Live music will be authorised when pub gardens reopen as long as performances are complementary to customers drinking or dining, and are not the main purpose of their visit.
Peter Connolly of Nortons live music bar in Digbeth, Birmingham, explains how his venue was forced to dance to the erratic beat of pandemic policy throughout 2020.
The operator behind the Great British Pub Award winning Chaplin’s and The Cellar Bar has described his first week of reopening as having exceeded trading expectations.
Around 10 years ago Adam Regan and his partners rescued the Hare & Hounds from disrepair. Since then, acts such as Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding have graced the pub – helping it to win Best Entertainment Pub at last year’s Great British Pub Awards....
To help drive customer numbers in pubs through music and connect publicans with “top talent”, Ei Publican Partnerships has signed an exclusive agreement with live music specialists Live & Loud.
Music maestro Ethan Allen will be giving delegates the benefits of his expertise in helping pubs tap into live music at the next MA500 meeting on 18 May in Liverpool. He shares some of his top tips ahead of the event. Nikkie Sutton reports.
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has urged pubs to get involved in a first-of-its-kind live-music census to measure its cultural and economic value.
The Barrels Alehouse in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, has received almost 3,000 signatures including some from Australia, Canada, America and Norway to save live music at the pub.
The Government must relax noise abatement legislation and pass the responsibility for minimising disturbance away from pubs and clubs and on to residents and developers, lobbyists have urged.
Cutting the “red tape” associated with playing live and recorded music at pubs and community events could encourage more tourism and hospitality businesses to offer live music, creating important new revenue streams.
The Government has issued a consultation proposing to further deregulate Regulated Entertainment, including live and recorded music in licensed premises.
This is the second article published with the Live Music Act (LMA) 2012 having been implemented today. Last week, we analysed the definition of live music-related conditions, the enforceability of conditions placed on a premises licence after a review,...
The Live Music Act 2012 (LMA) provides that any amplified live music played on premises that are licensed for the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises is not a licensable activity when the live music is played between the hours of...
Licensees that offer live and recorded music in their pubs see an increase of £667 in sales at weekends – that’s according to new research from CGA Strategy.
So the Live Music Bill became the Live Music Act on 8 March 2012. It won’t come into effect until October, which is a pity for the Royal Jubilee and Olympics.
The Association for Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has stressed that pubs with live music restrictions on their licence will not benefit from the government’s plans for deregulation.
Pubs will not require specific permission to host live music or other forms of entertainment for crowds under 5,000 — under radical plans that could prove a major boost for the industry.
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...
Live music and other entertainment provisions could be taken out of the licensing regime, in a move that could make it easier for venues to host gigs. DCMS has already given partial backing to a Bill that wants licence exemptions for small gigs.
Peers are set to debate changes to the rules around the licensing of live music - adding pressure on the government to reveal its hand on the issue....
Licensing minister John Penrose has stressed there are "real risks" with associated with live music events and that any decision on deregulation will...
Fears the government is wavering on plans to reform pub live music licensing have been raised after a minister admitted concerns over "public safety...
Campaigners have accused the previous government of 'massively inflating' the number of venues with licences for live music. Government figures show...
A Government minister has promised to bring forward plans to reform licensing of live music "as fast as we can". The Government is "committed to the...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
