Fontaines D.C. team up with UK suicide prevention charity for new limited edition t-shirt

Fontaines D.C. have teamed up with the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), the UK charity against suicide, to to release a limited-edition T-shirt, with all profits funding the charity.

The shirt, launched on 18 August and available until 15 September, features the cover art from the band’s fourth studio album Romance on the front, and the lyric “It’s Amazing To Be Young”, from their 2024 single of the same name, on the back.

The t-shirts are printed to order by charity merch provider Teemill on organic cotton.

The design is a part of CALM’s ‘Lifelines’ collection — a series of music-inspired apparel collaborations which also features designs from bands Inhaler and Blossoms.

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The CEO of CALM, Simon Gunning, said of the campaign: “One word, one message, one line of a song that means so much to you, can make a world of difference.We couldn’t be more grateful to all the artists involved in ‘Lifelines’, for using their platforms in this way, showing just what a juggernaut of a power for good music can be.”

CALM reported that 6,929 15–24 in the UK lost their lives to suicide in the last decade, with as many as two-fifths (39%) of those aged 18-34 having experienced a mental health crisis or suicidal thoughts over the past five years alone

The limited-edition Fontaines D.C. x CALM T-shirt is priced £30 and is available here.