London Calling

We went on a rock n roll tour while we were in London.  http://www.beatles-beatles-beatles.com/ The tour took us to where Keith Moon, Mama Cass, Brian Epstein (manager of the Beatles), Jimi Hendrix, Steve Clark from Def Leppard, Marc Bolan, Freddy Mercury lived and died.  We also saw the current homes of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jimi Page, and Eric Clapton.  We saw Hyde Park where so many open air shows have been held; it is right by the Hard Rock Café at 150 Old Park Lane.  We went to Vivienne Westwoods shop where Chrissie Hynde worked; Billy Idol, The Clash and the Sex Pistols used to hang out there in Chelsea area. 

We stopped for some wine at Bill Wymans Sticky Fingers restaurant, the tour guide said when it first opened they used to have to pull the fire alarm to get people out way past last call.  A lot of the artwork in the restaurant is created by Bill Wyman.  We stopped by the Rolling Stones old flat that still had the red door that they wanted ‘Painted Black’.  We drove by Rough Trade which was the indie label that signed the Smiths and the Strokes.  We also drove by Apple Records on 3 Savile Row which is where the Beatles had their last concert on the roof.  The final stop on the tour was the opportunity to see Abbey Road Studios and to be able to walk on Abbey Road.

Bars

100 Club –

100 Oxford Street

http://www.the100club.co.uk/

Bands like The Sex Pistols, Oasis, The Clash, The White Stripes, and The Rolling Stones have played here.

Crobar
17 Manette Street
http://www.crobar.co.uk/

Ronnie Scotts –

47 Frith Street

http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/

KOKO –

1 Camden High Street

http://www.koko.uk.com/

12 Bar Club –

22-23 Denmark Place

in Covent Garden

http://www.12barclub.com/      

Shopping

Camden Town has markets, shops, restaurants, bars, pubs, theatres and cinemas and MTV is located at 17-29 Hawley Crescent.

Camden Stables Market has alternative & vintage clothing.

Camden Lock Market has fashion and accessories.

Camden Lock Village has fashion and accessories.

Camden (Buck Street) Market has fashion and SHOES.
Main Stree has clothing, specialty shops, pubs, restaurants, and live venues (KOKO & Roundhouse).
Iverness Street has restaurants and souvenirs.

Camden Town is where Bon Scott had a heavy night of drinking and he went to ‘sleep it off’ in a friends car, he had acute alcoholic poisoning.

British Music Experience – Britains’ Interactive Museum of Popular Music

http://www.britishmusicexperience.com/home/

They have showcases for rock ‘n’ roll, punk, glam rock and hard rock.

England Rocks!
http://www.england-rocks.co.uk/

In Memory

Marc Bolan

Memorial plaque inside the Chapel of Memory Columbarium

Golders Green Crematorium
Golders Green
Greater London, England
Plot: West Statue Rosebed, Section 5, Plot E 35979

Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley
Holy Cross Churchyard
Crediton
Devon, England
Plot: Church of Holy Cross

John Henry “Bonzo” Bonham
St Michael Churchyard
Rushock
Worcestershire, England