London Rock Tour of Soho

What’s Included

• 2 hour walking tour of London’s Soho
• Knowledgeable, approachable & fun tourist guide
• Health & safety accredited & COVID-19 safe experience

What’s Excluded

• Food & drink
• Entry fees
• Gratuities

What To Bring

• Consider layers of clothing
• Camera
• Comfortable shoes for a leisurely walking tour

Good To Know

• Accessibility: tbc
• Note: This tour is the only tour to play records with a PRS licence. The tour does not go into any of the buildings/ venues.
• English language tour
• Tour is full health & safety accredited with the official “Good to Go” marque

No Rock tour would be complete without visiting Denmark Street. This street was once the hub of Britain’s music industry. Elton John, David Bowie, the Kinks, Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols and many, many more each have a story to tell about this street. For decades this was home, in some cases literally, to London’s music scene. 

Naturally, the tour will take you to the venues where many Rock-Gods first cut their teeth and developed their sound. These clubs include the former Marquee Club, often dubbed the most important venue in the history of modern pop music. You’ll also pass by the world-famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, a Mecca for jazz musicians. The club’s founder, Ronnie Scott was awarded an OBE for ‘services to jazz’ and this buzzing venue is still the place to go to see rising stars in the music industry.

As you walk down Gerrard Street, you’ll find out that show business isn’t always glamorous. As Led Zeppelin found out at their first rehearsal in a hot, cramped basement rammed with amplifiers. You’ll also be shown where ‘Werewolves of London’ go to get a dish of beef chow Mein, in the rain. Believe it or not, Warren Zevon was singing about a real Chinese restaurant in Gerrard Street!

Many locals will walk past unassuming little doors, hidden down alleys, and squeezed in between shops, unaware that some of the greatest records of all time were recorded in the studios within. Fortunately, your trusty guide will be sure to point them out to you.

“Soho has always encapsulated Rock ’n’ Roll so Carnaby Street was the perfect spot for our own store.” If Carnaby Street is good enough for the Rolling Stones, then it’s good enough for us to visit on our tour. From the Swinging 60s to the New Romantics, Carnaby Street has attracted the Carnabetian Army.

Throughout the tour, you’ll be entranced by anecdotes about some of the biggest names in music including the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, T-Rex, the Bee Gees, Genesis, Tina Turner, the Smiths, and more …