Irish punk band Fontaines D.C. are set to make their American television debut with a major appearance on Jimmy Fallon on May 5.

This is the latest in a string of huge achievements for the five-piece in recent months.

Last Friday, the band secured No. 4 in the Irish Album Charts and No. 9 in the UK Album Charts, showing how their unique brand of poetry-infused, distinctly-Irish punk music has spread beyond this homeland.

They also got the critics on their side as well, with 5 star reviews coming from The Guardian and NME in recent weeks, as well as our own 9/10 review, which you can read here. https://www.hotpress.com/music/album-review-fontaines-d-c-dogrel-22770837

The band are also set to embark on a huge American tour in the coming weeks, as they'll be supporting Bristol hardcore band Idles in cities throughout the States.

They'll be touring throughout the year, before they'll play two big homecoming shows in December 2019 at Vicar Street, both of which are sold out.

Fontaines D.C. will perform on the Jimmy Fallon show on May 5.

We have an extensive interview with Fontaines D.C. in our new issue of Hot Press, written by Pat Carty, which is on shelves now. You can also buy it here: