One of the many amazing things about Bristol is its wicked music scene. In this fully outdoor tour with distancing observed throughout take a trip down memory lane and stroll around the cityβs iconic music venues.
Visit much-loved venues and locations including The Locarno, Hippodrome, Louisiana,- hear all about the famous acts who played there. From The Beatles, Sinatra, to Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, these stars' greatness knows no end. Stop by The Dug Out on Park Row where in the mid-80s, the Bristol music scene kicked off with Wild Bunch and Daddy G.
Your tour will be led by rock fan and former music manager John. He knows all the inside stories behind the greatest rockβnβroll venues in town. Find out how these legendary venues helped shape Bristol today.
Walk ends near The Corn Exchange on Corn Street.
The walk includes some steep steps so please contact the Host re any mobility concerns. Thank you
Minimum fitness level required.
Age restrictions: 16+
Adult | Β£9 |
Student | Β£7 |
Senior Citizen | Β£7 |
Concession (NHS) | Β£7 |
I had this experience as a birthday gift. I went with my wife. Excellent tour. The guide was very...
John was brilliant and so knowledgeable. We had such a fun Sunday afternoon. Thankyou
Excellent tour, loads of information and great guide
Very informative & interesting
I had this experience as a birthday gift. I went with my wife. Excellent tour. The guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the Bristol music scene. He was enthusiastic and easy to hear.
The guided tour of Bristol music sites also included Bristol history.
A great gift and good value. We would recommend to music lovers and people interested in Bristol history . A trip down memory lane for some.
John was brilliant and so knowledgeable. We had such a fun Sunday afternoon. Thankyou
Excellent tour, loads of information and great guide
Very informative & interesting
Really enjoyed the afternoon thanks. Very informative walk around a beautiful city
Bought as a gift for my dad. He thoroughly enjoyed it
Brilliant tour and such a knowledgeable and interesting tour guide
Very good tour. Guide very informative.
Would recommend.
Really great tour, funny tour guide and genuinely interesting things you wonβt find on Google!
It was a really good way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Iβve come away from it knowing far more about Bristolβs rich musical history and a few facts to entertain my friends with on a night out. My partner and I were younger than most others there, but we were made to feel very welcome and included.
I took my Dad for a Father's Day present and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. So good to walk around Bristol and be able to learn new things and also reminisce. The host was brilliant - so knowledgeable and approachable.
John was a great host - very easy to engage with and he had many of the same interests as ourselves. Very informative and for me, a great trip down memory lane.
Excellent host, extremely knowledgeable and easy going with a good sense of humour.
Great way to spend Sunday afternoon
As a resident of Bristol I didnβt think I would learn anything newβ¦.. interesting and knowledgeable Host and a great afternoon
Interesting and informative. John was a great tour guide
Brilliant host, extremely knowledgeable. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.
John was very informed, enthusiastic and did a really good tour. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Bristol's musical history.
John was a brilliant guide, knowledgeable and informative but approachable and friendly too. We both thoroughly enjoyed the session and will quite happily do it again. Many thanks.
Great stuff - highly recommended.
Thoroughly enjoyed this tour. John was a super knowledgable host with great tales of the Bristol music scene. Bought as a Fatherβs Day present but was enjoyed by all. Will be booking onto the haunted and hidden Bristol walking tour too. Thanks John!
John was an amazingly knowledgeable guide who was equipped with anecdotes as well as amazing photos of places how they used to be - just fascinating. It was easy to visualise how these places must have looked in their heyday and the atmospheres the created. Very grateful to John and to my daughter for gifting me the experience!
Really knowledgeable and friendly host. This is our third time on one of his walks
John is a great host with expert knowledge and a great sense of humour and makes all guests feel welcome. A great experience with our friends!
Really enjoyed the tour and found it really interesting and enlightening about Bristol! Would recommend it to friends.
Brilliant and informative tour, with a friendly tour guide. We were allowed to take our 2 dogs on the walk, the guide was so lovely to them, gave them lots of fuss and even dog biscuits! I would recommend this tour and tour guide, both were great.
Great experience - would highly recommend John! Very informative. Thank you very much :)
Really great tour with a really well informed and considerate host/ guide. It was a real pleasure being there.
This tour was a Christmas Present and although it was cold January Sunday, it was a fun and very interesting tour. From which I found lots of interesting information and Iβve lived in and around Bristol all my Life.
This was great. John was brilliant and we found out so much about the city weβve lived in for years!
I bought this for my parents as a gift and would definitely recommend to others.
A really great afternoon - very entertaining and informative.
Really enjoyed the tour
My father and I thoroughly enjoyed Johnβs walk and talk. The hostβs impressive knowledge and experience in the Bristol music scene, both past and present made this a really enjoyable and fascinating couple of hours.. lovely guy too!
For music and history lovers this is a must; I cannot recommend enough.
Thanks John!
Excellent and knowledgeable host, very personable.
Had an absolutely great time. Bit of a different treat for my husband 80th Birthday celebrations. John, our host, was excellent, full of interesting facts, covering both early music as well as recent. His generosity, humour and obvious love for the subject and his city is clear to see. Would recommend and go again.... more please!!
As usual John gave an interesting walk with his fun humour we all enjoy
John is a very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and entertaining guide. Learnt so much about the music and music locations around Bristol, that have now sadly gone. Really recommend this tour to locals and visitors.
We had a great tour with John. Really interesting and ve dry entertaining. We learnt things about Bristol we didnβt know and would definitely recommend this walk. Thanks John π
This was given to me as a gift. I had a great time and learnt a lot. John was full of information and lead the group well. He was amusing and always informative. The walk was just the right length of time and I really enjoyed it. Recommended to all.
Really good tour. Compliments the haunted tour we did previously. Same host = good tour by John
Flat shoes, Please note there are some large steps that we walk down at the start of the tour. Please message the guide re any mobility questions, thank you.
Closest bus stop: The Triangle
Tour ends on Corn Street Bristol
John is a seasoned Bristol tour guide with nearly 20 years of experience sharing the cityβs hidden stories. His award-winning Haunted and Hidden tour blends eerie local history with sharp humour and has been featured on TVβs Most Haunted and BBC's Point's West earning TripAdvisorβs Certificate of Excellence in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Post-lockdown, he launched RockβnβRoll Walking Tours, celebrating Bristolβs vibrant music scene, shaped by his decades as a promoter and band manager.
His latest venture, the TV & Film Walking Tour of Bristol, takes guests through iconic filming locations while sharing behind-the-scenes tales and celebrity stories. With his deep local knowledge and engaging storytelling, John continues to offer entertaining and original ways to explore the city.
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