MACgirl New Member Posts:52  
| 7/20/2005 3:34 PM |
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well worth checking out and really good value for so many bands....
the hundred or so acts that are getting offered a slot at the prestigious Hard Working Class Heroes Festival 2005. Selected by over 25 judges including the likes of Thrills & Humanzi manager Allan Cullivan.
With over 641 entries to whittle down, the judges were kept busy as they tried to place the top runners and riders for the August festival. Taking place in Dublin on the 26th, 27th and 28th August HWCH is sure to a veritable horde of A & R men Liffeyside.
One way or another, log on to http://www.hwch.net/home.html where tickets are now on sale. The site will soon feature sights and sounds from all the bands along with announcements of those *oh so special* guests.
This, the festival's third year, is promising to be both the most ambitious and innovative yet and with the potential lineup below - PLUS a number of special guests!! - it's going for a high on the richter scale in terms of excitement. ...
Acts offered slots (deep breath)
66e
8 Ball
Air Strip One
Amazing Pilots
Andalusia
Ann Scott
Annie Tierney
Bailer
Barry O' Brien
Betamax FormatBlood Red Mountain Band
Cartoon
Celest
Channel One
Chuzzle
Communal
Dark Room Notes
David Hopkins
Dead girls and Boys
Defect
Delorentos
Dry County
Duke Special
Duped
Eskimo Convention
Exit: Pursued by a bear
Fair Verona
Fred
Fun Bobby
Gatsby
Gavin Glass
Ginseng
Giveamanakick
Hybrasil
Jack and the'
Jaga
Jamie Lawson
Jape
Jenny Lindfors
Joe Chester
John Leo Carter & Co
Jove
Junior 8's
Justin Corr
Kilo Echo
Las Vegas Basement
Leya
Lotus Lullaby
Mainline
Matt Lunson
Me in the Park
Messiah J and the expert
Mick Duffy
Mike Ryan
Molasha
Mono Band
New Vegas
Niall James Holohan
Owen Brady
Panda Kopanda
Polar
Ponies
Pony Club
Porn Trauma
Red Kid
Red Sirus
Remma
Renko
Republic of Loose
RiRa
Rulers of the Planet
Sack
Sanskrit
Scott Maher
Screaming Skies
Sickboy
Sinead Hand
Skuzzi Port Sound System
Stagger Lee
Stanley Super 800
Stars of the City
Stellarband
Sundogs Sylvia Saint
Tadhg Cooke
The Bleedin Bleedins
The Chapters
The Flaws
The Guggenheim Grotto
The Immediate
The Last Post
The Maladies
The Mighty Stef
The Radio
The Rags
The Rotators
The Rubens
The Ruby Tailights
The Shades
The Things
The Urges
The Walls
The Zelots
Turn
Those Pesky kids
Valerie Francis
Vamos
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Gar Veteran Member Posts:1676
| 7/20/2005 3:56 PM |
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Some pretty good acts there, alot from last year though.....I was kind of expecting some of them not to do it again. But all the better to see good acts. Looking forward to it.
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Pilchard Advanced Member Posts:699
| 7/20/2005 4:23 PM |
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i thought HWCH was one of last year's best weekend festivals - certainly well priced at 25 euros for the weekend.
one thing though - a lot of these bands played last year and, while i'm sure its about having something for everyone, is there anyone in this town who really thinks the likes of Turn, The Walls and Sack are remotely new or interesting? surely their spaces could have been given to brand new acts? anyone know why this is the case? and who picks the bands?
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mutch Basic Member Posts:392
| 7/21/2005 12:14 PM |
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Plichard, they prob needed those acts to get in the average punter dollar, as the late mr hicks might have phrased it. i know what you mean, but money is a large chunk of what its all about at the end of the day.
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off the postBasic Member Posts:284
| 7/21/2005 2:44 PM |
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Whereabouts in Dublin is the festival? Is an Oxygen kinda thing? Excuse my ignorance, don't know much about it and the website does'nt give much info on location etc.
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 7/21/2005 3:47 PM |
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It's held in a number of venues around Dublin eg. St. Michael's Church, TBMC, Eammon Dorans, Meeting House Square. I presume there will be more info over coming weeks up over at www.hwch.net
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MullyAdvanced Member Posts:849
| 7/21/2005 3:55 PM |
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Originally posted by off the post
Whereabouts in Dublin is the festival? Is an Oxygen kinda thing? Excuse my ignorance, don't know much about it and the website does'nt give much info on location etc.
his event is happening at various venues
Please check www.hwch.net for further info 100 Bands, 6 Venues, 3 Days
The Olympia, Temple Bar Music Centre,
Eamonn Dorans, The Rock Room @ Spirit Live
Pravda, Thomas Read's
Disappointing that St Micheals Church isnt being used, it was perfection. |
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mickeyjoeNew Member Posts:42
| 7/21/2005 4:16 PM |
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I would definitely recommend people to go to see 'the immediate. I saw them once, back in June and they were fantastic live, they are very different to a lot of the dublin bands around at the minute
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kierryBasic Member Posts:244
| 7/22/2005 11:33 PM |
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i'd say two thirds of that list played last year.
i wonder does this show a lack of progress?
i wonder indeed.
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milkmanBasic Member Posts:119
| 7/22/2005 11:47 PM |
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who cares
theres som cool bands playing:
66e
8 Ball
Betamax Format
Channel One
Delorentos
Dry County
Jape
Jenny Lindfors
Joe Chester
Ponies
Republic of Loose
Stanley Super 800
The Chapters
and loads of stuff to find out
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 7/24/2005 4:03 PM |
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Bands I might go see:
8 Ball - saw them support JJ72 in the Hub once. Good enough stuff.
Amazing Pilots - really good at the launch of HWCH, nice album too
Chuzzle - by far one of the best new acts in Ireland. Brilliant songs, different dramatic pop, brilliant band accomp. too
Dry County - love the EP, have yet to see them live
Leya - great new single, they were missed at Oxegen
Mainline - BRMC ripoff? shall go and see
Messiah J and the expert - OMG isn't this meant to be, like, rawk. Entertaining stuff though. Have seen them doing a bunch of support slots, considering nobody else gets a look in at a hiphop gig in Dublin
Niall James Holohan - released more albums than all of these bands put together? inventive, constant
The Bleedin Bleedins - great Boston/Irish rock and roll
The Immediate - probably the best band Dublin has produced in the last couple of years. Absolutely excellent.
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