The Met Police have requested permanent closure of London’s Brixton O2 Academy, saying that it had “lost confidence” in operator the Academy Music Group (AMG) following a deadly crowd crush at the venue in December, according to Evening Standard reporting.
In a submission to Lambeth Council dated April 17, the police force requested that the venue be stripped of its licence completely.
It follows a crowd crush at an Asake concert at the venue in December, which left…
