Backbeat Tours: Memphis's live-music bus tours that bring history to life with rhythm and small-group charm.
Backbeat Tours in Memphis offers live-music–driven sightseeing from 197 Beale St. As a tourist attraction and tour agency, it blends Memphis history with performances on an air-conditioned bus. The 90-minute Music Mojo tour features a guitar-playing singer and small-group intimacy, with walking segments, a BBQ stop, and a river-boat option at the end. Some reviews note dogs and bourbon are allowed on tours.
197 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
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A 90-minute intimate tour featuring live music, history lessons, and small-group exploration of Memphis's musical roots.
Combined air-conditioned bus rides with guided walking segments to key landmarks, offering comfort and in-depth sightseeing.
Onboard entertainment with talented musician-guides singing and playing guitar, enhancing the tour with soulful tunes.
Included stops at local BBQ spots for sliders, chips, and drinks, plus options for snacks and group photos.
Welcoming dogs and allowing personal beverages like bourbon, ensuring a relaxed and inclusive experience for all guests.
Overall rating
Dlandfan
We took the 90 minute music mojo tour. Emily was fabulous! Was a small group and felt like an intimate setting. She explained a lot about Memphis music history and had a great voice!! Definitely a fun way to tour around Memphis
scott diego
Great tour! Our guide was not only a terrific musician, he was also super knowledgeable about the history and sights in town. My dog and my glass of bourbon were also allowed on the tour which was very nice!
Barbara Mascarenas
I am so sorry that I cannot remember our guide's name, but she was AMAZING. This was such a fun way to learn about Memphis. Having live music playing as I watched the diversity and contradiction of the city pass me by through the window was a heightened sense of reality that is etched on my mind. Singing along with the multigenerational group to classics we all know - and were possible because of the magic of Memphis- was soul-healing. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
A.K. Chapman
Nice informative tour. AC bus. Some walking. BBQ stop for lunch but only a slider, chips, coal slaw, and a drink. I recommend the river boat at the end. Can buy drinks, snacks, and a group picture.
sandra van zanten
A fun and entertaining experience. Our guide and guitarplayer/singer was very enthusiastic, played and song very good. Unfortunately for her the microphone "didn't play along". I'm so sorry I forgot her name...but she was great!!! And princess, our busdriver was very skilled. It was a memorable tour.
