​Brixton Academy will be allowed to reopen if it meets “robust” safety conditions

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Brixton Academy has been given the green light to reopen, as long as it can meet a number of “robust” safety conditions, Lambeth Council has said.

The decision comes nine months after the venue’s closure in December 2022, following a deadly crowd crush during show from artist Asake that killed two people: 23-year-old security guard Gaby Hutchinson and 33-year-old Rebecca Ikumelo.

The Metropolitan Police reported at the time that around 1,000 people surged inside the venue…