""It's a huge, huge cultural loss for not just the current musicians, but the musicians of the future, especially working-class ones that used to have this as one of the few possibilities of getting inside the craft," she said."
""We've got the lovely Christmas market and unfortunately that Christmas market hasn't incorporated the busking pitch," he said. "It has closed it as well. So we've now been left with a situation where there are no viable busking pitches for amplified busking.""
"Ms Kaos added that busking is "such an important part" of London's culture but that it is "slowly becoming non-existent"."
The designated busking pitch in Trafalgar Square is currently unavailable because it is covered by the Christmas market, leaving amplified performers without a viable space. The Musicians' Union has campaigned for performers to be accommodated alongside seasonal stalls while Westminster Council says it must balance competing interests. Musician Serena Kaos stopped working full-time after losing regular busking locations and called the loss a huge cultural setback, especially for working-class musicians. A court ruling found amplified busking in Leicester Square amounted to a public nuisance and Westminster suspended public busking there, intensifying performers' hardship and reducing London’s live street music presence.
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