When stags appear on mountains high

With flanks the colour of tawny brown

And a badger bold bids you good morn

A pint of plain is your only man

And so the words of Brian O’Nolan would came to pass when Fontaínes D.C. brought their mythical Irish stag Skinty Fia to Australia.

Originally booked to tour Australia in 2020 with debut album Dogrel before cancelling and then cancelling some more. Tonight’s the night they deliver on their promise. Only now they have grown into a Finn MacCoolesque rock behemoth. With not one but three albums in their belly.

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