UK "Sonic Highways" - which cities?

mrkb

or would it be Sonic Motorways? 

I've enjoyed the Foos Sonic Highways documentaries, and got to wondering what a UK version would contain. I've couldnt think of many "music scenes" like the US version as it's much easier to travel around the UK, so music styles spread quicker, but thought of the following. 

Any thoughts on others? 

Liverpool - Mersey beat -Beatles 

Manchester - Brit pop - Oasis, Happy Monday's 

London - punk? - Sex Pistols 

Birmingham - heavy metal - Sabbath 

Coventry - two tone - Specials

digitalscream

Forget Manchester. Mr Grohl seems to have an aversion to anything that happened after 1985 (and even then, only if it was tuneless punk).

ICBM

Glasgow - Simple Minds, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Aztec Camera, Hipsway, Hue & Cry, Deacon Blue, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, Belle & Sebastian, The Pastels, Franz Ferdinand, Biffy Clyro... and loads more. I haven't even mentioned any from before the 80s. Or Wet Wet Wet .

BigMonka

Have a wisdom for having exactly the same thought that I did whilst watching sonic highways.

There's a Cornwall/Devon acoustic/surf type of music that would be worth covering too.

Which British music legend would we get to present it though? Chaz&Dave?

mrkb

John Peel would have been an ace presenter, not sure who could do similar - Zane Lowe?? 

The Glasgow list that @ICBM did shows that although there's loads of music coming out of the UK, there isn't as much of a city scene -similar styles developing in one area - simple minds and Jesus and Mary chain aren't similar in style, just the time they evolved. Interesting discussion though!