NEW ALBUM + END OF TOUR

Performing outside Kitty O Hanlons 2025 for St Patricks Day!

Greetings, Buskers!

The great defrosting is underway. The sun is out, and the beer gardens are filling up – long may the jet stream stay blocked!We thought we’d take a moment to give a big thank you to everyone who has come out to enjoy one of our shows over the past few weeks, bought some merch, or even just interacted with a post on social media – it’s all greatly appreciated, and you’re all ace.

The 10-Year Tour has been a great success so far, and we’ve had a nostalgic time revisiting old stomping grounds. A highlight, funnily enough, was getting the chance to go busking in both Tavistock and Plymouth city centre. There’s an element of chaos and unpredictability to busking that isn’t replicated at function gigs, and it reminded us how much we love it.

But, to paraphrase an old proverb – it’s not over until… all the Busketeers stop singing and go on holiday in two weeks.

Final Couple of Tour Dates

Following on from that, this blog will be a tad shorter, as there are only a couple of weeks left before we all go on our holibobs. That said, we’ve still got a couple of fun gigs coming up to pop on the ol’ radar:

• Saturday, April 12th – The Bread and Roses; 9–11pm

• Thursday, April 17th – The Old Warehouse, Kingsbridge; 7–9pm

Busketeers Cover Album

Last but not least – we’re very excited to announce that we’ll be releasing a 12-track album featuring some of our favourite and more unique cover songs. The aim is to smash it all out in a day, including some live videos to supplement the recordings.

This is happening in just over two weeks, so assuming all goes to plan, it won’t be long before you can check it out. We hope you’re looking forward to hearing it as much as we are! The plan is to have it available on streaming platforms – and maybe even on CD, for all you physical media supporters out there.

Take care and enjoy this lovely weather,

Ken, Luke, Olly and Matt

Tour, new dates and new videos!

What a start to the year it’s been! Our 2025 tour is in full swing, and we’ve already hit some incredible milestones. Our first-ever vinyls have landed in the hands of our amazing fans, new Busketeers shirts are flying off the shelves, and we’ve seen a huge surge in new followers - welcome buskers!

From the Streets to Sold-Out Shows

We started our tour in Tavistock, where a little crowd gathered to watch us perform while we busked in the town. From there, we headed to the Stannery Brewery for a sold-out show! The energy was unreal, and it reminded us why we love what we do.

But we’re not stopping there - we’ve added a special show to our tour! We’ll be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at Kitty O’Hanlons in Plymouth on Sunday, 16th March, from 7pm. If you love a lively Irish night, this one’s not to be missed!

Back to Busking & One Plymouth Video

Plymouth has always been a special place for us, and we’ve been spotted busking on the streets once again - bringing the music to the people. Shoutout to One Plymouth for capturing the magic in a lovely video, which you can watch below!

One Plymouth - Capturing us busking in Plymouth where it all began in 2015!

Upcoming Gigs – Where to Find Us Next

🎸 Friday 14th – Preston Gate, Bude – 9pm

🍀 Sunday 16th – St. Patrick’s at Kitty O’Hanlons – 7pm

🎶 Friday 21st – Globe Inn, Looe – 9pm

🔥 Saturday 22nd – Supporting Land of the Giants – 7pm

🎤 Saturday 12th April – Bread and Roses, Plymouth – 9pm

For full tour dates and tickets, head to www.thebusketeers.com/tour.

Thank you all for the love and support - see you at a gig soon!

Busketeers 10-Year Tour Battle Plan: March Edition (Director’s Cut)

Greetings and salutations, beautiful people! This blog will take a slightly different approach from previous iterations as, quite honestly, there isn’t much to report! But not to worry—weddings and gigs are beginning to populate our upcoming weekends, inevitably bringing with them the storied misadventures of The Busketeers that will (hopefully) transfer seamlessly into an anecdotal format.

So, instead of telling you how the four of us spent the last few weeks taking in nourishment, expelling waste, and inhaling enough oxygen to prevent our cells from dying, we’ll give you the itinerary for the first leg of our Busketeers Ten-Year Tour (hereafter abbreviated to B10YT because it sounds trendy and interesting).

Week 1: March 1st

B10YT kicks off on March 1st at The Book Stop, Tavistock, where we’ll be promoting the vinyl edition of our self-titled 2023 project, The Busketeers. We’ll be performing the album in full just outside the bookstore at 2 PM, followed by vinyl signings and a chin-wag until 5 PM (Tavistock market will also be in full swing if you fancy making an afternoon of it).

The frivolity doesn’t stop there, however, as we’ll then head to The Stannary Brewing Company that same evening for a craft beer-fuelled musical adventure, where we will officially kick off the tour with our bristling artillery of bangers.

Week 2: March 8th/9th

This weekend will be the mother of all throwbacks for us. On Saturday, March 8th, we’ll be hitting the streets of Plymouth for an all-afternoon busking extravaganza to party like it’s 2017. It’s odd how exciting this is for us… none of us have busked in years! Be sure to come say hi as we tap back into the roots of our identity; we’ll be there from midday.

Then, on Sunday, March 9th, we’ll be hitting up the legendary, the one and only… Billy’s Angling Club in Looe. This is one of the first places we ever played, and we invite all loafers, fakirs, rogues, and tinkers to come bang some tankards on the tables and sing some songs with us! Start time: 7 PM.

Week 3: March 14th

On Saturday, March 14th, we’ll be at The Preston Gate Inn, Bude. We played here a couple of months ago, and it was an absolute corker—the staff were lovely, the food was delicious, and it just felt like a proper pub of the people. Highly recommended; we hope to see you there!

Week 4: March 21st/22nd

On Friday, March 21st, we’re packing the vans and heading back to Looe to cook up a musical gumbo hotpot with all the seasoning—this time at The Globe Inn. Cracking pub with a good space to throw some shapes—what’s not to love?

Then, on Saturday, March 22nd, we’re hugely excited to be supporting Southwest musical veterans and legends, Land of the Giants, at Plymouth Depo. For those who have never managed to catch them before—these guys put on an extremely energetic show and will undoubtedly catalyse a memorable and frivolous evening. We will, of course, do all in our power to match this energy.

MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! CLICK THE IMAGE

Be sure to check our socials for details on timings, and keep an eye on your inboxes for Part 2 of the tour itinerary. We hope you’re all having a wonderful 2025 so far and keeping well.

Take care!

Ken, Luke, Matt, and Olly