Stampin' Ground at Lost Lane

Stampin’ Ground are one of the UK’s most respected hardcore and metalcore acts - a band with serious roots, formed in Cheltenham in 1995 and active at various points over three decades. Their third album, Carved from Empty Words, released on Century Music in 2000, earned Album of the Week in Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, and Terrorizer, and put them on stages alongside Anthrax, Agnostic Front, Sick of It All, and Arch Enemy. They played the main stage at Download Festival in 2003. After years away, a reunion around the 25th anniversary of that landmark album has seen them back on the road, and this Dublin date at Lost Lane on 1 August 2026 is a chance to catch them at close range in exactly the right setting for this kind of show.

What to expect

Lost Lane is a purpose-built live music venue on Adams Court, just off the bottom of Grafton Street, with a capacity of around 320. It was built for sound - the room was acoustically treated and tuned by specialist engineer Abe Scheele, and the system is notably good for a venue this size. For a band like Stampin’ Ground, that matters. The floor will be close, the sound will hit hard, and the crowd will know every word. Hardcore and metalcore fans in Ireland have been waiting for a show like this. Expect intensity from the stage and genuine enthusiasm from the floor. Doors are at 7pm, so there is likely support on before the main set - worth getting in early.

Getting there

Lost Lane is about as central as Dublin gets. Adams Court is a short alley running off Grafton Street, within easy walking distance of St Stephen’s Green Luas stop and a five-minute walk from Tara Street DART station. Dublin Bus routes run along Grafton Street and Nassau Street. If you are driving in from outside the city, parking around the south city centre is limited on weekend evenings - the Setanta Place car park on Molesworth Street or the NCP on Drury Street are the closest options. Coming by Luas or DART is genuinely easier.

While you’re in Dublin

The venue sits at the edge of Dublin’s main shopping and cultural quarter, a short walk from St Stephen’s Green, Iveagh Gardens, and a run of good pubs on Camden Street and Harcourt Street that suit a post-gig wind-down. There is more to see in Dublin and across Co. Dublin.

Good to know

• Saturday 1 August 2026, doors 7:00pm
• Lost Lane, Adams Court, off Grafton Street, Dublin 2
• Tickets from €16.36
• Book in advance - shows in rooms this size sell out