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A petition to save the O2 Academy Brixton from permanent closure has reached 50,000 signatures.<\/p>\n
Musicians including The Chemical Brothers and Blur\u2019s Graham Coxon are among those to have added their names to the list calling for the venue to be reopened after its licence was suspended in January<\/a> following the death of two people in a crush ahead of an Asake gig.<\/p>\n The \u201cSave Brixton Academy\u201d petition to Lambeth Council has gained pace since the Met Police said in April<\/a> it was seeking for the licence to be revoked permanently despite venue operator Academy Music Group (AMG) claiming its proposals could \u201cenable the venue to reopen safely\u201d.<\/p>\n The petition, created by Stuart O\u2019Brien, said the venue\u2019s closure would have a \u201cdevastating\u201d effect on the local economy.<\/p>\n \u201cBrixton Academy is an iconic London music venue and should this cease to be so, another part of the musical landscape and history is lost forever,\u201d the petition organiser said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat happened there was a tragedy, but caused by people. Revoke the security firm\u2019s licence and bring in someone adequate recommended by the police\u2026 Bring in new security procedures including crowd control to ensure a repeat doesn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n \u201cBut let\u2019s not turn this venue into soulless flats as would more than likely happen in the event of permanent closure.\u201d<\/p>\n