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WelcomeFriday 27th January 2012 - Live music reform
in time for Olympics ?
The Live Music Bill has become law and should be in operation in time for the Queen's Jubilee and the Olympics. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/livemusicforum Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LiveMusicForum -------------
The Live Music Bill has become law. This is a great milestone and the culmination of nineteen years of campaigning by us. Thank you to all the people who have contacted us through this website and contributed in their individual way. Thanks also to the original committee of the Live Music Forum (Jez Gillett, Jackie Pentecost, Martin Richter and John Ballard) who spent the 1990's publishing and spreading the message of the live music campaign, building up an awareness in the public and sowing the seeds of license reform. January 2012
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Recent News Friday 27th January 2012 - Live music reform in time for Olympics ? Sunday 22nd January 2012 - Live Music Bill - something weird happened Friday 6th January 2012 - 20th Jan key date for live music bill - MP support vital Wednesday 14th December 2011 - LGA u-turn as live music bill advances Friday 25th November 2011 - Live music bill passes 2nd reading in Commons Thursday 24th November 2011 - PRS No change to fees for Ticketed Events Wednesday 23rd November 2011 - Music and
dance 'some of most problematic activities' says licensing chief Friday 18th November 2011 - More council scaremongering over music reforms
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The Original Live Music ForumThis Live Music Forum was established in 1993 when it launched a campaign to press for a review of the laws restricting live music in England and Wales.
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The Live Music Forum Downing Street Petition Party (Photo by Anderson Photography)
Left to right - Lord Clement-Jones, John Whittingdale MP, John Otway, Phil Little, Hamish Birchall, Tom Kiehl, Lord Colwyn.
The Live Music Forum AchievementsThe LMF is responsible for the Live Music Events petition, which received 16,949 signatures. The LMF exposed the DCMS Statistics scandal. The LMF played a large part in bringing about the Labour U-turn on licensing. The LMF networked with live music campaigners in Australia and introduced the idea of a small gigs exemption to the UK. The LMF secured a statement from the Police that they do not, in principle, associate live music with public disorder. The LMF are responsible for calling to account the LGA over discriminative practice against live music. The LMF established there is no evidence to support an association between live music and public disorder. The LMF are providing evidence of damage caused to small venues and festivals by the Licensing Act 2003. The LMF has consistently campaigned for musicians rights and fairer wages. |
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