The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), Save Our Scene (SOS) and Brixton BID have revealed that over 10,000 representations have been sent to Lambeth Council to help save O2 Academy Brixton, following the launch of their campaign. O2 Academy Brixton has been under the threat of closure since a crowd crush at a gig resulted …
Brixton O2 Academy set to remain closed for further three months
The Brixton O2 Academy is set to remain closed until April after two people died following a crowd crush at an Asake gig in December. Gaby Hutchinson and Rebecca Ikumelo died after being injured in a crush during a concert from the Afrobeats artist. Metropolitan Police launched an investigation to work out what happened at …
Newcastle’s O2 City Hall receives revamp
Newcastle’s O2 City Hall has recently had a makeover that included the addition of removable ground floor seats to increase the venue’s capacity by 600. The venue, which dates back to 1927, has been upgraded by operators Academy Music Group. The company acquired the location in the English city back in 2019. The addition of …