Fontaines D.C. at Slane Castle FAQ: Tickets, support acts and travel informationFresh from headlining Electric Picnic on Sunday night, the Dublin band have announced a second Slane Castle gig Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 – 15:57Breda Graham
Fontaines D.C. have added a second date at Slane Castle next summer due to huge demand for presale tickets.
Fresh from headlining Electric Picnic on Sunday night, the Dublin band announced that they would play Slane Castle on Saturday, June 26, 2027.
After huge demand for presale tickets for the initial gig, a second gig was announced on Wednesday.
Here’s what you need to know about the summer 2027 gigs.
Who are Fontaines D.C.?
Dublin-based band Fontaines D.C. consists of members Grian Chatten, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Tom Coll, who met while attending BIMM Dublin music college and bonded over a shared love of poetry, releasing two collections, Vroom and Winding, which influenced their lyrical style.
The band formed in 2014 and signed to Partisan Records in 2018, releasing their debut album Dogrel in 2019 to widespread critical acclaim.
It was listed as Album of the Year on record store Rough Trade’s website, voted Album of the Year by presenters on BBC Radio 6 Music, and nominated for the Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize.
The band’s second album, A Hero’s Death (2020), was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Their third album Skinty Fia (2022) became their first number one on the Irish and UK Albums Chart and contributed to them winning the Brit Award for International Group.
The band’s first-week sales numbers more than doubled with the release of their fourth album, Romance, in 2024, which received two Grammy nominations and a Mercury Prize nomination.
Their fifth album Dopamine Chamber, the follow-up to 2024’s UK platinum-certified Romance, will be released on October 16.
When do tickets go on sale?
Presale tickets for the band’s first date at Slane Castle on Saturday, June 26, went on sale on Tuesday and tickets will go on general sale at 10am this Thursday.
Presale tickets for the second date, Sunday, June 27, went on sale on Wednesday and will go on general sale at 10am on Thursday.
How much are tickets?
Ticket prices start at €89.25, including a booking fee and a €1 charity donation to Focus Ireland. Bookings are also subject to 12.5% service charge per ticket of max €10.50.
No service charge will apply to tickets purchased in-person from the 3Olympia Box Office, Dame Street, Dublin 2, but the €1 charity donation will apply.
Who will be the support?
Hayley Williams, Damien Dempsey and Madra Salach have been announced as support acts for both dates.
What other artists have played Slane Castle?
The band will follow in the footsteps of the likes of U2, Thin Lizzy, Oasis, Metallica, Madonna, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and Harry Styles as headliners at the iconic outdoor venue, and will be only the third ever Irish act to headline.
Travel information
By Coach: Buses will be available to take people from Belfast, Cork, Dublin and Limerick to the venue.
By Car: People are advised to carpool. Free parking is available, subject to registering your travel information by visiting here before May 1, 2027.
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