Fontaines D.C. - Starburster (Later... with Jools Holland)

Fontaines D.C. perform Starburster on Later... with Jools Holland. Watch more Later... with Jools Holland on BBC iPlayer: bbc.co.uk/iplayer.
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[@zarajay6604]

"How many times have you watched this?" "Yes"

[@barmouthbridge8772]

I'm 53. White Welsh. Love live music. Just bought 4 tickets for these in Glasgow in December. I have 3 ladies who always attend (wife plus 2 mates). I'm Charles; my mates are Charlie's angels. They'll come and explore new music. Every year new adventures. What a life.

[@1968FredFlintstone]

Must be close to 100 😂😂😂

[@heightenedsenses9605]

Addictive.

[@Kenjisandesu.]

Accurate

[@micktorrans8123]

Feels like the perfect intro song to an amazing 1999 movie

[@kevincollins8773]

Your right. I was thinking that too. it does take me back there. good times!

[@ThePlugga44]

You wouldn't steal a handbag

[@mississippijo1977]

I always thought it will be a perfect fit for the Trainspotting soundtrack.

[@Chrisamusic1]

I'm 61, music these days bores me. This band though are just awesome. Dangerous, tuneful, literary, stylish, confusing and life affirmingly magnificent. ❤

[@angelarem496]

I’m 66 and this is what music has been missing for a while, lyrically no one else is touching on it as thoughtfully as F. D. C. I can’t wait till August for their next release.

[@markwinstanley19]

I'm 2 and this is my future! 🎉😊

[@brasikurtz]

@@angelarem496 59 and youre wright !👍🏻

[@jeremypillsworth6247]

Same here!

[@antoninavirduzzo5492]

I'm 68 and I love them insaneness

[@marcanthony5335]

Tune of the year so far. These guys are no joke!!

[@jamiebruton6696]

Easily

[@Teeheehee093]

It's between them and The Smile's second album so far

[@andrewdurand3181]

@@Teeheehee093 only a month ago and we didn't yet know that we were getting another album from The Smile this year.

[@ARyan-nf5my]

Not the backing vocal?! The hair clips.

[@PandaThiefChannel]

The mixing engineers for Jools Holland always hit the mark.

[@steveparadiso6019]

And the videographers are artists in their own right.

[@enzodidomenico5247]

this is the 3rd live version that i click on because the other ones don't do justice to the msuic

[@soundboy89]

@@enzodidomenico5247 Same! Just came from the Jimmy Fallon one and it felt super bland. This one hits the mark.

[@TC-vu9wv]

As always the BBC sound engineers get everything right.

[@PandaThiefChannel]

Haha I literally said the same thing before even seeing this comment.

[@ARedCurtain]

You think? Vocals are fairly loud and could do with a bit more guitar imo

[@Garrett1240]

@@ARedCurtainexactly. They’re overpowering.

[@Edward-tc3zk]

The jib shot at 2:39 pure cinema. Incredible

[@donalbrady]

I pass the Liberty Belle pub on my way to work each morning and always think of them.

[@timkern6374]

cheapest beer in Dublin!

[@SpacedRoundUp]

Great boozer 😊

[@drew28605]

Nothing like this in a long time.

[@richardnewson7827]

Love how they refuse to keep still musically. You get the feeling they're creatively fizzing at the moment! The dreamy middle bit in particular is strikingly Blurry, but through a wholly FDC pryzm; love the new look too! What a band!

[@MrGordo98]

Best band out there right now...

[@alexclegg5797]

Been on repeat for days, I’m sure it’s not the direction they’re going for but it gives me early Kasabian / Processed Beats vibes, especially the instrumentation

[@hellodavidryan]

Top work on the stage rig and live sound evolution lads. The samples and synths sound great.

[@rcculture6613]

But....the need to learn to play boards and samplers 😅😅😅😉

[@a3s0d6]

Best band of the moment!

[@benjames77bd]

Are you on crack?

[@robslevin7555]

60 yrs here...and these guys are the best new band I've heard this century ❤

[@richarddavies6983]

Top 1% this lot for me. Got that 🧨 about them. Reminds me of a 2003 Kasabian And that’ll ding dang do for me lads

[@juliebirdgirl9059]

I can't get enough of this band! We're in Chicagoland, and tickets are already gone... that's OK, we're still HUGE fans...No tickets available in Northwest Suburban Chicago, but we will still dig them to the MAX!!!

[@juliebirdgirl9059]

Well Said! I'm 65 and just loving the Fontaines D.C. --So unique and lovely.... and WILD!! "Rock ON", Irish pals!!!!!🙋‍♂

[@fernandooliveiralino]

Incredible performance. The great camerawork and sound sure enhances it.

[@pidgbeag]

What a song, what a band, what a drum riff, unassuming but massive complexity and talent. fooooooooook they are good....this is glasto headline stuff...

