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Setlist: Scottish festival boss hits out at proposed alcohol sponsorship ban

By Andy Malt and Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 20 February 2023

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the boss of Scottish live music firm DF Concerts’ proclamation that any ban on alcohol brands sponsoring shows and festivals would be “nothing short of disastrous for Scotland’s live music industry”, plus the Australian record industry’s anger at TikTok over its ongoing experiment in the country to test the role music plays on the video-sharing platform.

SECTION TIMES
01: Alcohol ban (00:05:28)
02: Merch fees (00:20:14)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

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STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• DF Concerts chief says that alcohol sponsorship ban in Scotland would be “nothing short of disastrous” for the country’s live sector
• TikTok is working super hard on tackling harmful content and data concerns, says TikTok

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