Jake Bugg Says Sydney Lockout Will Lead To More Violence

English indie singer songwriter Jake Bugg has described Sydney's impending 1.30am lockout laws as “crap” ahead of his upcoming April tour and Bluesfest appearance.

A local favourite following his Splendour In The Grass appearance last year and the release of his second record Shangri La, Bugg was recently informed of the laws during an interview with The Music Sydney's Sevana Ohandjanian.

“Well that's crap if you want to meet your mates then [after 1.30am], innit?” he said. “The thing is that the more you put rules in, the more people want to go against it. I don't understand it.”

The laws, which include a 3am cessation of service in the CBD, Kings Cross and Haymarket precinct, will be implemented from Monday 24 February and have prompted mass opposition from the live music industry.

Stakeholders, including theMusic.com.au, have joined together to form the Sydney Late Night Cultural Alliance to outline issues they think the lockouts will face. Notably, the laws come into effect the week of the massive Mardi Gras parade, a party that has traditional gone all night in Sydney.

“It'll be more violence inside bars,” Bugg said. “If you're having trouble and having a drink, and you can feel some tension in a bar, and you'd rather leave but don't because you can't get into another bar, that might end in violence inside.”

Bugg's comments come as INXS's Tim Farriss said that he believed an increase in live music would reduce incidents of violence.