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| Band's 4am name prompts licensing officer and police visit | Band's 4am name prompts licensing officer and police visit |
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| Confusion over a band called 4am and the time the group was due to perform on stage, prompted a visit from licensing officers and police to a local pub. | |
| The Feathers in Laleham, Surrey, had advertised live music "from 4am". | |
| Two licensing officers and two police officers visited the pub the day before to stop the performance, before being told it was the name of the band. | Two licensing officers and two police officers visited the pub the day before to stop the performance, before being told it was the name of the band. |
| The pub's licensee, Kate Dillon, said she was "speechless" after the visit. | The pub's licensee, Kate Dillon, said she was "speechless" after the visit. |
| She said: "I was angry more than anything on the day. We've never had any need to call the police or had any trouble. | She said: "I was angry more than anything on the day. We've never had any need to call the police or had any trouble. |
| "If one official turns up that's funny enough, but if four people come into the pub like they did, it's absolutely ridiculous. | "If one official turns up that's funny enough, but if four people come into the pub like they did, it's absolutely ridiculous. |
| "When I calmed down a bit I thought it was absolutely hilarious. They made idiots of themselves really." | "When I calmed down a bit I thought it was absolutely hilarious. They made idiots of themselves really." |
| 'Waste of money' | 'Waste of money' |
| The two-piece band, of Joe Becket and John Adams, were named after a track by jazz musician Herbie Hancock. | The two-piece band, of Joe Becket and John Adams, were named after a track by jazz musician Herbie Hancock. |
| Ms Dillon said she worried her customers would be put off from drinking in the pub with the arrival of police officers. | Ms Dillon said she worried her customers would be put off from drinking in the pub with the arrival of police officers. |
| She added: "Why did they need to come around instead of calling me first? It's a waste of taxpayers' money." | She added: "Why did they need to come around instead of calling me first? It's a waste of taxpayers' money." |
| A spokeswoman for Spelthorne Borough Council said: "Following a visit to the Feathers, there was no cause for concern. | A spokeswoman for Spelthorne Borough Council said: "Following a visit to the Feathers, there was no cause for concern. |
| "The visit was carried out following seeing an advertisement which mentioned 4am. On investigation, this was part of the name of the band. | "The visit was carried out following seeing an advertisement which mentioned 4am. On investigation, this was part of the name of the band. |
| "Licensing staff often make such visits, either pre-arranged or not and the Feathers was one of a number of premises visited that night." | "Licensing staff often make such visits, either pre-arranged or not and the Feathers was one of a number of premises visited that night." |