GeoTracks Music
GeoTracks Music · October 1, 2026
The daily music geography game: five clues about where music history happened. Try them yourself first, then reveal the answers.
▶ Play this round Play today's roundThe Beatles recorded most of their music at this studio — zebra crossing outside.
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📍 Abbey Road Studios, London · map
The zebra crossing from the Abbey Road album cover was given Grade II listed status in December 2010.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, who formed Nirvana in 1987, grew up in this logging town.
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📍 Aberdeen, Washington, USA · map
Since 2005, the town's 'Welcome to Aberdeen' sign has read 'Come as you are', added for the 10th anniversary of Cobain's death.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
EDM mega-festival Tomorrowland is held in this town's De Schorre park.
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📍 De Schorre, Boom, Belgium · map
It started in 2005 with about 10,000 fans. It now hosts up to 400,000 people over two weekends.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
On this day in 1959, mbalax star Youssou N'Dour was born in this city.
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📍 Dakar, Senegal · map
Youssou N'Dour sang '7 Seconds' with Neneh Cherry, a global hit in 1994. He later served as Senegal's Minister of Tourism and Culture.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Mexican rock band Café Tacvba formed in 1989 in this suburb.
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📍 Ciudad Satélite, Naucalpan, State of Mexico · map
The name comes from a historic Mexico City café. The band swapped the 'u' for a 'v' to avoid legal trouble with it.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
On this day in 1966, a newly arrived Jimi Hendrix jammed on stage with Cream at this college venue.
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📍 Regent Street Polytechnic (now University of Westminster), London, England · map
Hendrix played the blues song 'Killing Floor' with Eric Clapton's new band. He had been in London for only about a week.
Source: whereseric.com