Pubs soon free to run live music without licence

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 that heavy-handed bureaucracy is damaging the live music scene.

For the first time since the Licensing Act came into power in 2003, venues with a 100-person capacity or under will be able to put on live music without a licence if the proposal successfully navigates a 12-week public consultation.

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