Set Sail street band tours world from Sydney to Europe
Americans Brandon Hoogenboom Josiah Willows and Australian Josh May form Set Sail in Sydney. They tour Europe performing impromptu shows while uploading videos to YouTube and building a Facebook following. They bought a $4000 van and funded the tour with about $9000 raised online. They faced jail in Madrid a broken bus ride and theft of Willows violin but continued performing at iconic sites like the Arc de Triomphe and in London Madrid and Iceland. They plan a Sept 27 Dana Point show and to donate the van to the Orange County Rescue Mission before heading to New Zealand and Australia.