Sprint Shares “Descartes”

On September 26th, Dublin band SPRINTS will release their sophomore record All That Is Over (Sub Pop). The groundwork that SPRINTS laid down with their 2024 debut, Letter To Self, marked them as a musical triple threat amongst the alternative landscape: a visceral live band capable of selling out increasingly sizeable tours, who could earn five-star reviews and standout coverage.

Its new album, All That Is Over, is a remarkable second effort that pushes the band’s dynamics into richer territory, finding new space and nuance while also going harder than ever.
 
Today, the band has shared an official video, directed by Niamh Bryson, for their debut offering, “Descartes.” Inspired by a line in Rachel Cusk’s novel Outline – “Vanity is the curse of our culture” – it switches up the philosopher’s famous “I think therefore I am” into Sprints frontperson Karla Chubb’s own raison d’etre: “I speak so therefore I understand”. “A lot of the negativity you see in the world is rooted in vanity and the ego that your beliefs or identity are more important than somebody else’s,” she says. “‘Descartes’ explores the idea that writing for me is not just a tool to make music but a tool to process the world.” 

Sprints has announced EU & UK dates in support of their forthcoming All That Is Over this summer and fall, including a standout festival appearance at Glastonbury and opening performances with Bloc Party and Fontaines D.C. See below for a complete list of shows—more International dates to be announced.

Summer 2025
Thu. Jun. 29 – Shepton Mallet, UK – Glastonbury
Thu. Jul. 03. – Paris, FR – Paris Philharmonie #
Fri. Jul. 04 – Amersfoort, NL – Wilde Weide
Fri. 11 – Cheltenham, UK – 2000trees
Thu. 17 – Dour, BE – Dour Festival
Fri. Jul. 18 – Herk-de-Stad, BE – Rock Herk
Sat. Jul. 19 – Cuxhaven, DE – Deichbrand
Fri. Jul. 25 – Suffolk, UK – Latitude
Sat. Jul. 26 – Huddersfield, UK – The Parish
Sun. 27 – Thirsk, UK – Deer Shed
Mon. Aug. 04 – Leipzig, DE – Parkbühne @ Tue. 05 – Berlin, DE – Zitadelle Spandau @
Thu. Aug. 14 – Charleville Mezieres, FR – Cabaret Vert
Fri. Aug. 15 – Rotondes, LU – Congés Annulés
Tue. Aug. 19 – Bonn, DE – Kunst!Rasen @
Fri. Aug. 20 – Stuttgart, DE – Freilichtbühne Killesberg @
Sat. Aug. 21 – Freiluftarena, AT – Graz – Freiluftarena @
Sun. Aug. 22 – Portsmouth, UK – Victorious Festival

Fall 2025
Fri. Oct. 17 – Saint Brieuc, FR – Carnavalorock Festival
Sat. Oct. 18 – Le Havre, FR – Ouest Park Festival
Sun. Oct. 19 – Joué-lès-Tours, FR – Le Temps Machine
Tue. Oct. 21 – Nimes, FR – Paloma
Wed. Oct. 22 – Lyon, FR – Marché Gare
Thu. Oct. 23 – Etagnières VD, CH – Croc the Rock Festival
Sun. Nov. 02 – Belfast, UK – Empire
Thu. Nov. 06 – Glasgow, UK – SWG3
Fri. Nov. 07 – Leeds, UK – Leeds Beckett Student Union
Sat. Nov. 08 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
Mon. Nov. 10 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – Newcastle University Student Union (NUSU)
Tue. Nov. 11 – Sheffield, UK – The Fondry
Wed. Nov. 12 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City
Sat. Nov. 15 – Bristol, UK – O2 Academy Bristol
Tue. Nov. 18 – Oxford, UK – O2 Academy 1 Oxford
Thur. Nov. 20 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street

March 2026
Tue. Mar. 10 – Tourcoing, FR – Grand Mix
Wed. Mar. 11 – Brussels, BE – Botanique
Thu. Mar. 12 – Amsterdam, NL -Melkweg
Tue. Mar. 17 – Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
Thu. Mar. 20 – Warsaw, PL – Voodoo
Fri. Mar. 21 – Prague, CZ – Akropolis
Mon. Mar. 24 – Zürich, CH -Bogen F
Tue. Mar. 25 – Milan, IT -Arci Bellezza
Sat. Mar. 28 – Paris, FR -Cabaret Sauvage

# w/ Block Party

@ w/ Fontaines D.C