[@DwaynePipe089]

the best band in the fucking world in case anyone forgot

[@visionperipheriqueband]

what a strong song, already a classic

[@Patti-harness]

Banger! cant wait see them again! but do you think they could play this song louder and faster... the live versions kinda dont rock as hard as the studio version imo

[@ZMemme]

@@Patti-harness the guitar is too quiet, especially on the chorus

[@diegooliveirabenjamin]

Thats a great performance 👌

[@paulmulcahy4187]

Cant get enough of these Great Irishmen

[@Lee-ic4xw]

100+ times played on Spotify, for me, last month! Amazing tune ❤️

[@Ruben8275]

Infinite love for Fontaines DC. Great performance. Perfect. Amazing band.

[@paulsheridan6320]

When you go to the after party after The Workmans. 🇮🇪

[@MonkeyKing887]

The best tune that Spacehog has released to date!

[@laurenttouzard129]

À 52 ans, je suis heureux de re-découvrir un vrai groupe de punk rock !😊

[@marklynch9527]

Basically music needed this band along with Idles and Viagara boys

[@platonicpanic8958]

@@peacewarrecordsI don’t see how this sounds like a Smiths song. Pretty reductionist

[@raularzuffi4392]

Black midi and king gizzard too

[@charliegray4222]

​@@peacewarrecords I think Mark is saying that it just needed that boost/change/introduction- like what Smiths, Joy division, Blur did.... It's this generation's version of those bands....

[@shaneshankly4518]

​@peacewarrecords 100 times better and without the girls hair clips and skirts

[@Kholaslittlespot1]

​@@shaneshankly4518I like it. But there is literally a hair clip staring you in the face!

[@noe.pristina]

Excelente! no puedo dejar de escuchar esta canción! saludos desde Buenos Aires ✨

[@veryandy2]

love this tune !!!

[@1skaldur]

perfection

[@timjarin665]

My fav 2024 song so far 😤😤😤

[@echo4418]

What a piece of work 💜 xx

[@PhilipGaffney-tj4mw]

I’m 47 and grew up during a time when I’d consider the alternative music boom as a creative explosion. So many great grunge, shoegaze, and indie bands came from that era. These guys pay homage to some of them. Over the last 20 years or so, music on a mainstream level went down the tubes. This is by far my new favorite band - eclectic, bold, stylish, strong literary themes, and just well thought out songs where their experimentations will take them far with I’m sure much more great music to come. Plus, it doesn’t hurt their 🇮🇪lol

[@danhitchcock3288]

Blissness 💚

[@conoreccleston-jy1kq]

The sky's the limit, What a band 🇮🇪

[@GForce-m8w]

Quality band ❤

[@irishcanna]

Band be growing with every song Buladh Bos 👏👏💚

[@Jeronnimooo]

You can see that the lads really like this one. Outstanding album. Ready for the shows 🔥

[@adz906]

my man looks like Edgar Davids

[@mikem4696]

Mannnnn this tune thumps!!!

[@jhonsmith9682]

I fell in love with this song 😍

[@preludetoecstasy]

so excited for their album

[@eldritch65]

What a song....listen every day....day promotor...

[@stephenn8366]

I hope they can keep it together and be egendary for years.

[@mikekelly4702]

great band brilliant camerawork

[@isokuu]

Spaziale! ❤

[@jsqualler]

Dope on the stage too, like it

[@justincrowe9602]

53 now and my youngest son 22 got me into these...what a band

[@dougchristy885]

51 I get my teens into this....lol😊

[@diorsse]

15 im gonna put all my friends on these guys they're so good. i rly hope they make it big, been far too long without a new, good rock band

[@morganebrulard3845]

Wonderful song ❤

[@jonny26281]

The 90’s called. It’s wants it’s styling back. I like the song btw

[@blinnybearchan]

Bring back the 90s

[@killianfitzgeraldkippler]

Bruh that's the whole point

[@EJK36]

Actual 90s kid here...these dudes are good, but it's been like "they're gonnna blow up any minute now!!!!" for like 6 years lol. I like them... ...but they sink themselves in that they're just too cartoony. They're a weaker Blur/Oasis with the misguided try-hard aesthetics of nu metal acts, like Korn, with...Johnny Marr traits???? They'd be better off doing their own thing and innovating versus bringing back Adidas track suits and knockoff Oakleys...it's not just them, it's the whole copycat generation itself versus wanting to innovate and do something new.

[@jonny26281]

@@EJK36 I’m a 90’s kid too. Who cares if they “blow up”. Just enjoy the music

[@adhamh3666]

​@@EJK36They change their sound every album. I'm not a musical scholar but I'm sure if you listen to every album they'll be derivative parts and original parts. Most people are derivative of something anyway.

[@tylerlevibald420]

Absolute powerhouse of a song. Can’t stop listening to it since I heard it on Sirius on my way to work a month or two ago.

[@dino_not_dyno]

That drum fill into the last chorus 🤤

[@highpriestess7841]

Pure Excellence Yeah!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@shaunyboyz4296]

how do you start to write this stuff. Unreal performance...

[@panosfolias8764]

Feels like I'm ready to select team stadium kits! Amazing!

