Watch Fontaines D.C. play ‘Demolition’ live for first time as band hail student victory over government in Belgrade
Fontaines D.C. played their song ‘Demolition’ live for the first time at a Belgrade concert, where frontman Grian Chatten also acknowledged a student-led election victory over Serbia’s governing party. He told the cheering crowd, “Victory”, and said the moment belonged to them, linking the performance to a significant political change.
The Student List won 141 seats, ahead of the Serbian Progressive Party’s 103, ending President Aleksandar Vučić’s 14-year rule, according to the article. The movement grew after public backlash over the fatal 2024 train station canopy collapse. The concert was part of Fontaines D.C.’s European arena tour for ‘Dopamine Chamber’, which continues in Prague before later UK and Ireland dates.
In short
- Fontaines D.C. debuted ‘Demolition’ live in Belgrade.
- Grian Chatten celebrated the student movement’s election victory.
- The Student List won 141 seats to the SNS’s 103.
Explained simply
Serbia’s government is led by the Serbian Progressive Party, whose prominent figure is President Aleksandar Vučić. Student groups became a major force after a station canopy collapsed in 2024, killing people and prompting public anger and protests.
The Student List is a student-led political movement that challenged the governing party in elections. Fontaines D.C. are an Irish rock band, and their Belgrade concert took place amid this wider political change.
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