The deadline for applications is August 6th and the ew licenses will come into effect in November. The most important thing musicians and music fans can do now is encourage what used to be " 2 in a bar" or session pubs to tick the box for live music. There isn't so much of a worry about the PEL venues because they are likely to be more geared up for the live music option. The worry is that the "2 in a bars" will slip off the grid. very difficult to monitor as well because they won't necessarily appear in any data. All we can do is try to persuade music friendly landlords to go for the tick (whether or not they intend regular programmes).