We've been 'threatening' to busk to ourselves for a couple years now. One town where we see buskers quite a bit has a no-amplification rule. But we just found out that another town, directly adjacent to ours, also allows busking but with amplification and some set rules. So I think we're going to give it a go, maybe this weekend. It's really not much about the money for us but we always feel like we have to charge when we play venues so as not to ruin it for the players for whom playing IS their income. Busking for fun and change plus the ability to just show up and play (almost) anywhere we want for as little or as long as we want has a lot of appeal for us. We have the perfect gear for this type of gig as well - Bose S1 battery at 15 lbs, mic, carbon fiber guitar, BOOM - done. If we do it soon I'll post how it went.
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