Van Morrison calls for ‘real plan’ for return of live music after cancelling gigs

Van Morrison has called for a ‘real plan’ for the return of live music in NI (David Jensen/PA)

Belfast singer Van Morrison has called for a “real plan” to allow live music to return in Northern Ireland after he cancelled concerts planned for the Ulster Hall next week.

This week, Stormont ministers delayed final decisions on a number of Covid-19 relaxations which had been proposed for next week, amid concern about an upsurge in cases of the Delta variant.