London’s O2 Academy in Brixton will remain closed for three months after its licence was suspended following a crowd crush that killed two people. Security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23, and Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, were fatally injured when ticketless fans tried to enter an Asake gig at the venue on December 15 last year.
Lambeth council’s licensing sub-committee made the decision on Monday (January 16) after an application from the Metropolitan Police. Chairman of the sub-committee, councillor Fred Cowell, said: “The decision of the licensing sub-committee is that the premises licence is suspended for a period of three months from today, expiring at one minute past midnight on April 16 2023.
“No licensable activities shall take place at the premises unless and until an application to vary the premises licence has been made by the premises’ licence holder.”
