Third Smoke’s Joe O’Connor, Chris Rocks, Hugh Donlon and Niall Clarke
Up and coming Dundalk band Third Smoke are through to the final stages of Hot Press magazine’s Big Break Competition, which will feature the winning band on the front cover.
The local act were named in the top five along with Kodakid, Katie Laffan, Miracle Bell and The Scenes following tens of thousands of votes from Hot Press readers.
Third Smoke are made up of Hugh Donlon (rhythm guitar/lead vocals), Joe O’Connor (lead guitar/backing vocals), Chris Rocks (drums/backing vocals) and Niall Clarke (bass/backing vocals).
The quartet – who formed in August 2009 – have already sold out venues such as the Academy in Dublin and The Spirit Store in Dundalk and recently played at the Vantastival festival in Bellurgan Park.
The final five will now submit two additional tracks for consideration by the team of judges, with the winners being announced in the next issue of Hot Press.
You can watch the video to their track People Are Messy below…
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