SINGAPORE - Following the announcement that live entertainment venue and nightspot Blu Jaz Cafe lost its appeal to keep its entertainment licence on Wednesday (Jan 3), musicians told The Straits Times this will leave a "gaping hole" in the entertainment scene in Singapore.

The venue had been served notice on Oct 8 last year as it had exceeded the limit for demerit points because of previous offences, including for severe overcrowding on two occasions, which the police said posed major safety risks.