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Liverpool Music Tour: Iconic Insights
5.0
51 Ratings
Merseyside
Explore Liverpool’s musical legacy with icons Pete Hooton or Keith Mullin. Discover secrets, enjoy a guided tour, and chat over a free drink.
Explore Liverpool’s musical legacy with icons Pete Hooton or Keith Mullin. Discover secrets, enjoy a guided tour, and chat over a free drink.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts - Begin the tour at LIPA, established by Paul McCartney, in the very building where he attended school.
- Liverpool - Enjoy a specially curated tour of central Liverpool’s unique sites. This tour explores locations off the beaten path and shares Brian’s journey as part of a global music phenomenon in the…
- Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts - Begin the tour at LIPA, established by Paul McCartney, in the very building where he attended school.
- Liverpool - Enjoy a specially curated tour of central Liverpool’s unique sites. This tour explores locations off the beaten path and shares Brian’s journey as part of a global music phenomenon in the 1980s. Discover hidden gems not typically seen by tourists and hear exclusive stories. Visit gig venues, recording studios, pubs, hangouts, and more during this leisurely walk. Explore the largest studio complex outside of London and the first UK Superclub that revolutionized dance music in the UK. Additionally, visit the site of Probe Records, the hub for Liverpool’s second wave of bands in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Tour the Ministry Rehearsal Rooms and Crash rehearsal rooms, where bands like Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Farm, The La’s, Space, Cast, Flock of Seagulls, China Crisis, The Zutons, The Lightning Seeds, The Wombats, and Shack practiced.
- Mathew Street - Conclude the tour with a personal conversation with your musical icon over a complimentary drink at a renowned pub in central Liverpool. Here, you can relax, ask questions, take photos, or have memorabilia signed. You will also receive a complimentary piece of memorabilia.
What's Included
- Services of your iconic guide
- Services of your iconic guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities (optional)
- Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information
Liverpool is renowned globally for its rich musical heritage, most famously The Beatles. Yet, this vibrant musical city has consistently produced a stream of talent both before and after the Beatlemania era, a story that is only now being fully explored.
This exciting new experience provides an exclusive insider perspective of Liverpool through the eyes…
Liverpool is renowned globally for its rich musical heritage, most famously The Beatles. Yet, this vibrant musical city has consistently produced a stream of talent both before and after the Beatlemania era, a story that is only now being fully explored.
This exciting new experience provides an exclusive insider perspective of Liverpool through the eyes of a music legend guiding the tour. The tour is conducted by either Pete Hooton (lead singer) or Keith Mullin (guitarist) from the 90s band The Farm. Participants will uncover little-known secrets of the city and learn about their personal musical journeys to stardom.
Enjoy a guided tour of locations connected to their personal and musical paths in central Liverpool. Gain exclusive insights unavailable elsewhere. This small group walking tour, accommodating no more than 12 guests, is a relaxed, leisurely-paced experience. Additionally, there will be an opportunity to converse with your music icon at the conclusion of the tour.
Location
L1 9HF
Meet 10 minutes prior to the tour outside the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, Mount St L1 9HF (approx 15-min walk from Lime Street Station). Meet by the suitcases on Hope St. If it rains you can shelter in the entrance area of LIPA 30 seconds walk from the suitcases.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(51 Ratings)
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Lyndyliverpool
Jan 5, 2026
Not to be missed - Best day out - as a family of 7 siblings we took our oldest brother as part of his 60th birthday celebrations - we were not disappointed. We learnt so much about the Liverpool music scene, and Liverpool in general. Peter was so knowledgeable on everything - absolutely fantastic day out - I don’t recommend many things, but this, I do.
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Martinha1294th
Oct 19, 2025
Top tour , top guide - I travelled down from Newcastle with my girlfriend yesterday for this event.Had a great time with a great host Peter Hooton.An interesting tour of music venues from the past with a smattering of interesting fact about Liverpools heritage.Im a music bore and Peter was happy to engage in conversation , answering my never ending barrage of questions that no doubt he has heard a million times before.Plenty of interesting person stories from Peter too.To top it all off , he came for a few pints after and made everyone feel included and welcome.A free signed lyric sheet too ! 10/10
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121chrisy
Oct 19, 2025
Yesterday's tour - Went on the tour yesterday with Pete, the stories, personal tales, music history was fascinating and captivating. Pete is so keen to tell his stories from his and the bands journey over such a progressive and transformative time in Liverpools music scene.
