We're just a couple of days out from the beginning of one of the true highlights of the Irish music calendar - Hard Working Class Heroes. As well as the usual bevy of outstanding performances from some of the country's top up n' coming bands, this year also sees HWCH expand its roots somewhat to be a showcase not only for emerging musical talent but also a forum for tech companies to showcase their wares and a whole lot more.

Let's examine more closely.




Cave Ghosts will play the Workman's Club at 10.40pm on Thursday.

 

THE GIGS

The venues participating in HWCH this year are The Workman's Club, The Button Factory, The Mercantile, Meeting House Square, Twisted Pepper, Bad Bobs and the New Theatre. The starting time for each evening will be 7.30pm (you can check out the schedule here). Over 100 bands are playing, with 70 of being HWCH newcomers.

DAYTIME STUFF: HWCH & The City

35 of this year's bands will scatter across the city for free shows throughout the duration of the festival at tattoo parlours, markets, tea shops and much more. Make sure to keep in touch of the goings-on on Twitter!

HWCH CONVENTION

The 2013 HWCH convention is three days of talks, panels, debates, workshops and conversations about all aspects of the music industry and the mutually beneficial role that technology places on it. Thursday's convention will see a whole day of pitching by selected tech companies to a room full of their peers, VCs and investors. Friday will be panel day (Bands and Brands and Apps, Music Tech and Innovation and more), as well as a series of informative talks. Saturday will host panels on how to make money from videos, funding, online presence and funding tours, as well as a whole lot more.

TICKETS

Tickets are still available through entertainment.ie/tickets for the event. For just €45 of your hard earned euros (plus fees) you get to go to all 3 nights of the festival. We’ve got daily/nightly tickets. €20 (plus fees) will get you access to see all the bands playing at all 7 venues that night. For €10 you get a single venue entry for the night.