Irish groovers The Hot Sprockets will headline this year's Indie Week Ireland festivities after the festival announced their full artist and industry panel line-up this afternoon.

Joining the Sprockets on the bill will be Leading Armies, Vesta Varro, dREA, FoxJaw, Protobaby, Sumo Cyco (Canada), Parliament Square, Dearly Beloved (Canada) and Silent Noise Parade. 

Indie Week Ireland, which takes place in four venues across Limerick City (Dolan's, Bourke's, Cobblestone Joe's & The Blind Pig) over the weekend of 23rd to 26th April, will also feature an industry panel chaired by the festival's co-organiser Eoin Coughlan. The members of the Industry Panel include The Cranberries' Ferg Lawlor, journalist Eamon Sweeney and tour manager Deki Hogan, among others. Entry to the panel talks is completely free.

Each  of the gigs during Indie Week Ireland will include one or more headline acts and a number of unsigned bands who will be competing for the grand prize of a trip to Indie Week Canada in October. 

Access-all-gigs tickets cost €10 and are available from www.dolans.ie

More Info: Ireland.Indieweek.com