Fatboy Slim gets beach party licence
Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook
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Friday, 24, Nov 2006 11:12
Fatboy Slim has been granted a licence for a beach party to take place on new year's day on Brighton beach.
Brighton and Hove city council's licensing committee gave permission yesterday for the event to go ahead.
In the five hours after tickets went on sale on November 2nd 20,000 tickets were sold despite official permission not being granted.
The event faces one more hurdle before it gets the all-clear as the proposal has to go before the policy and resources committee.
Concerns have been raised about the safety of the event as a previous concert held by the DJ on the beach in 2002 was plagued by overcrowding and resulted in one woman falling to her death from some railings.
The world-famous DJ, aka Norman Cook, lives in Brighton with his wife, the DJ Zoe Ball.
Speaking to the Brighton Argus earlier this year, Cook promised if the gig goes ahead it will be "one hell of a show".
Tickets to the party are limited to those people living with a Brighton postcode.