Fontaines D.C. continues victory tour with 7-minute "It’s Amazing To Be Young" video
The Irish post-punk band embarks on a lengthy 2025 tour tomorrow in Osaka.
Photo: Peter Joseph Smith
Fontaines D.C. had a huge 2024. The Irish post-punk band’s fourth studio album, Romance, received two Grammy nominations and doubled the first-week sales of their previous record, Skinty Fia. Now, the band—Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O’Connell (guitar), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan (bass), and Tom Coll (drums)—is blazing into 2025 with an equally confident new single, “It’s Amazing To Be Young.” Case in point, the song comes with a seven-minute music video that may be more accurately described as a short film. The cinematic story of two previously-introduced lovers was directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Luna Carmoon (Hoard, Shagbands), who previously collaborated with the group on their videos for “In The Modern World” and “Here’s The Thing.” “It’s Amazing To Be Young” completes a trilogy started in the previous two videos that Carmoon describes as “all natural and kind of a surprise that [it] came together.”
The song itself was written in the presence of O’Connell’s newborn child, Deegan explains, which inspired its lullaby-esque sound. “The feeling of hope a child can give is profound and moving, especially for young men like us. That sense of wanting to create a world for them to grow up in happily,” he said in a statement. “It’s a feeling that fights against the cynicism that can often overtake us in the modern world.”
The group doesn’t have too much to be cynical about right now. They’re about to embark on a massive world tour, which includes four sold out headlining shows in the UK as well as a handful of US dates this spring. You can find tickets and more info here. Check out the full tour schedule below:
Fontaines D.C. 2025 Tour Dates
Feb 21 – Osaka, Japan – Gorilla Hall Osaka
Feb 23 – Tokyo, Japan – Toyosu PIT
Feb 27 – Red Hill, Australia – Perth Fest
Mar 1 – Brisbane, Australia – Riverstage Brisbane