Fontaines D.C. have teamed up with mental health charity CALM to launch a new T-shirt for suicide prevention. Find all the details below.
The collaboration forms part of CALM’s current ‘Lifelines’ campaign, and raises vital funds and awareness to tackle the suicide crisis in the UK.
Grian Chatten and co’s limited edition tee features the cover art from the band’s acclaimed fourth album ‘Romance’ on the front, with the title of their 2025 single ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young’ on the back. The song appears on the deluxe edition of Fontaines’ latest LP.
Designed by @texas.ldn, the organic cotton T-shirt is available to order here until September 15. The item is priced at £30, with all profits funding CALM’s life-saving services.
“Wear it with pride and show that there’s always a lifeline for someone struggling,” an official description reads. Check out the preview images below.
Launched in June, CALM’s ‘Lifelines’ collection also features designs from Blossoms and Inhaler.
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.”
Chris Price, Head of Music, BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra, and CALM Trustee, added: “The power of a lyric to be a light at the end of the tunnel for someone who’s struggling can’t be overstated.
“‘Lifelines’ is a fantastic initiative by CALM to bring that light to those who need it. This is just the beginning of what we hope will be a long and transformational partnership with the artist and songwriter community.”
In 2023, Fontaines D.C. frontman Chatten opened up about suffering mental health issues while touring, revealing that he had previously experienced “fits of anxiety and rage”. The comments came as part of an interview with NME. Previously, the Dublin band called for more mental health support for artists in the music industry.
This summer has seen Fontaines D.C. play huge outdoor shows at London’s Finsbury Park and Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park, with support from Kneecap and more. At the latter date, the Irish rap trio brought out Chatten for their collaboration ‘Better Way To Live’.
Fontaines D.C. are scheduled to play another massive outdoor gig with Kneecap in Belfast next Friday (August 29). Chatten and co. are currently out on the European festival circuit, and recently appeared at Øya 2025.
In a four-star review of Fontaines D.C.’s show at Finsbury Park, NME hailed the set as a “surreal, powerful statement from future Glasto headliners”, and called them “the most important band of this decade”.
For help and advice on mental health:
- CALM – The Campaign Against Living Miserably
- Help Musicians UK – Around the clock mental health support and advice for musicians (CALL MUSIC MINDS MATTER ON: 0808 802 8008)
- Music Support Org – Help and support for musicians struggling with alcoholism, addiction, or mental health issues (CALL: 0800 030 6789)
- YOUNG MINDS – The voice for young people’s health and wellbeing
- Time To Change – Let’s end mental health discrimination
- The Samaritans – Confidential support 24 hours a day
- “Am I depressed?” – Help and advice on mental health and what to do next
- MITC – A collective of musician industry therapists
- TONIC Rider – Bespoke training and support for music industry professionals
- Help Musicians UK – Around the clock mental health support and advice for musicians
- Music Support Org – Help and support for musicians struggling with alcoholism, addiction, or mental health issues
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