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Discover how music has shaped Glasgow with the Merchant City tour
Explore Glasgow’s vibrant music scene with this guided walking tour of Merchant City and the East End. Led by enthusiastic music fans and writers, this tour includes concert venues both old and new along with stories of the artists and audiences that helped shape Glasgow’s amazing cultural life.
Walking the oldest streets of Glasgow, the Merchant City: Music Past and Present tour covers cherished venues such as the mighty Barrowland Ballroom and the venerable Britannia Panopticon – Britain’s oldest surviving music hall.
Join Glasgow Music City Tours as they lift the lid on the sights and sounds of the Merchant City.
About the tour:
- Duration: Two hours
- Minimum Age: All Ages
- Meeting Point: Clutha and Victoria Bar, 159 Bridgegate, Glasgow, G1 5HZ
- Finishing Point: 12 Kings Court, King Street, Glasgow, G1 5RB
159 Bridgegate,
Glasgow
Tour Meeting Point
Address: Clutha and Victoria Bar, 167 Stockwell Street, Glasgow, G1 5HZ
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Each Glasgow tour covers approximately a mile and a half (2.4 kilometres). They last around two hours, sometimes a little longer, and you will be walking for the majority of the tour. There are some stairs and, especially on the Music Mile tour, some inclines.
Comfortable, flat shoes are highly recommended for the Glasgow City Music Tours.
The guides are good at finding sheltered spots en route but warm and waterproof clothing is recommended for the tour.
The Glasgow tours take roughly two hours, sometimes two and a quarter.
Glasgow City Music Tours always aims to take tour guests inside certain venues but cannot always guarantee it. Band load-ins, sound checks, and filming are out of the guide's control, and can sometimes prevent you from gaining access to venues.
Yes, the guides will happily help with taking any pictures should you require it. There will also be plenty of selfie opportunities along the way.
Children aged five and over are welcome on the Merchant City Tour. Due to licensing laws, the tour can only take children aged 14 or older on the Music Mile tours.