The Pale formed on Dublin's Northside in 1990 but drew their influences from far beyond. At the
time the band were part of the burgeoning busking scene on Dublin's Grafton street, before
advancing to performing across Ireland's many music venues and attracting the attention of a
large quantity of record labels all extremely eager to sign them.

They released their debut album ‘Here’s One We Made Earlier’ in 1992 which featured the hits
'Butterfly' and 'Dogs With No Tails' followed by tours way off the beaten path in Russia, Japan,
Eastern Europe as well as time spent touring with an alternative circus, constantly perfecting
their energetic live show that the band has become well known for. While they continued to
release a string of albums that effortlessly skip between style and genres, all the while retaining
a strong lyrical focus.

2019 saw them release the critically acclaimed album 'Merciful Hour', Followed by shows across
Ireland to promote their new album, as well as numerous festival appearances including closing
out the Friday night of Feile 19 in Tipperary. November 2019 saw their hit single 'Dogs With No
Tails' being featured in Season 2 of the BBC hit series 'The Young Offenders' which was
followed by their first UK tour in years. While recently the band celebrated 30 years in the music
industry with their first ever best of collection ‘Paleanthology’ which featured many of the bands
best known songs as well as reworkings of some of their early hits. They just finished a 30th
Anniversary nationwide tour in celebration of their debut album ‘Here’s One We Made Earlier’,
and are a constant presence on the Irish live music circuit.