[@ronancarty]

Brilliant song 👏

[@NightxFortunex]

Oh my God the millenial nostalgia with their sound and appearance. I am 36 years old and they are now my new favourite group! I happen to hear them on the radio just now, here in Texas! I love them now. New fan!

[@sparkeydmh]

Im 104 years old. This is my go to band. Dey are de bolix

[@georgebred]

As a 128 year old I agree!

[@grixx9707]

As a 144 year old, I’ve been listening to these guys for most of my life. So good!

[@angelarem496]

@@sparkeydmh Great funny comments! But true no doubt

[@harveyweinstein349]

You kick the bucket yet? Stay alive!

[@martinoal2318]

104 eh! So good younger people are getting into real music. This song takes me back to the marching band at the Battle of Hastings. Song is so invigorating and always reminds me of my dearly departed friend Harold. Great guy but terrible depth perception!

[@robgregory5136]

Got a mid 90s vibe to it. Very nice

[@silviamendez8273]

Brutal. Waiting for you in Madrid,!!!;

[@mozzerianmisanthrope406]

Can't wait for the 2 Newcastle album launch gigs in August. Then 3 nights in Manchester. Goddamn so excited! What a performance.

[@bekipeters2843]

So jealous! I couldn’t get tickets for any Manc gigs 😢

[@mozzerianmisanthrope406]

​@@bekipeters2843 aww, man that sucks.There might be some nearer the time when people realise they can't make it and need to sell them. That said, they only send you the tickets to your mobile on the day of the gigs for Manchester to stop scalping so that'll be difficult to sell them on the gig days.

[@adelelatini444]

Bellissima❤❤❤

[@lastcoby]

Great performance

[@kevinfrailey4842]

I would buy this version today. Vs any other offering. I’m in. Playlist.

[@hungrygrl333]

58 yr old and I cannot get enough of this song!! It is my top favorite on repeat right now.

[@kmde6128]

Me too! 🤘🏻

[@RC-cs3me]

💯

[@ulinegron1831]

Great band

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Not liking the new fashion choices but loving these singles and am extremely excited for the new album.

[@BarnySoundEngineer]

Carlos' Mellotron part really drives the whole thing.

[@Kholaslittlespot1]

100% accurate

[@VanBaylen]

Damn, these guys are fucking interesting.

[@MrRYOGA184]

Perfect

Drooooop the album!!!! The boooiz keep getting better

[@sharknut]

The zoom into Grian's face is quite intense!

[@jeffreygautreaux4725]

So fing good

[@mfdonegan]

Sha sha sha

[@maguire296]

Such a good live band.

[@shilts84]

Absolute adored witnessing the evolution of these since the Dogrel tour in January 2020, they are genuinely special to see live. The genuine collective buzz of the audience takes me back to the 90's ❤

[@wmurch3]

I get chills listening to this

[@ErnestoJavier85]

totally illegal performance. True perfection ❤FD.C

[@dylanevans2498]

Are they about to go swimming? I LOVE SWIMMING!

[@shibbyzoltan]

Amazing show last week in Warsaw 🇵🇱❤️ energy, new tracks / love you lads!

[@ezkibela]

1:53 (just for people who speaks spanish), no parece q dice : en vez de "how I feel", "algüacil, algüacil, algüacil, I wanna kill!!" 😂😂

[@winstonobando]

Ahora😂 ya no lo escucharé igual

[@brunosborges]

hit my business hard

[@andyduff8030]

Great to hear some real music again, 🙌👍🙏🌟

[@jeimsstitch]

Desde que lo escuche aqui en radio doble nueve en Lima Peru me gusta no solo esa si no las otras que estilo para cantar

[@250Pants]

Doble 9 is a radio station?

[@Joe-oi4bk]

I love this song, love Fontaines, love Grian - but not sure about his outfit. He looks like that bloke Alan Partridge gets to pretend he's Bono

[@davjod]

Their stylist is really into those late 90s vibes

[@Bestlivve]

Got goose bumps all over listening to this track/hairs standing on the back of my neck/what a beautiful feeling when you can get that from a song

[@ericaluongo1730]

Same! Those first few notes get me every time! And with every listen I love it more. These lads are truly on a whole different level - their music is so brilliant! Mixing different sounds, genres, instruments in such an artistic way. They’re gonna be huge ❤️

[@haikalemir3623]

wow

[@theartofboxing173]

amazing. The only band doing anything interesting these days

[@HowWeLandscape]

Jools Holland audience has grown! . Great performance 🤙

[@valentinag7481]

Something in between Eminem and Korn. But I do love it 😅

[@byronperaltavelez4529]

🔥🔥🔥

[@OliverGordon-dc2rw]

Outrageously early

[@ironmonkeyfist74]

Def a stone roses vibe along with rap/rock cadance..absolutely fabulous 👌 ❤

[@Peapodzilla]

Portishead too fo sho

[@RafaelNunes-k1r]

❤

[@modechick]

so good! Mix of PWEI, Stone Roses and Oasis..

[@v_v_vvvvv_vv]

❤

[@roycarder6179]

Should have been Sundays headlining spot at Glastonbury