FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS: Fontaines D.C. – Boys In The Better Land (Reading Festival 2022)

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Fontaines D.C. perform Boys In The Better Land at Reading Festival 2022.

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30 responses to “FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS: Fontaines D.C. – Boys In The Better Land (Reading Festival 2022)”

  1. Udo Matthias drums avatar
    Udo Matthias drums
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    love it!!

  2. Bruce Bengtson avatar
    Bruce Bengtson
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    OK,
    This takes a really good song….and it becomes something great!
    Thanks.

  3. Nikki B avatar
    Nikki B
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    Such a beautiful moment, he’ll never forget that

  4. leo cicero avatar
    leo cicero
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    I shared a green room with this lad

  5. Themusicman avatar
    Themusicman
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    There is so much love ❤ out there for Fontaines Dc…..How far can they go ..

  6. Shredder avatar
    Shredder
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    I wish my belly was that slim

  7. Maxime Gerardin avatar
    Maxime Gerardin
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    good rock star face this dude

  8. Tim de leon avatar
    Tim de leon
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    real rockstars. no more to say

  9. Amelia Lefevre avatar
    Amelia Lefevre
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    I kept seeing his sign on the big screen when I was in the crowd, when he came on stage I was so happy for him, must’ve been a dream come true. Massive respect to fontaines

  10. Micky thegaS avatar
    Micky thegaS
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    I love that they changed the lyrics, in the first verse at 1:48 to "Rockstar, DexStar, Pornstar"…. Class Act.

  11. Xertias Strat avatar
    Xertias Strat
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    he s so lucky!!
    i m into shred universe metla and stuff but also indie
    i saw them in france 2 weeks ago

    not really my thing but that must be great to play with bands

  12. Darren Walshe avatar
    Darren Walshe
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    Dexter got his hole that day!!!!! Lol 🤣

  13. Aris avatar
    Aris
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    Really something to remember…….So cool!💥

  14. joliecide avatar
    joliecide
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    Guess everyone's trying to copy Dave's "Thiago Silva" gig from Glasto.

  15. Lee Spencer music avatar
    Lee Spencer music
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    That’s the way to do it ✌🏻

  16. Themusicman avatar
    Themusicman
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    The best live band around ad no big egos….What a beautiful thing to do…..Will Dexter ever forget this day …

  17. colin johnson avatar
    colin johnson
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    Props to this young buck! Quite the performance with one of the best bands round! Love from the the 🇺🇸!

  18. Arto marto avatar
    Arto marto
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    I'm irish and i don't get this band, something fake about them. I preferred them as The Thrills to be honest

  19. Zoo_animal_on_wheels avatar
    Zoo_animal_on_wheels
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    Dexter could play a young Bowie with ease

  20. Ian Allardyce avatar
    Ian Allardyce
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    Man I love Fontaines keeping rock alive in that generation. The pendulum is swinging back.

  21. A Doran avatar
    A Doran
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    This has brought me joy!! Yes Dexter!

  22. Logan avatar
    Logan
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    Love how the bassists just doesn’t move. Is it a thing they do or?

  23. Murray McMillan avatar
    Murray McMillan
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    Such top guys are Fontaines DC. met them in Glasgow, lovely guys. This is amazing

  24. Niall T avatar
    Niall T
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    Spits out Brits out.

  25. Le cowboy du texas avatar
    Le cowboy du texas
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    Well done Dexter !

  26. Beechgoose 1 avatar
    Beechgoose 1
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    That's like a VU guitar sound..the Dexter added to the equation = 😳

  27. Krypto The Superdawg avatar
    Krypto The Superdawg
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    A boy in a better land!

  28. Ultan Beare avatar
    Ultan Beare
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    Doing Ireland 🇮🇪 and all Dubs proud great band … brilliant live

  29. your mother avatar
    your mother
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    I was there and honestly heard a bit of Fontaines but not too much before going but they were incredible

  30. Jackjude avatar
    Jackjude
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    Kind of a Angus Young goes to Sports Direct outfit

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