From the Project for Public Spaces:.
In 2011, Nick Broad went to forty major cities in thirty countries on five continents to film street performers. … While on this epic journey he interviewed over three hundred street performers around the world, asking them why they busk and what issues they face. It shouldn’t surprise you that in (almost all of) the locations mentioned, street performance is considered by local authorities to be a cultural endeavour rather than as a criminal act.
Nick’s top ten list of the best busker cities pitches in the world, based on nothing more than his own experiences, included places you’d expect in New York, New Orleans (French Quarter), Edinburgh (Royal Mile) and London (Convcent Garden). Some you’ve probably not heard of (Khoasan Road in Bangkok, Plaza de Armas in Santiago) or maybe have (Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo.)
But as for the No. 1 Best Busking Hotspot in the World, I bet you’re never guess that one because it’s not really a site.
10. Traffic Lights, Worldwide
This doesn’t really fit in a “best cities” post. But, these are one of the most pervasive of all venues for buskers. There are also exactly the same in every city in the world, and, as such, are separate from the cities themselves.
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Go here to see videos of all the top ten sites.
