Etep: Fontaines DC lead way as season end approaches

The ATC-repped Dubliners end the summer as the most-booked European Talent Exchange Programme band, ahead of the UK's Black Midi and Flohio

News By | 3 September 2019

Despite several cancellations, Fontaines DC end the summer as the most-booked Etep band © ATC Live

As the European festival season comes to a close, Fontaines DC are still riding high on the Etep charts, with five more festival appearances than second-placed Black Midi.

The Irish five-piece, who have led Etep (European Talent Exchange Programme) results throughout 2019, head into the close of the summer with 14 shows to their name, with Britain’s Black Midi and Flohio tied for second place on nine each, and Elderbrook (UK), Pip Blom (NL) and Mavi Phoenix (AT) on eight…

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