SJM granted Knebworth events licence

SJM Concerts has been granted a premises licence for Knebworth Park, restoring a formal route for large-scale live events at one of Britain’s best-known outdoor concert sites. The approval was granted by North Hertfordshire Council and, according to local reports, allows events at the Hertfordshire venue to continue indefinitely. (whtimes.co.uk) The decision was reported on Thursday, August 6, one day after the August 5 licence decision. BBC reporting cited no confirmed Oasis dates, ticket release or event announcement tied to the approval. ### What exactly did SJM receive? North Hertfordshire Council granted SJM Concerts a premises licence for Knebworth Park, according to local reporting on the decision. (msn.com) In UK licensing terms, a premises licence is the authorization used for regulated entertainment at a specific site, including live music and related activity. The licence, as described in local coverage, permits live music, recorded music and filming from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. It also allows late-night refreshment from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. ### Why is Knebworth the venue people focus on? Knebworth Park is a long-established events venue in Hertfordshire that continues to market itself as a destination for concerts and other public events. (whtimes.co.uk) The site is also closely associated with Oasis because of the band’s two August 1996 shows there, which remain part of the venue’s identity in British music coverage. Monday, August 10, 2026, marks 30 years since those Oasis concerts, according to the BBC-linked reports surfaced on Thursday. (whtimes.co.uk) That anniversary is part of why the licensing decision drew immediate attention beyond local government and venue operations. ### Does the licence mean Oasis is booked? BBC-linked reporting on Thursday did not say Oasis had confirmed any return to Knebworth, and it did not report ticket sales following the August 5 decision. The licence keeps the venue available for major concerts, but it is not itself a concert announcement. Local reports said SJM Concerts works with Oasis and promoted the band’s reunion tour, which is why the decision immediately fed speculation about future dates. (knebworthhouse.com) But those same reports framed the licence as a venue permission, not a booking confirmation. (msn.com) ### How large an event does this appear to cover? The application language cited in local coverage pointed to a large-scale operation. The reports said the event paperwork included a traffic and transport management plan and arrangements for both pedestrian and vehicle movement on and off site. One report said the licence would allow events to continue indefinitely, and another outside report described capacity of up to 125,000 people per event. (msn.com) That capacity figure was not confirmed in the BBC-linked summary, so it remains best read as part of secondary reporting around the licence rather than an official event announcement. (thecomet.net) ### What should readers watch next? August 10 is the next obvious date because it is the 30th anniversary of Oasis’s Knebworth shows. Any next step would most likely come through SJM Concerts, Knebworth House, or local authority licensing and event notices rather than through the licence alone. (thecomet.net) SJM Concerts and Knebworth House were both asked in syndicated coverage what events are planned for the site. As of Thursday, August 6, the public record was a licence decision, not a lineup, on-sale date or named concert booking. (satmeteo.com) (msn.com) (whtimes.co.uk)