David Bowie - A London Boy!

A boy born in post-war Brixton would go on to become a global superstar, with a legacy that portrays him as one of the planet’s most influential and much loved musicians.

My David Bowie London Tour will explore his south-London roots giving an insight into his early family life as David Jones, before we set off to Mayfair and Soho to link together his extraordinary working and social life in the music hub our capital city.

Our walkabout in Brixton and Stockwell not only has a focus on his personal connections with this vibrant neighbourhood as a young lad growing up, but also showcases the area’s rich heritage and its diverse cultures appreciated today.

Brixton is quite rightly proud of its Bowie-links, and we shall also get close and personal to those sites where his fans gathered to celebrate his life and music after his passing, including the impromptu street parties.

This 4-Hour experience includes a short tube journey (guests just need a travel card or a form of contactless payment) into Central London (only 5 stops northbound on the Victoria Line) to arrive at Oxford Circus.

In Mayfair we shall recreate the scene of one of the most famous and iconic album front and back covers of all time, and take in a wall plaque dedicated to a fictional character, who was one of Bowie’s many on-stage personas.

The buzz that is Soho provides us with many Bowie-themed locations, such as a street where he slept overnight in a van during the years of struggle trying to become a star, the clubs and pubs where he socialised, the famous street where he picked up the latest fashions, a venue where he had a residency while trying to make the big breakthrough, or a studio where he recorded demos and another where he recorded his best-selling albums.

Our journey will include multiple presentation stops, with all the facts and amusing anecdotes - enhanced with images to jog your memory, but with also some great music to remind you of the legend that was David Bowie.

Let’s Dance!

Tour Itinerary Highlights

• Meeting Point - Brixton Tube Station
• Multiple locations in Brixton, Stockwell, Mayfair and Soho
• David Bowie ‘Aladdin Sane’ Memorial (opposite Brixton Tube Station)
• Stansfield Road, where David Jones was born to be a star
• Stockwell Primary School, his first foray into the world of education
• Brixton 02 Academy, where he played live onstage with the Tin Machine
• Ritzy Cinema and Windrush Square, sites and scenes of joyous celebration of his life
• Heddon Street, and the plaque to Ziggy Stardust and a much-visited telephone box
• Carnaby Street, for Fashion (turn to the left), Fashion (turn to the right)
• Wardour Street, site of the legendary Marquee Club
• Denmark Street, a former hangout more commonly known as ‘Tin Pan Alley’
• Finish Point - The Dominion Theatre