HARD ROCK CAFÉ HISTORY / La historia del Hard Rock Café

Hi my dear friends, today we're going to speak about "The Hard Rock Café" a global icon in which you have surely been!  We'll see its beginnings and history! Let's go!

Hola queridos amigos, hoy vamos a hablar sobre "El Hard Rock Café" un icono global en el que seguro que habéis estado.  Veremos sus comienzos y su historia. ¡Vamos!

WORLDWIDE FAMOUS  (famoso en el mundo entero)
The first Hard Rock Café opened on June 14th, 1971 in London and immediately, it was a great hit!  Its American décor, loud music and friendly service helped to this!  After 40 years, it is a global icon with 150 venues (locales) in over 50 countries.



FOUNDERS (fundadores)
The Hard Rock Café was founded by Peter Morton and Isaac Tigrett, two  entreprising young Americans and at once, it became the trendiest (a la moda) café in the British capital. It was a stop for rock stars like Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney.

Eric Clapton donated his Red Fender guitar to the café in 1979.  He asked the staff to hang it on the wall above his faourite bar stool (taburete).

Peter Townshend of "The Who" donated one of his guitars too and so this marked the start of a collection of music memorabilia (recuerdos) that contains right now more than 73,000 items (objetos):  photographs, instruments, clothing and costumes, platinum and gold records and posters of Freddie Mercury, Michael Jacson, Jim Morrison, Madonna, Prince, Elton John, etc.

The Hard Rock Café also has the first guitar owned by Glen Matlock from the Sex Pistosl and a Madonna's bustier.

The success of the fists Hard Rock Café expanded it in Europe and the United States.

LET'S PARTY
The Hard Rock Café chain (cadena) was sold to the Rank Group and today it is owned by the "Seminola Native American Tribe of Florida". 
The most recent café was opened in Florence in June last year.

THE HARD ROCK CAFÉS IN SPAIN
The successful chain of restaurants extends its reach to Spain where franchises exist in Madrid (since 1994), Barcelona (1997), Mallorca (since 2008) and Marbella (since 2009).  The restaurants do not only serve food, but they also stage concerts and even screen football matches, such as the popular clash of the two great rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona!

For more information about Hard Rock Cafés around the world, visit: http://www.hardrock.com/

 Don't doubt it!  If you want to visit a curious place, The Hard Rock Café is a marvellous one!

Photo: tripadvisor.es

SEE YOU AND HAVE A NICE DAY!!