Fontaines D.C

2022 - 6 - 26

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Fontaines D.C. live at Glastonbury 2022: A stoic performance of ... (NME.com)

Fontaines DC embrace the sunshine on Glastonbury's Other Stage to bring an accomplished, string-supported greatest hits set.

The build of ‘I Love You’ (the highlight of third album ‘ Skinty Fia‘) acts as a fulcrum for the entire set, a moment that has the audience screwing up their faces in raw approval. From the thumping Britpop of ‘Sha Sha Sha’ and ‘Roman Holiday’ to the out-and-out mosh pit grunge of ‘Televised Mind’ – during which one brave soul attempts Russian dancing in the middle of a circle pit – the energy levels stay high. In the midst of their busiest festival season yet, their machine has never felt better oiled, a solid grounding from which to let their ever-growing complexity shine.

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Glastonbury Sunday reviews: Fontaines DC and McFly (MSN UK)

“My childhood was small, but I'm gonna be big!” These were the words promised on Fontaines DC's debut album. With a steady build in the last few years and then ...

A trio of crowd-pleasers follows: “All About You”, “Room on the Third Floor” and the band’s cover of “Don’t Stop Me Now”. To find the stories you want to read, and more, in your inbox, click here. More rock-heavy deep cuts follow straight after: “Song for the Radio”, “Lies”. It’s some of their best material, but you can tell the audience is impatient for the hits. They throw out a few numbers from their 2019 debut, Dogrel, along with the sonically moodier, yet lyrically hopeful tracks of follow-up A Hero’s Death. Usually an unflinchingly cool collective, they can’t help but grin as mosh pits broil up in front of them. The Dublin-formed group have landed a tough time slot, clashing with Diana Ross in the Legends Slot over on the Pyramid. It’s testament to their fearsome reputation as a live act that they’ve attracted such a huge crowd. With a steady build in the last few years and then one gigantic swoop of success following their No 1 album, this year’s Skinty Fia, the band have become just that.

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