Fontaines D.C. at Finsbury Park: ‘the band of their generation’

It adds a charged undercurrent to the occasion that suits the Dublin quintet’s blistering arsenal perfectly. Where their pair of Alexandra Palace shows last year began with a dramatic, instantly immersive curtain drop, it takes a little longer for the impressive production – all stadium-sized, wrap around screens, sickly neon pink and green lighting, and an eery projection of a two-headed pig – to ramp up. But as the set builds, so does the feeling of Fontaines as a generational band. Oasis might have made a roaring return this week up in Cardiff, but of the past decade’s guitar groups, Grian Chattenand co feel like the most likely to ascend to anything resembling the Gallagher’s level of adoration.