Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2012 21:04:16 GMT -1
Amidst mutterings of Police-State-type intervention after Live Nation pulled the plug on this pair at Hyde Park last weekend for going over the pre-set noise curfew, not one newspaper to date has actually given the facts.
Which are that council licensing officials insist on such curfews. I personally think an 11pm curfew on a Saturday night is unreasonable.
But we are where we are; if the curfew's broken, the concert promoter (Live Nation in this case) can be required to pay a hefty fine. We are talking upwards of £10,000 per minute over the curfew.
There are other ramifications too. For example if a BBC TV crew go over their contracted hours by even a minute into overtime, BBC bosses are required to pay an hour's overtime.
If the gig finishes later than planned, ALL the workers on site have to work beyond their hours; the stewards, the stage crews, the cleanup crews, it affects EVERYONE. And hard pressed facility companies have to shell out the overtime with no redress.
Bruce and 'his people' haven't the faintest SCOOBY of an excuse because they're informed in advance what curfew applies. What some artists might consider an act of rock'n'roll defiance is actually pathetic, unthinking, and only fuels their out of control egos.
It's just deep disrespect for not only the site workers but also their own fans who've shelled out big style for tickets and are left frustrated and annoyed.
PAH! Like three solid hours of Springsteen ain't enough now
Which are that council licensing officials insist on such curfews. I personally think an 11pm curfew on a Saturday night is unreasonable.
But we are where we are; if the curfew's broken, the concert promoter (Live Nation in this case) can be required to pay a hefty fine. We are talking upwards of £10,000 per minute over the curfew.
There are other ramifications too. For example if a BBC TV crew go over their contracted hours by even a minute into overtime, BBC bosses are required to pay an hour's overtime.
If the gig finishes later than planned, ALL the workers on site have to work beyond their hours; the stewards, the stage crews, the cleanup crews, it affects EVERYONE. And hard pressed facility companies have to shell out the overtime with no redress.
Bruce and 'his people' haven't the faintest SCOOBY of an excuse because they're informed in advance what curfew applies. What some artists might consider an act of rock'n'roll defiance is actually pathetic, unthinking, and only fuels their out of control egos.
It's just deep disrespect for not only the site workers but also their own fans who've shelled out big style for tickets and are left frustrated and annoyed.
PAH! Like three solid hours of Springsteen ain't enough now
