A BAN on fireworks being used at Murrayfield is being considered after it was revealed that AC/DC's gigs at the stadium broke permitted noise levels.
The City of Edinburgh Council said it will now recommend that fireworks are not used during future events at the stadium and received eight official complaints from local residents following the rock band's summer gigs.
The council also received another eight complaints from the three nights Oasis performed at the stadium.
Both concerts included fireworks, however, environmental health officers who carried out noise measurements at Murrayfield and other locations across the city said the “permitted noise level was exceeded” during AC/DC’s gigs.
The officers recommend that “fireworks are not used at future events”.
Regulatory services manager Andrew Mitchell told the council committee the Murrayfield premises' alcohol licence included fireworks permission and was exempt from needing a separate public entertainment licence.
Councillors agreed that the issue should be passed to the licensing board to reconsider the permission for fireworks at Murrayfield.
A spokesperson for the council said: “We understand that fireworks used during concerts at Murrayfield can be disruptive to the local community so officers will recommend that they are not used as part of future events.
“However, we consider licenses for all events based on their own merits and by taking into account any advice from officers.”
The Murrayfield gig was AC/DC's first Scottish performance in a decade, with the Scottish capital show being the conclusion of the Australian band's European tour.
The council has already announced that fireworks can be banned in nine areas around November 5, following an increase in anti-social behaviour in previous years during bonfire season.
The new Firework Control Zones across the city was supported by community groups and animal welfare charities.
There have been reports of pets and zoo animals being affected by the noise of explosions, with two young red pandas at Edinburgh Zoo having died in early November last year.
Veterinary experts at the time said the two panda deaths were a result of noise from fireworks.
