David Bowie London Walking Tour

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On the David Bowie London Walking Tour, you will find out how you can take the boy out of Brixton, but you can’t take Brixton out of the boy.

The tour will start by exploring David Bowie’s roots in the London suburbs of Brixton. Walking around, you’ll get a flavour of the Brixton that Bowie would have known and loved with its rich heritage and diverse cultures. You’ll visit the sites where David Bowie fans gathered to mourn his passing in 2016, see venues where Bowie performed, and find out where some of the many Bowie-themed parties and celebrations were held.

Walking around, you’ll see how proud Brixton is of its Bowie link. There are several little nods to him, the highlight of which is the David Bowie memorial just opposite the underground station. Next, you will take a short tube journey to Soho – the heart of the music industry in the 1970s.

The tour stops outside several of Soho’s legendary music venues and the studio where David Bowie recorded two of his albums.

As you walk through Carnaby Street, you’ll take a moment to talk about “Fashion! Turn to the left. Fashion! Turn to the right.” What better place to reminisce on Bowie’s iconic song, and of course some of his most striking fashion choices?

During the David Bowie London Walking Tour, you’ll be able to stand in the very spot featured on the album cover ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ and see one of the few plaques dedicated to a fictional character.

Your tour guide will offer anecdotes and trivia about David Bowie’s songs, how he was portrayed in the media, his rise to fame, and his unique ability to reinvent himself as different personas. The tour finishes outside Tottenham Court Railway Station.