15 legendary London locations for Music history 

I always thought the cover of Animals was a dystopian painting ☠️

OMG I JUST REALISED THAT YOU MISSED A MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY TO RICKROLL US! The music video was filmed around Freston Rd

My wife and i will be visiting London in May. Thanks for the video, we'll be sure to check these places out.

3:10 the sudden emotional response to seeing that building I can't satisfactorily describe.

I’m from the US but when I was 19 I went to the UK and visited almost all these places (especially the Pink Floyd ones, I was obsessed with them)

It's not as much a historic location, but one must visit music location in London for me is the vault underneath the Hard Rock Cafe shop. It containes many legendary musical artefacts, like guitars from Hendrix and Les Paul or John Lennons glasses. Just a recommendation for any fellow music nerd visiting London

Olympic Studios in Barnes is another place to visit. Tons of albums were recorded there. Now it is a great restaurant and cinema.

I've never been in UK but however funny, naive or innocent it would sound I feel like I love everything about it

Fantastic David. Please do a part 2, adding the famous clubs where bands got their start. I am planning a London trip just to see these locations.

Not to forget number fifty-seven Wimpole Street, where Paul Mcartney was living with Jane Asher when he wrote the song yesterday.

On Euston Road there is the former home of Capital Radio where songs including Bohemian Rhapsody and Never Gonna Give You Up were first played. Capital is now based in 30 Leicester Square along with every other commercial station in the UK as far as I can tell.

I'm an Expat living in Cali, brings back a lot of memories of work and play. Thanks

I stumbled across the Bob Marley house on Oakley Street while walking back from Battersea station :) Was a nice find.

A few others I remember are the Clash first album in Camden, Ian Dury's New Boots and Panties on Vauxhall Bridge Rd, and both the Verve Bitter Sweet Symphony and Vindaloo were filmed in Hoxton Street in Hackney. Yeah!

Cool that Elgar opened whats now called Abby Road studio

Thanks David. A couple that pop up are Headley Grange (Led Zeppelin) and Ringo Starr's old house where Judas Priest recorded British Steel. Maybe some of the old clubs - The Cavern, UFO, La Chasse when Jon Anderson and Chris Squire or Yes met.

The timing couldn't be more perfect for me. I'm about to go visit the UK from Mexico in a few weeks :D

Great video! I only missed some Kinks-related locations though, like Waterloo Bridge/Station, Archway Tavern or the Clissold Arms, right in front of the Davies family home. By the way, they have a song called Denmark Street!

If I ever go to the UK, which is one my dreams, I'll definitely go to these places. Thanks David lml

Omg babes, how did you know I was going to London this summer? I was already going to abbey road and the hendrix/handel house, but I'vegot to visit the other places too !

For the (possible!) next instalment… Hoxton Street, where the Verve shot their video for Bitter Sweet Symphony Maida Vale Studios, hundreds of artists have recorded sessions for the BBC there alongside it being home to the Radiophonic Workshop 9 Curzon Place (Flat 12), the flat where both Cass Elliot and Keith Moon died

Brilliant video. I love the way you segue from one location to the next. I knew some of them, having lived in London a while back. You could probably find a few locations related to The Kinks, e.g. Hornsey Town Hall. Otherwise, near me (Bristol) at Aust, Bob Dylan had a very famous picture taken of the soon to be defunct ferry terminal for the Martin Scorsese film No Direction Home. If you're in the area, let me know and I can direct you to the very spot.

Another location you could mention 304 Holloway Road. This was the recording studio / home owned by Joe meek . Where the first us number 1 by a British band was recorded telstar by the tordos as well as John Leyton's "Johnny Remember Me" and the Honeycombs' "Have I the Right?" as well as where screaming lord such of the monster raving loney party recorded music. Also joe meek turned down the beatles

On Jan 3rd 1963 The Beatles played their first date of their short tour of Scotland at The 2 Red Shoes Ballroom, Elgin, Moray in the North East of Scotland. Only a matter of weeks later Please Please Me was released. Albert Bonici, the Elgin based owner was promoter and the contract included a clause for any subsequent Beatles tours of Scotland. He promoted their Oct 1963 and April 64 tours as a result. Many other notable artists played The 2 Red Shoes including Dusty Springfield, The Who, Pink Floyd, Them, The Small Faces, Cream etc Bonici also promoted the Stones tour of 65 and brought the The Kinks to Elgin Town Hall. The venue later closed in the late 60s and was used for other things and is now a martial arts club.

Great video as always! the Dublin Castle in Camden is a significant music venue for many bands including Madness, Amy Winehouse and even Coldplay! Incidentally, Madness have a blue plaque on the wall there 😊

If you're a music fan in Soho, go to Muphoria Music Art Gallery on Berwick Street, just down the road from the Oasis photo. (Oh and it's pronounced Ber-ick. The W isn't sounded).

