Cardiff concerts get 100 noise complaints

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Blackweir Live was supposed to bring world famous acts to Cardiff, but on top of that, it’s also brought bags on controversy. Lack of local access to the Blackweir Fields, big green fences, and now plenty of noise complaints.

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00:00It's been an issue for locals for months, and now it's all over, the backlash has become

00:07clear as 100 people complained about the noise from Black Weir Live's 4 gigs in Butte Park.

00:14First came the massive green walls that residents said were an eyesore, and the limited access

00:18to much of the site also rubbed many the wrong way, and now when the concerts themselves

00:22took place, some have said they could hear the music from miles away from the site.

00:27And local councillor Rodney Berman said on X that he could hear the music booming from

00:32over two miles away at the Slayer concert while he had his windows closed in his study.

00:36He said he couldn't imagine the noise that people living close to the site were experiencing.

00:42Now all 4 gigs have finished, official complaints have been counted, with Noah Khan the first

00:46to perform receiving 40 complaints, Alanis Morissette on the lowest with 10, Slayer maybe unsurprisingly

00:51getting 36, and Stevie Wonder on 14 to bring the total up to around 100.

00:58While it's clear the noise from the stadiums has travelled, one Roth resident said that they

01:02welcomed hearing the music from across the city, as they felt it was a free mini concert,

01:06and they could also hear the Oasis gigs coming from the Principality Stadium too.

01:12The council said they had noise management practices in place, and the concerts complied with licensing,

01:18and all of the subsequent complaints will be dealt with in line with standard procedures.

01:24They argued that the events have brought in millions of pounds to the local economy, which

01:28could now help go towards maintaining and improving Butte Park.

01:33The gigs are over, world famous acts have come and gone, but the costs and benefits will be

01:37questioned in the months ahead.

01:38James Beach Watkins, reporting for Local TV.

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