Tue, 21-Oct-2025

O2 Academy to remain closed after Brixton crush, council rules

Brixton crush

Brixton O2 Academy will remain closed for at least three months. The arena won’t reopen before April 16 at the earliest. Earlier, the venue’s license was suspended by the Lambeth licensing subcommittee. Lambeth Council has decided that the Brixton O2 Academy in London will remain closed for at least three months. It occurs after a … Read more

Brixton Academy’s license suspended after deadly crush

Brixton Academy

Crowding curtailed Asake’s Thursday concert short. License suspended “interimally” until January 16. Gaby Hutchinson, 23, and Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died this week. Brixton 02 Academy‘s license has been suspended after it was discovered that worries regarding the entrance doors’ robustness were voiced almost three years before to a concert’s tragic crush. Asake, an afro-pop singer, … Read more

Asake concert crush injures 3 at Brixton Academy

Asake concert crus

Thursday’s O2 Arena catastrophe left three people in critical condition. Crowds tried to force their way into the concert by Afro-pop singer Asake. Met Police investigating report of an officer pushing a civilian. After getting hurt in a crowd crush during a concert at the Brixton O2 Academy that also injured several other individuals, three … Read more