Formed in 2005 Hassle Merchants have become one of Irelands “must see acts”. Whether staging one of their own street gigs, a “Merchantsville” club night or touring the UK, they bring their own brand of energy fuelled alternative punk where ever they go. A band known for their relentless gigging and adrenaline filled live shows, They were crowned Connected magazines “Band of the Year” in 2007 while also packing the stage at the Hard Working Class Heroes festival the same year.
In 2008 they released their debut single The Indie War which received airplay on Phantom FM, 2FM and Today FM. and reaching No. 2 in the downloadmusic.ie charts, Before fininishing off the year with a string of festival dates which included Life, Solas and Knockanstockan festivals. The start of 2009 saw them record a 2FM Live Session for Dan Hegartys show and return to the stage armed with an arsenal of new material.
~PRESS QUOTES~
"Hassle Merchants are a highly professional four piece who play cool 1977 style new wave in the style of The Lurkers, The Clash or Chelsea" ~ News of the World
“One of Ireland's hardest working and most vital live acts” ~ Adam White ~ Connected Magazine
"Music fans searching for a band that can mix and match trash, punk, psychedelia and grunge, as the mood suits, will find balance in Hassle Merchants" ~ Eva Hall ~ The Ballyfermot Press
“The venue was packed and the atmosphere literally buzzed with anticipation, a sure sign of the band’s cult status” ~ Niamh Doolan ~ Connected Magazine
"Dublin's Hassle Merchants are one of Irelands most thrilling live acts" ~ Brian Marconi ~ The Irish Mail on Sunday
“Quite awesome” ~ Una Mullally ~ UnaRocks (Blog), The Sunday Tribune
“ BLOODY GOOD. Go see them. Now.” “Reminiscent of Black Flag and early Clash” ~ 12 White Lines ~ Music Blog
“If theres a band to get out of bed for, Hassle Merchants are it.” ~ Adam White ~ Connected Magazine
"Relentlessly gigging, Hassle Merchants are one of the most hard-working bands in Ireland with their own pace of progress." ~ Naomi McArdle ~ Off Her Rocker (Blog), Hotpress.
PRESS INFO and
BOOKINGS - hasslemerchants@yahoo.com
Or PH +353 (0) 851459175
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Well Boys, we are playing Thomas House, Thomas Street, this Thursday with Triple Drop and The Ralphs, three euro for three bands and a demo, cool if ye could make it down, nice wan, Pa.
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