SPRINTS Rock Out with Boston During A Perfect Punk Show

Cambridge, Massachusetts - February 2, 2026

It was mosh pit after mosh pit. SPRINTS brought their music to a nearly sold-out crowd at The Sinclair on Tuesday night, and Boston enthusiastically showed the band its appreciation with mosh pit after mosh pit. 

SPRINTS are an Irish punk band currently composed of front-woman Karla Chubb, bassist Sam McCann, drummer Jack Callan, and guitarist Zac Stephenson. The band is currently on their North American 2026 tour, which started in Minneapolis on Jan. 28, celebrating their sophomore album, All That Is Over, released on Sept. 26, 2025. Shoegaze band My Transparent Eye opened the show.

One by one, McCann, Callan, and Stephenson came out to a dark stage and room full of shrieking fans. Eagerly anticipating the first song, an audience member shouted, “Bring out the girl!”. Chubb appeared from behind the curtain clad in an Adidas pullover, a black ruffled maxi skirt, and a pair of sunglasses, giving the audience a taste at the fun and chaotic energy that was to come for the next hour and a half. SPRINTS kicked off the show with “Something’s Gonna Happen,” the seventh song on the touring album. Chubb teased the crowd with her speak-singing as Callan’s drums steadily carried the song forward and Stephenson’s guitar contrasted with Chubb’s staccato singing. The audience drank in the tune, gesturing for McCann to bring on his bass solo. Without a second thought, every fan in attendance, even those at the back of the balcony, was dancing and screaming the lyrics back to the band.

The band performed “Beg” a couple songs into the set and McCann’s bass reverberated through the venue floor, up through the bodies of every fan on the floor, serving as a shock to get the crowd moving. It was during “Beg” that the moshing began and didn’t stop. 

“The energy is here, Boston!” Chubb praised the audience as the band transitioned into the next song of the set, “Literary Mind,” which was dedicated to the queer community. “Literary Mind” was a highlight of the night, from the band’s impressive instrumentals—shout out to the uplifting guitar undertones by Stephenson and McCann’s bass which moved the song forward—to Chubb and McCann’s vocal blend and back-and-forth to the crowd’s infectiously fun energy. 

Recognizing the crowd’s energy, Chubb remarked on the last time SPRINTS played The Sinclair in 2024, saying “Boston, last time you sucked!” to which had the crowd wholeheartedly agreed. She continued with a cheesy grin saying that this was “one of the best crowds of the whole fucking tour.” 

“Pieces” was the 12th song of the night, and definitely a memorable one. With a heavy driving rhythm section and a hearty and distorted guitar solo, Chubb took the opportunity to join in with the crowd’s fun by dancing and moshing among them. She continued down on the floor, making her way to the bar, where she stood and started the only cover of the night, “Deceptacon” by Le Tigre. Earlier this year, the band released a professionally recorded cover of “Deceptacon” to streaming platforms. Chubb crowd surfed her way back from the bar to the stage to finish the song off. 

Before “Desire,” the second to last song of the night, Chubb shared some of her thoughts and concerns prior to embarking on this tour. She claimed that she was “worried for the first time coming over here [to the US]” as she was “concerned for the safety of those traveling to the show,” since the tour began in Minneapolis, four days after the killing of Alex Pretti by ICE agents. She went on to explain that the goal of SPRINTS is to “create a safe space for those of us that don’t feel safe in the outside world.” All That Is Over, was created in acknowledgement of the “darkness,” as Chubb explained. However, the record was also there to “offer an antithesis and antidote to that darkness.” This live performance of “Desire” felt like an anthem to a revolution with its steady building tempo, light crescendo throughout the first couple minutes of the song, all culminating in a whiny guitar solo which gave Stephenson to show off his prowess and Chubb’s signature punk lyrics scream. 

Ending the set as strong as SPRINTS began, they ended the show with “Little Fix,” a song off their 2022 EP, A Modern Job. Making sure the vibe stayed strong, Chubb brought a fan from the crowd on stage to play her guitar for the second half of the final song while she took his place and danced among her fans.

SPRINTS are what it truly means to be punk. They’re cool, fun, entertaining, not afraid to break the status quo and speak out for what they believe in, and just overall rockstars. Each member brings their strengths to the group, making them an unstoppable machine of radiant energy and rock music. 

Keep up with and check out the rest of SPRINTS’ North American tour dates here.