Adam writes… In 2026 Easter Sunday falls on Sunday 5th April – which means that the Bank Holiday Weekend for Easter runs from Friday 3rd to Monday 6th April.
Bank Holiday weekends – there are four of them (not including Christmas) in 2026 – are particularly busy times for London Music Tours. Last year, for example, the Easter Bank Holiday weekend sold out for private tours completely.
As a tour guide, your day off is my work day! So if you want to book a private tour for a Bank Holiday weekend in 2026, drop me a line as soon as you can. At the moment – I’m posting this in December 2025 – there’s still good availability for each of the holiday weekends. Check my full availability HERE (it’s updated regularly) and get in touch as soon as you can.
I’m greatly looking forward to showing you around, so please use the form at the bottom of this page.
To get you in the mood for a Bank Holiday weekend, here’s a Friday Saturday Sunday Monday playlist…
Musical Birthdays & Anniversaries on the Easter Bank Holiday Weekend 2026
3rd April
OTD in 1999 Composer and writer Lionel Bart passes away at the age of 69. The writer of Oliver!, his colourful life and financial downfall often eclipses his work. If you’d like to find out a little bit more about him (he’s a great hero here at London Music Tours) read our blog post HERE.
OTD 1976 the unknown Sex Pistols opened for The 101’ers at The Nashville Rooms in London. The 101’ers were the band that Joes Strummer left to join The Clash.
4th April
Born OTD 1913 McKinley Morganfield, who will become the legendary bluesman Muddy Waters. Chicago-themed blog post HERE.
Born OTD in 1939 influential jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela.
OTD in 1964 The Beatles held all five places in the at the top of the U.S charts: No. 5 Please Please Me, No.4 I Want to Hold Your Hand, No.3, Roll Over Beethoven, No.2 Love Me Do and at No.1 Can’t Buy Me Love.
5th April
Born OTD 1929 maverick record producer and father of electronica Joe Meek is born. Read more HERE
OTD 1950 Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA is born in Jönköping, Sweden.
OTD 1994 Kurt Cobain took his own life. He was 27.
OTD 1980 R.E.M played their first ever show – at St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Athens, Georgia an abandoned church. The occasion was a friend’s birthday party.
6th April
OTD 1968 Pink Floyd announce that founder member Syd Barrett has left the band
If you can’t join me for a London Music Tour this weekend, here’s a Small Faces map if you’re off on your own Easter Bank Holiday explorations…
A blog to accompany the map can be found here: https://londonmusictours.org/2024/03/28/the-small-faces-in-london/
For all my non-musical walking tours, please visit the famous London Walks company HERE
