The line-up for this year’s Hard Working Class Heroes, Ireland’s biggest festival for new music, has been announced with over 100 acts taking part over the weekend of October 6 to 8 in venues all over Dublin.
The three-day festival of gigs, workshops and seminars has become a major destination for the international music industry since its inception in 2003 and has previously hosted gigs by then unknowns Hozier, Villagers, Girl Band, and The Strypes.
Maija Sofia joins the line-up for this year's HWCH
100 Irish acts will take part in this year's HWCH and since last year's event, several participating Irish bands have made significant career progress, including Hare Squead, who are now signed to Columbia and have released their first single, Saint Sister, who were added to BBC introducing Glastonbury line-up, and Rusangano Family, who were hailed as the “new era in Irish hip hop” by US music taste makers Pitchfork.
R.S.A.G. is one of the 100 Irish acts playing this year's HWCH
This year HWCH has also announced the inaugural Conor Walsh Memorial Bursary in honour of Mayoman and HWCH alumnus Conor Walsh, who died suddenly last March.
Rusangano Family
All 100 bands participating this year are being asked to vote for the act that most "embodies Conor’s talent and bravery among their number". That act will be awarded €2,500 toward a recording or tour bill.
HWCH takes place in 16 Dublin venues, including The Workman’s Club, Wigwam, The Chocolate Factory, Odessa, Tengu, The Mezz with more to be added.
Weekend Tickets are priced €45.00, Nightly Tickets are priced €20, and Individual Venue Tickets are priced €10.
Click here for full details of HWCH 2016.
The full line-up for HWCH 2016 is:
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
