• Ichi

  I don’t think we’ve ever counted how many bands we’ve had come along to do a busk, but hands down Ichi was the most wonderfully bemusing. A complete joy to behold, watch Ichi performing three of his completely original jams below.

Our Latest Busks

Ichi

I don’t think we’ve ever... 

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of Montreal

We were utterly delighted to have of... 

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Luke Sital-Singh

Remember sunny days gone by… Luke... 

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Woodpecker Wooliams

Welcome to the birdhouse, with Woodpecker... 

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The Mariner’s Children

The Mariner’s Children performed... 

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Sea of Bees

Sea of Bees joined us to perform a few... 

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Here We Go Magic

What’s better than a busk with... 

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Simone Felice

Simone Felice and his lovely cohorts... 

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Veronica Falls

Hark back to sunnier times, with Veronica... 

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Forest Fire

New Yorkers Forest Fire swung by Arnold... 

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The Lampshades

We were absolutely delighted to have... 

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The Deer Tracks

Power! With some fluke luck we finally... 

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Big Deal

On Halloween weekend Big Deal treated... 

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Peggy Sue

We really love Peggy Sue. If they were... 

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Sea of Bees

Jules and Amber, aka Sea Of Bees, treated... 

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Jesca Hoop

The wonderful Jesca Hoop performed a... 

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Copy Haho

On what had to be one of the few days... 

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Woodpigeon

Lovely Canadian Mr Mark Hamilton so... 

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The Leisure Society

What a delight to have The Leisure Society... 

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She Keeps Bees

Anyone who has ever seen She Keeps Bees... 

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Guillemots

Guillemots performed a few songs this... 

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Peggy Sue

Our friends Peggy Sue treated us to... 

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Thousands

You’d never know it was summer!... 

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Ra Ra Riot

These troopers were jet lagged and tired,... 

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Dark Dark Dark

- Dark Dark Dark at Hampstead Heath... 

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The Irrepressibles

Watch Anvil, Nuclear Skies and Forget... 

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Chief

Watch Day and Night, Nice People, Breaking... 

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Caitlin Rose

Watch Gorilla Man, Sinful Wishing Well,... 

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Frightened Rabbit

Watch Poke, The Twist, Footshooter,... 

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Vivian Girls

Watch When I’m Gone, The Other... 

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The Hundred In The Hands

The Hundred In The Hands performed at... 

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Sky Larkin

Sky Larkin at Arnold Circus was a another... 

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Johnny Flynn

Watch Brown Trout Blues and Churlish... 

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Broadcast 2000

Watch Get Up And Go, Over Soon and Run... 

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Slow Club

Watch Hackney Marsh, Because We’re... 

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John Smith

Watch Hands and Invisible Boy by John... 

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Kate Tempest

Watch Kate Tempest at the Royal Festival... 

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Oh Ruin

Watch Now Is The Needed Time, Estella,... 

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Sam Amidon

Watch Wild Bill Jones, Sign Of The Judgement,... 

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The Tailors

Watch Giddy And Maudlin, Landfill and... 

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Forest City Lovers

Watch Sea To Land by Forest City Lovers,... 

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Al Lewis and Sarah Howells

Watch Treading Water, Make A Little... 

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Ed Harcourt

Watch So I’ve Been Told, Do As... 

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Tristram

Watch Me And James Dean, Zombie Holocaust,... 

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The Clientele

Watch Since K Got Over Me, I Wonder... 

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Fyfe Dangerfield

Watch Any Direction, She Needs Me, Livewire... 

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Twilight Sad

Watch And She Would Darken The Memory,... 

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Sleeping States

Watch Showers In Summer, Learning Curves,... 

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Player Piano

Watch Golden One, My Name Will Be A... 

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Lofty Heights

Watch Fools Gold, Skeleton Apples, John... 

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Tap Tap

Watch Half Moon Street, Codeine and... 

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Sons Of Noel And Adrian

Watch Damien, The Wreck Is Not A Boat,... 

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Peggy Sue

Watch Yo Mama, Milk And Blood, Once... 

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Treetop Flyers

Watch New York Rain, It’s About... 

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Micachu And The Shapes

Watch Guts, Curly Teeth, Turn Me Well... 

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David Thomas Broughton

Watch Why Are You Not Here?, Staying... 

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First Aid Kit

First Aid Kit brought their sisterly... 

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Lulu And The Lampshades

Watch Cups, Something New, Feet To The... 

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The Mules

Watch All Of The Fun, None Of The Fair,... 

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Hockey

Watch Too Fake, Work and 4 Holy Photos... 

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Internet Forever

Watch Break Bones, Centre Of Your Universe,... 

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Gorgeous Colours

Wach Arms On Knees, The Rails, Locksmith... 

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King Creosote

Watch Jump At The Cats, Coast On By,... 

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Woodpigeon

Watch Oberkampf, Lay All Your Love On... 

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Kill It Kid

Watch Private Idaho, Day Before I Die,... 

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Fanfarlo

Fanfarlo graced Northampton Square bandstand... 

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Theoretical Girl

Watch I Should Have Loved You More,... 

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The Brakes

Watch All Night Disco Party, Consumer... 

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Slow Club

Watch When I Go, Because We’re... 

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Wildbirds And Peacedrums

Incredible performances of My Heart,... 

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Hauschka

We haven’t had a mini piano on... 

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The Hours

Watch Big Black Hole, Ali In The Jungle... 

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Alessi’s Ark

Alessi played The Dog, The Horse and... 

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Black Lips

Watch Bow Down And Die, I’ll Be... 

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Speech Debelle

In a more unusual busk, Mercury Prize... 

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Gregory And The Hawk

Watch Oats We Sow, August Moon and Wild... 

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Esser

An unusually acoustic Esser performed... 

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Emmy The Great

Northampton Square saw We Almost Had... 

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The Leisure Society

Watch The Last Of The Melting Snow,... 

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Ten Kens

Watch Downcome Home, Y’all Come... 

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Loney Dear

Arnold Circus saw Harsh Words, I Was... 

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Psapp

Arnold Circus saw Mr Ant, The Monster... 

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Asobi Seksu

Northampton Square saw Walk On The Moon,... 

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Paul Marshall

Watch Cross Stitched Lips, Buried Beneath... 

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Chris Bathgate

Watch Serpentine, Do What’s Easy... 

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Nat Johnson

Watch Mexico, Dirty Rotten Soul and... 

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The Barker Band

Watch Heaven’s Bell, Heart Like... 

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Of Montreal

With pressure from the park wardens... 

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We Were Promised Jetpacks

The closed Brighton bandstand meant... 

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The Acorn in Brighton

Brighton bandstand was closed when we... 

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The Wave Pictures

Watch David’s Evening On Wheels,... 

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Frightened Rabbit

Watch Poke, I Feel Better and Backwards... 

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David Karsten Daniels

Watch Universe Of No Parts, Martha Ann,... 

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Laura Groves

Watch Coast, I Am Leaving and Bridges... 

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Wild Beasts

Mercury nominated Wild Beasts gave us... 

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Wet Paint

Wet Paint performed Save The Whale,... 

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Stars of Sunday League

Our first ever busk saw Stars of Sunday... 

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