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Edinburgh council to charge Oasis for concert costs

Figures released in August showed that for Swift’s Eras Tour shows, the council spent £16,934 on security measures, £3,650 on lighting, £2,985 on temporary toilets, £678 on ‘radios’, £642 on CCTV, £400 on signage and £1,434.36 on “intelligent traffic signals”.

Council staff also worked 1,044 hours of overtime, which based on the real living wage amounts to at least £12,528.

Promoters paid a £21,913 bill for cleaning and waste management.

Additional costs were also met by Murrayfield owners, Scottish Rugby.

The new policy means the council will be able to recoup funds spent on toilets, lighting, street cleaning and other services which facilitate concerts and sports matches.

Councillor Day said: “I don’t think the taxpayer in Edinburgh should bear the costs of that.

“Of course, these concerts bring tens of millions of pounds to the city and it’s hugely successful and we want that to continue, but the impact shouldn’t be on our residents.”


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