Fontaines D.C. with shame | Spark Arena, Auckland

Name: Fontaines D.C. with shame | Spark Arena, Auckland
Start: 2025-03-12T19:00:00+13:00
Location: Spark Arena

Schedule

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+13:00

Location

Spark Arena | Auckland, AU

Handsome Tours are pleased to present Fontaines D.C., returning to Australia + New Zealand in 2025 with special guests shame.
Irish artists and current kings of the universe Fontaines D.C. today announce their Australian ROMANCE tour. They will play five headline shows and two festivals across the country in February and March 2025.
ROMANCE is Fontaines D.C.s most ambitious, expansive record yet, its 11 tracks constellating ideas that have been percolating among Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O’Connell (guitar), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan (bass), and Tom Coll (drums) since they released Skinty Fia in 2022. The sonic evolution of the band, who bared their teeth in early records with antagonistic punk sensibilities, is an ascent into grungier breaks, dystopian electronica, hip-hop percussion, and dreamy Slowdive-esque textures that may surprise fans.
The shoegaze touch points first pressed on Skinty Fia unfold on ROMANCE like a purpling bruise. But any “retro aesthetic”, as Chatten describes it, is left behind. Reflecting on the impending release, Chatten says, “We say things on this record we’ve wanted to say for a long time. I never feel like it's over, but it’s nice to feel lighter.”