London is the Capital City of Rock and Popular Music and you now have the opportunity of being part of it joining tours of musical discovery with them.
In no other city will you find so much rock heritage in such a concentrated area – its been a magnet for rockers from Liverpool to Los Angeles, Manchester to Melbourne, Stockholm to Sao Paulo, Dublin to Detroit and Trenchtown to Toronto.
From the 1950s to the current day, musicians, singers, producers, bands, lyricists and writers have come to London to seek, or expand their fame and fortune And in doing so, they leave a rich and growing legacy to be discovered and enjoyed: the recording studios where classic records have been made; stars homes, apartments and, alas, death sites; instantly recognisable film and video locations, and cityscapes captured forever on classic album covers; venues small and large; clubs and pubs; sites of famed drug busts; trashed hotels; management company offices; secret rehearsal sites; street names made famous through song lyrics; and boutiques and flea-markets where global fashion trends have started.
Beatniks and Teddy Boys, Mods and Hippies, Punks and Rastas, Heavy Metal and Heart Throbs; this is a city of monumental rock landmarks where hardly a street is without a rock back-story!
Full day Tour (shared) – LR3
Morning:
Your experienced rock guide will take you to Paul McCartney’s Golden Disc-covered office and the Beatles own theatre among many other Fab Four locations. You’ll also visit ‘Tin Pan Alley’, Pink Floyd’s studio, famed rock pubs where AC/DC, U2 and The Clash all began their careers. You’ll see where the Rolling Stones, Queen and Bowie recorded their first hits and the clubs where rock was born. And of course there will be time to walk across the famous Abbey Road crossing outside the studio. There are stops and stories relating to Jimmy Page, Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, The Who, The Kinks, and more…
Afternoon:
On the afternoon tour join us at famous gig sites, rock hotels, record labels, man- agement offices and studios. Paul McCartney still lives near the famous Abbey Road recording studios with its infamous Zebra crossing which we’ll walk across. We’ll see where legendary Jimi Hendrix lived and died, the head quarters of Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones sites and the place where Freddie Mercury and Queen hung out inspiring Bohe- mian Rhapsody. Then there is Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Bowie, Sex Pistols, Bob Marley and Elton John, all personalised for you in a small group minivan tour.
Days of Operation:
April – October: Saturdays
November – March: Fridays
Tour Departs:
09.00 hrs from Duke of York Column Monument, St. James’s, London SW1Y 5AJ
Junction of Waterloo Place and Carlton House Terrace
Please wait by the base of the monument, which is at top of The Mall steps
NOTE: Clients should arrive no later than 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
