Music venue owners say noise complaints and restrictive noise levels are silencing live music in Canberra's suburbs.
Co-owner of the Old Canberra Inn Ben Johnston said he decided to stop hosting bands at the historic pub in January 2026 after repeated noise complaints from neighbours.
"You don't have any confidence to be able to put on any events that might go over the [noise] threshold, which they probably will, because any noise goes over the threshold," he said.
