Wetherspoons has banned customers from playing music from mobile phones in its pubs, saying the move follows complaints linked to noise from personal devices.
The pub chain said the decision was prompted by concerns about people being disturbed by other customers’ videos and phone conversations played loudly or through amplification.
The measure is aimed at behaviour involving sound from phones in pub settings. The company has cited complaints about “other people’s videos and amplified phone conversations” as the reason for the change.
The announcement means customers in Wetherspoons pubs are expected not to play music from their phones while on the premises. The source material does not set out further details on how the ban will be enforced or whether additional rules apply to other device use.
The latest known position is that the chain has introduced the ban in response to customer complaints about noise from phones in its pubs.
