{"id":34704,"date":"2020-07-28T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34704"},"modified":"2020-07-25T14:19:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T18:19:35","slug":"fontaines-d-c-announce-first-ever-performance-of-new-album-a-heros-death-in-its-entirety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34704","title":{"rendered":"Fontaines D.C. announce first ever performance of new album \u2018A Hero’s Death\u2019 in its entirety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fontaines D.C. have announced a very special album release show in support of their highly anticipated new record\u00a0\u2018A Hero\u2019s Death\u2019. Filmed by Collective Dublin and captured within 2FM Radio\u2019s studio in Montrose, Dublin\u00a0\u2013 a sweeping space usually the reserve of orchestra performances – \u2018A Night At\u00a0Montrose, Dublin\u2019 will air\u00a0on Monday 3rd August at 8pm BST\u00a0\/\u00a09pm CEST\u00a0\/\u00a03pm EDT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Fontaines<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fontaines D.C. will perform new album\u00a0\u2018A Hero\u2019s Death\u2018\u00a0(out on July 31st\u00a0via Partisan Records) in its entirety for the very first time,\u00a0along with selected tracks from their award-winning debut\u00a0\u2018Dogrel\u2019. A live Q&A with the band will also mark the occasion. Viewing globally is easy – a link will be emailed to anyone pre-ordering the album via the store. Fans will receive their link 1 hour before the performance begins (7pm BST). The deadline to get involved\u00a0is\u00a09pm BST on 2nd August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get access to the performance by pre-ordering the album\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news follows the announcement of the band\u2019s 2021 UK tour, which includes their biggest ever UK headline at London\u2019s Alexandra Palace. Tickets are on sale now from\u00a0fontainesdc.com<\/a>,\u00a0metropolismusic.com<\/a>,\u00a0seetickets.com<\/a> and\u00a0ticketmaster.co.uk<\/a>.

2021 tour dates are as follows:

7th May \u2013 Manchester Academy \u2013 SOLD OUT
8th May \u2013 Manchester Academy \u2013 SOLD OUT
10th May \u2013 Leicester De Montfort Hall
11th May \u2013 Leeds O2 Academy \u2013 SOLD OUT
12th May \u2013 Newcastle O2 City Hall
14th May \u2013 Glasgow Barrowland \u2013 SOLD OUT
15th May \u2013 Glasgow Barrowland \u2013 SOLD OUT
17th May \u2013 Cambridge Corn Exchange
18th May \u2013 Sheffield O2 Academy
20th May \u2013 Birmingham O2 Academy
21st May \u2013 Cardiff Great Hall \u2013 SOLD OUT
22nd May \u2013 Bristol O2 Academy \u2013 SOLD OUT
24th May \u2013 Bournemouth O2 Academy
25th May \u2013 Southampton O2 Guildhall
27th May \u2013 London Alexandra Palace

Supports TBC

The band\u2019s UK tour will also be preceded by a new run of EU headline tour dates set to take place across March and April 2021. Full routing and more info can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.

Three tracks from A Hero\u2019s Death have been released so far including the title track \u2013 the\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0for which stars Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones, The Wire, Peaky Blinders) \u2013 the lonely and intense I Don\u2019t Belong<\/em><\/a>, and brand-new single Televised Mind<\/em><\/a>, which you can watch the new video for below.

Pre-order the new album\u00a0\u2018A Hero’s Death\u2018\u00a0<\/em>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\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 \u201cbrilliant, top to bottom,\u201d The FADER called Fontaines D.C. \u201cOne of the most exciting new bands around,\u201d and NME (who also gave \u2018Dogrel\u2019 5 stars) called them \u201cOne of guitar music\u2019s most essential new voices.\u201d Watch a clip from their instantly legendary Glastonbury set\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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