(LONDON) - The local authority in Stratford-Upon-Avon in western England has refused to grant an entertainment license for the Phoenix Festival following complaints from residents about potential noise and crime. Jamiroquai, David Bowie, the Charlatans and Black Grape headline the bill for the festival, due to take place July 17-20 and which has had to overcome similar legal obstacles in the past. The event's promoter, the Mean Fiddler Organization, says it will appeal the decision, which is based in part on plans to allow 45,000 fans onto the site, a larger number than originally proposed. "This is a setback but not the deathknell," a spokeswoman for the promoter told Billboard Bulletin's Mark Solomons.
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