Historic Music Scene Walking Tour in Asheville

Overview

Explore Asheville’s Music Scene! Yesterday and Today! We will tell you about Asheville’s connections to members of national and regional Music Halls of Fame. You will learn the local venues for national touring acts, as well as, the spots for our area’s amazing local talent! There will be two informative and historical stops. The first at Citizen Vinyl to explore one of today’s State-of-the-Art Vinyl production facilities, with a recording studio, a cool listening café, and a great vinyl store (Along with a coupon for a later visit). After an informative walk around our historic city, the tour will finish at Asheville’s famous Moogseum: A first rate museum to Bob Moog and his historic Moog Synthesizers. Discount tickets will be available to continue your tour with the good folks at the Moogseum. A must see for all serious musicians!

City: Asheville

Sun 23 Feb

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Starting at $30.00

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Sun 23 Feb

Starting at $30.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Discounts at Museums and Record Stores

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Masks are required for indoor stops.

What To Expect

Moogseum

You will be allowed discounted entry into the Moogseum

Jack of the Wood

The spot for local bluegrass. We will talk about who has played here and who will be playing in the near future

The Orange Peel

Featured stop on the national R&B and Soul tours in the 60s and 70s! Talk about the history of the Orange Peel and what's there to visit now!

Diana Wortham Theatre

Great seating, great acoustics, still active theatre and music venue

Pack Square

Where many of Asheville's festivals and events are held in town!

Show 2 more stops

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews (11)

JHM_CGM

Jul 2022

Our Guide, David, provided interesting stories which were well told. He is a longtime local who clearly loves the material and his enthusiasm is contagious. He also shared good insights into local restaurants and music venues. We had a good experience and you will too !

gmayer000

Jun 2022

Fun and informative tour - I learned about Asheville's diverse music history being due to so many travelers, visitors, mountain folk, and a number of recording studios over the last 100 years - drawing musicians here to play and/or record an album or single. You'll learn about musicians who left here to make it big, you'll learn about musicians who return here to settle down. I would go again.

jamesgR4172FZ

Jun 2022

Fascinating tour--our guide David clearly loves (and knows) Asheville and its musical history, and he peppered his overview with all kinds of entertaining details and anecdotes about everyone from Pete Seeger to Asheville native guitar hero Warren Haynes. The stop at Citizen Vinyl took us right into view of an actual vinyl pressing in process. I particularly loved the stories about the Orange Peel's soul shows in the 1960s (Otis Redding!). And the Moogseum was a perfect endpoint destination. Highly recommended--just bring water if the weather is really hot and humid, because the tour lasts a good while (all outdoors after the Citizen Vinyl stop).