Hard Working Class Heroes – 2011 Annual Showcase Festival and Conference for New Irish Music runs 6th / 7th / 8th October 100 Bands - 3 days - 6 Venues - 1 Ticket HWCH And The City returns for a third year, bringing artists out of the nighttime music venues and into additional city centre bookshops, cafes and alternative venues. HWCH And & City will present lots of free events across the 3 days of the festival. These are not to be missed all-ages opportunities to check out your favourite Irish bands in very intimate and up-close surroundings. The HWCH Convention begins tomorrow [Thursday 6th] at 5pm with the first BandTips session taking place downstairs in Filmbase. The industry panels start on Friday at 2pm in The Button Factory with the first panel being Meet The Geeks followed at 3.30pm with The A Team. For all the details on the convention and … There’s more →