Fontaines D.C. will play the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre at UBC in Vancouver on Wednesday, May 5, 2027, with Westside Cowboy opening. Presale tickets are available from 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, October 6 (sign-up closes at 6 p.m. ET on Monday, October 5), and general on-sale begins Friday, October 9 at 10 a.m. local time through Live Nation.
Key details
- Artist: Fontaines D.C.
- Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2027
- Venue: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, BC (all ages)
- Support: Westside Cowboy
- Presale sign-up: open until 6 p.m. ET on Monday, October 5 at fontainesdc.com
- Presale: Tuesday, October 6 at 10 a.m. local time
- General on-sale: Friday, October 9 at 10 a.m. local time
- Where to buy: Live Nation
- New album: Dopamine Chamber, out October 16 on XL Recordings
Full Fontaines D.C. tour dates
Spring 2027 (with Westside Cowboy):
- April 23 - MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, MA
- April 24 - Skyline Stage at the Mann, Philadelphia, PA
- April 27 - Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
- April 28 - The Salt Shed, Chicago, IL
- April 30 - Landmark Credit Union Live, Milwaukee, WI
- May 1 - The Armory, Minneapolis, MN
- May 5 - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, BC
- May 8 - WAMU Theater, Seattle, WA
- May 11 - Channel 24, Sacramento, CA
- May 12 - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
Fall 2027 (with Iceage):
- September 24 - KEMBA Live! Outdoor, Columbus, OH
- September 26 - Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
- September 28 - Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY
- September 30 - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
- October 5 - The Pinnacle, Nashville, TN
- October 7 - Hellbender, Asheville, NC
- October 8 - Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA
- October 13 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
- October 15 - Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA
Dates and support acts come from the official tour announcement and may change, so confirm each show with its official ticket seller.
The band and the new album
The Irish five-piece are heading out in support of Dopamine Chamber, their fifth studio album, due October 16 via XL Recordings. It follows 2024's Romance, which is certified platinum in the UK, and arrives after the singles "Marianne" and "Tongue." It also features a collaboration with Rosalía on "Where Is Gone?" The band made it with producer James Ford, working between London, the English countryside and Palermo, where singer Grian Chatten recorded vocals in a makeshift booth built from mattresses and cushions.
Across five albums, Fontaines D.C. have refused to repeat themselves, moving from Dogrel (2019) and A Hero's Death (2020) to the UK and Irish number one Skinty Fia (2022) and the more kaleidoscopic Romance. The new record is described in the tour announcement as a move away from the guitar language of their early work and into their most seductive music yet. Chatten says the album itself is a dopamine chamber, where the band tests different mood-altering pieces of music on the listener.
For Vancouver, the date is the only British Columbia stop on a spring run that also visits Seattle on May 8, three days later. The tour follows two sold-out headline shows in New York and Los Angeles last month.
Frequently asked questions
When are Fontaines D.C. playing Vancouver?
Fontaines D.C. play the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on Wednesday, May 5, 2027, with Westside Cowboy.
When do tickets go on sale?
Presale tickets are available from 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, October 6, and you can sign up at fontainesdc.com until 6 p.m. ET on Monday, October 5. General on-sale starts Friday, October 9 at 10 a.m. local time through Live Nation.
Is the Fontaines D.C. show all ages?
Yes. The Vancouver date is listed as all ages.
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