East London's Music History With Tash LC

The birthplace of grime that's been name dropped dozens of tracks, E3 has a music history that goes way, way back - we've made a run route with Tash LC that takes you through iconic parts of the area's sonic journey.

From Rinse FM's rise in the Three Flats of Bow to Wilton's Music Hall's doubling up as a charitable missionary during Whitechapel's most trying times, we've plotted an alternative music history run route around Tower Hamlets voiced by Tash LC, whose curated a selection of tracks to keep your pace up.

This 15 km route - which also has 10km, and 5km options - has been mapped out by run crew Run the Boroughs, cutting across Victoria Park, before veering through Bow to hit up the iconic Grime spots of Roman Road. You'll then run past iconic venues across Commercial Street to get to Whitechapel and loop up toward Hackney, all accompanied by Tash's anecdotes and facts to keep you locked in from start to finish. 

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An area of East London rich with centuries of history, Tower Hamlets has historically served as a gateway connecting London to the world. Situated on the north bank of the River Thames, its docks have been integral to the development of the capital.

Britain’s industrial and colonial expansion transformed this borough into a hub of migration, as the Thames’ busy waterways drew Jewish, Asian and African communities to settle and work along its distinctive north-bank bend throughout the 19th century.

"Tower Hamlets has long served as an incubator for underground music cultures that have gone on to shape the world".

This history has informed the city’s music history: bringing reggae, dembow, dancehall, Afrobeat and highlife to the UK, powering the emergence of UK-born genres including Lover’s Rock, grime, jungle, UKG, UK funky, shaping the sound of UK drill and rap.

Hear the tunes, know your history when you get your run on. Lace up your trainers and we'll see you at the Victoria Park start line.

Strava at the ready, let's go.