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V Festival organisers keen to use Shoreham Airport site as music venue

V Festival organisers SJM Concert want to use Shoreham Airport as a venue for festivals from as early as next year.

According to The Argus, The promoters behind Manchester’s Parklife event believe that the site could play host to 70,000 music fans, making events held at the airfield some of the biggest in the country.

SJM want permission to run events on the airfield from midday to as late as 3am, with alcohol served until 2am on Friday and Saturday nights.

Airport bosses say the move will be “extremely beneficial” to Shoreham and the surrounding area.

Jonathan Candelon, managing director of Shoreham Airport, said: “We’ve explored use of the airport for various projects, including recently letting a film crew shoot a movie here, with the intention of raising its profile.

“One of the things we’ve also looked at is music events. If this plan with SJM is successful, it will be extremely beneficial to the local area. But it’s in the early stages and there are a lot of rigorous licensing processes to go through first to ensure it is fit for purpose.”

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