The Smiths and Morrissey Bus Tour in Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Trip Type: City Tours
Duration: 3 hours
The Smiths & Morrissey 3 Hour Bus Tour, tour guide Craig Gill from the band Inspiral Carpets will take you on a tour of musical heritage landmarks synonymous with The Smiths, Morrissey and Johnny Marr. You will be given a full tour of Salford Lads Club and free entry into The Smiths room, the tour includes and free tea and coffee, the tour will also take you to concert venues, places referenced in songs and promotional video locations.
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The Smiths & Morrissey 3 Hour Bus Tour, tour guide Craig Gill from the band Inspiral Carpets will take you on a tour of musical heritage landmarks synonymous with The Smiths, Morrissey and Johnny Marr. You will be given a full tour of Salford Lads Club and free entry into The Smiths room, the tour includes and free tea and coffee, the tour will also take you to concert venues, places referenced in songs and promotional video locations.
Join this exciting and fascinating tour of Manchester's most influential band, The Smiths. Chart the rise and fall of the famous band and its lead singer, the controversial Morrissey, as you explore sites and venues paramount to their music
The tour is approximately 3 hours long, it starts and ends in the city center, we spend approximately 1 hour at one of the most iconic buildings in the country 'Salford Lads Club' where the band posed in 1985 for The Queen is Dead LP cover, for a full guided tour of the club and The Smiths room, where you can leave 'post it' notes, free Tea and Coffee will be offered in the canteen and a wide selection of merchandise is on sale, other stop times for are around 15 minutes, where talks will be conducted about the relevance of each place, you will be given plenty time for photograph opportunities, a selection of The Smiths music will be played on the bus at the relevant locations.
Pay a visit to Manchester's infamous Strangeways Prison, as mentioned on the 'Strangeway's Here We Come' LP.
Stroll through the cemetery gates where Morrissey was fond of spending his days, and go back to the old house on King's Road in which he used to live and of which he often sang about.
Scrawl your name, or a take a kiss under the Iron Bridge, where the views of Saddleworth Moors can be enjoyed on a clear day.
The itinerary is as follows:
1) Strangeway's Prison (Strangeways Here We Come)
2) Salford Lad's Club (The Queen Is Dead)
3) 384 Kings Road (Back To The Old House)
4) The Iron Bridge (Still Ill)
5) Southern Cemetary (Cemetery Gates)
6) Platt Fields (Rusholme Ruffians)
7) The Holy Name Church (Vicar In A Tutu)
8) The Palace Theatre (Gig Venue)
9) The Hacienda (Gig Venue)
10) G-Mex (Gig Venue)
11) The Ritz (Gig Venue)
The tour is approximately 3 hours long, it starts and ends in the city center, we spend approximately 1 hour at one of the most iconic buildings in the country 'Salford Lads Club' where the band posed in 1985 for The Queen is Dead LP cover, for a full guided tour of the club and The Smiths room, where you can leave 'post it' notes, free Tea and Coffee will be offered in the canteen and a wide selection of merchandise is on sale, other stop times for are around 15 minutes, where talks will be conducted about the relevance of each place, you will be given plenty time for photograph opportunities, a selection of The Smiths music will be played on the bus at the relevant locations.
Pay a visit to Manchester's infamous Strangeways Prison, as mentioned on the 'Strangeway's Here We Come' LP.
Stroll through the cemetery gates where Morrissey was fond of spending his days, and go back to the old house on King's Road in which he used to live and of which he often sang about.
Scrawl your name, or a take a kiss under the Iron Bridge, where the views of Saddleworth Moors can be enjoyed on a clear day.
The itinerary is as follows:
1) Strangeway's Prison (Strangeways Here We Come)
2) Salford Lad's Club (The Queen Is Dead)
3) 384 Kings Road (Back To The Old House)
4) The Iron Bridge (Still Ill)
5) Southern Cemetary (Cemetery Gates)
6) Platt Fields (Rusholme Ruffians)
7) The Holy Name Church (Vicar In A Tutu)
8) The Palace Theatre (Gig Venue)
9) The Hacienda (Gig Venue)
10) G-Mex (Gig Venue)
11) The Ritz (Gig Venue)
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