The Breaking Stage showcase is set to return to HMV stores this August with a stellar line-up of new homegrown talent.

The events, run in association with Breakingtunes and First Music Contact, will be held in HMV Grafton Street and HMV Belfast at 1pm on Fridays and Saturdays respectively.

Breaking Stage gives new artists a chance to have their music heard and to have their albums stocked and sold prominently within the stores.

Check out the Dublin and Belfast line-ups below:

HMV GRAFTON STREET, DUBLIN- FRIDAYS AT 1PM
Friday August 1 – Cormac O Caoimh
Friday August 8 – CodaÍ – 
Friday August 15 – Groom
Friday August 22 – I Have a Tribe 
Friday August 29 – Toy Soldier
HMV BELFAST- SATURDAYS AT 1PM
Saturday August 2 – In An Instant 
Saturday August 9 – Dani
Saturday August 16 – Team RKT
Saturday August 23 – Silences 
Saturday August 30 – The Rising