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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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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B1684ijtomv
Jun 23, 2024
For a music fan, this is a don’t miss experience - Fiona’s tour of Merchant City Music was informative and entertaining. Her knowledge and passion for the people and places behind Glasgow’s UNESCO world heritage music designation was woven into a series of engaging stories told as we quickly walked around the area. Our group had a number of music lovers and she made an effort to include everyone in the conversation. What made it stellar was the hidden gems you can only learn about on this tour. For a music fan, this is a don’t miss experience.
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Filovestravel
Jun 10, 2024
Fab city tour - enjoyable & informative! - Great tour to see the city & hear the fascinating music culture and history. Phil the tour guide was a brilliant storyteller and getting to visit the world’s oldest music hall was interesting! You also get to see a lot of the Glasgow mural trail while on the tour.
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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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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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B947ddalans
Apr 24, 2024
Worth the walk! - Great couple of hours spent on a Saturday morning, on the walking tour, probably made better with a sunny day. Very good and informative tour guide, really enjoyed actually taking time to notice the venues, as we have passed them hundreds of times and never took the time to take in what Glasgow has. Would definitely recommend this tour, for anyone with an interest in Glasgow’s history, the music interest is a plus.
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