100 bands announced for Hard Working Class Heroes

Hard Working Class Heroes, the new Irish music showcase & industry convention has announced the 100 bands who were chosen from 700 to play the festival by a judging panel of national and international music people.

The festival takes place from Thursday 6th to Saturday 8th October in Dublin venues The Workman’s Club, Wigwam, The Chocolate Factory, Odessa, Tengu, The Mezz and more.

The festival has also announced the inaugural Conor Walsh Memorial Bursary. In March 2016 an alumni and friend of the festival, Conor Walsh from Mayo, died suddenly. At HWCH this year, the festival will ask all 100 bands participating to vote for the act who most embodies Conor’s talent and bravery among their number. That act will be awarded €2,500 toward a recording or tour bill.

Tickets on sale now via the DICE.FM mobile app without fees. Weekend Tickets €45.00, Nightly Tickets €20, Individual Venue Tickets €10

HWCH lineup 2016

• A.S. Fanning
• Adultrock
• AikJ
• Ailbhe Reddy
• Alana Henderson
• BARQ
• Basciville
• Beach
• Birds of Olympus
• Bitch Falcon
• Black Wing Bird
• BlueMusic
• Brian Casey
• Buffalo Woman
• Callum Stewart
• Chris Kabs
• Clarence & The Winters
• Comrade Hat
• Cormac O Caoimh
• Craig Gallagher
• Cult Called Man
• Dammy Ari
• Damola
• Daniel McDermott
• Davina and the Messengers
• ELE
• Elephant
• Ella Naseeb
• Elm
• Eoin Dolan
• Erica-Cody
• Evvol
• Exiles
• EXPLODING EYES
• Fangclub
• Fontaines
• Galants
• Ger Fox Sailing
• HAIL THE GHOST
• Half Of Me
• handsome eric
• Harbouring Oceans
• HAWK
• Hiva Oa
• JAFARIS
• Jealous of the Birds
• Junk Drawer
• Kid Karate
• Le Boom
• Loah
• Maija Sofia
• Maria Kelly
• Miles Graham
• moossmann
• Naoise Roo
• New Pope
• New Portals
• New Valley Wolves
• Nocturnes
• Oh Boland
• Oh Joy
• Orchid Collective
• Paddy Dennehy & The Red Herring
• Paddy Mulcahy
• PALE RIVERS
• Participant
• Patrick Freeman
• Paul Creane
• Peppy
• Petty Youth
• R.S.A.G.
• Rocstrong
• Rosie Carney
• Rusangano Family
• Samyel
• SARAMAI
• Search Party Animal
• Slow Riot
• Soule
• Stephen Robinson
• Strength
• Super Silly
• swords
• Tablets
• Talos
• Tara Lee
• Tebi Rex
• The Blizzards
• The Ocelots
• The Shaker Hymn
• Tiz McNamara
• TOUTS
• Train Room
• Tuath
• Video Blue
• Vulpynes
• Wake America
• Wastefellow
• We, the Oceanographers
• whenyoung
• Whim
• WOLFF
• Wyvern Lingo
• Yonen
• Young Earth

Convention

The Industry Convention will return and its programme will include talks, workshops, panels, mentoer sessions and more. It’s the place to meet bands, agents, festival bookers, record labels, publishers, managers, event curators, journalists, editors, radio DJs and taste-makers.

HWCH is possible due to valued support from The Arts Council and Culture Ireland,with added assistance from Failte Ireland/Tourism Ireland.

Niall Byrne

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, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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