Fontaines D.C. release video for “The Couple Across the Way”
Fontaines D.C. have released a video for their latest single “The Couple Across The Way”. Taken from their new album Skinty Fia, which debuted at #1 on both the UK and Irish Official Albums Charts, the track’s stark and affecting video (dir. by Polocho) was conceptualised by frontman Grian Chatten who is seen playing accordion and singing on an isolated windowsill, which flits between an arguing elderly couple and a loving younger couple.
Speaking on the track and video, Chatten says, “I was living in a tiny little flat in North London with my girlfriend and there was this Hitchcock - esque view of an elderly couple across from us. They had these blazing arguments that sent pigeons flying around, and after each one the man in the couple would come out onto this little balcony he had and just breathe for about 10 minutes. I couldn't help but imagine it as a reflection of myself and my girlfriend in years to come, and ourselves as a reflection of a younger, happier version of them”
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “THE COUPLE ACROSS THE WAY”
In addition to the latest video, last week the band made their debut appearance on CBS’s The Late Late Show with James Corden. The performance follows on from the band having made their first in-studio TV performance since the pandemic at NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers earlier this year. Fontaines D.C. have also just begun a series of North American live dates, which will see the Grammy-nominated band play to sold out venues in Austin, New Jersey + more, before heading onto their highly anticipated UK dates in November.
The dates follow an extensive string of packed out EU / UK festival performances, including a headline slot at Latitude Festival, the band’s return to Glastonbury Festival, and an unforgettable main stage set at Reading Festival which saw a fan join the band on stage to play guitar on “Boys In The Better Land”.
Full dates below - tickets and more info HERE
Fontaines D.C. on Tour:
Thur-Sep-22 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Fri-Sep-23 - Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory
Sat-Sep-24 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn [SOLD OUT]
Mon-Sep-26 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
Tues-Sep-27 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Thur-Sep-29 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
OCTOBER 2022
Sat-Oct-1 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
Mon-Oct-3 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
Tues-Oct-4 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Spirit Pittsburgh
Wed-Oct-5 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony [rescheduled show, tickets remain valid] [SOLD OUT]
Thur-Oct-6 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues [rescheduled show, tickets remain valid]
NOVEMBER 2022
Mon-Nov-7 - Hull, United Kingdom @ Bonus Arena
Tue-Nov-8 - Leeds, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy [SOLD OUT]
Wed-Nov-9 - Leeds, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy
Fri-Nov-11 - Manchester, United Kingdom @ O2 Victoria Warehouse [SOLD OUT]
Sat-Nov-12 - Manchester, United Kingdom @ O2 Victoria Warehouse [SOLD OUT]
Sun-Nov-13 - Manchester, United Kingdom @ O2 Victoria Warehouse
Tue-Nov-15 - Stockton, United Kingdom @ Globe
Thur-Nov-17 - Glasgow, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy
Fri-Nov-18 - Glasgow, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy
Sat-Nov-19 - Swansea, United Kingdom @ Swansea Arena
Mon-Nov-21 - Birmingham, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy [SOLD OUT]
Tue-Nov-22 - Nottingham, United Kingdom @ Rock City [SOLD OUT]
Thur-Nov-24 - London, United Kingdom @ Eventim Apollo
Fri-Nov-25 - London, United Kingdom @ Eventim Apollo
Sat-Nov-26 - London, United Kingdom @ Eventim Apollo
Mon-Nov-28 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy
Wed-Nov-30 - Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street [SOLD OUT]
DECEMBER 2022
Thur-Dec-1 - Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street [SOLD OUT]
Fri-Dec-2 - Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street [SOLD OUT]
Sat-Dec-3 - Galway, Ireland @ Leisureland [SOLD OUT]
Mon-Dec-5 - Limerick, Ireland @ Live At The Big Top [SOLD OUT]
Tue-Dec-6 - Derry, United Kingdom @ Millennium Forum
Wed-Dec-7 - Belfast, United Kingdom @ Ulster Hall
Thur-Dec-8 - Belfast, United Kingdom @ Ulster Hall
JANUARY 2023
Mon-Jan-30 - Auckland, New Zealand @ Laneway Festival
FEBRUARY 2023
Wed-Feb-1 - Sydney, Australia @ Roundhouse
Thur-Feb-2 - Brisbane, Australia @The Triffid [SOLD OUT]
Sat-Feb-4 - Brisbane, Australia @ Laneway Festival
Sun-Feb-5 - Sydney, Australia @ Laneway Festival
Tue-Feb-7 - Melbourne, Australia @ Corner Hotel [SOLD OUT]
Wed-Feb-8 - Melbourne, Australia @ The Forum [SOLD OUT]
Fri-Feb-10 - Adelaide, Australia @ Laneway Festival
Sat-Feb-11 - Melbourne, Australia @ Laneway Festival
Sun-Feb-12 - Perth, Australia @ Laneway Festival
Fri-Feb-17 - Osaka, Japan @ Club
Sat-Feb-18 - Tokyo, Japan @ O-East
