The Irish band will be joined on the bill by Kneecap and English Teacher
Shows in Portland and Vancouver this weekend have joined Seattle in being called off
"The music is really, really, really special"
Vocalist Grian Chatten said he was "extremely sorry" to cancel their planned performance in "one of my favourite cities in the world"
“I feel like we get caught into such a nostalgic thing that we’re forgetting to make new things”
Alex Kapranos tells us about the band feeling like the ultimate version of themselves, how pop music is growing "stale" and feeding people's "genuine desire for the rawness and the depth you can only get from a band"
"'Stranger’ contains the toughest theme we sing about in 'Viva Hinds'. Feeling the heaviness of existence and not recognising your own self. Fontaines D.C. taught us to embrace that darkness"
They also played the title track from their new album for the Jo Whiley Sofa Sessions
Sam Fender, Blossoms and Kasabian are all on the wish lists of fans
From Lana to Liam and Fontaines to Fred Again.., Reading & Leeds 2024 was one of the books. These are the moments that hit the hardest