The video for "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners was filmed in Brook Drive. The photo for the cover of "Rise and Fall" by Madness was taken on Primrose Hill. Part of the video of "Wouldn't It Be Good" by Nik Kershaw was filmed in the courtyard of the St. James' Court Hotel. Part of the video of "Fix You" by Coldplay was filmed in Whites Grounds. At the beginning of the video of "Like to Get to Know You Well" you can see Howard Jones walking along the small street on the side of Charing Cross Station.The cover photo of "Absolutely" by Madness was taken outside Chalk Farm Tube Station. Part of the video of "I won't let you down" by Ph.D. was filmed in the Queensway area. The photo showing the The Clash standing on steps was taken in Camden Market. The videos of "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by the Verve and "Vindaloo" by Fat Les were both shot in Hoxton Street.

this is just wonderful, thank you for this David!

Thanks for this, I’ve just got home from that part of Baker Street, there’s a really good coffee shop just a few steps down the side street to the right.

Thank you for the tour! 😊

Chiswick House in West London where the Beatles made the promotional films for Rain and Paperback Writer. I'm also thinking that the 100 club is a big one for all kinds of music but perhaps especially punk. Then there is the Royal Albert Hall for completely different reasons.

Hammersmith - grounds of Chiswick House where Beatles filmed promo video for Paperback Writer.

Now I want to get back to London ASAP! Great video, David.

Great video. I live in the building in NYC where John and Michelle Phillips wrote California Dreaming. Also not far from many other music landmarks in Greenwich Village, NYC.

That was fun, David, thanks!

Thank you for the London music tour 😊

Thx for an enjoyable and somewhat nostalgic trip around London. I now feel terribly old, realising that my own six yrs at school in London predates the music-related fame of many of these sites. Btw, unless it's changed since my schooldays (as much has), Berwick Street is pronounced "ber-ik" street.

Been on a rock walk tour of London and been to a few of those places. Maybe check out Kingly Street (the one parallel to Carnaby Street). Quite a couple of important blue plaques there too.

Another recording studio worth mentioning is Olympic Studios in Barnes, SW London. It’s now a cinema and they show a trailer of The Rolling Stones recording Sympathy for the Devil there and a list of some albums also recorded there (Queen, U2, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Prince…) with the tagline, Abbey Rd had the Beatles, we had everyone else. It isn’t far from the Marc Bolan shrine mentioned.

Thank you for such an eye opening and interesting video, I'd love to check out these locations. Thank You David 🤘

I really enjoyed this, cool to learn about the real locations, especially for iconic albums like Animals and Morning Glory

Fantastic video! Next time I can make it down to London, im definitely going to check some of these out!

Marquee Club and Hyde Park maybe? Important starting places for several bands, mainly thinking about King Crimson playing live before the release of their first album.

Amazing idea! I'd love to see more cities

I love the Handel/Hendrix house! Great vibe!

Excellent. Keep that up.

Would you be interested in making a video like “chord progressions that dominate the kpop indsusrty” ? I think you’ll find a lot of the chord progressions in kpop to be quite interesting! A lot of jazzy and classical chords and progressions used

Man what a great video. Totally loved it. London, what a great city. Maybe one day I will get there....more please...!

This is a fabulous round up. I need to hit them up next time in back in Blighty, especially the Bolan shrine

1 Kew Road in Richmond where the old Crawdaddy Club was situated. It’s where the stones played their early gigs

Oh so cool! It would be very fun to visit that studio.

I am visiting london in 2026 and Trident Studios is the hotspot on my list as Crime Of The Century by Supertramp was recorded there, and that is my favourite album of all time!

Thanks, when I visit London I rewatch this video!

Woww I’ll be in England in a few months and I've always thought of visiting some of these music related places! Thank you so much for making this video🤍just subscribed:)

4:28 I can't help but think of the Holy Hand Grenade when I hear this. Any Worms fans about?

Some of the most iconic bands formed in London: The Who, Rolling Stones, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, The Clash... the list goes on...

In 2014, in my first time in London, I visited Handel's Museum and (to my surprise at the time also) Hendrix's and Abbey Road. Now I sure have more places to go! 👍

Top work as always David. Highbury and Islington area has some rich pickings... Furlong Road where the real life events inspiring Someone Saved My Life Tonight occurred. Very short walk to 103 Holloway Road where Spandau Ballet first performed. Keep walking towards the Emirates stadium and to Benwell Road where John Lydon grew up. Back to Holloway road and at 103 is I daresay the most tragic of locations you'll encounter. The space where a few fabulous pop records were made by Joe Meek before he murdered his landlady and then shot himself.

Great tour

39 Gerrard Street, Chinatown where Led Zeppelin was formed in 1968. The Ealing Club location - birthplace of British blues. So many great locations.

Up in Leicestershire is Castle Donington, which was the site for the Monsters of Rock festivals during the 1980s. These days it hosts the annual Download Festival. If I remember correctly, when Def Leppard first appeared at their Monsters of Rock gig, it was the first performance they had since Rick Allen lost his arm in a car accident.

