Norwich Council receives complaints after Arctic Monkeys Gig
They are renowned for their raucous, high-octane performances, and the Arctic Monkeys did not disappoint when they performed in Norwich earlier this summer…
Norwich City Council has revealed it received a string of noise complaints from people living in the surrounding streets, including one from almost a mile away.
The June 7 concert, at Carrow Road, was one of the biggest events in the city this year, with around 30,000 people attending.
City Hall said it received three complaints, all from areas south of the stadium.
One was from Bracondale, with the others from further away, on Stratford Drive and Trafford Road.
The complaints are fed back to Norwich City Football Club, the band, the event organisers and acoustic consultants.
The authority can use them when considering whether future events can be held at the venue.
The Sheffield band are the latest major act to perform at Carrow Road.
Loud sets have been a feature of their gigs since they formed in 2002.
One of their London concerts in 2014 was said to be so loud that homes were vibrating more than four miles away, and the local council set up a dedicated hotline to deal with complaints.
However, the number of Norwich complaints was lower than when Elton John played at Carrow Road, in June 2022, when five people contacted the council.
At points during that show, some locals said the singer could be heard from as far away as Hellesdon, almost 3.5 miles away.
The Killers, who performed at the venue in the same month as Elton John, did not attract a single complaint. Nor did Take That, who staged a show there in May 2019.
However, none of the Elton John complaints were from as far away as those who objected to the Arctic Monkeys’ noise.
The complaints in June 2022 came from Baltic Wharf, Stracey Road and Bracondale, with another from Ber Street during a pre-show noise test.