The White Hat Guide to Buskers & Street Entertainers

Standing Room Only

Have you ever wondered why someone would busk or how it came to be they started busking? This compilation of street performers and their personal stories will help you find the answer. Buskers are an iconic part of Melbourne’s streetscape, asserting a creative force and adding a layer of movement, colour and sound into the city’s energy. Among the busking assemblage, meet the Japanese Blues Cowboy, Australia’s world record holding sideshow prodigy and the man who drives around the country with a piano in his van. Whatever their reason for busking, Standing Room Only written by Linda Bee applauds them, delights in their talent and individuality and celebrates the vitality they bring to the city.

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“There is something magical about busking and street performance... when I come across a busker I see someone taking their lives into their hands and making something happen.”

John Butler