Previously shuttered venue Brixton Academy has been given the signal to reopen with a series of “test events”, some nine months after the fatal crowd crush that left two dead.
Brixton Academy’s licence was temporarily revoked following a deadly crowd crush in the venue’s foyer during a show from artist Asake in December 2022. The Metropolitan Police reported at the time that around 1,000 people surged inside the venue without tickets during the performance.
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