{"id":34532,"date":"2020-06-28T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34532"},"modified":"2020-06-28T07:19:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T11:19:26","slug":"fontaines-d-c-announce-uk-tour-dates-for-may-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34532","title":{"rendered":"Fontaines D.C. announce UK tour dates for May 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fontaines D.C. have announced new UK tour dates for May 2021. The new dates will also include the band\u2019s biggest headline UK show to-date at London\u2019s Alexandra Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dates are:<br><br>7th May \u2013 Manchester Academy<br>10th May \u2013 Leicester De Montfort Hall<br>11th May \u2013 Leeds O2 Academy<br>12th May \u2013 Newcastle O2 City Hall<br>14th May \u2013 Glasgow Barrowland<br>17th May \u2013 Cambridge Corn Exchange<br>18th May \u2013 Sheffield O2 Academy<br>20th May \u2013 Birmingham O2 Academy<br>21st May \u2013 Cardiff Great Hall<br>22nd May \u2013 Bristol O2 Academy<br>24th May \u2013 Bournemouth O2 Academy<br>25th May \u2013 Southampton O2 Guildhall<br>27th May \u2013 London Alexandra Palace<br><br>Supports TBC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets are on sale Friday July 3rd at 9AM BST at <a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qddijkl-ejlihlkhu-j\/\">fontainesdc.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qddijkl-ejlihlkhu-t\/\">metropolismusic.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qddijkl-ejlihlkhu-i\/\">seetickets.com<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qddijkl-ejlihlkhu-d\/\">ticketmaster.co.uk<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; but fans can gain access to artist pre-sale&nbsp;on Wednesday July 1st 9AM BST&nbsp;by pre-ordering the album from the band\u2019s official store or signing up to their mailing list at <a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qddijkl-ejlihlkhu-h\/\">fontainesdc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NHS staff and Key Workers will also have the chance to secure free tickets to the shows, with 50 being made available at all regional events, and a further 200 for London\u2019s Alexandra Palace. Tickets will be distributed on a first come first served basis, and anyone wishing to apply must email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:fontaines@metropolismusic.com\">fontaines@metropolismusic.com<\/a> by 17:00pm BST on Tuesday June 30th, listing their profession and the show they want to attend. Tickets will be limited to 2 per customer. ID will be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i2.cmail19.com\/ei\/j\/B5\/D79\/9A3\/180941\/csfinal\/FDCUKTOUR2021admatlo-9900000000079e3c.jpg?resize=587%2C587\" alt=\"Fontaines D.C. 2021 UK tour poster\" width=\"587\" height=\"587\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The news of the tour follows the announcement of the band\u2019s second LP <em><a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/fontaines-d-c-announce-second-album-a-heros-death-share-new-single-and-video\/\">A Hero\u2019s Death<\/a><\/em>, and comes right after their performance on Later\u2026 with Jools Holland earlier this month. Watch their remote performance&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qddijkl-ejlihlkhu-k\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Hero\u2019s Death\u2019 was produced in London by Dan Carey (Black Midi, Bat For Lashes). The band announced the album alongside the title track, which features a music video that stars Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones, The Wire, Peaky Blinders). Watch&nbsp;the video clip via YouTube below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jLNt8aMNbvY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The band have also recently shared the opening track from the album. With its lonely intensity, <em>I Don\u2019t Belong<\/em> stands in stark relief to the swagger that kicked off their debut album last year (<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qddijkl-ejlihlkhu-c\/\"><em>Big<\/em><\/a>). The song is also accompanied by a music video directed remotely by FDC bassist Connor Deegan III. Watch&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qddijkl-ejlihlkhu-q\/\">here<\/a>.<br><br>\u2018Dogrel\u2019 debuted Top 10 on the UK album charts, earning Fontaines D.C. a Mercury Prize nomination, #1 Album of the Year positions from BBC 6 Music and Rough Trade, a performance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and numerous sold out tours in the UK and abroad \u2013 including triumphantly selling out London Brixton Academy in just 1 week. The Guardian (who gave the album 5 stars) praised \u2018Dogrel\u2019 as being \u201c<em>brilliant, top to bottom,\u201d<\/em> The FADER called Fontaines D.C. \u201c<em>One of the most exciting new bands around,<\/em>\u201d and NME (who also gave \u2018Dogrel\u2019 5 stars) called them \u201c<em>One of guitar music\u2019s most essential new voices.\u201d<\/em> Watch a clip from their instantly legendary Glastonbury set&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qddijkl-ejlihlkhu-a\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Fontaines D.C. have announced new UK tour dates for May 2021. 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