List of busking locations explained

This is a list of locations where busking is known to happen on a regular basis. They tend to be low motor traffic places.

Africa

South Africa

Americas

United States

Central U.S.

This locale was featured in the Blues Brothers movie and has been the place of convergence for blues musicians since the 1930s.[2] [3]

East Coast

West Coast

Canada

Asia

China

Iran

Taiwan

Europe

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Netherlands

Germany

Belgium

Spain

Republic of Ireland

Poland

France

Greece

Norway

Italy

Sweden

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: BUSKERS TURNING DOWNTOWN STREETS INTO A STAGE. June 21, 1996. Rocky Mountain News. 2009-08-21.
  2. News: Chicago--yours for a song. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022053445/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/650404172.html?dids=650404172:650404172&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+11,+1982&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(1963-Current+file)&edition=&startpage=22&desc=Chicago--yours+for+a+song. dead. October 22, 2012. November 11, 1982. Chicago Tribune. 2009-08-21.
  3. News: The Indestructible Beat of Bo Diddley. https://web.archive.org/web/20080605021222/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7539597/the_indestructible_beat_of_bo_diddley/3. dead. June 5, 2008. Aug 11, 2005. The Rolling Stone. 2009-08-21.
  4. News: How the city's sidewalk performers get legal. https://web.archive.org/web/20121022053413/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/1512057651.html?dids=1512057651:1512057651&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+17,+2008&author=Louis+R+Carlozo&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Street+law&pqatl=google. dead. October 22, 2012. Jul 17, 2008. Chicago Tribune. 2009-08-21 . Louis R . Carlozo.
  5. News: ON 'BUSKER FRIDAYS,' MUSICIANS TAKE TO THE STREET.. May 27, 2007. The Wichita Eagle. 2009-08-21 . Jillian . Cohan.
  6. News: All the JAZZ. January 11, 1997. Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland). 2009-08-21.
  7. News: Appalachian Festival kicks off at Coney Island. May 8, 2009. Middletown Journal. 2009-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716091057/http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/middletown-news/appalachian-festival-kicks-off-at-coney-island-112969.html. July 16, 2011. dead.
  8. Web site: Background - Art on the Streets. Google Docs. 2016-02-15.
  9. News: Night-hopping and nostalgia in full SXSW swing. March 22, 1998. The Austin American-Statesman. 2009-08-21 . MICHAEL CORCORAN . Date.
  10. News: Way down south... March 21, 1996. St Paul Pioneer Press. 2009-08-21.
  11. Web site: Buskerfest Miami Fostering a culture of street performance in Miami-Dade County . 2024-01-05 . buskerfestmiami.com.
  12. Web site: 2019-08-02 . Buskers Wanted: Fort Lauderdale Ramps Up Opportunities For Street Performers . 2024-01-05 . WLRN . en.
  13. Web site: A Look at Life in Iran . 2022-12-07 . Avax.news . en.
  14. Web site: redirect - /events-entertainment-culture/street-performers/page/1. 23 November 2013. 23 September 2016.
  15. Web site: Busking | Transport for London . 2013-02-10 . 2013-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130214014422/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/2435.aspx . dead .
  16. Web site: A busker's tale | Street's Got Talent . 2013-02-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131209133014/http://streetsgottalent.com/2012/05/06/a-buskers-tale/ . 2013-12-09 .
  17. Web site: 404 Not Found - Bath BID. 23 September 2016.
  18. Web site: York busking badge scheme for buskers and street entertainers - Street trading and busking - City of York Council . www.york.gov.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607040904/http://www.york.gov.uk/info/200427/street_trading_and_busking/237/street_trading_and_busking/3 . 2013-06-07.
  19. Web site: Street Performers: Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Stratford-on-Avon District. Council. 23 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819130739/https://www.stratford.gov.uk/business/street-performers.cfm. 19 August 2016. dead.
  20. Web site: New rules for city centre buskers. https://archive.today/20130419210835/http://www.chesterfirst.co.uk/news/103248/new-rules-for-city-centre-buskers.aspx. dead. 19 April 2013. 13 June 2011. 23 September 2016.
  21. Web site: Busking. 23 September 2016.