Seventh stop of Rock traveler And in this case we are going to tour one of the most popular streets in London, which has its own history and is also closely linked to rock culture: Oxford Street.
Located in the center of the British capital, it has always been one of the main arteries of the city (even since the times of the Roman Empire) and had a definitive boom after the Second world War. In the 60s, he was the cradle of several historical events linked to music.
At the time it became the main street of entry and exit of the city, but also had another historical importance: at number 165 the first worked Club Marqueefounded in 1958 to function originally as a jazz club, a place that lasted until 1964 to move to another place that we have already traveled in these deliveries. The Marquee moved a few blocks to the south and settled in the 90s of Wedour Street, in the middle of Soho. For the Marquee that worked at Oxford Street, many bands paraded, but on that scenario the Rolling Stones debuted in 1962. The last group that played there was The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on the guitar.
-On the same street is located another place of iconic rock, which still works today. This is the 100 or “oldest independent room in the world” as you can read on its website today. For decades, there played great blues musicians like Muddy Waters y BB Kingbut also The Who y The Kinks When the 60s dominated, however, the milestones could well be others. The 100 -born club was born to the London punk that later extended all over the world: there they touched the Sex Pistols, The Clash y Siouxsie & The Banshees.
Do you want to know the art gallery where Jhon Lennon and Yoko Ono met and where he once exposed his works Julio Le Parc? Or the building where Gerge Martin set up its independent producer in the early 1970s? Or maybe the school where the members of Pink Floyd met and finished forming the group? All that along the two kilometers that Oxford Street measures.
Enjoy the trip.
