Rock'n'Roll London Virtual Tour

Visit iconic Rock and Roll sites in London from the comfort of your own home!

Be transported to ‘Swinging London’ and the King’s Road – where Rock and Roll royalty would mix with actors, models and artists and members of the aristocracy.

During the 1960s and 1970s London based groups and artists - The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, the Sex Pistols and many others - dominated the world, yet most started out playing in small London clubs. Soak up the creatively charge atmosphere of this now lost artists haunts on my unique virtual tour.

I will share with you the stories of the street, where rock music was heard from every building; where you could watch the pioneers of British rock and roll drinking cappuccino; the music venue with the notoriously sticky floor – where you could see acts perform in front of 200 people before they went on to ‘Stadium rock’; and the venue where Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and Cream all played in the same month!

We will visit:

• Where the Rolling Stones recorded their first album

• The former coffee bar where Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele were discovered

• The theatre where Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and Cream all played in the same month!

• The site of the infamous UFO Club – the ultimate psychedelic meeting place

• The street known as London’s Tin Pan Alley

• The pub where Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton jammed

• The pub where Rod Stewart first met Ronnie Wood

• Where members of the Sex Pistols lived and made their world debut

• where Oasis shot a famous album cover

• The Marquee Club

• Plus many more!

This is a live online tour, and that there will be a Q & A session at the end. It is a great opportunity to meet fans from around the world!

I am Richard Porter, author of the book Guide to the Beatles London; writer and presenter of The Beatles’ London’ DVD; and a guide of 30 years experience. I was the President of the London Beatles Fan Club for 10 years and was a former winner of the ‘Beatles Brain of Britain’ competition. I organised the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Beatles crossing Abbey Road, and was on the committee that erected a blue plaque to commemorate the Beatles famous ‘Rooftop concert’ at 3 Savile Row. In short, I am Super Fanatical Beatles Fan!