Re: Another nail in the coffin of Live Music in the UK

Les Cargill wrote:
Larry Shaw wrote:
if you work in the UK and play in licenced premises around London.....

Be aware of the Metropolitan Police's big brother tactics and NEW RULES for
EVERY Music Event:

www.met.police.uk/events/forms/form_696.doc





I thought this migth be urban legend material. Nope. Just more ENGSOC.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/how-form-696-could-pull-the-plug-on-the-capitals-music-scene-1028240.html


The form demands that licensees give police a mass of detail, including the names, aliases, private addresses and phone numbers of all musicians and other performers appearing at their venue, and the ethnic background of the likely audience.

Ethnic background of the likely audience...WTF is that about?
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  • Re: Another nail in the coffin of Live Music in the UK
    ... EVERY Music Event: ... I thought this migth be urban legend material. ... Just more ENGSOC. ... The form demands that licensees give police a mass of detail, including the names, aliases, private addresses and phone numbers of all musicians and other performers appearing at their venue, and the ethnic background of the likely audience. ...
    (alt.guitar.bass)
  • Re: Another nail in the coffin of Live Music in the UK
    ... Be aware of the Metropolitan Police's big brother tactics and NEW RULES for ... EVERY Music Event: ... I thought this migth be urban legend material. ...
    (alt.guitar.bass)