SJM Concerts granted Knebworth licence

North Hertfordshire Council has granted SJM Concerts a premises licence for Knebworth House, giving the promoter approval to stage events at the Hertfordshire site linked to Oasis’s best-known live shows. BBC News reported the decision on August 5, 2026, days before the 30th anniversary of Oasis’s August 1996 concerts at Knebworth. The licence took effect on Saturday and remains in force indefinitely, according to reports based on the council decision. ### What exactly has SJM Concerts been allowed to do at Knebworth? North Hertfordshire Council granted SJM Concerts a premises licence for Knebworth House, which allows the company to host licensable events at the venue. Published reports said the licence permits events for up to 125,000 people and allows live music and dance performances until 03:00. (bbc.com) GOV.UK says a premises licence in England and Wales is required to sell alcohol or provide entertainment from a particular venue. North Herts Council’s licensing pages list premises licences on its public register. ### Why is Knebworth tied so closely to Oasis? Monday marked 30 years since Oasis played Knebworth on August 10 and 11, 1996, concerts that remain central to the site’s music identity. (yahoo.com) BBC News said the new licence was granted just before that anniversary. Published reports on the new licence also identified SJM as the promoter of Oasis’s 2025 reunion tour. BBC and syndications of the report did not say the licence itself amounted to a confirmed Oasis booking. (gov.uk) ### Does this mean Oasis is returning to Knebworth? BBC News reported a venue-licensing decision, not a concert announcement. The report said SJM Concerts and Knebworth House had both been asked what events were planned for the site. (bbc.com) The Comet reported three weeks earlier that an SJM-linked application for a live-music licence at Knebworth had fueled speculation about a future Oasis return, but that article described the idea as rumor rather than confirmation. (bbc.com) ### What is Knebworth being used for now? Knebworth House is already operating as an events venue with a public schedule that includes non-concert programming. (bbc.com) The venue’s current listings include the All About Dogs Show on September 12 and 13, 2026, and other public events in August. Knebworth House’s venue materials describe the park as a site for large public events, festivals and other functions. (thecomet.net) The estate says it has hosted events of varying sizes and audiences. ### What happens next? SJM Concerts has a licence in place now, but no specific Knebworth concerts were named in the BBC report or in the venue’s public listings reviewed on August 6. (knebworthhouse.com) The next concrete step is any event announcement from SJM Concerts, Knebworth House or North Hertfordshire Council’s licensing register. (bbc.com) (knebworthhouse.com)