Neighbours have been promised action to limit noise from a massive festival that could see 60,000 music lovers pack out Newcastle’s Town Moor this summer.
The Black Eyed Peas, Clean Bandit, and Mabel are among the acts due to play the huge LooseFest at the end of July. But city council bosses say there is “concern” about the nuisance that the major event could cause to locals in Jesmond, after a recent row over festivals that has seen strict new conditions imposed in Exhibition Park.
A local authority report warns that the two-day festival on July 30 and 31 will “expose residents to 10 hours of repetitive bass music noise”, with LooseFest having a capacity of up to 30,000 people per day across its five dance music stages. Newcastle City Council must grant permission for the Freemen of Newcastle to use the local authority’s licence in order for events to be held on the Town Moor and has agreed to do so in principle for LooseFest – on the condition of noise and crowd dispersal plans being submitted by the organisers.
