Arctic Monkeys

Madonna launched her Confessions tour at Koko

4 NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2007

Before you read• Which English bands and pop

stars do you know?• What are your country’s most

famous rock locations?

From the Rolling Stones to Razorlight, England has been the home of rock for fi fty years. Now you can take a rock journey through England, stopping at famous rock cities like Liverpool and London, and visiting famous locations from videos and CD covers.

Music Map of England

ROCK SPOT: Grapes Pub, Sheffi eldArctic Monkeys played their fi rst gig* here in June 2003.

ROCK SPOT: Abbey Road, St John’s Wood, LondonThis zebra crossing* is the UK’s most famous rock landmark*: the cover for the Beatles’ Abbey Road album was photographed here. Tourists have their photograph taken here every day of the week.

ROCK SPOT: Koko Club, Camden Town, LondonThis old theatre that has been a top London music venue* since the 1970s; Madonna launched her Confessions tour here.

Test your rock brains! Match the statements to the advice:

1 “I still think the Beatles are the best.”

2 “Oasis are still cool too. I love Britpop.”

3 “I’m into Arctic Monkeys at the moment.”

4 “I’d love to see lots of new live music – but not too far

from London.”

A ● Why don’t you get tickets for the Reading Festival?

B ● You should go to Sheffi eld – you can see where they

fi rst played live.

C ● How about walking down the street where

Morning Glory was photographed?

D ● You should take three friends and walk across the

Abbey Road zebra crossing!

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MUSICgiving advice

✱WORDWISE ● gig (noun) – informal word for a (small) concert ● zebra crossing (noun) – a black-and-white striped crossing on a road

where traffic stops for pedestrians ● landmark (noun) – a famous place in the landscape that many people know ● venue (noun) – a place where

people perform ● tower (noun) – a tall, narrow building, often part of a church or castle

Write a rock/music guide for tourists coming to your country. Where should people visit? Use language for giving advice to suggest places to visit.

Writing

ANSWERS ON PAGE 15 ➧

ROCK SPOT: The River Thames, ReadingReading Festival takes place every August on the banks of the UK’s longest river; Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Smashing Pumpkins performed here in 2007.

ROCK SPOT: Berwick Street, LondonThis street in the centre of London is famous for its tiny music shops. The cover for the Oasis CD (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? was photographed here.

LONDON

ROCK SPOT: Glastonbury Tor, SomersetGlastonbury is the location of the UK’s most famous music festival. You can see this church tower* from the festival site. 2007 was the biggest festival with 177, 000 people watching some of the world’s best bands, such as Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers and Lily Allen.

Look at the rock map on the Internet:www.england-rocks.co.uk

Lead singer Johnny

Borrell of Razorlight

The tower is here!