http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1045375&c=1

Venue operators and promoters are worried that tweaks to the Licensing Act, as a result of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill which is currently working its way through Parliament, will make it harder to organise live music events.

Chief among the controversial proposals are options for local authorities to ban alcohol sales between midnight and 6am, while there is also a suggestion that venues could be taxed with revenues split between the police and councils