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London Bowie's Soho Walking Tour 2 hr
TourTruth score 8.1 out of 10
Very goodTop 12% in London
24 reviews · Rated on 1 provider · How we score
- London, United Kingdom
- 2 hrs
- Updated November 2, 2026
Trace David Bowie's early career through Soho, visiting the London locations and studios that helped shape his sound and artistic identity.
About this tour
Follow David Bowie's early footsteps through Soho, the London neighborhood where years of experimentation helped shape his career. From his visits in the late 1950s to his move to New York in 1974, Bowie built connections and explored new sounds in the area's music scene.
On this two-hour London Bowie's Soho Walking Tour, visit key locations associated with his early bands, including The King Bees, The Manish Boys, The Lower Third, The Buzz, and The Riot Squad. Trace his shift from solo recordings to mime and folk, then toward the Hype and the Spiders from Mars. The route also takes in Trident Studios, where Bowie recorded classic early-1970s work. Award-winning guide, historian, broadcaster, and film-event curator Aidan McManus leads the walk, bringing context to the places behind Bowie's artistic evolution.
Meet at Exit 1 opposite The Flying Horse Pub. Discover how Soho's streets and venues helped form the artist Bowie became on this London Bowie's Soho Walking Tour.
Highlights
- Trace the Soho roots of David Bowie's early career
- Visit locations linked to his bands and artistic reinventions
- See where classic early-1970s recordings took shape
- Explore Soho with award-winning guide Aidan McManus
What's included
Included
- Key locations that shaped David Bowie as an artist
Not included
- Private transportation
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5.00 / 5 · 24 reviews
Important information
- Meeting point: Exit 1 opposite The Flying Horse Pub
- Wheelchair accessible; areas, surfaces, and nearby transportation options are accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Public transportation options are available nearby
How this score is calculated
This score is based on one provider. Viator rates it 5.00 from 24 reviews. We place that rating among all Viator ratings and weight it by its review count. If the tour is found on another provider later, both ratings are combined.
How the score works and rating distribution in London
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- Listings on different providers are combined in proportion to their review counts.
- Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
- The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 8.1. Top 12% in London means it ranks in the top 12% of tours in London by this score.
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