http://www.bristol.gov.uk/committee/2010/re/re004/0511_4.pdf

John King comments:
This effort from Bristol Licensing Officers places the following conditions on the premises licence at Agora:

'Live music - limited to indoors only. Live band of 5 to 6 people, mixture of jazz and Latin. The music is amplified through the club's system.'

Once again, all non-amplified live music is limited by conditions which are more stringent than those for recorded music. How can live music possibly survive (let alone thrive) when it continues to be automatically scapegoated at the slightest excuse?

This is over-regulation imposed for no other reason than the powers exist. These powers MUST be removed from those who have no effective watchdog and as a result, take no responsiblity for damage their actions are creating.

There is already perfectly adequate legislation to deal with public order, safety and noise. There are exemptions for live music and other activities where additional entertainment licensing, contained in the Licensing Act 2003 is not required. So it cannot be argued that the other existing legislation is ineffective, as it is this that is already protecting the public from any concerns that may arise from these.

If these were thought to be inadequate - the LGA group lobby and the police would be lobbying for all exemptions to be removed. They may yet ask for this and possibly for licensing officers to be armed......