Loud & Proud 2026:
Sprints | ROAM

SPRINTS underlined their status as one of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting breakthrough bands with their universally acclaimed 2024 debut Letter To Self, which earned five-star reviews from NME and DIY...

By IQ | 12 June 2026

AGENTS: Steve Taylor & Sarah Joy | ROAM   SPRINTS underlined their status as one of the UK and Ireland’s most exciting breakthrough bands with their universally acclaimed 2024 debut Letter…

To Self, which earned five-star reviews from NME and DIY, as well as a nod from the Irish Choice Music Prize, and plays on BBC Radio One.

Formed in Dublin in 2019, the garage punk band currently consists of vocalist and guitarist Karla Chubb, bassist Sam McCann, drummer Jack…

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