The then young Issac Tigrett and Peter Morton opened the first Hard Rock Café on 14^th June 1971 in Piccadilly, London.  Though initially the café had eclectic décor it later on started housing rock and roll memorabilia, which also later became a tradition to be followed by other Hard Rock Café locations.

As of December 2015, there were 191 Hard Rock Café locations spread across 59 countries globally. The Hard Rock Café chain also comprises of 11 casinos and 22 hotels.