SJM Concerts granted Knebworth licence

North Hertfordshire Council has granted SJM Concerts a premises licence for Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, according to a report published August 5. The licence took effect on Saturday and remains in place indefinitely, the report said. It allows events for up to 125,000 people and permits live music and dance performances until 03:00. No Oasis date or other specific concert has been announced. ### What exactly did the council approve? The August 5 report said North Hertfordshire Council granted SJM Concerts a premises licence for Knebworth House, the estate and parkland long used for large outdoor events. The approval is for the site itself, not for a named Oasis show. The licence came into effect on Saturday and will remain in place indefinitely, according to the same report. (aol.com) That means SJM now has standing permission to promote qualifying events at the venue under the terms of the licence, rather than a one-off approval tied to a single date. ### How big are the events covered by the licence? The licence allows events for up to 125,000 people, the report said. (aol.com) It also permits live music and dance performances until 03:00. Those terms indicate a scale consistent with major concert or festival use at Knebworth rather than a small estate event. Knebworth House is already operating as an active events venue in 2026. (aol.com) The estate’s public events calendar lists August programs including “80s by Moonlight” on August 21, “Motown by Moonlight” on August 22 and a Classic Motor Show on August 30 and 31. ### Why did the news immediately prompt Oasis speculation? Monday, August 10, marks 30 years since Oasis played Knebworth on August 10 and 11, 1996, according to the report. (aol.com) That anniversary is central to why the licence news drew immediate attention from Oasis fans and music outlets. The same report said more than 4% of the UK population applied for tickets to those 1996 concerts. (knebworthhouse.com) It also noted that Knebworth owner Henry Lytton Cobbold said in 2024 that he wanted the band to return for a 30th anniversary show. ### Does this confirm an Oasis reunion date at Knebworth? The August 5 report did not announce any confirmed Oasis performance at Knebworth. (aol.com) It said only that SJM Concerts had secured the licence, and that SJM Concerts and Knebworth House had both been asked what events were planned for the site. That distinction matters because a premises licence is a venue and operations approval. (aol.com) It is not, by itself, a show announcement, onsale notice or tour routing confirmation. The published report did not name dates, ticket details or a lineup for any future Knebworth concert. ### What else is happening around Oasis right now? The report said Oasis reunited and embarked on a world tour in 2025. (aol.com) It also said a documentary about that 2025 reunion tour, featuring the Gallagher brothers’ first interviews together since before the band split in 2009, is due for release in September. Knebworth’s wider history also remains part of the story. (aol.com) The report noted that this weekend marks 40 years since Freddie Mercury’s final performance with Queen at the venue, and listed other past Knebworth performers including Robbie Williams, Paul McCartney and Metallica. ### What should readers watch for next? August 10 is the next clear date in the story because it marks the 30th anniversary of Oasis’s first 1996 Knebworth show. (aol.com) Any further development would most likely come from SJM Concerts, Knebworth House or a formal onsale announcement rather than from the licence itself.