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‘The mainstream has come to them’: how did Fontaines DC go from Dublin dive bars to headlining stadiums?
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a culture story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Dublin. The first report grouped here was at 16 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘The mainstream has come to them’: how did Fontaines DC go from Dublin dive bars to headlining stadiums?”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Once scrappy post-punk poets, they’re now one of the biggest bands in the world. As they release new album Dopamine Chamber, fans including Kneecap and Shame explain their sensational rise When Irish rockers Fontaines DC emerged in 2019, they were a bunch of post-punk poets making abrasive guitar music at…
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