Down the Road Apiece: The Rolling Stones in London
This guide maps the Rolling Stones' journey through the group’s hometown, tracing their footsteps from humble beginnings to superstardom. Down the Road Apiece documents nearly 100 significant locations that shaped the band's history and the swinging sixties scene they helped define.
CENTRAL LONDON: Mick Jagger at the LSE, the Marquee on Oxford Street where they played their first gig in July 1962, and the Denmark Street studio where they recorded their debut album. Explore Soho clubs, record company offices, and boutiques that witnessed their meteoric rise and the bohemian haunts where they socialised with the era's cultural icons.
WEST LONDON: Visit the gritty Edith Grove flat where Mick, Keith and Brian lived in squalor, the Ealing Club where Charlie Watts first met his future bandmates. Riverside locations of early photoshoots and the fashionable King's Road boutiques that helped define their style.
NORTH LONDON: Hampstead flats shared by Mick and Keith as they honed their songwriting craft. Walk past the recording studios, rehearsal spaces, and the Roundhouse where they played their final UK show before tax exile.
SOUTH LONDON: Explore Bill Wyman's childhood haunts in Penge, Keith and Mick's birthplace in Dartford, and the fateful platform at Dartford Station where teenage Mick and Keith reconnected over American blues records in 1961. EAST LONDON: Uncover lesser-known venues from early tours and rehearsal spaces that connected them with other musicians.
Each entry blends historical detail with colourful anecdotes – from schoolboy Keith singing before the Queen to the Stones' notorious run-ins with the law – painting a vivid portrait of the band and their times. This essential guide is richly illustrated with maps and ephemera that bring the Stones' London to life, offering both dedicated fans and casual music lovers a journey through the streets that shaped rock's most enduring band.