Fontaines D.C. announce second Slane Castle gig for June 2027 'due to demand'

Grian Chatten of the Fontaines DC performing on the Other Stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset in 2022. Fontaines confirmed two Slane gigs for next summer. Picture: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. have announced second gig at Slane Castle next summer, featuring a line-up of high-profile guests.

The five-piece band, consisting of Grian Chatten, Conor Curley, Conor ‘Deego’ Deegan III, Tom Coll, and Carlos O'Connell, announced their first date on Monday morning after teasing the gig at their headline set at Electric Picnicon Sunday night. 

Taking to Instagram, the group announced they will play Slane Castle on June 26, 2027 – joined by a range of special guests including Paramore’s Hayley Williams, Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey, and Irish contemporary folk band Madra Salach, with more to be announced.

Today they confirmed a second gig will take place "due to demand" on Sunday, June 27, 2027. They are the second band since U2 in 2001 to place two Slane gigs in a row.

The announcement comes shortly after Fontaines D.C. brought Electric Picnic to a close in Stradbally, where thousands huddled in the wind and rain to soak in the last of this year’s festival.

Their set marked a major milestone for the band, being their first headline gig at the annual event.

As the gig came to a close, an image pointing to Slane Castle appeared on the big screen, accompanied by a QR code encouraging attendees to register for more information.

Fontaines D.C. will be the third Irish act to ever headline Slane Castle, coming after Thin Lizzy, who performed at the very first concert in 1981, and U2 in 2001.

Tickets for the concert will go on sale this Thursday from 10am, with pre-sale already available.