Rock Pilgrimages

The ten most inspirational Rock Pilgrimages

Lake Geneva, Switzerland
Made famous by Deep Purple
Deep Purple were in town and and immortalised the moment in the song 'Smoke On The Water'... Submitted by winner, Howie Saunders

Graceland, Memphis
Made famous by Elvis Presley
I always wanted to visit Tennessee until Cher covered ‘Walking in Memphis' in 1995, now I'm terrified I'll hear it if I go... Submitted by Christian O'Connell

Copacabana Beach, Rio
Made famous by The Rolling Stones
An example of how no matter where they go in the world, people of any age and music preference will follow.... Submitted by Russ Williams

Mount Temple Sch, Ireland
Made famous by U2
They've managed to reinvent themselves, but like their original fan base, they're quintessentially Irish to the core... Submitted by Neil Francis

Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Made famous by Bob Dylan
With Seth Lakeman and Ray LaMontagne, there's a folk revolution going on. Dylan's still the master, though... Submitted by Greg Burns

Fairfax School, California
Made famous by Red Hot Chili Peppers
When you think of LA, you think of The Chilis. Everything about the group's image and music screams California... Submitted by Ben Jones

Kaiserkeller, Germany
Made famous by The Beatles
If I could have lived at any time in history, I would love to have been a thirteen year old in 1962... Submitted by Geoff Lloyd

Berlin wall, Germany
Made famous by Pink Floyd
Another fine attempt by a British Ambassador to introduce the concept of Real Ale to those less fortunate... Submitted by Al Murray

Frank Sinatra Drive, Nevada
Made famous by Frank Sinatra
Sinatra and Las Vegas are still the ultimate icons in entertainment. I'd love to have seen him play live... Submitted by Suggs

Woodstock, New York
Made famous by Jimi Hendrix
I've got some absolute gems from Jimi's live performances but they hiss too much to play on my shows... Submitted by Leona Graham