Gig rules meant Anfield lost out on hosting major 'global act'

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Liverpool FC has sought to change when it can welcome huge stars like Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa againAnfield lost out on a “global act” owing to rules around when the stadium can host major concerts, officials have claimed. Liverpool Football Club lodged a planning application with the city council to change when it can host gigs like last month’s Foo Fighters and My Chemical Romance shows.Current rules mean there must be a 31-day window in July when no events – footballing or otherwise – can take place to allow residents respite.

The club asked the local authority to change the arrangement to allow more flexibility to secure more events.This would allow shows to take place in July but would maintain a dedicated 31-day block when no events would be held. She told the planning committee the proposed changes would reduce the respite residents get.She said: “If you’re shifting it into mid-July that would essentially widen that calendar for events to take place and it’s not just the six events that may take place, it’s the set up around them as well.

He said: “Why as residents are we only allowed to have a 31 day period where this is no activity going on?“Who deems that that’s all we’re worth? Why can’t we have the 60 days from the end of the football season in May to the beginning of the football season in August like it used to be?“I know things move and change but who determines that’s all we’re worth?