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 …

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 …