Tickets cost €5 at the door, and come with a free copy of the new EP. Furthermore, one audience members will receive €100 in cash an Issue-72 autographed t-shirt. The show starts at 8.30pm with support by Criminal Rhythm, Waterford base trio.

The 5-track Hard Knocks will be available in all good record stores and at the band’s live shows.

Issue-72 comprises Martin Furlong, Kenny Blue, Tom Moorhouse, Evo and Darren Fitzpatrick. In 2009 they recorded their first EP Caught in a Trap.

The title track ‘Hard Knocks’ has been described as “a high-energy, fast-paced song with lyrics describing the alleged joys of modern life in Ireland”.