Join Free Tours By Foot on London's first free Rock n' Roll tour experience!
This is not just a tour, but a "bucket list" worthy journey through the beginning of the Swingin' Sixties movement up to the present day.
London has long been the epicenter of the Rock n' Roll world and this nostalgic tour will take you on a journey through performances, recordings, album covers, and legendary gigs - both firsts and lasts!
You'll get the behind-the-scenes stories of infamous nights out, lives, loves, and the tragedies and triumphs of some of music's iconic legends.
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TIP: You can also take this tour any time you wish with our GPS-led audio tour. Here's a sample.
Expect rockstars, punks, goth, the hippie movement, mods and rockers, jazz legends, and forays into the history of London's blue, trance, and reggae scenes.
Expect to hear about The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Eric Clapton, The Sex Pistols, The Cure, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Prince, The Small Faces, Queen, Carly Simon, U2 and Bob Marley - just to name a few!
Sites Visited:
- The Scotch of St. James: The location of Jimi Hendrix's first appearance on a London stage
- Former Indica Gallery: Where John Lennon met Yoko Ono
- Burlington Arcade: Where Paul McCartney is allowed to whistle - but nobody else is!
- Saville Row: Where the Beatles played their final gig and bought their tailor-made suits
- Heddon Street: The setting for the "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" album artwork
- The Bag o'Nails: Where Paul met Linda and where Fleetwood Mac began
- Carnaby Street: The heartbeat of the swinging 60's where The Clash and the Sex Pistols partied together
- Spirit of Soho Mural: Inspired by the St. Pepper album cover, this mural depicts noteworthy soho residents from the past 300 years
- Berwick Street: Seen on the cover of "What's the Story Morning Glory?"
- Sounds of the Universe: Where the Rolling Stones were formed
- The Marquee Club: The site of what was once the world's most famous music venue
- Trident Studios: The recording location for some of the world's most recognisable songs by legendary artists like Elton John, Queen, the Beatles and more
- Ronnie Scott's: An iconic jazz venue which hosted performances by Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald (and more) that is still swinging today
- The Flamingo Club: The site of a long-lost venue that played host to musical royalty throughout the 50's and 60's
Tour information
Reservations: Click here to reserve.
Where: Outside Boots the Chemist, underneath the famous neon lights and signs next to Piccadilly Circus Underground Station (exit 1)(map).
The tour ends near Leicester Square.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours.
When: View our full tour calendar.
Cost: This tour is free to take, and you get to decide what, if anything, the tour was worth when it's done. A name-your-own-price tour is a tour for anyone's budget.
Save even more money with a London tourist discount card. Be sure to check out our other tours in London.