FONTAINES D.C. ANNOUNCE SUMMER 2027 UK HEADLINE SHOW @ HEATON PARK
Having sold out their entire UK arena tour this morning, Fontaines D.C. today announce their biggest ever shows. The five-date run of outdoor headline shows will take in Blackweir Fields, Cardiff (29th June), St James’ Park, Newcastle (1st July), Heaton Park, Manchester (3rd July), Glasgow Green (6th July) and London Stadium (9th July). Support on all dates will come from Little Simz and Viagra Boys.
Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST on Thursday 10th September from
FONTAINES DC SITE. Artist pre-sale begins at 10am on Tuesday 8th September with pre-sale sign-up open now via LAYLO. Fans who have already pre-ordered Fontaines D.C.’s forthcoming album Dopamine Chamber will have automatic access to the pre-sale.
On Wednesday 2nd September the band also added a second night at Slane Castle, Ireland on 27th June. This follows the previously announced 26th June show that will see the band become only the third ever Irish act to headline the legendary venue (after U2 and Thin Lizzy). Tickets for both shows are available now.
Fontaines D.C. – Grian Chatten, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Tom Coll – will release their fifth album Dopamine Chamber on 16th October via XL Recordings. Produced by James Ford, it’s the follow-up to 2024’s UK platinum-certified Romance – and the sound of a band moving decisively away from the guitar language of their early records and into their most seductive music yet. Preceded by lead single “Marianne”, 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. “The album itself is a dopamine chamber,” says Chatten. “You step inside and we test these different mind- or mood-altering pieces of music on you.”
Fontaines D.C. have spent five albums refusing 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 Ford between London, the English countryside and Palermo, where Chatten recorded vocals in a makeshift booth built from mattresses and cushions. “There’s a poignant sense of us being on the brink of some other kind of form of humanity, or non-humanity,” says Chatten. For their fifth album, Fontaines D.C. have built the chamber. What happens to
the listener inside it will be the experiment.
“Marianne” is out now. Dopamine Chamber is released on 16th October via XL Recordings and
available on LP, deluxe LP, CD, cassette and digital. Pre-order here.
GALLERY
The Cure
The Cure – one of the most influential and iconic bands of all time – will headline Live From Wythenshawe Park next year on Friday 21st August 2026. With a concert from one of alternative music’s most influential acts, 2026 is set to be another huge summer at Wythenshawe Park in Manchester.
Formed in Crawley, Sussex, in the late 1970s, The Cure have shaped the sound of generations with their unmistakable style and uncompromising artistry. Since their first show in 1978, they have performed nearly 1,800 concerts worldwide, released 14 studio albums, more than 40 singles, a collection of concert films, live albums, box sets, books, soundtracks and much more. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, The Cure continue to define alternative music nearly five decades into their career.
Joining them will be shoegaze pioneers Slowdive, whose shimmering soundscapes and acclaimed return to form have earned them a new generation of fans. Alongside Manchester’s own The Slow Readers Club, one of the city’s most compelling live acts, known for their anthemic blend of indie and electro-driven rock.
Live from Wythenshawe Park has quickly become one of Manchester’s most anticipated live music series, welcoming major headline acts to the city for unforgettable summer shows. Following recent performances from the likes of Sam Fender, New Order, and Fontaines D.C., the series has cemented Wythenshawe Park as a world-class outdoor concert destination.