th- London Stadium, London, UK
Wednesday August 11th - Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany
Tuesday August 17th - Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
Wednesday August 18th - Parkbühne Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany
Friday September 24th - KEMBA Live! Outdoor - Columbus, OH, USA (SOLD OUT)
Sunday September 26th - Scotiabank Arena - Toronto, ON, Canada
Tuesday September 28th - Forest Hills Stadium - Queens, NY, USA
Wednesday September 29th - Forest Hills Stadium - Queens, NY, USA
Thursday September 30th - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD, USA
Monday October 4th - The Pinnacle - Nashville, TN, USA
Tuesday October 5th - The Pinnacle - Nashville, TN, USA (SOLD OUT)
Thursday October 7th - Hellbender - Asheville, NC, USA
Friday October 8th - Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park - Atlanta, GA, USA
Wednesday October 13th - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO, USA (SOLD OUT)
Friday October 15th - Kia Forum - Inglewood, CA, USA