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Tanjong Pagar Distripark to put outdoor music events on ice due to noise complaints

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In short

The suspension follows an Oct 30 management announcement emphasizing the need to minimize disamenities for residents living adjacent to the Keppel Road site. Long-term organizers such as Ice Cream Sundays, who have staged gatherings there for over three years, received notice of restrictions following their early October festival. Despite previously shifting event locations and submitting decibel logs every two hours, the collective must now seek new locations for 2027. Regulators including the police and the National Environment Agency have been contacted regarding enforcement policies.

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- Tanjong Pagar Distripark will pause outdoor events that may disturb nearby residents, after repeated noise complaints and pressure on the venue’s management.

- Ice Cream Sundays said it can no longer hold events there “for the foreseeable future and without heavy restrictions”, despite taking noise steps and following licensing rules.

- The organiser is seeking other venues for 2027, but hopes talks with Distripark continue. The police and NEA have been asked about possible regulation and enforcement.

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SINGAPORE – Tanjong Pagar Distripark will temporarily pause outdoor events that may cause noise disturbances to nearby residents, its management said in an Instagram post on Oct 30.

The venue said that it would be asking licensees and tenants to temporarily pause events that could cause disturbances to neighbours.

“We love bringing people together through our live outdoor events, but we also understand that the loud music may sometimes cause some disamenity to our neighbours and the surrounding community,” it said.

Located at 37 and 39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark comprises two five-storey warehouse blocks managed by Mapletree. The…

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