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 ...

Noise complaints led the authorities to halt street performances in Leicester Square. Some miss the music. Others found the noise “bloody annoying.” By Jonathan Wolfe Jonathan Wolfe spoke to several ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As portrayed in Abbi and Ilana’s hilarious busking scene on “Broad City,” street performance is a classic part of the portrait of city life, as integral as bright lights and bustling traffic. And ...

From voices and violins to keyboards and quintets, where there are shoppers there are buskers. A showcase for talented types eager for payment and promotion. "The idea is to create an atmosphere and ...

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 ...