Sprints

SPRINTS live at Le Marché Gare

At Le Marché Gare, we pride ourselves on hosting artists whose intensity and honesty transform a room, and SPRINTS fit that ethos perfectly. The Dublin quartet arrive on our stage with a reputation for cathartic, melody-scorched post-punk that thrives in intimate venues like ours, where proximity amplifies every shout, drum hit, and razor-edged guitar line. We have curated this date with the band’s visceral energy in mind: our room’s crisp sound, immediate sightlines, and close-quarters feel are designed to catch the grit and tenderness that sit side by side in their songs. Expect a show that surges forward from the first chord, carried by the fierce presence of frontwoman Karla Chubb, the tensile interplay of guitars and bass, and percussion that drives the set with unflinching momentum. SPRINTS bring the kind of performance that turns collective release into a shared ritual, and Le Marché Gare is ready to hold that electricity and reflect it back at the band and audience alike.

From studio intent to the Lyon stage

SPRINTS arrive at Le Marché Gare with the wind of a breakout year at their backs. Their debut album, Letter To Self, sharpened the focus of two vital early EPs—Manifesto and A Modern Job—into a statement that’s both personal and political, fusing frank self-examination with a serrated, hook-forward sound. The band’s recent singles have become calling cards of this moment: Literary Mind pairs anxiety with anthemic lift, Adore Adore Adore channels disillusion into a rallying cry, while Up and Comer dissects ambition with biting wit. Elsewhere, Shadow of a Doubt and Cathedral reveal the quartet’s dynamic range, shifting from simmering tension to wide-open release, and Ticking coils like a spring before it snaps into motion. Live, these songs do more than translate—they bloom, gaining extra grit from Chubb’s vocal bite and the band’s taut chemistry. It’s a body of work that has connected across independent scenes throughout Europe, and it finds its ideal home in a room like ours, where nuance and noise coexist.

We have shaped the SPRINTS experience at Le Marché Gare to honor that duality: a set that feels raw and immediate, yet detailed enough to spotlight every lyrical turn and rhythmic pivot. Our engineers will let the guitars cut without sacrificing warmth, so the choruses of Literary Mind or Adore Adore Adore can soar while the bass underlines each line with muscular intent. Expect a setlist that weaves Letter To Self highlights with hard-charging favorites from earlier releases, the kind of sequence that invites the crowd into a collective shout during Up and Comer and then narrows the focus for the slow-burn intensity of Cathedral or Shadow of a Doubt. As a venue, we value nights that leave the floor buzzing and conversations spilling out into the night air, and SPRINTS bring precisely that spark. Whether you press to the barricade or take in the show from the wings, this performance at Le Marché Gare is designed to make every vantage point feel like the front row—urgent, unfiltered, and alive with the spirit of a band writing its next chapter in real time.