Manchester Music Walking Tour: Uncover the City's Iconic Musical Heritage

Embark on a Manchester music walking tour and trace the footsteps of legendary bands like The Smiths and Oasis. Dive into diverse neighborhoods and uncover hidden stories from passionate guides.

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Manchester - Embark on a captivating Manchester music walking tour to immerse yourself in the city’s rich musical history. Traverse iconic venues where legendary bands like The Smiths and Oasis emerged. Explore the vibrant neighborhoods that inspired iconic songs, discovering the beating heart of a city that shaped the global music scene.
What's Included
  • Expert local guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Embark on a Manchester music walking tour for an immersive odyssey through the city’s unparalleled musical heritage. See the locations of iconic venues, tracing the footsteps of legendary bands like The Smiths and Oasis. Dive into diverse neighborhoods that birthed movements, feeling the pulse of Madchester in the Northern Quarter. Uncover hidden…

Location
M2 3WS
Lower Mosley Street
Meet your guide 10 minutes prior to the start of the tour outside the entrance of The Bridgewater Hall Lower Mosley Street Manchester M2 3WS.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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C2599njchristianm
Feb 23, 2026
excellent - Jonathan knows everything about Manchester music from The Buzzcocks to Lisa Stanfield which is a huge gap. He tells good anecdots , we enjoyed every bit of it. Thank you Jonathan
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Philip
Feb 3, 2026
Supersonic experience, highly recommend. - Fantastic tour around Manchester. Jonathan was very knowledgeable and had lots of interesting and amusing stories. Good value for money. Highly recommend doing this tour and would do another tour when I come back to Manchester
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Maximusn2026
Feb 2, 2026
A Manchester Must - A must for any Manchester Music fan! Jonathan was such an excellent guide: he brought a speaker, told jokes and stories, and provided fun facts and tidbits about bands from the 60's and onward! He even gave me a couple quotes one-on-one after the tour. 10/10 experience.
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Shimrod66
Dec 23, 2025
Heavenly Manchester - Manchester music is heaven of course and Rose gave us a heavenly feeling during this tour. great places, wonderfull stories. Thanx very much Rose. Gr. Marjan and Eric Holland
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693edur
Nov 8, 2025
An essential tour for lovers of britpop and indie - We did the music tour of Manchester and it was an amazing experience. If you like Oasis, The Smiths, Joy Division, Stone Roses and all the music culture that has come out of this city, this tour is mandatory.
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Sightsee05412778438
Sep 28, 2025
Manchester Music tour - Jonathons Manchester music tour was really informative and interesting and fun with a bit of music thrown in too. As a big music fan, I enjoyed seeing the old venues around Manchester that bands played in, in the 80s/90s!
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Q2632xbhannahc
Sep 10, 2025
Informative and fun - Really fun and interesting guided walk. Friendly guide who pushed on despite the rain. I would recommend this to others
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Julieta_s
Aug 5, 2025
An endearing experience - I loved the experience! exceeded my expectations in many ways. The guide is endearing, with the typical great English sense of humor. The content of the tour and the information provided has also been of great quality, with very interesting original data. The number of people per group is also nice, we were between 8-10 people and it was fun to chat and walk while learning about the local music scene Unfortunately I didn’t keep the name of the guide, but I thank you very much for the memory I have left of this tour and Manchester 🩷🐝
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Trailblazer452465
Nov 16, 2025
Great tour and great way to explore the city - Fabulous loved the tour, we enjoyed seeing the city this way and it was a great insight into the amazing Manchester music scene through the years 😀
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Jim
Nov 15, 2025
Nice tour but hard to hear - Good walk around Manchester Central. Interesting sites to see, although some are just a new building at a historic music site, so the original could not be seen. Maybe an iPad w old photos would be helpful. The guide was nice and had interesting narrations but there was too much ambient noise (street noise, music at hotel bar, etc) that some of it couldn’t be heard, especially if you weren’t standing next to him. He also didn’t have a Q&A session at the end which would have been nice.
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From $30
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).