Entertainment Ireland

Entertainment.ie is very proud to be sponsoring the download chart of this year’s Hard Working Class Heroes Festival. Established in 2003, HWCH’s focus is on promoting young Irish bands and artists, and showcasing them to the masses and the media in a live setting. Basically, it gives a platform to musicians from all over the country - 100 of which have an opportunity to showcase their talents in various venues in Temple Bar across the weekend of September 12th, 13th and 14th.

How does the download chart actually work, I hear you ask? Well, if you look below this text, you’ll see a list of the bands and artists participating in this year’s festival. If you click on any particular name, you’ll get a blurb of info about that band or artist, and also a link to download a song of theirs. Just before HWCH kicks off, the twenty bands with the most downloads will feature on a ‘Best Of’ compilation that will be available at the festival.

So get clicking on those download links to vote for your favourite band - you can also keep an eye on their progress on our ever-changing Download Chart.

Check out the photos from HWCH 2008 in Caught Out.

202's // 79Cortinaz // A Lazarus Soul // Alphamono // Angel Pier // Armoured Bear // Autamata // Bats // Bravado // Carly Sings // Caruso // Chequerboard // Cian // Class Of 1984 // Crayonsmith // Cutaways // David Turpin // Deaf Animal Orchestra // Desalvo // Distractors // Dolbro Dan // Dublin Duck Dispensary // Exit: pursued by a bear // Fangs // Fiach // Fighting With Wire // Fiona Melady // Foxface // Fred // Frightened Rabbit // Gorbachov // Grand Pocket Orchestra // Groom // Half Cousin // Halves // Headgear // Heartbreak Cartel // Heathers // Hooray for Humans // Hybrasil // John Shelly and the Creatures // Kill Krinkle Club // Larmousse // Le Galaxie // Lines Drawing Circles // Little XS For Eyes // Mackerel The Cat // Mark Austin // More tiny giants // My Brother Woody // Nakatomi plaza // New Amusement // Nick Carswell & The Elective Orchestra // Noise Control // Not Men But Giants // Ollie Cole // One Day International // Panama Kings // Pilotlight // Pocket Promise // Robotnik // Sickboy // Sideproject // So Cow // Sons & Daughters // Sounds of System Breakdown // Sparks Fly // Super Extra Bonus Party // Supermodel Twins // Sweet Jane // The Aftermath // The Ambience Affair // The Beat Poets // The Brothers Movement // The Cades // The Dagger Lees // The Followers of Otis // The Holy Roman Army // The Hot Sprockets // The Kinetiks // The Last Tycoons // The Lost Brothers // The Minutes // The Parks // The Rags // The Revellions // The Spook of The Thirteenth Lock // The Vinny Club // The Whisky Works // Tidal District // Tiger Empire // Tom McShane // Valerie Francis // Vodkopter // Walter Mitty & The Realists // We are the physics // We were promised Jetpacks //