Fontaines D.C. announce second huge 80,000 capacity gig at Slane Castle due to phenomenal demand

Fontaines D.C. have announced another 80,000 capacity show at Slane Castle, due to the first announced date seeing phenomenal demand.

READ MORE: Fontaines D.C. live at Reading 2026 review: an emotional coronation for the modern indie kings The Dublin rock icons announced on Monday (August 31) that they would be playing at the historic County Meath venue on June 26 2027 , with support coming from Hayley Williams , Damien Dempsey and Madra Salach .

They made the announcement shortly after their headline performances at Reading & Leeds and Electric Picnic over the weekend, and the mammoth 2027 slot will make them only the third Irish act to headline Slane Castle, following Thin Lizzy in 1981 and U2 in 2001.

Other huge headline acts have included The Rolling Stones , Bruce Springsteen , Queen , David Bowie , Bob Dylan , Guns N’ Roses , Oasis , Madonna , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Metallica , Eminem and Harry Styles .

Now, following huge demand, they are playing a second night at the Ireland venue – taking place on June 27.

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Due to demand we have added a second date at Slane Castle on Sunday 27th June.

Tickets available at 10am today via the pre-sale.

General on sale starts tomorrow at 10am. https://t.co/heBQ6J11Pk pic.twitter.com/j8wIjaf7tG — Fontaines D.C. (@fontainesdublin) September 2, 2026 “Slane.

Due to demand we have added a second date at Slane Castle on Sunday 27th June,” a new announcement read, adding that tickets go on sale tomorrow (Thursday September 3) at 10am BST, and pre-sale options are out now.

Find yours here .

It’s worth noting that both gigs take place during Glastonbury weekend, meaning that if Grian Chatten and co. are to make an appearance on the Worthy Farm line-up, it would only be possible for them to play there on the Thursday or Friday.

No names have been confirmed for the 2027 edition of the Worthy Farm festival at the time of writing.

The new announcements of the Slane Castle gigs come as Fontaines are set to drop their fifth studio album, ‘ Dopamine Chamber ’, on October 16 via XL Recordings.