Glasgow Music Mile Guided Walking Tour

Explore Glasgow's famous music scene with a two hour guided walk around the city's music mile.
From the Royal Concert Hall to the famous King Tut’s, via Glasgow's Conservatoire, this is a whistle-stop guide around the city centre, an area teeming with music venues past and present.

Glasgow has an unrivalled reputation for producing brilliant bands, making memorable music and putting on unforgettable shows. Walk with us and we will show you why.

The guides are enthusiastic music fans, performers and writers who are immersed in Glasgow’s cultural life.

A little over a mile in length, the Music Mile tour covers diverse genres and eras from dancehall and traditional jazz to punk, pop, and today's guitar heroes.

It has plenty of detail for the dedicated music fans but, like all our tours, it is packed with great stories that will entertain the casual fan who wants a different way to see the city.

Meeting Point

The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3NY, UK

Meet your guide at top of steps leading to Sauchiehall Street entrance of Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

What's included:

• Tour Guide

Not included:

• Food and drinks

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

2 Killermont St, , Glasgow, G2 3NW

This is home to the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Celtic Connections - the world's biggest winter music festival.
While here, we time travel back and hear tales from the heyday of the Empire. A former neighbour of the Concert Hall, the Empire is long gone but its fierce reputation for having the UK's most critical and passionate audience lives on.

15 minutes

The Pavilion Theatre

121 Renfield St, , Glasgow, G2 3AX

The Pavillion has hosted everyone from Houdini and Charlie Chaplin to Sydney Devine, Glasgow's very own rhinestone cowboy.
The former Odeon gets a mention here. First and foremost a cinema, it was also a stomping ground for bands like The Beatles, Little Richard and The Rolling Stones.

10 minutes

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB

At the Conservatoire, your guide has plenty of stories about associated hobbits, Outlander stars, Dr Who actors and even Bob Dylan, an unlikely fan of the bagpipes.

10 minutes

Nice 'n' Sleazy

421 Sauchiehall Street, , Glasgow, G2 3LG

The tour pauses at Nice 'n' Sleazy, a big-hearted dive bar that plays an instrumental part in nurturing young talent. As well as offering the opportunity for guests to buy a refreshment, Sleazy's is where we tell visitors all the rock 'n' roll legends from the late, lamented Apollo.
It is also where guests hear about the changing sounds of Sauchiehall Street, an area that has been the city's night-time playground for decades.

20 minutes

King Tut's Wah-Wah Hut

272A St. Vincent Street, , Glasgow, G2 5RL

The Music Mile tour finishes at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut where you have the opportunity to follow in the early footsteps of Oasis, Blur and the Manic Street Preachers.
Depending on access, there may be the chance to stand under the lights at King Tut’s and grab a selfie on the stage that helped launch so many great acts.

15 minutes