I love live music too Howard, and go to lots of gigs, but can appreciate that people do not want thumping bass in their homes late at night. The last gig I went to was a charity event with 10 live bands, in a field at the back of someones house in Yorkshire, but it finished at 9 pm, so as not to inconvenience the neighbours. On the few occasions that there has been a noisy party/ gig close to me going on after 10pm, I have been most unhappy as I get up at 6 most mornings.