Quite frankly, we here at Tone Deaf sometimes get sick of having to pen story after story about venues succumbing to ridiculous laws and regulations like draconian liquor licensing rules and unfairly prohibitive noise restrictions. It happens with a worrying frequency.

Well, it looks like we may no longer have to worry about South Australia, because they’re about to have a live music renaissance. As Nine News reports, licensed venues in the state will no longer be forced to ask bureaucrats for permission to host live music at any time.

Business Services Minister Gail Gago said the state government will effectively scrap its ‘entertainment consent’ process for hotels, clubs, and restaurants looking to host bands between 11am and midnight. Under the previous law, venues were forced to pay $500 to apply to host concerts.

“These changes will have a very positive effect on the entertainment industry,” Ms Gago said Wednesday. “Patrons will be happy and South Australia will become even more vibrant.” Meanwhile, Greens MLC Tammy Franks said the decision to abolish the “archaic” process was long overdue.

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“Common sense finally came to North Tce today with this government announcement,” she said. “These were stupid laws, they will not be missed, and we must now act swiftly to see them off.” This is good news for the state, which was recently scrapped from the Soundwave Festival route.

As Tone Deaf previously reported, festival promoter AJ Maddah recently confirmed that this year’s Soundwave event would be the last to be held in Adelaide, citing lacklustre ticket sales as his reason for making the festival an East Coast exclusive starting 2016.

It wasn’t the first time that Maddah bemoaned the state of affairs in Adelaide, having previously tussled with the city council over their allegedly rigid noise restrictions, which he claimed was part of their bid to see the festival abolished in the city.

Last year, Australian metal promoters Soundworks Touring even warned punters in Perth and Adelaide that the two cities would be pulled from their touring schedules if they don’t receive more support from the fans. The touring company cited poor ticket sales as motivating their warning.

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