Glasgow's Legendary Music Scene: A Walking Tour in Merchant City and East End
4.9
73 Ratings
Glasgow City
Discover Glasgow's legendary music scene on a guided walking tour of iconic venues in the Merchant City and East End. Hear stories of legendary performers and learn about the city's reputation for producing brilliant bands and unforgettable shows.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- The Clutha Bar - One of Glasgow’s best loved live music pubs, this Clydeside bar is covered with murals which showcase the diversity of the city’s music scene through the years.
What's Included
- 20% discount voucher for Mono Cafe Bar food
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
Discover Glasgow’s vibrant music culture through a two-hour walking tour, highlighting famous venues in the Merchant City and East End.
Engaging and educational, this tour delivers captivating narratives about the celebrated musicians who have lived, performed, and created music in Glasgow.
With a stellar reputation for birthing exceptional bands, producing iconic music, and hosting memorable concerts, this tour seeks to reveal the how and why of Glasgow’s musical success.
Our tour guides are fervent music aficionados and contributors to Glasgow’s cultural scene.
The tour concludes at the trendy Mono Café Bar, where participants will receive a 20% discount on meals.
The tour is designed to entertain all, from novices to music connoisseurs, offering fresh perspectives and insights. Packed with interesting tales, it promises to portray a unique perspective of Glasgow to both tourists and residents.
- Please contact us to discuss any mobility issues.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please be at departure point 10 minutes prior to scheduled departure time
Location
Clutha & Victoria Bar
Bridgegate
Meet your guide outside The Clutha Bar on Stockwell Street.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(73 Ratings)
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Saraha948
Apr 13, 2024
First class tour with wonderful guide. Thoroughly recommend - Excellent tour. Phil is incredibly knowledgeable about this fascinating city & we found out loads about musical heritage of the city as well as politics, culture, architecture. Great intro to the city - thoroughly recommended
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S2936tmjone
Apr 8, 2024
Fab outing - Some unexpected gems,in venues visited,and anecdotes about artistes.
Fiona has great knowledge of Glasgow music business.
Very enjoyable experience.
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876sameerr
Oct 27, 2023
Phenomenal tour! - Im a former/sometime music journalist, and I can say that Fiona's tour of Glasgow music history and present was unparalleled in its comprehensiveness and accessiblity. We did a private tour, so we got to ask more questions than we might on a group tour, but regardless, it was phenomenal and really insightful. A fantastic way for any music fan to explore Glasgow's importance to musich history!
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Anne
Aug 14, 2023
Interesting and Enjoyable! - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour! The visit to Britannia Panopticon was a revelation! My friends and I didn’t know it existed! Fiona, our guide was excellent and her knowledge and anecdotes made the experience so interesting and memorable. We would highly recommend this Merchant City tour and we look forward to doing The Golden Mile tour at another time.
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Friok
Aug 8, 2023
Not to be missed - This was an excellent tour and I would highly recommend. The tour guide Phil was exceptional in his knowledge of the Glasgow music scene through history to the current day. An easy and relaxed pace with lots of “stories” delivered in a way that left me feeling I had learned so much whilst being entertained.. only in Glasgow can you enjoy such wonderful “patter” The tour included a visit to the old music hall which was fascinating. I will definitely return to do the afternoon tour and would happily do this one again as there is so much more to learn and enjoy Thank you Phil .. a great wee turn
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Coastal278659
Aug 6, 2023
Great tour by a great guide - Arrived a few minutes late due to train running late and world cycling event taking place in city centre.
Thankfully Phil the guide was still at the meeting point talking about the Clutha Bar etc.
Phil the guide really knows his music and this is evident in this informative tour about Glasgow, the groups and the venues.
The tour is at an easy pace and also stops at street art etc for photo opportunities.
Next time we will do the afternoon tour but would happily do the morning tour again
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Georgina_om
Jul 31, 2023
Great tour - We were very impressed by our tour guide Phil
He was funny knowledgeable and attentive.
This is a must do tour for music lovers
We learnt a lot
Thank you
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611viviennew
Jun 24, 2023
Fascinating, friendly experience. - This was a fascinating experience. I could have listened to Phil’s stories about music in Glasgow for several more hours and learned a huge amount during the tour. Both Phil and the other tour participants were really friendly and kind. I couldn’t recommend this strongly enough, whether you already live in Glasgow or are visiting. Absolutely superb.
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Neil_s
Sep 10, 2023
A new perspective on Glasgow - We really enjoyed this tour - the guide was really enthusiastic and knowledgable about the music scene in Glasgow which came across well. She managed to show us some new sights we would probably never have noticed otherwise. The time flew by
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Moniqueb0987
Aug 27, 2023
Nice walk with facts about music in Glasgow - Nice guide who has a lot of fun music facts about this district in Glasgow, and takes you past places with a story
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