The O2 Academy Brixton to reopen on condition of meeting safety … – Hospitality & Catering News

A woman playing a guitar in a colorful background at The O2 Academy Brixton.

By Angela Green

The O2 Academy Brixton will be allowed to reopen after its owners agreed to meet 77 “extensive and robust” safety measures in response to a fatal incident at the venue in December 2022, when two people died and others were seriously injured following a crowd crush at the door.

Following the episode during a gig by the Afrobeats star Asake, Academy Music Group (AMG) temporarily lost its licence to run the south London concert hall.

During a two-day hearing of Lambeth council’s licensing subcommittee last week, the legal…