Hard Working Class Heroes reveal 50 bands to play & venues

The music showcase festival and conference Hard Working Class Heroes have announced the 50 bands to play the event from Thursday 28th to 30th September.

500 bands applied and the final 50 (down from 100) were chosen by industry and they will play five city-centre venues: The Workman’s Club, The Grand Social, Tramline, The Underground and The Tara Building.

on the Friday and Saturday while the Chocolate Factory will host the conference and On Thursday 28^th September, the opening night –  a targeted networking social event  where all the international delegates will have the chance to meet with their Irish counterparts and artists attending the HWCH conference. (The conference is free to all musicians with a Breaking Tunes profile).

• 1000 Beasts  
• Æ MAK
• Aislinn Logan
• BAD BONES 
• Bantum 
• Bitch Falcon 
• BOKITO
• Brand New Friend
• Chasing Abbey 
• Cinema 
• Clang Sayne 
• Curtis Walsh 
• Daithi 
• Dammy Ari
• David Keenan
• Elm
• Erica-Cody
• Floor Staff
• Fontaines
• Frankenstein Bolts
• Hvmmingbyrd
• Ivan Nicolas
• JAFARIS
• Jealous Of The Birds
• Katie Laffan
• KILNAMANA
• LAOISE
• LE BOOM
• Lilla Vargen
• Loah
• Maria Kelly
• Molly Sterling
• Old Hannah
• Orchid Collective
• Other Creatures
• Outsider
• Paddy Hanna
• Proper Micro NV
• Rocstrong
• ROE
• Rosa Nutty
• Shookrah
• Sleep Thieves
• SOULÉ
• Super Silly
• Swimmers Jackson
• SYLK
• The Ocelots
• THUMPER
• Wastefellow

See festival website http://hwch.net for updates on the weekend in the lead up to 28-30 September.

Tickets (incl charges) via Eventbrite on sale now:

Conference & weekend live €55.00 / Weekend live €35.00 / Conference €25.00

Nightly live €25.00 / Single venue €12.00

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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