A Curfew for live events at the Olympic Park this summer has been extended to 11pm.
Newham council agreed to relax the rules which will apply to music acts such as Kasabian, Paul Weller and Bruce Springsteen, who are due to play at Hard Rock Calling in June.
It wants to avoid last year’s fiasco at Hyde Park when organisers had to pull the plug on a concert involving Springsteen and Sir Paul McCartney when it overran its 10.30pm curfew.
The Newham curfew covers venues including the former Olympic Stadium, the Aquatics Centre, Chobham Manor, North East Lawn, South Event Lawn, and South Park Plaza.
Plays, film screenings and indoor sports such as boxing and wrestling can continue until the later time. Councillor Ian Corbett, chairman of the licensing sub-committee, said: “We have considered this very carefully. We have to strike a balance between residents living nearby, whose feelings are very important to us, and concert-goers, who want to enjoy themselves.
“Concerts are a key part of the animation of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park post-Games and we believe it’s important we take a common-sense approach. We want these major events to be a pivotal part of the Games legacy — drawing thousands of visitors and providing a huge boost for the local economy.
“We’re also creating a situation where people will feel good about their community and everyone can play a part in the legacy —and have fun.”
