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Fontaines D.C.
with special guests shame

6 March 2025

On the Forecourt

Contemporary Music

Irish rockers Fontaines D.C. prove why they’re one of the world’s hottest bands as they storm the Forecourt for a performance that’s destined to be a highlight of the summer.

Epic intensity

The Guardian

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Romance is reborn as the band of a generation returns

It’s been almost two years since Irish rockers Fontaines D.C. electrified Australian audiences with a string of unforgettable performances – and the anticipation for their return has only grown exponentially in their absence. Now, hot off their triumphant Glastonbury show and smash new album Romance, the Grammy-nominated group are returning for their Sydney Opera House debut, playing one blistering show on the Forecourt.

Formed in Dublin in 2014, the band self-released a series of singles before breaking through with their 2019 debut Dogrel, a critically acclaimed, Mercury Prize-nominated album that the NME called “a snarling new vision of youthful disillusionment” from “one of guitar musics most essential new voices.” Their 2020 follow-up A Hero’s Death earned the five-piece a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album, while their chart-topping 2022 record Skinty Fia collected them a Brit Award for Best International Act. Powered by the hit “Starburster”, their latest album Romance sees the band transforming themselves into a stunning vision of future dystopia, adding pop melodies, beats, nu-metal riffs and lush orchestration to their visceral rock sound.

With a well-earned reputation as one of the most ferocious live bands of the moment, Fontaines D.C. with special guests UK post-punk band shame will transform the Forecourt into a moshpit of epic proportions.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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