One of London's biggest tourist hotspots is set to become a lot quieter after Westminster Council announced that buskers have been banned from playing in Leicester Square. The ban will come into force ...

Buskers have been banned from playing in a major London tourist spot after the council were taken to court over ‘nuisance performers’. Westminster City Council has suspended two busking performance ...

London is to introduce a contactless payment scheme for buskers in what organisers say is a world first. Busk in London, a Mayor of London initiative, has partnered with technology company iZettle to ...

Tensions between London buskers and residents have reached a boiling point, after locals insist they are fed up of hearing ‘Sweet Caroline’ on repeat. Fed up businesses and residents in Leicester ...

LONDON — For generations, street musicians have provided the soundtrack for Leicester Square, a tourist hub in London’s West End, where the likes of Rod Stewart and George Michael busked before ...

Busking in central London is "slowly becoming non-existent", a musician has said, amid a warning that the loss of established performance pitches is forcing some some to give up their careers and is ...

Some famous British musicians — George Michael, Rod Stewart, Ed Sheeran — started as buskers. So it's no wonder hundreds of hopefuls are... London Underground Calling: Buskers Audition To Play On The ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Ah, those London buskers: penniless music students sawing away at ...

Strumming his acoustic steel string on a busy street in east London, singer-songwriter Dan Tredget aims to become the first person to busk at every London Underground station. With 272 stops on the ...

Street performing, or busking, is a profession that dates back to antiquity. Before recording technology and personal electronics, it was a principal form of income for many performance artists. Still ...

London Launches Underground Search For Buskers To Lift Commuter Spirits By Helen ROWE March 01, 2024, 2:21 am EST Share ...

Strumming his acoustic steel string guitar on a busy street in east London, Australian singer-songwriter Dan Tredget is a man on a mission. Strumming his acoustic steel string guitar on a busy street ...