Drink talking: Mark Fuller 'Why I've stopped visiting pubs'
04-Mar-2009
I am a keen live music fan and enjoy going to see bands I've never heard of. As anyone of a similar disposition will tell you, nine out of 10 times...
11-Nov-2008 By John Harrington
Leaders of trade groups defend pubs over accusations from MPs that they act irresponsibly — pubs were accused of encouraging drunkeness through drinks promotions during a hearing on the Licensing Act.
Sharkey urges live music licensing shake-up
11-Nov-2008 By James Wilmore
Punk legend Feargal Sharkey today attacked the way the licensing of small-scale live music has been handled under the licensing regime and urged more...
Hamish Champ: It's only rock and roll, but I like it
06-Apr-2008 By Hamish Champ
Pubs used to be an essential part of the fabric of live music in this country. As doubtless some of you will know, in the 1970s boozers even spawned...
Legal advice: Live music events
23-Jan-2008
YOU MAY recall a previous edition of this column in which we covered the December 2006 report by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on...
Call for official review of live music licensing
16-Oct-2007 By James Wilmore
A Liberal Democrat peer has called for an "official government review" into the licensing of live music in pubs and other venues. During a debate in...
Lords to debate music in pubs
26-Jul-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
The impact of the Licensing Act on live music in pubs is set to receive a full debate in the House of Lords. The Liberal Democrats are to force a...
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...
Are you listening?
11-Jul-2007 By James Wilmore
On the face of it, live music in the UK is flourishing. The vast number of festivals held during 2007 reflects this, with festival website...
04-Jul-2007 By Ewan Turney
Some live music events have been cancelled due to new licensing laws, according to the Live Music Forum.
Over-zealous" councils slammed over restrictions on live music
04-Jul-2007 By James Wilmore
Over-zealous local authorities and a lack of clarity in the Licensing Act have been blamed for forcing the cancellation of small scale live music...
Campaigners urge end to live music red tape
21-Jun-2007 By James Wilmore
The battle to save live music in pubs has been stepped-up following the final submission of an 80,000-signature petition to the Prime Minister. The...
Don't make them pay
14-Mar-2007
Forget the Manchester Evening News Arena and the Manchester Academy - the Station Hotel in Ashton-Under-Lyne can make a robust claim that it is...
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...
More pubs showing live music, says government research
07-Dec-2006
Two-thirds of pubs, bars and nightclubs have a licence to stage live music, says a new report from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport...
Live music - band aid for pubs
31-Aug-2006
There was a time when licensees could take a casual approach to live music - but that was last year. Since the new licensing regime came in, putting...
24-Aug-2006 By John Harrington
Licensing reform has not helped live music in pubs because it makes it easier for residents to interfere - says licensee.
Legal advice: Hitting the right note
22-Aug-2006
It has been recently reported in The Publican that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has employed pollsters MORI to assess the...
16-Aug-2006 By John Harrington
The Government has launched a survey into how the Licensing Act has affected live music at pubs and other small venues. Pollsters Mori will be...
Dis-chord
15-Feb-2006
The new Licensing Act was supposed to make it easier for pubs to host live music. Three months into the legislation James Wilmore puts his ear to the...
Government's 'misleading' music figures questioned
17-Nov-2005
The government released "misleading" figures about the number of live gigs being hosted in bars, clubs and restaurants, a market research watchdog...
That's entertainment
21-Sep-2005
How things have changed at the pub. James Wilmore charts the trends in attractions down at the local over 30 years.In 1975 the sight of someone...
Chance toget on music bandwagon
14-Oct-2004
New possibilities for staging live music and entertainment will open up for licensees when the new Licensing Act comes into force next year....
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...
Why Pete really should help out at next GBBF'
30-Sep-2004
Pete Brown says he would welcome a debate about his views on the Campaign for Real Ale and the Great British Beer Festival (Morning Advertiser, 23...
Legal advice: The Licensing Act and live pub music
01-Sep-2004
Licensees are confused over changes regarding live music in pubs being introduced in the Licensing Act.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of...
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,...
Partial victory for trade as Lords are defeated over live music
04-Jul-2003
All pubs will have to apply for an entertainment licence for some kinds of live music, after the House of Lords failed to defeat the Commons over...
House of Commons rejects live music amendment
25-Jun-2003
Concerns over live music in pubs has brought the government to a head-on collision with the House of Lords over the Licensing Bill.The House of...
Government could be forced to back down over live music
24-Jun-2003
The government could be forced to back down over the issue of live music in pubs following a House of Lords stand over the Licensing Bill. Last week...
House of Lords victory for live music
17-Mar-2003
Campaigners for live music in pubs won a significant victory in the House of Lords last week.Tory peer Baroness Buscombe tabled an amendment to the...
Musicians unite against Licensing Bill proposal
31-Jan-2003
More than 500 musicians and music lovers descended on London's Parliament Square to protest against the Licensing Bill this week. Among the...
Reform could switch live music off
25-Oct-2002
Campaigners have spoken out against proposals for licensing reform which they claim could mean the end of live music in pubs.There is concern that...
'Scrap public entertainment licences now' say protestors
25-Jul-2002
MPs joined singer Billy Bragg yesterday to protest against archaic licensing laws, which are killing off live music in pubs.David Heath, Liberal...
PEL plan poses a threat to live music in pubs
24-May-2002
Live music in pubs could become a thing of the past if the government's plans for licensing reform go ahead. Stuart Neame, vice chairman of...
Protesters: PELs "killing off live music in pubs
20-Jul-2001
Protesters gathered outside a pub yesterday (July 19) to campaign for Public Entertainment Licences (PELs) to be scrapped because music lovers say...
going live
15-Mar-2001
Music and drinking often go hand in hand, and music promotions can be a useful way of bringing in extra custom. For anyone thinking about running...
