25-Aug-2011 By Jessica Harvey
Feargal Sharkey, CEO of UK Music, gives Jessica Harvey his views on the pub industry's role in the live-music scene. Describe the importance of pubs...
10-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
Feargal Sharkey will be the star speaker at the ALMR's annual Business Day on 31 March at London's Plaisterers' Hall. Sharkey, formerly lead singer...
04-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Most groups and individuals who responded to a Government consultation on live music reform want to see licence exemptions for pubs and small music...
Campaigners step up pressure over live music in pubs
31-Dec-2010 By Hamish Champ
A group representing a variety of interests in the UK music industry has expressed its frustration over government inaction to exempt pubs from...
24-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
Councils across London are standing by the use of controversial risk-assessment forms for promoted events at bars. The pub industry and live-music...
30-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
MPs have clashed over the Government's record on promoting live music during a radio debate. Labour's Margaret Hodge, the Conservative's John...
Sharkey hits back at LGA over music plans snub
14-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore
UK Music chief Feargal Sharkey has criticised a council chief for raising a "moral panic" over plans to change licensing laws around live music. A...
Sharkey gives his backing to the pub
27-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Former Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey helped the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) launch its new campaign last night. The chief...
Live music demo planned for Parliament
28-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Musicians, jugglers and clowns will lead a "colourful" demonstration outside Parliament next month as part of a bid persuade the government to relax...
Pubs urged to consider "incidental music" exemption
25-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
The Musicians' Union (MU) is hosting a band without applying for a licence in a bid to encourage pubs to consider using the "incidental music"...
18-Sep-2009 By Peter Coulson
The controversy surrounding music in pubs seemingly will not go away, says Peter Coulson.
Met Police forced to change music 'risk' form
07-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
The Metropolitan Police has today unveiled a more targeted version of its controversial Form 696, covering music events, with a senior officer...
Listen Up! - all you need to know
03-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
The Publican's Listen Up! campaign really seems to have struck a chord with the trade and many outside the industry. Since launching it last month,...
Fight against Form 696 hots up
01-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Campaigners against the Metropolitan Police's controversial Form 696 have stepped up the pressure by writing to the government's equalities watchdog...
Feargal Sharkey: 'If it wasn't for pubs the Undertones would never have existed'
13-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Former Undertones frontman and UK Music chief Feargal Sharkey says his band would not have had a career without pubs. He tells James Wilmore that he...
The Publican urges government to Listen Up! on live music
07-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
The Publican is today launching a new campaign urging the government to relax the licensing laws around live music in pubs. The campaign - Listen...
DCMS slated for shunning live music reform
16-Jul-2009 By John Harrington
Music campaigner Feargal Sharkey has slated the Government for rejecting MPs' calls to reduce the regulatory burden on hosting live music.
Sharkey on the attack over government's live music fudge
15-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
Feargal Sharkey has hit out at the government for failing to accept MPs' recommendations to relax the licensing laws around live music in pubs....
Government dashes pubs' hopes on live music
15-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
The government has rejected the idea of re-introducing the "two-in-a-bar" rule for pubs hosting live music, but claims it is committed to reducing...
Police "reviewing" controversial live music form
02-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
The Metropolitan Police is carrying out a "review" of its controversial risk assessment document for live music pubs and clubs, Form 696, following...
Red Stripe Guide to Live Music (Part 5): Making live music central to your offer
02-Jun-2009
In this, our last look at putting on live music in pubs, we cast our eye back over what you need to make your hostelry the perfect spot to see live...
28-May-2009 By John Harrington
Feargal Sharkey chairman, UK Music (new entry) Why is he on the list? The former punk rock singer turned music campaigner deserves his place after...
MPs call for music red tape to be relaxed
14-May-2009
Licensing laws that have damaged the culture of live music in pubs need to be relaxed, an MP led inquiry has announced. A wide-ranging report into...
14-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Venues with a capacity of under 200 should be allowed to put on live music without the need for additional licensing conditions, say MPs.
Allow live music to thrive
12-Jul-2007
Listening to an interview with Feargal Sharkey of the Live Music Forum the other day, I was reminded just how many great musicians started their...
Licensees thrash out music issues with Sharkey
22-Feb-2007 By James Wilmore
Two North London licensees have met with Feargal Sharkey to highlight the problems pubs now face in hosting live music under the new licensing...
Making music
14-Oct-2004
Undertones ex-frontman and head of the Live Music Forum, Feargal Sharkey wants more live pub music, finds Michelle Perrett.Licensees have been handed...
Live music law unclear
26-Aug-2004
The government is attempting to reassure pubs that live music will not suffer under the new licensing regime. A Mori survey of 1,600 venues,...
Live Music Forum calls for clarity on guidance
17-Jun-2004
The guidance for the Licensing Act was passed in Parliament last week. This gives the go-ahead for local authorities to put together their new...
