The Sex Pistols and Punk Music Walking Tour is a two-hour walk through Soho and Covent Garden, visiting the clubs, pubs and streets where British punk exploded between 1975 and 1978.
Availability: Public Tours: Friday at 2:30pm and Thursday and Sunday at 11:30am (January - December) Private Tours:Mon, Tue, Wed at 11am and 2:30pm, Thu at 2:30pm, Fri and Sun at 11am
Ages: Adult Only
Duration: 2 hours
Tour Type: Walking Tour Tour
Language: English
| Adult Per person | £25 |
Relive the birth of British punk on this two-hour Sex Pistols and Punk Music Walking Tour through the streets of Soho and Covent Garden.
Between 1975 and 1978, a small group of bands, fans and fashion designers turned the music world upside down. Your guide will take you to the rehearsal rooms, art school, pubs, clubs and venues where the Sex Pistols, The Clash and their followers created the sound and look of punk.
Along the way, see where the Pistols played their first gig supporting a band whose bass player became Adam Ant, the street where they lived and rehearsed, and their favourite cheap pub. Hear how a strip club gig was staged as a publicity stunt, how a TV interview made them front-page news, and the story of the night Sid Vicious ended up in prison.
The Sex Pistols and Punk Music Walking Tour also visits the sites of the short-lived clubs that became the home of punk, the original home of a legendary rock venue, and the market where punk fans bought their records.
The tour ends at the famous club that hosted punk’s most famous festival in 1976, close to where Malcolm McLaren once had his office.
Meet your guide
Meet your guide and hear how punk began as a fashion before it became a music.
Britain’s Tin Pan Alley
Visit the famous music street where the Sex Pistols lived and rehearsed, and hear about the drawings they left on the walls.
The Pistols’ first gig
See the former art school where the Sex Pistols played their first ever gig in November 1975.
A later legendary venue
Pass the pub that was home to a famous rock club in the late 80s and 90s, where Radiohead, Coldplay and the Red Hot Chili Peppers played.
Punk’s first home
Visit the site of the short-lived club that opened with The Clash on New Year’s Day 1977 and became the centre of the punk scene.
The Pistols’ local
Stop at the cheap pub where the Sex Pistols and art students drank, and hear the story behind “Pretty Vacant”.
Punk record shopping
See the site of the market where young punks hung out buying records.
A church hall gig
Visit the church hall where the Sex Pistols played in 1976, and hear about the TV interview that made them notorious.
A publicity stunt
See the site of the strip club where the Pistols played in 1976 to try to get noticed by the music press.
The original rock club
Pass the site of the legendary club where the Pistols supported Eddie and the Hot Rods, leading to their first review in the music press.
From soul club to punk venue
See the site of the soul club that became one of punk’s most famous venues.
Punk’s famous festival
The tour ends at the legendary club that hosted the 1976 punk festival, where Sid Vicious was arrested, near the site of Malcolm McLaren’s office.
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