‘The mainstream has come to them’: how did Fontaines DC go from Dublin dive bars to headlining stadiums?
Once scrappy post-punk poets, they’re now one of the biggest bands in the world. As they release new album Dopamine Chamber, fans including Kneecap and Shame explain their sensational rise When Irish rockers Fontaines DC emerged in 2019, they were a bunch of post-punk poets making abrasive guitar…
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