SJM Concerts granted Knebworth licence Aug. 6

North Hertfordshire Council granted SJM Concerts a premises licence for Knebworth House on August 6, according to BBC-reported coverage picked up by other outlets. The approval allows the promoter to stage concerts and other gatherings at the Hertfordshire venue, a site long linked with Oasis because of the band’s landmark 1996 shows there. Reports published Thursday said the licence came into effect on Saturday and remains in place indefinitely. They also said the application lists SJM Concerts as the applicant. ### What exactly did SJM Concerts get approved? The licence is a premises licence for Knebworth House, granted by North Hertfordshire Council, according to BBC-based reports carried Thursday. Under the terms described in those reports, SJM can plan and host events at the site rather than seek a one-off arrangement for each show. (yahoo.com) Radio X and NME, both citing the BBC report, said the licence allows events for up to 125,000 people. Those reports also said live music can run into the early hours, with some descriptions putting the permitted late running at up to 3 a.m. ### Why is Knebworth the focus here? Knebworth House in Hertfordshire is tied closely to Oasis because the band’s August 1996 shows there became one of the defining live moments of Britpop. (yahoo.com) Multiple August 6 reports linked the new licence to that history and noted that Monday marks 30 years since Oasis played the venue. (radiox.co.uk) Sky News said an estimated 2.5 million people applied for tickets to Oasis’s Knebworth concerts in 1996. That history is why any new licensing move at the site draws immediate attention from fans and music-industry watchers. ### Does this mean Oasis are definitely playing Knebworth again? No artist was confirmed in the reports about the licence. (msn.com) BBC-based follow-up coverage said SJM Concerts and Knebworth House had both been asked what events are planned for the site, but no firm announcement of a show accompanied the approval. (news.sky.com) Rolling Stone UK and other music outlets said the approval has fueled rumors of Oasis dates in 2027, but those reports framed that as speculation rather than a confirmed booking. The licence establishes the legal ability to hold events at the venue; it does not, by itself, announce a lineup. (yahoo.com) ### Why is SJM Concerts the company to watch? SJM Concerts is the promoter associated in current reports with Oasis-related live activity. BBC-based coverage and trade follow-ups identified SJM as the promoter behind Oasis reunion-tour shows and noted the company has also worked with acts including Take That and The Prodigy, as well as comedian Peter Kay. (rollingstone.co.uk) Access All Areas quoted Knebworth House managing director Martha Lytton Cobbold welcoming the approval and saying the venue would be “delighted to host Oasis again here,” while adding “Fingers crossed.” That remark was presented as her reaction to the licence, not as a performance confirmation. ### What happens next? (yahoo.com) August 10 is the next date tied directly to this story because it marks 30 years since Oasis played Knebworth, the anniversary cited across the reporting. Any next step beyond the licence would be a separate event announcement from SJM Concerts, Knebworth House or an artist team. (accessaa.co.uk) North Hertfordshire Council’s licensing framework requires premises licences for regulated entertainment at a specific location, according to the council’s own licensing guidance. The council also maintains a public register for licences and permits, which is where any formal underlying record would sit. (north-herts.gov.uk) (msn.com)