SJM Concerts secures Knebworth licence

SJM Concerts has secured a premises licence for Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, a move reported on Thursday that immediately revived speculation about future Oasis shows at the site. North Hertfordshire Council granted the licence, which took effect on Saturday and remains in place indefinitely, according to reports by the BBC, NME and Rolling Stone UK. The approval allows events for up to 125,000 people and permits live music and dance performances until 03:00. Neither SJM Concerts nor Oasis announced any Knebworth dates on Thursday. ### What exactly did SJM Concerts get approved? North Hertfordshire Council granted SJM Concerts a premises licence for Knebworth House, according to the BBC-cited reports carried by other British outlets. The licence came into effect on Saturday and remains in force indefinitely. Reports said it covers events of up to 125,000 people. The licence terms reported by British outlets allow live music and dance performances until 03:00. (yahoo.com) Access All Areas, a live-events trade publication, separately reported that the approval allows live music from midday to midnight, with alcohol sales and recorded music until 03:00. ### Why did this trigger Oasis speculation so quickly? SJM Concerts is tied directly to Oasis’s recent live activity. (yahoo.com) NME described the company as the promoter of the Oasis 2025 reunion tour, and Rolling Stone UK said SJM is the promoter for Oasis. That link made the Knebworth approval notable because the venue is closely associated with the band’s August 1996 shows. Rolling Stone UK and NME both said the licence news landed amid rumours of a 2027 return to Knebworth. Yahoo’s pickup of the BBC report said rumours had intensified after reports last month that Oasis could play six nights at the venue over a three-week period in September 2027, but those dates have not been confirmed by the band or promoter. (nme.com) ### Why does Knebworth still matter in this story? Monday, August 10, marks 30 years since Oasis played Knebworth, the BBC said in the report cited by other outlets. NME said the band’s 1996 Knebworth concerts sold out in under 24 hours and drew 250,000 fans across two nights. Older reporting from Rolling Stone UK said 2.5 million people applied for tickets to those shows. (rollingstone.co.uk) Knebworth has remained part of Oasis reunion chatter for years. In 2024, Rolling Stone UK reported that Knebworth owner Henry Lytton-Cobbold had invited the band back for a 30th-anniversary show. In October 2025, NME and Rolling Stone UK reported that a British peer had claimed Oasis would play Knebworth before later backtracking. (msn.com) ### Did anyone involved say what is planned? Martha Lytton Cobbold, managing director of Knebworth House, told Access All Areas she was pleased the application had been granted and said the venue would be happy to host Oasis again. Simon Moran of SJM Concerts declined to comment to that publication, it said. The BBC report, as reflected in Yahoo’s pickup, said both SJM Concerts and Knebworth House had been asked what events were planned for the site. (rollingstone.co.uk) No confirmed lineup or event schedule was reported on Thursday. ### What else is on Oasis’s calendar? NME reported that the Steven Knight-directed reunion documentary “Don’t Look Back In Anger” is set for cinemas and IMAX on September 11 before later streaming on Disney+ and Hulu in 2026. (accessaa.co.uk) Rolling Stone UK has also reported separate rumours of a wider 2027 UK and European tour, including Manchester dates, but those plans remain unconfirmed. (yahoo.com) August 10 is the next fixed date in the Knebworth story because it marks the 30th anniversary of Oasis’s first show at the venue. As of Thursday, August 6, the confirmed development was the licence itself: SJM Concerts can now stage large-scale events at Knebworth House, but no Oasis booking has been announced. (yahoo.com) (nme.com)