An article from the NME music magazine from March 8 2011 tells us how a Live Music Bill has gained support from our government. The article says "Conservative party peer Baroness Rawlings gave the government's consent to the bill pending assessment". Also, "The bill could now become law, meaning that regulation for live music at small venues could change". This bit of news sounds like it could be helpful for upcoming musicians and artists as well as the venues themselves.
As 2011 is getting further and further away, I thought it would be best to look further into this article to find out how the bill got on, and it is good news. The bill was cleared in The House of Commons on Friday the 20th of January 2012, and means that venues with a capacity not exceeding 200 will not have to apply for a licence or pay for applying for a licence to host an evening of live music. First of all then, this change in regulation is obviously likely to be a help to small venues across the country. Also, it could have positive effects for musicians trying to get work; now the venues don't have to go through too much hard work to get an act on, and small pubs and clubs who previously would struggle to afford paying for a live event can now feel less unsure about it, thus budding musicians such as myself will have more opportunity's to work and get paid.
My personal reaction to this particular involvement from the government is naturally a good one, anything that will help musicians get more work is got to be a help, and it seems that other people have taken this news well, Jo Dipple, chief executive of UK music, says that the bill " will definitely be a boost for small venues when the act comes into force" and that it would "Give up and coming musicians more opportunities to play live."
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