Fontaines D.C. talk “very tough year” and launch ‘Dopamine Chamber’ at intimate Roundhouse gig

Fontaines D.C. opened up about their “very tough year” at an intimate gig at London’s Roundhouse last night (Thursday October 15) – airing tracks to launch new album ‘Dopamine Chamber’.

Check out footage, photos, the setlist and what went down below.

READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. – ‘Dopamine Chamber’ review: a doom-ridden escape from the band of the decade The band, who are due to play a series of stadium shows next summer after an upcoming arena run , announced the gig at the 3,300-capacity venue last week, with net proceeds going to the mental health charity CALM.

Having previously teamed up with the suicide prevention charity to launch a special t-shirt , they’ve also released a special CD version of ‘Dopamine Chamber’ to raise money.

Much of the gig drew on the five-piece’s new album which was released at midnight, though the setlist also featured established fan favourites such as ‘Boys In the Better Land’, ‘I Love You’ and ‘Jackie Down The Line’.

Towards the end of the night, appearing to refer to the death of manager Trevor Dietz, who passed away in June , frontman Grian Chatten told the crowd: “It’s been a very tough year for us.

I’d like to sing you this song.” The group then proceeded to perform ‘Favourite’, a single from their last album, 2023’s ‘Romance’ .

View this post on Instagram pic.twitter.com/IUEKVWhwUY — Barry Evans (@BarryEvans14536) October 16, 2026 As usual, Fontaines kept audience interaction to a minimum, though Chatten regularly walked out to the lip of the stage to throw his hands in the air, encouraging the audience to cheer.

He twice announced “Free Palestine,” which drew vocal support from the crowd.

Bassist Conor ‘Deego’ Deegan III also wore a T-shirt bearing the word “Palestine” in capital letters.

Although he introduced numerous songs with the words, “This is a new one,” he made only one direct reference to ‘Dopamine Chamber’, when he explained: “We’re releasing a new album tomorrow” – prompting a huge response from the crowd.

Fontaines then played moody new song ‘Happy For You’, marking its live debut.

After a false start of another new track, the elegiac ‘Japan’, Chatten joked: “Thank you very much – next song!” Aside from that small hiccup, the new material was extremely polished, with the brooding ‘Marianne’, the lead single from ‘Dopamine Chamber’, received like an old favourite.

Chatten sat at the edge of the stage for a muted rendition of ‘Where Is Gone?’, singing Rosalía ’s lines as well as his own.