The Irish Rock 'n' Roll Museum Experience — Attraction in Dublin

I give it six stars, turn the volume to 11, and raise my lighter in salute!

The Irish Rock 'n' Roll Museum Experience with our tour guide Alan was an absolute blast. We stumbled in with no expectations because things like that sometimes suck. However, this deep dive into music nerd paradise was the exact opposite – a hidden treasure of tourist gold.

As soon as Alan, a cardigan-clad rockstar among tour guides, showed up, we knew this was going to be a gig to remember.

While there is plenty of rock 'n' roll memorabilia on display, it's more of an experience than a museum. Visiting the dark rehearsal studios (and jamming if that's your thing), walking the dank hallways and emerging onstage (no crowd surfing advised), and gazing on the same vintage recording equipment so many rock legends have used to craft their art that continues to inspire generations on, left us awestruck and happy.

Alan exuded a true fan’s passion for rock 'n' roll that was contagious. His knowledge about the history of rock – Irish and otherwise — and the stories behind the artists was fascinating. His warmth and keen Irish humor kept us enthralled and entertained. Although music is a universal language, apparently English (Irish?) is not. Alan ensured that the German-speaking couple on our tour got full access to the deep tracks by recruiting a willing intern to translate on the fly.

My friends, if you have even a sliver of love for rock 'n' roll pulsating in your veins, the Irish Rock 'n' Roll Museum Experience with our tour guide Alan is an absolute must. I give it six stars, turn the volume to 11, and raise my lighter in salute! It's a shining supernova in the vast rock 'n' roll universe, and you don't...

It's really not much of a museum but rather the personal collection of the memorabilia that one of the owners has gathered over the years. The building is a rehearsal space still in use by many amateur bands and in the past by some of Ireland's biggest acts, including U2. A tour guide will take you through about 6 rooms where you will hear some mostly accurate stories about some of the bands that used the space but you will mostly just be told the names of which acts have used the rehearsal space at one time or another in their early careers or that performed in the venue attached next door. You'll see some old road cases and equipment that weren't owned by any of the acts in the stories, but you will see a pair of Michael Jackson's pajamas. In one rehearsal room you'll see some U2 memorabilia that was mostly purchased, and in the final space (part of the old recording studio) you'll see some of Phil Lynott's instruments and some Thin Lizzy tour jackets along with a decommissioned Neve mixing board. That was exciting for me but I didn't learn anything new about Thin Lizzy's history or about the recording process in the old studio.

Unless you're completely bored or a rabid U2 or Thin Lizzy fan, I would recommend you skip the Rock 'n' Roll museum. The information offered is less than what one would find on a Wikipedia page and the memorabilia (framed records and a couple of autographs) could be found in any motivated collector's stash.

On another note do go find the Phil Lynott memorial statue a few...

Wow oh wow! What a Tour! Emily was fantastic and very knowledgeable, we visited from North wales and if you are into your rock history, this is a must, being a huge Thin Lizzy fan we visted today, the tour starts with going through some very famous artists enriched in Irish heretidge, Artists such as U2, Thin Lizzy, the Pouges, The cranberries, Rory Gallagher plus many many more are all brought to life, then on to the U2 room, which not being the biggest U2 fan myself I shyed away from this one however there are some great stories to be told. Then it was a short film delving deeper into all the amazing artists that Ireland has produced over the years. Then we were asked if there was any musicians in the group, I put my hand up and could not contain the fact that I have been playing guitar since I was 9, and started belting out a host of Lizzy songs, Emily the guide asked if I had Irish roots, but sadly my only link to Ireland is my name haha. We were cutting time really fine by this point as our taxi was Picking us up for the airport shortly, Emily was so accommodating, we quickly had a look at the stage set and as she didn’t want me to miss the Thin Lizzy room she took us to that and gave us a brilliant guide of Thin Lizzy and Phil Lynott and after that she shook our hand. Emily was fantastic and this tour is not...