Tories back 200 exemption for live music
08-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
A senior Conservative has said the party backs the campaign to get a 200 capacity exemption for gigs, arguing the licensing regime has been a...
06-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Labour plans to push ahead with granting live music licence exemptions for sub-100 capacity venues post-election - resisting calls to extend it to...
Live Music Bill blocked in Parliament
15-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
A Liberal Democrat peer's bid to change the laws around the licensing of live music has been temporarily de-railed. Lord Clement-Jones' Live Music...
Have your say on government's live music plans
10-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
Licensees have just over two weeks to respond to a government consultation on plans to offer exemptions for small gigs. The Department for Culture...
10-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Live Music Bill, which aims to make it easier for pubs to host live music, will now be debated in the Commons. The Private Members Bill,...
Live Music debate moves to Commons
10-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A peer's bid to make it easier for pubs to stage live music has been given a boost and will be debated in the House of Commons. Lord Clement-Jones'...
03-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Licensing Act is not to blame for a drop in attendances at pub live music gigs, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has claimed.
Peer's fight over pub live music to continue next week
03-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
A peer's bid to force the government to make it easier for pubs to host live music has survived for a third reading in the House of Lords next week....
Fall in pub gig attendances blamed on 'economic factors'
03-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
The government has admitted pubs are losing out to bigger venues over the resurgence in live music, but denied the current licensing regime is to...
27-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
Just three instances are known of the new minor licence variations process being used to let a venue host live music. A further three examples are...
27-Jan-2010 By Peter Coulson
Don't ever ask a civil servant to arrange a piece of music! Chances are that you won't be able to play it, says Peter Coulson.
15-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
A Government spokesman has expressed "serious reservations" about a proposal from a Liberal Democrat peer for a radical overhaul of live music...
14-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Restrictions on pubs hosting live music bought in by the Licensing Act are "quite ridiculous", one Peer has told a group of MPs.
Peer vows to "keep hammering away" on pub live music
14-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
A Liberal Democrat peer has argued the government's proposed live music exemption for small pubs does not go far enough and vowed to "keep hammering...
04-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
Pubs with a capacity under 100 could host live music without having the provision in their licence under new Government plans. However, residents...
11-Dec-2009 By John Harrington
Councils are opposing plans to reduce regulation around live music — as a new survey shows 72% of town halls don't want the changes. A study by the Local Government Association showed 91% believe relaxing the rules would mean more noise complaints.
Noise fears over change in music laws
11-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore
Noise complaints would increase if the government changes the laws around the licensing of live music, council licensing officers have warned. In a...
24-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
A Liberal Democrat Peer has tabled a Private Member's Bill to make it easier for pubs to stage live music. Lord Clement-Jones' Bill wants the...
Fresh bid to change live music laws
24-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
A fresh bid to force the government to relax the licensing laws around live music in pubs has been launched in Parliament. Liberal Democrat peer...
28-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
A music campaigner has challenged a senior policeman to justify his claim that live music can lead to disorder. Phil Little of the Live Music Forum challenged the Met's Adrian Studd over his fears on extending exemptions.
Police to have power to issue last-minute TENs
23-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
Pubs will be able to get a last-minute temporary event notice (TEN) for "low-risk" events under new government plans. Police will have the power to...
22-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
The Government would consider extending exemptions for live music to venues with a capacity up to 200 if there was "overwhelming" support.
'Government to backtrack on controversial live music laws'
22-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The government is proposing that small venues such as pubs and wine bars be free to put on live music without a licence, in response to criticism...
15-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The Metropolitan Police plans to educate licensing officers in London on the use of controversial live music form 696.
Fresh attack on government over live music laws
15-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
A Liberal Democrat peer has launched a fresh attack on the government for failing to help pubs hosting live music despite repeated pleas for action....
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...
Licensee hits out at TENs "nightmare
24-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
A frustrated licensee who wants to host more live music has branded the system for applying for temporary event notices (TENs) a "time-consuming...
More than 11,000 sign live music petition
22-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
More than 11,000 people have now signed a petition on the 10 Downing Street website calling on the government to relax laws around the licensing of...
Live music event postponed
18-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
An event looking at the impact of the Licensing Act on live music, featuring a Tory MP and police chief, has been postponed. Live Music: Licensed to...
MP Whittingdale urges government to Listen Up!
17-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
The government ignored all the Culture Committee's recommendations on licensing around live music. Are you satisfied with the reasons given? No, not...
Live music leads to £500 hit for pub
07-Sep-2009
A pub has been forced to pay out more than £500 in fines and costs after residents said they were being kept awake by live music. Licensee Frank...
07-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
London pubs that stage live music will no longer have to abide by stringent risk assessment forms. But campaign group UK Music wants Form 696 scrapped altogether.
04-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Conservatives have backed plans to exempt small venues from needing a licence for live music. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)...
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,...
Report reveals extent of music restrictions
19-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
The full extent of the restrictions pubs are facing over live music has been revealed in a new report by music campaigners. The Publican recently...
LGA forced to apologise over live music stats
14-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
The Local Government Association (LGA) has been forced to issue a clarification on misleading figures it published on live music in pubs and clubs....
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...
The government line on live music licensing laws - Q&A with a DCMS spokesman
30-Jul-2009
Why has the government ignored the recommendation for the two-in-a-bar rule to be reinstated? We considered the recommendations of the Culture,...
MP brands government's live music response "utterly pathetic
30-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
The government's response to MPs' calls for a relaxation of licensing laws around live music has been branded "utterly pathetic and hopeless". John...
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...
Licensee couple to quit over live music row
09-Jul-2009
An award-winning licensee couple are vowing to hand back the keys to their pub after a council branded their live music "a noise nuisance". Tanya...
17-Jun-2009 By John Harrington
A Liberal Democrat peer is to table a Private Member's Bill to make it easier for pubs to stage live music. Lord Clement-Jones' Bill wants the...
Minister rules out change in live music exemptions
17-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
The government appears to have ignored calls to offer exemptions for pubs holding small live music events - and says it will not look at the matter...
Red Stripe Guide to Live Music (Part 4): How to get in on the act - sourcing the right band for your pub
02-Jun-2009
In the penultimate instalment of our 'how to host live music in your pub' guide - in association with Red Stripe - we tackle the not insignificant...
Red Stripe Guide to Live Music (Part 3): In tune with the regulations
02-Jun-2009
You've decided that you want to feature live music in your pub. You've sussed out that the size of your customer area can handle both musicians and...
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.
