The trail consists of 22 plaques erected at a site that was significant in the development of their musical careers.

• The Hothouse Flowers
Tobins, now called The Duke, is where the band used to exchange money made from busking for pints of Guinness!

• Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats)
The Boomtown Rats met regularly at Bewley’s of Grafton Street. And this is where Bob wrote Rat Trap.

• Dave Fanning
DJ Dave Fanning performed weekly at the site formerly known as McGonagles in the late 70’s - the main venue for all major punk and new wave acts.

• The Corrs
The Corrs played one of their first live indoor Dublin gigs at HMV Grafton Street.

• The Furey Brothers
The Furey Brothers and Davy Arthur busked regularly outside HMV on Grafton Street during the early days of their career.

• Chris De Burgh
Captain Americas was the venue where Chris De Burgh began his career as a solo entertainer for diners after he left Trinity College.

• Christy Moore
One of Ireland’s leading artists, Christy Moore had many memorable record-breaking performances at the Gaiety Theatre.

• The Dubliners
The Dubliners were formed around 1962 in the back bar of O’Donoghue’s.

• Moving Hearts
Upstairs in Baggot Inn the Hearts wrote, arranged and rehearsed their music. Downstairs, they gigged it.

• Mary Black
The Olympia, a fine old theatre, with great atmosphere, is Mary Black’s favourite place to perform.

• The Cranberries
The Cranberries played their first Dublin gig at this site, formerly the Rock Garden.

• Sinead O’Connor
The Bad Ass Café is where Sinead O’Connor worked during her early days in the Dublin Rock scene.

• Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott made one of his most famous videos, Old Town on the famous Ha’penny Bridge in Dublin.

• Paul Brady
Paul Brady began his career as a regular performer at Slattery’s.

• Boyzone
Boyzone became Ireland’s first boy band to break it internationally. Before fame got them kicking their heels up, their front man, Ronan Keating, worked as an assistant in Korky’s shoe shop. Hot Press Irish Music Hall of Fame Founded in 1977, Hot Press is the bible of music and youth culture in Ireland. The Irish Music Hall of Fame was established by Hot Press in 1999.

• Westlife
The Red Box was the venue where chart-topping boy band Westlife held some of their very first rehearsals.

• The Chieftans.
St Catherine’s Church was where The Chieftans played their first live gig.