{"id":490867,"date":"2026-06-09T15:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/490867\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:53:13","slug":"fontaines-d-c-pay-tribute-after-death-of-manager-and-the-sixth-member-of-the-band-trevor-dietz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/490867\/","title":{"rendered":"Fontaines D.C. pay tribute after death of manager and “the sixth member of the band” Trevor Dietz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fontaines D.C<\/a>. have paid loving tribute after the tragic death of their manager and \u201cthe sixth member of the band\u201d Trevor Dietz, age 47.<\/p>\n

News of the celebrated manager and promoter\u2019s passing was shared by the band themselves on social media today (Tuesday June 9), who said that he \u201ccared passionately for us and for what was fair and right in the wider world\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are utterly heartbroken to let you know that on Sunday June 7, we lost our dear friend and manager Trevor,\u201d the band wrote. \u201cTrevor was beside us from the beginning of our journey as a band, we have never known Fontaines D.C. without him, the sixth member of the band. He cared passionately for us and for what was fair and right in the wider world. He was fearless in his beliefs. We will miss him always.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ask that you kindly respect our privacy and that of his family at this terribly difficult time. RIP Trev.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friends and collaborators shared their wishes in the comments, with Kneecap<\/a>\u2018s Moglai Bap writing \u201cuaimhneas s\u00edora\u00ed Trev\u201d (\u201crest in peace, Trev\u201d) and DJ Annie Mac<\/a> adding: \u201cSending all my love to you lads and to Trevor\u2019s loved ones\u201d.<\/p>\n

Baxter Dury<\/a> wrote \u201cheartbreaking , all my love to all of you,\u201d while Irish artist, producer and DJ Krystal Klear added: \u201cOne of the all time greats. The reasons hundreds of us in Dublin had a place to listen to the music that carved our entire future. I still can\u2019t believe it. RIP Trev Radiator.\u201d<\/p>\n

Love Music Hate Racism added: \u201cThere are people on here who knew him much better than we did, but Trevor was a good friend of Love Music Hate Racism and always very willing to help out in anyway he could with what we do. He talked things through with us many times and recognised the role music and bands can play in bringing people together against the evils in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n

In NME\u2018s encounters with Dietz, we met a passionate and dedicated music-lover, professional and gentleman.<\/p>\n

He signed Fontaines D.C. in 2016 ahead of their breakthrough debut album \u2018Dogrel\u2019. Aside from his work with Fontaines, seeing them through from grassroots venues and students at BIMM (British and Irish Modern Music Institute)\u00a0to festival headliners, NME Award winners<\/a>, Mercury nominees and one of the most popular and influential bands on the planet, Dietz was also a key figure in the live music and nightlife scene in Dublin through his work at The Workman\u2019s Club, providing a showcase for countless new acts.<\/p>\n

Dietz began working with Workman\u2019s in 2010. While the members of Fontaines D.C. were still students, he booked them to play on multiple occasions before becoming their manager.<\/p>\n

As as being an avid football fan, he was also a vocal supporter of Palestine.<\/p>\n

\"FontainesFontaines D.C. at the NME Awards 2022. Credit: Zoe McConnell for NME<\/p>\n

As Hot Press<\/a> reports, Dietz Trevor discussed the rise of Fontaines in a 2019 talk as part of Hot Press MIX (Music Industry Xplained) Course Wrap Night<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spotted them and put them on three or four times at the Workman\u2019s and then we decided to take the relationship from promoter to manager,\u201d said Dietz. \u201cI\u2019d been putting on bands for 20 years, and had my plan of attack ready for when one jumped out at me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d watched and studied the managers who came into the venue; people like Frank Murray, God rest his soul, who looked after The Pogues<\/a>. He called me just before he passed away \u2013 Frank was looking after the Mighty Stef at the time \u2013 and said, \u2018Have you found a band yet? No? Well, just go out and find them!\u2019 Lo and behold, these guys came along pretty soon after.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"FontainesFontaines D.C. live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME<\/p>\n

Dietz continued: \u201cAt the start, when we decided to work together, it was really just one question. I went for a coffee with the boys in William Street and asked if they\u2019d set their goals and their endgame. I wouldn\u2019t have worked with the band if they hadn\u2019t had huge expectations and huge dreams. If other people had heard the conversation that day they would have gone, \u2018Jesus, these guys are nuts, it\u2019s not going to happen\u2019, but I knew we could go well beyond Ireland with this.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, first and foremost, you need a band that shares your vision and who are reliable, accountable and honest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Writing on social media around the time of their Mercury nomination for \u2018Romance\u2019, he said: \u201cEven after 10 years of working with Fontaines DC across five album releases and hundreds of gigs, their songwriting genius, incredible live performances and sheer strength to take on and absolutely smash every single night of such extensive tours, never ceases to blow my mind. Best band in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cAgainst a backdrop of a world sickened by Israeli barbarism and heartbroken by Palestinian suffering, Fontaines D.C. used their platform to rally support for the people of Palestine. Across the world, at every one of their 162 live performances, their message was heard loud and clear while through projects such as the Carlos designed Bohemian\u2019s jersey<\/a> and the \u2018Ceasefire EP<\/a>\u2018, over half a million Euro has been raised for the incredible work being carried out by Medical Aid For Palestine (MAP) and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) throughout history\u2019s most documented genocide, hopefully influencing other artists to utilise their platform in a similar way.\u201d<\/p>\n

No cause of death for Dietz has yet been shared.<\/p>\n

Fontaines D.C. are set to return to the stage in August<\/a> for a run of European dates as part of the follow-up to the \u2018Romance<\/a>\u2018 era before massive shows including headlining Reading & Leeds 2026<\/a>. They\u2019ve also been working on new material, <\/a>having recently contributed music to the Peaky Blinders Immortal Man soundtrack<\/a> and the War Child \u2018Help(2)\u2019 album<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fontaines D.C. have paid loving tribute after the tragic death of their manager and \u201cthe sixth member of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490868,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60,38],"class_list":["post-490867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}