The 100 Club at 100 Oxford Street was established as a jazz/swing club by Americans in the 1930s, it was popular with US military during WW2 and has run continuously since then on the same site and a rock venue since 1960s.

I remember purchasing the “(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?” album, which had just come out, and I always liked the cover very much!

This has a very Jago Hazzard vibe, with the voiceover over the B roll footage. It was nice to see you cameo at the public piano! Were you recognised when you were walking around acquiring the footage, David?

I hope to visit Berwick St. one day!

I’ve played many a guitar and actually bought a couple from Regent Sounds. Probably my most favourite guitar shop!

The former Island/SARM recording studio located on Basing Street is also famous. Stairway to Heaven has been recorded there and Bob Marley lived in a flat above for a while.

i live next to Albany Rd, Coventry where they’ve recently put up plaques to mark the 2-Tone movement. The Specials formed in a house on this road and it’s within a few minutes walk of the former Rocket pub and former Horizon Studios where the scene developed in the late 70s

amazing video!

Damn, I went to London three months ago. I wish this video had come out soooner :(

Paul and John wrote many songs at the Asher residence, 57 Wimpole Street. Can you add that to your next video? Thank you! Really enjoyed this!

That's poet and writer Allen Ginsberg ("Howl") in the background in the Dylan video at 8:50.

Grantham station gents toilet! Damon albarn was inspired to write charmless man by some graffiti he saw in the gents loo!!

Hugs from Brazil 🎉 Hope one day i will visit London and Britain.

PWL Studios - The Hit Factory of Stock, Aitken and Waterman, The Vine Yard off Sanctuary Street. Many hits of Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Sinitta, Steps, Rick Astley and Sonia were recorded there between 1984-1991.

Don't forget Joe Meek's flat and recording "studio" at 304 Holloway Road. It has a black marker.

Nice one. A few other notable current or former studios are the former Decca studios in West Hampstead where the Beatles were rejected in 1962, RAK studios in St John's Wood where a number of great records were recorded, Air Studios in Hampstead, founded by Beatles producer George Martin, and Island/Sarm West studios where the likes of Bob Marley recorded, plus the Band Aid record.

i wish you had made this video when i was in london a few months ago 😢 i only saw abbey road and saville row

Ringo's home is also where landmark heavy metal album "British Steel" was recorded by Judas Priest in 1980

Really great idea! I'm already looking forward to the second part, when you show the location of at least one Madness video. Maybe the Dublin Castle in Camden (My Girl). Would be nice! :)

Excelente guía ❤

Eagles recorded their first album in Olympic Studios at Barnes, London and second album at Island Studios in Basing Street, London

Thank you so much for the musical sight-seeing of London! Wasn't the Marquee Club in London one of the starting points of many a musical career? Also, Madame Tussaud's is a place where you can find many celebrities in wax.

Thank you.

Been there, did the cross walk barefoot, left a note on the wall….made me feel so happy…

Part two please!

Great video, thanks! And because you ask, Headley Grange might be cool to see.

The Crown pub in Birmingham was just made into a grade II listed building to preserve it from being taken over by property developers after a petition from locals. It's where Black Sabbath had their first concert and thus, legend has it, where heavy metal was born.

I got showed around the battersea power station before they’d opened the skylift and went up it for free, it was brilliant

Loved this. It felt like having a personal tour guide.

I used to think the album cover for Morning Glory was shot in the Manchester area. Never realised it was in London

Notable Venues are easy wins, for theatre-sized rock venues it would have to Hammersmith Apollo (formerly Odeon) . Royal Albert Hall generally for music but many Rock bands have played there including Cream and Led Zep.

Great idea for a video! Wish I'd had this when I was in London last year. 😀 Maybe do one for Liverpool at some point, if possible?

A video (series) about sites like this around greater Britain would be fantastic. The Cavern Club, Mapleduram Mill (Black Sabbath cover), and Boleskine House (Jimmy Page/Aleister Crowley) all come to mind.

There is also the UFO Club at 30 Tottenham Court Road which is really significant. It is where Pink Floyd dominated the psychedelic scene in London

In London I *had* to go to Islington and walk Britannia Row. That's where Pink Floyd owned a studio, and they recorded Animals there, but that's not why I went. It was because of New Order. There they recorded "Blue Monday," "Bizarre Love Triangle," and (as Joy Division) Closer. (Hooky mentioned that studio in an interview, and I couldn't pass up at least a walk down the street.)

Crosby Stills and Nash write a lot of their best-known tracks in their London flat in Moscow Road (around the back of Whiteleys store)

1 Logan Pl, Kensington

Kingly Street, Soho “Bag O Nails “ (and other cool nightclubs) where the 1960s creative types met up. Hendrix was first introduced to the established rockers.

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