KEY LOCATIONS

● Sandy Bell’s Bar, Forrest Road: Said to have hosted folk sessions since the 1940s, including appearances by Matt Mcginn, The Corries, Bert Jansch and Hamish Henderson. ● Edinburgh Castle: Home to the city’s iconic open-air concerts each summer. ● Grassmarket: Where Bob Last, founder of the celebrated independent record label Fast, first worked as a stage manager. ● Edinburgh College of Art: Members of punk outfit The Rezillos famously studied there. ● Victoria Street: Home to rival venues The Gamp Club and The Place, where Writing on the Wall singer Linnie Paterson and Incredible String Band founder Mike Heron performed. ● Edinburgh University: Where Waterboys singer Mike Scott studied and Garbage singer Shirley Manson played her first gig. ● Drummond Street: The address where David Bowie is said to have spent most time staying during his period living in Edinburgh. ● Nicolson Street: Location of Oasis, where the Bay City Rollers played some of their earliest gigs. ● Lothian Road: Location of the ABC Cinema, where Bob Dylan played just days after being branded “Judas” at a gig in Manchester Free Trade Hall due to decision to switch to play electric guitar. ● Laurieston Place: Birthplace of Stuart Sutcliffe, the original bassist with The Beatles.