The Prodigy, Muse and Skunk Anansie are just some of the acts that have supported the campaign from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), Brixton BID and Save Our Scene to save O2 Academy Brixton from closure. The campaign closed earlier this week with over 20,000 representations delivered to Lambeth Council, with the support of …
Thousands back campaign to save O2 Academy Brixton
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 …
O2 Academy Brixton inquest could lead to ‘criminal charges’
DCI Nigel Penney of the Metropolitan Police has said that an investigation into the recent crowd crush at O2 Academy Brixton, where two people died as a result, has a “strong possibility of [leading to] criminal charges”. December’s Asake concert at Brixton Academy saw a number of concertgoers that did not have a ticket to …
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 …
Brixton O2 Academy has licence suspended following crush
The Brixton O2 Academy has had its licence suspended after the Metropolitan Police applied for a summary review, following the death of two people at a recent gig. Two people died after a crowd crush at a concert from Afro-pop singer Asake on December 15. Rebecca Ikumelo died in hospital and Gaby Hutchinson also passed …
Second person dies following Brixton O2 Academy crush
A second person has died following a crowd crush at Brixton O2 Academy last week. Gaby Hutchinson was working at the Asake gig as a contracted security provider and died in the early hours of yesterday morning, according to police. He was 23. The news follows the announcement that Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died in hospital …
Woman dies of injuries following Brixton O2 Academy crush
A woman who suffered severe injuries in a crush at last week’s Asake gig at London’s Brixton O2 Academy has died. Rebecca Ikumelo, a 33-year-old nursing graduate from east London, died in hospital on Saturday morning, according to the authorities. The Afro-pop concert had to be abandoned part-way through after a “large number of people” …
Suspected crowd crush at Brixton O2 Academy leaves four in critical condition
Four concert-goers are currently in critical condition, with eight people having been rushed to hospital after a reported crush during a concert at Brixton O2 Academy. Metropolitan Police were called to the south London venue last night (Thursday), during a concert from afro-pop singer, Asake. According to a report from the BBC, police officers were …