The Tour, The Cancellations, and Why Saturday Matters 🎸

Greetings, Buskers! 👋

The One For All tour is well underway, and honestly? It's been a rollercoaster. A brilliant, chaotic, occasionally heartbreaking rollercoaster. Let's talk about it.

🐘 The Elephant in the Room

We're not going to sugarcoat it — a few of the venues we had lined up have sadly had to cancel. Some have closed their doors for good, others are hanging on by a thread. It's gutting, not just for us, but for every local musician, open mic night, and Friday evening that relied on those spaces.

Live music venues are the lifeblood of any music scene. Lose them, and you don't just lose a room — you lose a community. So if your local is putting on live music this weekend, please go. Buy a pint. Stick around. You might just catch the next band that ends up playing Boardmasters.

🌹 This Saturday — The Bread and Roses Needs You

Which brings us to something really close to our hearts. This Saturday we're playing at The Bread and Roses in Plymouth — and this one means a bit more than your average gig.

The Bread and Roses is currently raising money to stay open. Let that sink in for a second. One of Plymouth's most beloved live music venues is fighting to keep its doors open, and we think that's worth showing up for.

It's exactly the kind of venue that gives local bands a stage, local people a place to gather, and a city somewhere to properly let its hair down. We love that pub, and we'd love for you to come down, buy a pint, and help us show them a bit of love on Saturday. Come for the music. Stay for the community. Bring your mates and spread the word — let's pack the place out. 🙌

☀️ But Wait — Summer Is Coming

Right, now for the good news — and there is PLENTY of it. Festival season is on the horizon and The Busketeers are heading back out into the sunshine in a very big way. We're talking big stages, muddy fields, cold ciders, sunburnt shoulders, and the kind of crowds that make every cancelled show feel worth pushing through.

We'll be announcing full festival dates and summer gigs very soon — sign up to the mailing list at thebusketeers.com so you're first to know. Trust us, you really don't want to find out we played your local festival the day after it happened. We've seen the messages. It's not pretty.

📱 Stay Close

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok — @TheBusketeers — for updates, behind-the-scenes nonsense, and the occasional accidental live video where someone drops their guitar. (It happens more than we'd like to admit.)

See you Saturday. Bring your mates, bring your dancing shoes, and bring some love for a brilliant local venue.

Much love,

Ken, Luke, Olly and Matt 🎸