Industry throws its support behind UK flare ban

Nigel Adams MP's amendment to the Policing and Crime Bill is backed by Live Nation/Festival Republic, Bestival and UK Music

News By IQ | 26 April 2016

A flare is are set off in the crowd for Gorillaz at Glastonbury 2010 © beth/Flickr

Live Nation, Bestival and industry body UK Music have lent their support to British MP Nigel Adams’ bid to introduce controls over flares and fireworks at concerts and festivals.

Adams, the member of parliament for Selby and Ainsty in Yorkshire and chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music, which provides a discussion forum between the UK music industry and parliamentarians, seeks to ban the carrying or use of flares, fireworks and smoke bombs by audience members at live music events.

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