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Fontaines D.C. Announce Slane Castle Show for June 2026
Fontaines C. have announced they will play Slane Castle on Saturday, 26 June 2026, during their headline set at Electric Picnic. Support acts include Hayley Williams, Damien Dempsey, and Madra Salach, with tickets going on sale Thursday. The Dublin band will be the first Irish act to headline the venue since U2 in 2001.
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Fontaines C. Announce Slane Castle Show for June 2026
Fontaines C. have announced they will play Slane Castle on Saturday, 26 June next year, according to reports from their headline set at Electric Picnic. The Dublin band made the announcement during their performance at the festival, where they closed the Main Stage on Sunday night.
Support acts for the Slane Castle show will include Hayley Williams (of Paramore), Damien Dempsey, and Madra Salach. Tickets are set to go on sale on Thursday.
The announcement follows a tease earlier in the evening, when an image appeared on the screens after the band's set, hinting at the venue. No formal announcement had been made at the time of the initial tease, with further details expected later on Monday.
Fontaines C. will be the first Irish act to headline the Meath venue since U2 in 2001. Slane Castle has hosted some of the biggest names in music since Thin Lizzy played the first concert there in 1981, with U2, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, and Madonna among those to have performed at the Co Meath venue.
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Fontaines D.C. confirmed a headline show at Slane Castle on June 26, 2027.
The announcement was made via Instagram on a Monday morning.
The show will feature special guests including Paramore's Hayley Williams, Irish singer-songwriter Damien Dempsey, and Irish contemporary folk band Madra Salach.
Additional guests are to be announced.
Fontaines D.C. recently headlined Electric Picnic for the first time.
At the end of their Electric Picnic set, a QR code was shown on the big screen referring to Slane Castle.
Fontaines D.C. will be the third Irish act to headline Slane Castle, after Thin Lizzy in 1981 and U2 in 2001.
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ClaimFontaines D.C. have announced they'll be playing Slane Castle on Saturday the 26th of June next year.
ClaimSlane Castle has hosted some of the biggest names in music since Thin Lizzy played the first concert there in 1981, with U2, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Queen and Madonna among those to have performed at the Co Meath venue.