If you were wondering what the Dublin garage-rock band would do to this riot grrrl classic….
Following the release of last year’s All That Is Over album, Sprints have released a cover of Le Tigre’s dancefloor classic ‘Deceptacon’ adding their trademark visceral noise-rock to the 1999 riot grrrl track.
“I’m not sure there’s a womxn in the world who plays guitar that hasn’t been inspired by Kathleen Hanna. ‘Deceptacon’ is a dance punk classic, a constant in the tour van, and a cover we used to throw into festival sets for fun. What better way to mark our return to the States and honour our love of US Punk than to release our little rendition of ‘Deceptacon.’”
The cover was shared ahead of a North American tour.
Here’s the original, an all-time DJ classic now.
2026 (North America)
- 28.01 – 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN, US
- 30.01 – Sanctuary, Detroit, MI, US
- 01.02 – Longboat Hall, Toronto, ON, CA
- 03.02 – The Sinclair, Boston, MA, US
- 05.02 – Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY, US
- 06.02 – The Atlantis, Washington, DC, US
- 07.02 – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA, US
- 10.02 – The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, US
- 11.02 – The Chapel, San Francisco, CA, US
- 13.02 – Mission Theater, Portland, OR, US
- 14.02 – The Crocodile, Seattle, WA, US
2026 (Europe)
- 10.03 – Grand Mix, Tourcoing, FR
- 11.03 – Botanique, Brussels, BE
- 12.03 – Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL
- 14.03 – Kantine, Cologne, DE
- 15.03 – Uebel & Gefahrlich, Hamburg, DE
- 17.03 – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK
- 18.03 – Metropol, Berlin, DE
- 20.03 – Voodoo, Warsaw, PL
- 21.03 – Akropolis, Prague, CZ
- 24.03 – Bogen F, Zürich, CH
- 25.03 – Arci Bellezza, Milan, IT
- 26.03 – Strom, Munich, DE
- 28.03 – Cabaret Sauvage, Paris, FR
- 29.03 – Den Atelier, Luxembourg, LU
- 31.03 – Skaters Palace Cafe, Münster, DE
- 01.04 – Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, DE
- 02.04 – Club Manufaktur, Schorndorf, DE
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
