That Bruce Springsteen open-air gig in Manchester will go ahead after promoters successfully appealed against a local council decision to refuse the show a licence. The gig, Springsteen's first UK performance for ten years, looked like it might be cancelled despite selling 50,000 tickets, but yesterday Trafford Magistrates Court, where SJM Concerts appealed against the council's decision, gave the show the go ahead saying: "We are extremely aware of the predicament of the local residents with regard to the disturbance caused by concerts of this type, sporting events and the growth of other activities in the locality. However, we have given a great deal of consideration to the profile of this particular artist and the maturity of the support which he attracts."
May 9, 2003
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Springsteen gig goes ahead
Bruce Springsteen's open-air Manchester gig will go ahead after promoter SJM Concerts won an appeal at Trafford Magistrates Court against the council's refusal of a licence.