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CMAT finally made it to Brixton Academy — and was crowned the new queen of high camp

5/5 Alan Carr was headbanging on the balcony as Dunboyne Diana led the crowd in the Woke Macarena

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025

Brixton Calling: the wild true story behind the new musical

Simon Parkes bought Brixton Academy for £1, which was only the start of an incredible journey of music and madness - which has now been turned into a new theatre production

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2025

"When gangsters hustled me, I showed no fear because I was unaware of what was going on": What happens when you buy one of the UK's most iconic venues for £1

A new play tells the story of Simon Parkes, the entrepreneur who turned Brixton Academy into one of the nation's most-loved live venues

Metal Hammer · Jul 22, 2025

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Viagra Boys at Brixton Academy review: high-functioning, anti-establishment chaos

5/5 Your nan might not approve of the tattoos and sleazy tales of drugs, but no one is doing it like this Swedish punk band

Evening Standard · May 8, 2025

Noel Gallagher surprised fans by joining The Black Keys onstage at London's Brixton Academy last night: watch fan-filmed front row footage

Watch Noel Gallagher and The Black Keys perform Only Love Matters and On The Game together in London

Louder · May 8, 2024

‘One of London’s best music venues’: Madness’ Suggs backs reopening of troubled Brixton Academy

EXCLUSIVE The 70s ska and pop band’s frontman says they have played the South London venue ‘a couple of times’ and is ‘pleased’ it might soon be welcoming back music fans

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023

OPINION - Dylan Jones: Welcome back, Brixton Academy – how we’ve missed you

Form an orderly queue: Brixton Academy is set to reopen after Lambeth council agrees it can have its licence back

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023

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Brixton Academy music venue must meet 77 conditions to reopen, council rules

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Brixton Academy can reopen Lambeth Council says, but must meet 77 conditions

Brixton Academy can re-open once the venue has met 77 “extensive and robust” conditions “designed to promote public safety”, Lambeth Council said.

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2023

Hot Chip talk Sinéad O’Connor and London’s nightlife crisis: ‘Brixton Academy is so essential’

Twenty years in, the band is still thriving

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023

Children of woman crushed to death outside Brixton Academy ‘are realising their mother isn’t coming home’

‘With the seven-year-old, you can see the sadness in him’

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

Is it lights out for Brixton Academy?

From The Clash to Rihanna, the legendary venue has hosted them all. Then tragedy struck and it closed. Shannon Mahanty looks at whether it will remain shut forever

Evening Standard · May 12, 2023

Online petition to save Brixton Academy surpasses 50,000 signatures

The south London music venue faces permanent closure after the Metropolitan Police urged the council to strip the venue of its licence.

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023

A petition to save Brixton Academy has amassed 12 thousand signatures in two days

The petition follows the Met Police's call for Brixton Academy's permanent closure following the crowd crush that resulted in two deaths in December

Metal Hammer · Apr 28, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023

Met police calls for Brixton Academy’s licence to be revoked

Venue could close permanently after two people were killed in a crowd crush in December

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023

Brixton Academy security guards alleged to have routinely taken bribes

After a fatal crowd crush at the London venue in December, the BBC has spoken to a guard who says hundreds were let in for cash

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023

Watch: Brixton Academy security guards ‘took bribes to let in hundreds more fans

Security guards at Brixton Academy regularly took bribes to let people into shows without tickets, a whistleblower has claimed. Mother-of-two Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, and security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23, died in hospital after a crush at the venue in December. They were at the Academy for a gig by Afro…

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023

Brixton Academy security guards ‘took bribes to let in hundreds more fans’

Whistleblower tells BBC’s File on Four some members of his team would allow ‘a couple of hundred’ extra people into venues in exchange for money

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The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023

Brixton Academy crush: Met Police issue new appeal as woman, 21, still in critical condition

Rebecca Ikumelo and Gaby Hutchinson died after the incident at the Brixton Academy in south London in December

Daily Mirror · Dec 21, 2022

Family tribute to O2 crush death guard who 'protected those they loved fiercely'

Gaby Hutchinson was the second person to die after a crush at the O2 Brixton Academy last Thursday, the security guard had been working when ticketless fans stormed the venue

Liverpool Echo · Dec 19, 2022

Second person dies after crush at Brixton Academy

Two women aged 21 and 23 remain in a critical condition in hospital

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2022

MP calls for answers after three women injured following Brixton crowd crush

Three women are in hospital and in a critical condition the Met Police said

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2022

Who is Asake? The Nigerian singer-songwriter who sold out the O2 Brixton Academy in minutes

Asake released his debut album Mr. Money with the Vibe this year

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

Police officer filmed ‘pushing’ woman down steps during Brixton Academy crush

Eight people were hospitalised with injuries following the incident in south London, with three in critical condition

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

One arrested and three in critical condition after Brixton Academy show crush

Nigerian artist Asake’s show was cut short following the incident on Thursday night.

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