London Visitor Advice MusicMusic
Although the charts have failed to maintain their significance in contemporary British life, 
music interest has not waned in the slightest. It's hard to sum up such a vast field in a few sentences, but perhaps the most important contributions in Britain to music, have been: diversity and defying boundaries or conventions. Either creating new genres, or extending the reach of existing ones.
Punk is the obvious name-check, but it goes much deeper than that, from Merseybeat, Mod, Prog. Rock, Heavy Metal, New Romantic, Reggae, Ska, Indie, House, Hip Hop, Rave, Garage, Northern Soul, Electronica and beyond - diversity is key. There are plenty of places to see musical performances, thousands of radio stations and millions of people creating music. It's a thriving industry here. HMV is the major retailer.
