Soho Punk Tour: Experience the Birthplace of British Punk with Aidan McManus

Experience the birthplace of British punk on the Soho Punk Tour with guide Aidan McManus. Explore iconic clubs, historic sites, and meet seminal punk characters. Join now!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Soho - See legendary sites where punk gestated and grew into the worldwide phenomenon it became
What's Included
  • In-depth tour commentary
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Punk in the UK originated in Kings Road Chelsea and matured in various clubs and pubs of Soho and nearby locations. During the mid-seventies, Soho had a distinct character. Join the tour guided by Aidan McManus and step into the vibrant past as he introduces you to the iconic punk players and locations.
The clubs like Marquee, Vortex, 100 Club, Roxy,…

Location
Oxford Street
Outside Exit 1, opposite The Flying Horse Pub
Cancellation Policy

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

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137alistairj
Feb 9, 2025
Excellent tour. Would definitely recommend - An excellent guided tour around Soho. Aidan really knows his stuff and gives great insights. He is obviously very passionate about the origins of the UK punk scene. We were in a small group so there were lots of discussions along the way do the tour felt like a walk with mates from the pub.
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Oliviap894
Feb 2, 2025
What a great day! - Aidan was fantastic! We took my dad to the Punk Walking tour as a Christmas present and he absolutely loved it. Aidan is very knowledgable, passionate and engaging. Thanks for a great day!
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Rolandhollistx
Feb 1, 2025
Amazing Music History - My American friend and I booked this trip after being inspired by a Damned show in Camden in Dec 2024. The tour was amazing! Our guide took us all over Soho and Covent garden and told us so many amazing stories of the glory days of punk rock. He was a teenager when all this stuff went down in London and he was a super dan at the time, so he had a great first hand perspective on things. I would recommend to anyone who loves this music and this part of London history!
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Mobile07079078646
Jan 30, 2025
Amazing tour - Absolutely LOVED the tour! If you’re even remotely interested in punk rock, do yourself a favor and book a tour with Aiden. He brings the era to life with so much passion that you feel like you’re right there in the middle of the movement. His knowledge is insane, but what makes this tour truly special is how much he genuinely loves what he’s talking about. Thank you, Aiden, for an unforgettable experience!
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Kristie
Jan 26, 2025
The Real punk rock tour - This was such a fun and informative tour! I can’t say enough great things about our guide, Aiden. He was a wealth of information. Do this tour. You won’t be sorry!
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N7468qdjoel
Jan 21, 2025
Had a great time with Aidan! - Aidan was incredible! He's got all the stories and first hand experience from this moment in time. You'll learn a lot about the Pistols from this guy!
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856johng856
Jan 15, 2025
Sex Pistols Soho tour - Fantastic tour with Aiden, 2 hours in and around Soho see locations from Sex Pistols history, brought to life with Aiden's fantastic insight and photos of Pistols at these locations. Thoroughly recommend to any fan.
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Steve_n
Jan 13, 2025
True insiders tour of early Punk in Soho - Aidan, Tour guide was extremely knowlegible and entertaining He took us across multiple sites in Soho telling insider stories of early Punk
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Myg42024
Dec 25, 2024
A must for your music culture - It absolutely worth it. Aidan share his boyhood for a revival punk revolution in its beginning 1975-1978, before post-punk took place. He discribe Punk music in the context of the different styles of music before and after. A necessary timeline to remember our music roots. Stereotypes from medias are deconstructed too; what you though is not what it was. The tour is lively, plenty of anecdotes and described the Soho district & its atmosphere as it was in the 70s before the many changes of recent decades. Many artists, gig place, music / musician place, fake myth are mentioned. I can't wait to be back to London for the BOWIE tour
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Kinoh598
Dec 16, 2024
Soho Punk Tour - Great walking tour. Highly recommended if you are a music lover and especially punk music. Lots of history about Sex Pistols and Soho. Aidan has a lot of knowledge and nice anecdotes about the beginning of punk rock and knows how to tell this in an interesting and humorous way. If you are a vinyl lover and on Aidan's tip you should definitely even check out All Ages London Records in Camden Town. Both highly recommended.
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