Fontaines D.C. have announced their biggest headline tour to date, including a show at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena. The Dublin band will bring their live show to Liverpool on Friday, November 20 2026, following festival headline performances at Reading, Leeds and Electric Picnic.
New album and support act
The date comes ahead of the release of their fifth studio album, Dopamine Chamber, which is due out on October 16 via XL Recordings. The band, Grian Chatten, Carlos O'Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Tom Coll, will perform tracks from the new album alongside material from their previous releases, including 2024's platinum-certified Romance.
Produced by James Ford, Dopamine Chamber sees Fontaines D.C. move beyond the guitar-led sound of their earlier work towards a broader, more atmospheric style. Chalk will support Fontaines D.C. at the Liverpool show.
Ticket details and past Liverpool gigs
Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Thursday, September 3, 2026. A venue pre-sale will begin at 10am on Tuesday, September 1, giving fans 48-hour priority access. Fans can sign up for the pre-sale through the venue's official listing.
The band has previously played live in Liverpool several times including at the O2 Academy, CONTENT and at Liverpool Sound City and Mountford Hall.
Rise to fame and tour dates
Fontaines D.C. achieved a rapid rise to fame by revitalizing post-punk music with raw energy and poetic, youth-centric lyricism. The band met at music college, bonded over a shared love of poetry, and began releasing self-financed singles. Their 2019 debut album, Dogrel, earned a Mercury Prize nomination and widespread critical praise for its vivid depiction of working-class Dublin.
Fontaines D.C. October & November 2026 tour dates include shows in Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, Bologna, Belgrade, Prague, Łódź, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Paris, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham and London.
