Glasgow's Legendary Music Scene: A Walking Tour in Merchant City and East End

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: 24 hours
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,…

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
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Sadie_h
May 3, 2025
Great day out - Phil our guide was full off information not only about the music culture but also our beautiful city of Glasgow. Visiting the Panopticon Music Hall was the highlight of the tour. Definitely will do the afternoon tour.
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Colin_m
Apr 30, 2025
Loved it - Loved it! Amazing information and very entertaining. Easy walking and stacks of great photo points. Highly recommended.
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Lfks
Apr 29, 2025
Wet Wet Wet, but fun fun fun. - Booked the Merchant City tour as part of my wife's 60th birthday celebrations and wasn't disappointed. Phil was knowledgeable, humorous and welcoming to all and his stories helped to keep our spirits up in spite of the rain. I have already recommended the tour to a few friends and will continue to do so. Thanks and keep up the good work.
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P5828mlandrewm
Feb 7, 2025
A must for music lovers - A brilliant tour with Phil and Fiona. Have been going to gigs in Glasgow for 30 years and still learned a lot. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and entertaining. Highly recommend.
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804gailc
Feb 6, 2025
Great informal, fun tour would definitely recommend - Fiona was fantastic and shared some great stories, it was fascinating, informative, funny and well put together. If you love music and are in Glasgow make sure you do this tour it was great fun
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N1238bjrichards
Oct 2, 2024
A top experience for music buffs - The tour was very well structured and organised, took in a significant part of older Glasgow and didn't involve that much actual walking. Phil,our guide, was incredibly knowledgable about the history and culture of all forms of popular music from the 1950's to the present day, and pointed out so many points of interest and what had gone on there. Even if you live in Glasgow you will learn an awful lot on this trip. Excellent experience and great value!
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Agegp
Aug 26, 2024
I enjoyed it - Amazing! Philip was great! He knows a lot and is really into music and Glasgow culture. The walk was brilliant! I will repeat it to catch up the things I missed up due I am not an English ( from Glasgow) speaker.
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Mairiallan
Jul 29, 2024
A musical treat - What a fabulous tour of Glasgow's music venues, full of information with lots of funny and interesting stories. We thoroughly recommend it. A real treat for music lovers.
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Fiemci
Jun 26, 2024
Great experience - Excellent tour…guide Fiona so knowledgeable…she made the tour very friendly and inclusive for everyone. Really fun and informative tour. Some great insights into Glasgow history too. Highly recommended
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437andrewi
Aug 4, 2024
It's good to walk... - Received this as a birthday present and what a present it was. Fascinating, insightful, light-hearted and thoroughly enjoyable. Our host Phil was a fountain of knowledge on the Glasgow music, folk and cultural scene. Highlight for me was a visit to the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, where Stan Laurel first performed. I didn't even know it existed. If you haven't done it then give it a go.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).