Fontaines D.C.

Fontaines D.C. today announce their biggest headline tour to date, taking in twenty arena shows across Europe and the UK this autumn. The tour opens in Lisbon on 21st October - five days after the release of their fifth album Dopamine Chamber - and ends at London's O2 Arena on 27th November. The announcement comes ahead of a run of festival headline appearances this weekend - Reading Festival (tonight), Leeds Festival (Saturday) and Electric Picnic (Sunday).

The run will see the band perform in Madrid, Barcelona, Bologna, Belgrade, Prague, Łódź, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Paris, before a six-date UK leg through Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham and London. Fans in Ireland should stay tuned for live news soon.

Tickets go on general sale at 10 am BST / 11am CEST on Thursday 3rd September. Pre-sale begins at 10 am BST / 11am CEST on Tuesday 1st September.