Van Morrison to legally challenge NI’s live music ban
The Northern Irish artist, who has written three protest songs about Covid-19 rules, will ask the high court in Belfast to review the policy
News By IQ | 21 January 2021
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Van Morrison is to legally challenge the Northern Irish (NI) government over its ‘blanket ban’ on live music in licensed venues, which was introduced in September under coronavirus restrictions.
In a summary of the legal requirements, for venues where alcohol is served, the Northern Irish tourist board, in a section on ‘entertainment and noise’, reveals that live music is “not permitted”, along with recorded music “for the purposes of dancing (ie DJs)”.
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