London

The following groups have played in this city: The Beatles (418 times), The Rolling Stones (189 times), Pink Floyd (188 times), Yes (167 times), Eric Clapton (161 times), Hawkwind (158 times), The Who (141 times), U2 (105 times), Jimi Hendrix (94 times), Bob Dylan (93 times), AC/DC (89 times), Cream (79 times), Motorhead (78 times), David Bowie (74 times), King Crimson (60 times), Queen (60 times), David Gilmour (56 times), Deep Purple (56 times), Led Zeppelin (50 times), Bruce Springsteen (47 times), Depeche Mode (43 times), Roxy Music (42 times), Genesis (39 times), Bryan Ferry (31 times), Rush (30 times), Black Sabbath (27 times), Neil Young (27 times), Metallica (24 times), Roger Waters (23 times), Dire Straits (20 times), Pete Townshend (20 times), The Notting Hillbillies (19 times), Mark Knopfler (17 times), Erasure (15 times), Robert Plant (15 times), Aerosmith (14 times), Blue Oyster Cult (14 times), Kiss (14 times), Paul McCartney (14 times), ZZ Top (14 times), Iron Maiden (13 times), Page & Plant (13 times), Joy Division (12 times), Oasis (12 times), Faces (11 times), Jeff Beck (11 times), John Lennon (11 times), Nirvana (11 times), Roger Daltrey (11 times), Blind Faith (10 times), Van Halen (9 times), Coldplay (8 times), Fleetwood Mac (8 times), Jeff Buckley (8 times), Ron Wood (8 times), The Doors (8 times), The Yardbirds (8 times), Syd Barrett (7 times), The Mission (7 times), Derek & The Dominos (6 times), Fashion (6 times), Guns N' Roses (6 times), Radiohead (6 times), Camel (5 times), Elton John (5 times), George Harrison (5 times), Pearl Jam (5 times), Red Hot Chili Peppers (5 times), Rory Gallagher (5 times), The Alarm (5 times), Elvis Costello (4 times), Jethro Tull (4 times), Keith Richards (4 times), Lou Reed (4 times), Rod Stewart (4 times), Slade (4 times), Soft Machine (4 times), The Allman Brothers Band (4 times), Bonnie Raitt (3 times), Champion Jack Dupree (3 times), Foo Fighters (3 times), Frank Zappa (3 times), Gun (3 times), Jerry Floyd (3 times), Kraftwerk (3 times), Nick Mason (3 times), Nine Inch Nails (3 times), Pavement (3 times), Pixies (3 times), The Beach Boys (3 times), The Black Crowes (3 times), The Kinks (3 times), The Offspring (3 times), The Strawbs (3 times), Tom Petty (3 times), Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (2 times), Badfinger (2 times), Barclay James Harvest (2 times), Ben Waters (2 times), Blues Incorporated (2 times), Bob Marley (2 times), Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (2 times), Eric Burdon (2 times), Foreigner (2 times), Gary Moore (2 times), Gary Numan (2 times), JJ Cale (2 times), Judas Priest (2 times), Lynyrd Skynyrd (2 times), Medium Medium (2 times), Mick Jagger (2 times), Miles Davis (2 times), Mott The Hoople (2 times), Noel Gallagher (2 times), Peter Gabriel (2 times), Rainbow (2 times), Ringo Starr (2 times), Sammy Hagar (2 times), Scorpions (2 times), Sonic Youth (2 times), Soundgarden (2 times), Stretch (2 times), Tangerine Dream (2 times), Taste (2 times), The Cure (2 times), The Firm (2 times), The Fishermen (2 times), The Hours (2 times), The Police (2 times), The Residents (2 times), The Searchers (2 times), The Velvet Underground (2 times), Them Crooked Vultures (2 times), Traffic (2 times), UFO (2 times), XYZ (2 times), Zerra I (2 times), 10000 Maniacs, Adam Faith, Al Di Meola, Alexis Korner, Alicia Keys, Altered Images, Amaral, Ash, Asia, Athlete, Beady Eye, Big Country, Bill Wyman, Blackfoot, Bob Mould, Buddy Holly, Burt Bacharach, Carl Perkins, Cat Stevens, Cheap Trick, Cilla Black, Cinderella, Counting Crows, Coverdale & Page, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Delaney & Bonnie, Delta 5, Doves, Elbow, Fat Mattress, Gilby Clarke, Glasvegas, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Hothouse Flowers, Howlin' Wolf, Hurrah!, Idlewild, Imelda May, INXS, Jamiroquai, Jane Keroway, Jesus And Mary Chain, Jimmy Page, Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes, Joe Walsh, John Entwistle, John Paul Jones, Johnny Cash, Keith Moon, Lenny Kravitz, Leon Russell, Lone Justice, Love, Madonna, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Marillion, Martha Veléz, Mary Hopkin, Massive Attack, Megadeth, Mick Taylor, Midnight, Morrissey, Motley Crue, Mr. Big, Mumford & Sons, Paul Rodgers, Paul Simon, Primus, R.E.M., Red Beat, Richard Thompson, Robert Wyatt, Roy Harper, Ry Cooder, Savatage, Scissors Sisters, Sex Pistols, Simon & Garfunkel, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Slayer, Smashing Pumpkins, Spear Of Destiny, Spin Doctors, Steely Dan, Sting, Stryper, Supertramp, Talking Heads, The Animals, The Jazz Butcher, The Lemon Boys, The Magic Numbers, The Nightcaps, The Pogues, The Pretenders, The Sisters Of Mercy, The Thrills, The Waterboys, The White Stripes, Thin Lizzy, This Heat, Thompson Twins, Toto, Van Der Graaf Generator, Vision Collision, Wishbone Ash and World Party.

Artists born in London: Amy Winehouse and David Bowie.

Artists dead in London: Amy Winehouse, Billy Murcia, Bon Scott, Charlie Watts, Dolores O'Riordan, Freddie Mercury, Greg Lake, Ian Stewart, Jimi Hendrix, Jon Lord, Keith Moon, Mick Ronson, Richard Wright and Rory Gallagher.

Bests live music venues in London: Earls Court, Royal Albert Hall, Hammersmith Odeon, Wembley Arena, Brixton Academy, Wembley Stadium, Hyde Park, The O2 Arena, Rainbow Theatre and London Stadium.

Bests Recording studios in London: Twickenham Film Studios, Apple Studios, Decca Studios, Olympic Sound Studios, EMI Studios, IBC Studios, Morgan Studios and Rehearsal room.