Over 50,000 sign petition to save Brixton Academy The South London venue’s fate hangs in the balance after a concert crush left two dead
A PETITION to save O2 Academy Brixton has been signed by more than 50,000 people in the wake of plans for it to be permanently closed.
Mother-of-two Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, from Newham, east London and security contractor, Gaby Hutchinson, 23, from Gravesend in Kent were victims of the tragedy.Following uproar over the disaster, Lambeth council members suspended the academy’s license for three months with a decision over its futured expected to be made at an upcoming meeting.
“But let’s not turn this venue into soulless flats as would more than likely happen in the event of permanent closure.” A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “On Monday January 16, the licence of the O2 Academy Brixton was suspended for three months.
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