Fontaines D.C. with Live4ever at SXSW 2019 (Paul Bachmann)
Fontaines D.C. have bagged their first UK festival headline spot and will top Rockaway Beach in January 2020.
This landmark for the band comes before their debut album is released, but that’s not something which is perturbing the event’s organisers: “It’s the first time we’ve invited a band to headline ahead of even their debut album being released, but at no point was there ever a shred of doubt that it simply had to be Fontaines D.C. in the spot next January,” they’ve said.
“There’s only a few bands that come along with that inescapable fire in their eyes. The momentum behind them is undeniable. It just had to be done and we know our audience will stand with us.”
More artists confirmed for Butlin’s Bognor Regis next year include The Wedding Present, SOAK, Heavy Lungs and Brix & The Extricated, while The Jesus & Mary Chain will be headlining too, on the Saturday evening.