# The Bowie's Soho Walking Tour

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From late 1950's visits with his older brother until he moved to New York in 1974 David Bowie was a face on the make in Soho's music scene and the roots of everything he became can be traced back to his time here. He was in R&B bands like The King Bees, The Manish Boys, Davy Jones and The Lower Third, The Buzz, The Riot Squad. He went solo and recorded an Anthony Newleyesque album in 1967 then met Lindsay Kemp in Soho and entered his mime phase and formed a folk trio, Feathers. His next band, Hype, included Tony Visconti and Mick Ronson. He had his first hit with "Space Oddity" and then formed The Spiders From Mars. All his classic early 70s stuff was recorded in Trident Studios in Soho and without a decade of gestation/failure in the area would he have been the same artist? This tour visits the sites that shaped and formed Bowie in the 1960s/70s and enabled him to become a superstar Aidan McManus is an award-winning tour guide, historian, broadcaster, and curator of film events.

## Summary

The Bowie's Soho Walking Tour is a 2-hour sightseeing tour in London. £27 — 85% below the London median tour price of £175.92, across 598 priced tours. It holds a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 24 reviews. Listed under History, Tours & Sightseeing, Food & Drink, Budget Friendly. The median tour price in London is £175.92, measured across 598 priced tours. The 25th-percentile tour price in London is £64.24, measured across 598 priced tours.

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