ABERDEEN City Council has set out a new code of conduct for buskers wishing to perform in the city centre.
A new “guidelines” document has been established to motivate musicians to energise the city’s downtown area, while also considering the requirements of the local community.
The new rules has been formed to encourage buskers to liven up the city centre, and will be asked to rotate places every two hours.
To facilitate this, specific “permit areas” have been designated. These areas were identified as St Nicholas Square, Schoolhill outside the St Nicolas Centre, the area outside the Trinity Centre, and outside the Bon Accord Centre on George Street.
Belmont Street, Guild Street, the Castlegate, and Union Terrace Gardens have been included in the list, which will be put to a vote by the city council members next week.
Musicians will now be allowed to play until 9pm on a Friday and Saturday, but the volume at which buskers play will also be outlined by the new rules.
