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How All Together Now headliners Fontaines D.C. rose to the top

Fontaines D.C. can anticipate a heroes' homecoming as they headline the opening night of All Together Now festival this weekend. Ed Power charts their rise to the top.

How All Together Now headliners Fontaines D.C. rose to the top — (L-R) Carlos O'Connell, Tom Coll, Conor Deegan III and Grian Chatten of Fontaines D.C. arrive at the Gucci show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2023/24 on January 13, 2023 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Gucci)

Fri, 01 Aug, 2025 - 17:10

Ed Power

The lights went down, and five anonymous musicians stepped from the wings, their arrival watched by a crowd of fewer than 25.

It was October 2017, and Mike The Pies, a popular pub and live music venue in Listowel Co Kerry, was hosting The Hot Sprockets, an indie soul band known for their jaunty, folksy sound.

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