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More venues to go live as Licensing Act takes effect.(News)
A third more pubs, bars and clubs could be putting on live music this year, as premises begin to apply to vary their terms of trade following the introduction of last year's Licensing Act.
New figures from local councils suggest that around 33% of the UK's 200,000 licensed premises are now re-applying to change the terms of the licences they gained last year and the vast majority of those--averaging between 80% and 99%--want to add music and entertainment to their offer.
On top of this, many city councils are giving a further boost to the music sector by licensing public places for live entertainment: Liverpool has a rolling two-year programme to licence its open spaces and Brighton has already provided licences for up to a dozen public places.
The new results are a boom to the live music sector and the clearest sign yet that the Licensing Act, which came into operation on November 24, has been a success for the industry. Feargal Sharkey, chairman of the Live Music Forum, which has advised government on the introduction and application of the new laws so that they positively impact on live music, says licensees have taken two different tacks in switching over to the new regime.
"There was the classic mad rush before the deadline and some people saved time by simply convetting from their existing licence with no changes. Others switched over and applied to put ...
- Morris launches drive to ensure live music thrives.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire January 5, 2004 700+ words
...make sure the Licensing Act expands those...opportunities. The Live Music Forum brings...impact on live music provision. The Licensing Act will end the...excitement of live music performance...Editors 1. The Licensing Act 2003 received...
- Bright future ahead for live music.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England) January 27, 2004 700+ words
...promoters and live music venues in relation to the Licensing Act 2003 which...help the Licensing Act become a...development for live music." Paul...We see the Licensing Act as a thoroughly...provision of live music. "We have...
- New plans to help live music thrive.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire December 17, 2007 700+ words
...universities putting on live music. The Forum found that the Licensing Act had delivered many...effect overall on live music but some particularly...research found that the Licensing Act was not a factor in the fall in live music. Live music ...
- Lord Clement-Jones Introduces Live Music Bill [HL] 2008-09
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News September 11, 2009 700+ words
...Bill (Starting in the House of Lords) "Live Music Bill [HL] 2008-09". First reading...The summary of the bill is to amend the Licensing Act 2003 with respect to the performance of live music entertainment and for connected purposes...
- Feargal in lead role to boost live music.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) January 6, 2004 700+ words
...which is designed to help live music flourish in England and Wales...also look at barriers to live music, before turning its attentions...themselves to looking into live music during the passage of the Licensing Act 2003, making sure grassroots...
- Four out of five pubs reject the chance to stay open all hours; STANDARD SURVEY...
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) February 8, 2005 700+ words
...opening hours under the controversial Licensing Act. But Evening Standard research shows...Old Blue Last in Hoxton. "We have live music occasionally and it's really embarrassing...14. Why they would: Hosted a lot of live music functions and felt later hours would...
- Feargal's new tune; Former punk rocker is handed post of Labour's first live...
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) January 6, 2004 700+ words
...Government claims will promote live music. And to complete one...survey' of the state of live music in England and Wales...without a licence. But the Licensing Act, which comes into force...any pubs which put on live music to have a licence. Sharkey...
- Keeping it live; London's live music scene is in decline. What does the...
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) January 9, 2004 700+ words
...the Government's new Live Music Forum taskforce. Already...the Government's Licensing Act became law and will...happen. "The aim of the Live Music Forum is simply to have...see what the state of live music in England and Wales...