Live Forever? Ultimate Rock And Pop Pilgrimage Launched

It’s a UK road trip with a difference – music fans have been invited to make the ultimate rock and pop pilgrimage by visiting the locations where some of our biggest stars passed away.

Car rental experts from StressFreeCarRental.com have revealed the postcodes and locations where some of the biggest names in music, including Amy Winehouse, Freddie Mercury and George Michael, sadly died.

They have suggested a 1200-mile round Britain itinerary to visit the sites, which can be reached by inputting the provided postcodes into any sat nav device.

They’ve also made available a free-to-download checklist that music fans can print out and tick off each location as they visit.

But they are urging fans to undertake the road trip to pay their respects to the late artists and to remain mindful that many sites remain private property.

The 1200-mile road trip takes several locations attracting thousands of visitors yearly – such as the ditch where Marc Bolan crashed his Mini in 1977.

Starting in London, the unique tour takes in the spots where icons Amy Winehouse, Freddie Mercury, Keith Moon and Jimi Hendrix passed away.

After leaving the capital, music fans are encouraged to journey south to the crash site in Surrey where Glam Rock legend Marc Bolan died before heading on to Hartfield, East Sussex, to visit the house where Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones was found dead in a swimming pool in 1969.

They then travel west to Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, where sixties icon Dusty Springfield sadly passed away before heading to nearby Goring-on-Thames, where 80s pop legend George Michael died on Christmas Day 2016.

From Goring, it’s a short trip to Salisbury, where Thin Lizzy star Phil Lynott sadly died. Fans are then told to head to a lay-by close to the Severn Bridge near Bristol, where Manic Street Preacher guitarist Richey Edwards is believed to have disappeared, and he was later declared legally dead.

From there, the road trip turns north, stopping at Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, where legendary singer-songwriter Nick Drake passed away, before heading to a terraced house in Macclesfield where Joy Division singer Ian Curtis hung himself in 1980.

The trip then veers north to Scotland to Auchterhouse, near Dundee, the location of the suicide of Billy Mackenzie, lead singer of 80s band The Associates. He was found in a garden shed after an overdose.

The trip then heads back south, stopping at Arkesden, Essex, at the location of the death of legendary Small Faces frontman Steve Marriott who sadly perished in a house fire in 1991.

A spokesman for StressFreeCarRental.com, who came up with the tour, said it was a chance for music fans to pay their respects to some of the biggest icons ever.

He said: “Britain has produced some of the greatest stars in the history of popular music, and many of them will never be forgotten. They are the legends who changed the lives of millions, and many of us still listen to their music daily.

“So we thought it would be a good idea to gather together the most notable names who sadly passed away on UK soil and offer music fans an itinerary to visit the places they passed on.

“Many of the locations remain private homes, so we urge everyone who follows our guide to remain courteous and respectful at all times.

“By gathering all the locations together into one suggested road trip, we want to celebrate the legacies of some of the most extraordinary talents Britain has ever produced.

“Fans can print off our handy checklist and tick each location as they make the trip. By the time they’ve completed their journey, they will have visited the locations where some of our greatest stars have passed away. Although, in a way, these legends will never die, and they live on forever through their music.”

To download the free checklist and learn more about the UK road trip to rock and pop star death sites, please visit https://www.stressfreecarrental.com/en/uk/rock-pop-pilgrimage.

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