GeoTracks Music
GeoTracks Music · October 2, 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 1969 Woodstock festival wasn't in Woodstock — it was held on this farm.
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📍 Max Yasgur's dairy farm, Bethel, New York · map
Bethel is about 60 road miles (95 km) from the town of Woodstock. The site is now the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
An 18-year-old Elvis Presley made his first recording at this studio in 1953.
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📍 Sun Studio, 706 Union Ave, Memphis · map
On 18 July 1953 he paid $3.98 to cut 'My Happiness'. Receptionist Marion Keisker noted: 'Good ballad singer. Hold.'
Source: americansongwriter.com
Taylor Swift played the final show of the Eras Tour here in December 2024.
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📍 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada · map
The tour ended here on 8 Dec 2024 after 149 shows, grossing about $2.08 billion — the highest-grossing tour ever.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
On this day in 1951, Gordon Sumner, later known as Sting, was born in this shipbuilding town.
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📍 Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England · map
Sting grew up near the shipyards in his hometown. His 2013 album and musical 'The Last Ship' are about those shipyards.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
ABBA won Eurovision 1974 with 'Waterloo' at this seaside venue.
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📍 Brighton Dome, Brighton, England · map
The UK hosted only because 1973 winner Luxembourg declined on cost grounds.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
On this day in 1978, J-pop superstar Ayumi Hamasaki was born in this Japanese city.
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📍 Fukuoka, Japan · map
She was born and raised in this city on the island of Kyushu. In 1993 she moved to Tokyo to work as a model and actress.
Source: en.wikipedia.org