From City Hall to Thunderball ... Tom Jones’ concert at the County Ground will go ahead after the council ordered the show’s organisers to keep the noise down.
The conditions agreed between the two sides mean it’ll be a case of Baby It’s Quiet Outside when the music legend performs at the home of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club next month, as volume levels must not exceed 75 decibels within one metre of neighbours’ homes.
Two Bristol City Council departments — pollution control and the licensing authority — objected to various aspects of the gig, including ensuring public safety.
A licensing sub-committee hearing was due to be held on June 20, at City Hall, with councillors deciding the fate of the show at the Nevill Road ground.
But after local authority officers told the events company, LHG Live, You Can Keep Your Noise Down , the two sides agreed terms for the concert to go ahead as planned on Saturday, July 13.
Sub-committee chairman Cllr Richard Eddy said: “The committee is delighted we are able to approve this application.
“The job of the licensing committee is not to be a killjoy but to serve all the people of Bristol, and one key part of doing that is to uphold our licensing policy.
“Clearly there were concerns from pollution control and the licensing authority about some aspects of the premises licence application.
“I am delighted they have been negotiated between the applicant and the licensing officer.”
Sub-committee member Cllr Brenda Massey said: “It is important we consider public safety as well as noise.”
Licensing officer Sarah Flower said at the meeting: “There were two objections, from the council’s pollution control and licensing authority, which asked to replace conditions on the licence.
“They asked for a music noise level to not exceed 75 decibels within one metre of any residential property and that a noise management plan shall detail noise levels.”
Other conditions include the requirement of a plan for how organisers will deal with complaints from neighbouring homes about noise, monitoring decibel levels and the appointment of a residents’ liaison officer for the event.
Ms Flower said: “In terms of the licensing authority’s objections, a final agreed version of the event management plan shall be submitted.
“The event management plan shall include the emergency contingency plans.”
The premises licence for the outdoor gig is for live and recorded music, dance performances and the sale of alcohol from 4pm to 11pm, plus an extra half hour afterwards for the bar in the pavilion’s corporate hospitality suites.
Sound checks will last no more than two hours between midday and 4pm the day before and the day of the pop superstar’s show.
Tom Jones’ hits spanning six decades include classics such as It’s Not Unusual , What’s New Pussycat, The Green, Green Grass of Home, Delilah, She’s a Lady and Burning Down The House.
The 79-year-old is also a coach on ITV talent show The Voice.
