Street Performers in Las Vegas Continue To Face Harassment (2021)
Channel: BuskLV
Date: 2021-07-21

Performing on the street (even for tips) should be legal, but in Sin City, performers have to jump through hoops to stay out of handcuffs. Brandon Summers, proprietor of BuskLV.info, speaks to Clark County Commissioners about the issues experienced by 1st amendment activities on the Las Vegas Strip.

Clark County Board of County Commissioners meeting
July 20, 2021
Clark County Government Center
500 S Grand Central Pkwy 6th Floor, Las Vegas, NV 89155

"If I were to do what the [Las Vegas Youth Camerata Orchestra] was doing today on the strip, and staying stationary; I would probably get a ticket... and I'd probably land myself at CCDC [Clark County Detention Center] if I decided to not leave where I was standing and playing. And that's happened to me several times. Unfortunately, I have a criminal record, no convictions. My criminal history goes back to 2011. That was the first time I was cited for obstruction of sidewalk. And that's continued until 2018 in a situation in which my violin was impounded as evidence in retaliation for filming. I just think that this issue needs to be revisited at some point in time. There are problems with county code chapter 16 with its intent; but in terms of enforcement by Metro [Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department], they have gone to zero-tolerance; and as a tactic to dissuade people from performing, they have decided to start impounding their instruments and the tools of their trade to discourage them from performing."