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Park gigs spark noise complaints
Western Mail
|July 10, 2025
DOZENS of noise complaints were made after a controversial series of gigs took place at a popular Cardiff park recently.
Three days of performances have been held at Blackweir Live in Bute Park so far this year starting with Noah Kahan on Friday, June 27, who was followed by Alanis Morissette on Wednesday, July 2, and Slayer on Thursday, July 3. Stevie Wonder was due to perform yesterday evening.
Concerns were raised about noise when a new events licence was granted for Blackweir Fields to host Blackweir Live in April.
Cardiff council assured residents at the time there would be conditions in place to mitigate any potential noise nuisance.
When we asked the local authority for the number of noise complaints that had been made after the Alanis Morisette gig they said they had received 48 complaints. It then provided us with an updated figure following the Slayer gig, which was 76 complaints.
One local councillor said he could hear music from Blackweir Live two miles away with his windows closed.
This story is from the July 10, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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