Never is the tour rushed, hurried or are your questions glossed over. Pete is full of history of the city and the music scene and he could fill days of time with information and fun anecdotes.
The tour finished with a pint all together ( now ) soz.
Dont miss this tour, it's a belter!
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267gertjanv
Aug 25, 2025
Unforgettable! - What a must do for music lovers!
The four of us have made this unforgettable music tour with host Pete (singer of the Farm) and we enjoyed it so much! Particularly nice extra information that you rarely to never read is heard here and visiting the locations where it all happened in the 60/70/80/90 ties makes it very special. Clearly, the love that host Pete feels for the locations and the accompanying musical memories. The tour confirms what we secretly thought: Liverpool is special, the soul of music and its inhabitants lives on in the streets of this wonderful city!
Thanks again Pete for this fantastic day!
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Odyssey45598404012
Aug 25, 2025
Fantastic - Best tour we've ever had. Seen a lot, heard a lot and information that is not widely known. Also important: Pete is very pleasant company, a particularly fine man. The tour does justice to a beautiful music that must be kept alive and honored. It is a wonderful memory for us. Would highly recommend it!
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Sarahty1135wq
Aug 17, 2025
Excellent tour of Liverpool.s musical history - Due to a scheduling mishap, we ended up on a private tour, just me and my husband with Pete Hooton. This was a fantastic way to explore the city if you’re interested in music. It’s a fantastic mix of history that surfaces more obscure Beatles history along with the emergence of other music styles and artists, some you will have heard of, others less so, but their stories are important in the evolution of the music scene. As a host Pete was incredibly passionate and knowledgeable telling stories based on his own experiences as well as the historical facts. Highly recommended.
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Voyager30920146129
Jun 28, 2025
A great way to delve into the what’s what of Liverpool culture. - Went on this tour last summer (2024) with a couple of mates. It added to and turned out to be part of one of those brilliant summer afternoons and nights that happen now and again.
Thoroughly enjoyable and informative, Peter absolutely knows is stuff, he’s been there and done it and it adds to a brilliant couple of hours.
It brought back loads of brilliant memories of music, bands and venues and also loads of really interesting facts and information about the culture of a great city.
Couldn’t recommend this tour highly enough, it was brilliant. Do it.
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K451aqgillb
May 18, 2025
Brilliant!! - Absolutely brilliant!!! Lived in Liverpool all my life and learned so much! Peter was so funny and very interesting! The little stories he told were amazing. Thank you so much! Highly recommend x
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A5186dhroseh
May 17, 2025
A true icon in every sense of the word! - What an incredible depth of knowledge about our music scene here in Liverpool from Pete. A very enjoyable sunny and warm personality from this great man from the farm.
You will certainly not be disappointed with this very knowledgable informative reminiscing account of the different groups such as Echo and the Bunnyman, The House Martins and even one of my all time favourites Deaf School. Could have fallen down with shock when he mentioned Betty Bright married too Suggs and there you go that made it for me. A truly inspirational afternoon for us and we had Pete recapturing some funny accounts of how newspapers mix up accounts of what actually happened between The Farm and the band Oasis and their so called rivalry.
I wouldn’t hesitate to book this encapsulating personality from Peter he truly takes so much pride in his accounts and puts them across in a comical way with loads of quips.
I even covered 10,000 steps in 2 plus hours so I’m asking Peter for new soles for my trainers as they have worn out. I have even re christened him Pete Plaque and all will be revealed when you book this fabulous music Icon experience.
A truly memorable afternoon spent in excellent company and rounded off having a drink in an old traditional pub with all its gorgeous original features so nostalgic and coupled with the fabulous atmosphere who could ask for more not me that’s for sure!
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Upsetneil2022
Apr 27, 2025
a brilliant tour - a fabulous tour indeed with Peter Hooton , so many things i discovered and seen ! i highly recommend this tour ! i might even go again sometime !!!!
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