Bray singer songwriter Fionn Regan is to headline this year's Hard Working Class Heroes festival. One of Fleet Foxes' Bella Union labelmates, Regan will play at The Button Factory on Saturday October 17th as part of the festival for up and coming Irish bands. He will be playing favourites from his Mercury Prize and Choice Music Prize nominted début album, The End Of History, as well as a selection of new songs from his forthcoming album The Shadow Of An Empire which is due for release in early 2010.

Regan said of his headlining slot, ' I'm really looking forward to Hard Working Class Heroes. I believe the festival is an important exhibition of the talent here in this country, it unearths the diamonds, shines a light into the mine. I’ve assembled a new band and they are firing on all cylinders and I'm very excited about getting back on the road to put across the new album, it's a strong bucket brimming from a deep well... '

Fionn plays Hard Working Class Heroes as part of a full Irish tour. His tour dates are as follows:
Thursday 15 October – The Glor Theatre, Ennis
Friday 16 October – The Thatch, Tullamore
Saturday 17 October – Hard Working Class Heroes Festival, Dublin
Tuesday 20 October – Queens Festival, Belfast
Wednesday 21 October – Balor Theatre, Ballybofey
Friday 23 October – O’Keefes, Clonmel
Saturday 24 October – Pavilion, Cork

We're on the edge of our seats for the rest of the HWCH line up