Fontaines DC have announced they are to perform at Swansea Arena.
The Mercury and Grammy Award-winning Irish post punkers will be headlining the city's newest large music venue in the autumn. But tickets go on sale on March 30 and you can get them here.
The group, who just took home the trophy for Best Band In The World at the 2022 BandLab NME Awards, are currently enjoying success with their single Jackie down the Line, from their third album Skinty Fia, to be released next month. They are just the latest in a series of big names to have been booked at the Swansea venue, including rock duo Royal Blood who became the first official music act to appear at the venue, which officially opened earlier this month.
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Comedian John Bishop was the very first official performance when he wowed the crowd a week ago. Prior to that, a number of bands from across the region t ook part in two 'housewarming' events, which gave arena managers a chance to fine tune their operations. The band will stop by on Saturday, November 19, 2022, during their UK and Irish tour. You can get more what's on and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
Fontaines DC announcement is not the only one to have been made by the Arena this week. Billy Ocean will be at the venue on Saturday, April 15. Tickets for that show are available this Friday, March 25. They can bought here.
The Grammy-award winner is 'Britain's biggest black recording star', with worldwide record sales over thirty million. You can read what people have been saying about the new arena here.
