Fontaines D.C.

I was lucky enough to see them in Boston in the House of Blues and they were awesome. Even better than that I met the great Conor Deeney 111 and had a chat and he signed my tricolour. Then we met Conor Curley and Tom Coll and we discussed the plights of Cork Hurling, Monaghan and Mayo football and where we could find a venue in Cork to house a huge crowd. Cyprus Avenue ..to small. Opera House ...too boring. City Hall ... just right. They were the soundest and interesting guys to talk to you could meet. They could not believe we went to Boston to see them. Since we came home we have been in Manchester and Glasgow to see them. The Limerick gig.. can't wait for. We (my wife and I are also going to Derry to see them. Why do we love them so much? Because they sing about reality in the Ireland we know. Love the guys! One more album and they are into big stadiums. Nice to see the Artic monkeys supporting them on their North American tour. Fair Dues! I can't name one Artic Monkeys song. "Their childhood was small now they are gonna be big"!!!!

The 1865-Southampton

This was the first time I had seen them live after being recommended by my son who had supported them previously in his band Happy 2000.
I wasn’t expecting such a varied fan base, from 14 to possibly 70 getting moshed right up! Being a woman somewhere in the middle I felt at home!

Grain Chatten was a nervous ball of energy and commanding front man. The band are so fierce and energetic in a simplistic gritty way.
Sha Sha Sha and Boys from the better land are my personal favourites.
Go see them, you won’t be disappointed!!

I had a blast for all 40 minutes of it! I know they only have one album but that was pretty short for a $15 show. No encore either when the crowd clearly was hungry for it.

I also don't think any band member smiled the entire time. It was all stern intensity or aloofness. I think that is part of their act. Still great music and a fun time.

This band is brilliant and seeing them live was unforgettable-even days after their show, I find myself thinking of it. Other reviewers criticize they do not interact with the crowd, short set, etc-personally, I don't care about that rubbish. It is about the music for me and these guys played a breathtaking show, hands down.

Massive let down. Band seemed completely uninterested. No real spark and zero interaction with the crowd. To top it all off, the sound was absolutely dreadful. The night never got going and I left early. Dogrel was one of my favourite albums of 2019, but Fontaines was one of my worst gig experiences ever.

Love the band and was thrilled to see them live for the first time but the sound at Vicar Street was fucking awful, completely overdriven drums and bass horribly distorted and completely drowning out the other instruments. You also could not hear a peep from backing vocalists, a real shame

Unforgettable. Absolute privilege to catch FDC at that stage of their career. Being sold out increased the overall buzz. Found it challenging to find a good spot even by getting there before TOY started so had to hug the post. Still, one of the gigs of the year..... So far

WOW...
These guys are amazing.
For a 56 year old Music lover it was prob the best gig ive seen in a long time. Amazing band..amazing atmosphere.
Only 40+ minute show...but best £11 ive spent in years.
P.S the Suport band was good too.
Just Mustard.

It was fantasticcccc, the energy was great, everyone was moving, and I love the way U Street Music Hall is set up. But Fontianes DC is a great band, I only wish the set was longer (a little less than an hour)

Had thought b this could be over of the highlights of 2019. But then: Crappy sound, no interaction whatsoever with the audience, 45 minutes, no encore. Really disappointing.Will not go to see them again.