One of Glasgow’s leading music venue owners has welcomed new council guidelines for buskers, describing performers on the city’s streets as “wailing”.

Donald MacLeod, owner of the Garage and Cathouse clubs, has offices on Buchanan Street.

He said: "I love music and I’ve supported buskers, but sometimes it can get too much if you’re listening to the same wails, played badly.

“There’s one guy who just sings one of his songs over and over again.

“There are some turning up with fiddles they can't even play,” he said.

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“I welcome the guidelines and I was supportive of them when I first heard them. It’s got to the point where it’s unbearable. I don’t want to hear Wonderwall again.”

Glasgow City Council launched a new code of conduct this week after residents complained about the noise levels from performers and their repetitive playlists.

A spokesman for the council said the code would create “a balanced approach which allows all city centre users to go about their businesses.”

Posters around the city inform buskers that they must “keep any crowds controlled”, “keep volume at a reasonable level” and have a “varied and good quality repertoire”.

Shoppers yesterday hit back at the code, describing the guidance as not “appropriate” and buskers as “not a huge problem”.

Andrew Cushing, 20, said: “I think buskers are a good thing overall. It adds a bit of atmosphere.

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“There probably need to be some regulations, but I don’t think having decibel levels on amps and buskers in the middle of the day is appropriate..”

Kalton Abdillahi, 41, said: “We need music on the streets, especially at this time of year. You have to expect that there will be music when you’re shopping.

“I travel around the world and everywhere you go, where you see shopping, you hear music.”

Rosie Burrell, 21, said: “I have given money to buskers.

“Quite often you see the same ones. I have never even thought about the buskers being too loud, especially at this time of year when so many people are out.”

Others suggested that the regulations might be worthwhile.

Kim Paterson, 54, said: “I’d like to see more buskers, everywhere. I always give them money.

“But the guidelines are probably a good thing as long as the council aren’t saying ‘no more buskers’.”

David Connolly, 51, used to busk, playing traditional music on a fiddle.

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“Sometimes it was out of necessity, but sometimes it was for the sake of practice,” he said.

“As long as the council don’t make draconian laws, it’s alright.”

Joyce Bain, 62, said: “I don’t find them annoying.

“I’ve never seen it as a huge problem that needed regulation, to be honest.”