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COVENTRY, THE SOUND PLACE TO SEE
King at The Cathedral
If you ever visit Coventry in England and would like to pass two eventful hours discovering a little about our music history. Then join us on a guided tour through Coventry’s musical past and present on The Coventry Rocks Music Tour.
From John & Yoko and The Beatles to The Specials and 2-Tone, Chuck Berry, Kiss, The Enemy, The Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, Panjabi MC and Pete Waterman and so much more in-between.
On The Coventry Rocks Music Tour, you will discover, there’s much more to us than simply 2-Tone music. Artists like Frank Ifield, Vince Hill, The Enemy, King and Hazel O’Connor all came from Coventry, and all made their musical mark...
From John & Yoko and The Beatles to The Specials and 2-Tone, Chuck Berry, Kiss, The Enemy, The Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, Panjabi MC and Pete Waterman and so much more in-between.
On The Coventry Rocks Music Tour, you will discover, there’s much more to us than simply 2-Tone music. Artists like Frank Ifield, Vince Hill, The Enemy, King and Hazel O’Connor all came from Coventry, and all made their musical mark...
Specials play The Lanch
On this tour you will see venues like Coventry University where The Specials Rat Race video was recorded and where Oasis and U2 played twice. We move on to The Locarno later called Tiffany’s where Chuck Berry famously recorded his only number one single My-Ding-A-Ling and put Coventry at number one both sides of the Atlantic and where Led Zeppelin carried on playing despite a bomb scare. We will check out the site of Coventry Theatre, where The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie and just about everyone else in the world of music played.
It was the 1980’s however that saw the city shine, and for two glorious years Coventry became the epicentre of the British music industry. Thanks to the arrival of multicultural 2-Tone Records, a cross fade of Ska music and punk rock, with Coventry bands The Specials and The Selecter leading the way.
Pete Waterman
This is a tour that takes you into the heart of Ska City, reveals where Pop Guru Pete Waterman built his empire from, we’ll show you just where 2-Tone began and where John Lennon and Yoko Ono planted their acorns for peace.
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Be sure to check out 2-Tone Central and Godiva Rocks music museums and The Coventry Music Wall of Fame at The 2-Tone Village. MUSEUMS COMING SOON!
Tour Guides Coventry Music Historian Pete Chambers & Julie Chambers...
Tour starts at Tourist Information Centre, Cathedral Spire and lasts approximately 2 hours, including a 20 min break in Coventry Market, free tea or coffee included (not on Sunday tours)
