Fontaines DC announce death of manager Trevor Dietz: “The sixth member of the band”
Fontaines DC have announced the tragic passing of their manager, Trevor Dietz.
Dietz, who worked at the famous Workman’s Club in Dublin, first saw Fontaines DC perform in 2016 and played a pivotal role behind-the-scenes in their development, helping them become one of the major acts of the last decade.
Taking to social media to announce his sad passing, Fontaines DC’s emotional post began, “We are utterly heartbroken to let you know that on Sunday June 7th we lost our dear friend and manager Trevor.”
Reflecting on their partnership, the band added, “Trevor 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.”
Remembering Dietz’s character, Fontaines DC wrote, “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.”
They also asked for fans to “kindly respect our privacy and that of his family at this terribly difficult time,” before signing off the post by writing, “RIP Trev”.
Per The Irish Times, Dietz established himself in the Dublin music scene in 2001, eventually signing Fontaines DC in 2016 after booking them several times at the Workman’s Club.
In September 2025, after Fontaines DC’s Romance earned a Mercury Prize-nomination, Dietz took to Instagram to reflect on their decade long journey together, writing, “Even after 10 years of working with Fontaines DC across 5 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.”
During a 2019 discussion with the Hot Press MIX (Music Industry Xplained) Course Wrap Night (via Hot Press), Dietz explained how their journey begen together, “At 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’d set their goals and their endgame.”
He recalled, “I wouldn’t have worked with the band if they hadn’t had huge expectations and huge dreams. If other people had heard the conversation that day they would have gone, ‘Jesus, these guys are nuts, it’s not going to happen’, but I knew we could go well beyond Ireland with this.”
No cause of death has been disclosed.
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