If you love music, revel in nostalgia and enjoy perusing all manner of memorabilia, a visit to the Coventry Music Museum is an absolute must.

Recounting the story of the city’s musical heritage, the museum pays homage to the era of music hall, 1950s rock’n’roll, the 1960s Beat scene, the 2-Tone days of The Specials, The Selecter and Madness, the 1980s successes of Hazel O’Connor, The Primitives and King, and the Bhangra magic of the 1990s.     

The museum’s collection of memorabilia includes the Lennon Bench - commemorating the famous Acorns For Peace event - the actual car from The Specials’ Ghost Town video, and a selection of items connected to the city’s 21st-century hitmakers, Stereo Nation and The Enemy. A new arrival is an original drum kit that once belonged to Specials legend John ‘Brad’ Bradbury.