Brixton Academy has announced it is to reopen its doors for its first run of live music gigs since it was forced to close its doors in December 2022 after a fatal crowd crush in which two people tragically died.
The O2 venue has been closed to the public since the tragedy that took place during an Asake concert, which devastatingly resulted in the deaths of Gabrielle Hutchinson, aged 23, and 33-year-old Rebecca Ikumelo.
There was much uncertainty surrounding the iconic venue and its future as a live music venue, but in December it was announced that the venue would be allowed to retain its licence and would be allowed to re-open following the owners agreement to the meet a list of 77 “robust” safety measures.
Brixton Academy will mark their re-opening next month with a list of gigs which they’ve have just announced.
Nirvana UK (tribute to Nirvana) and The Smyths (tribute to The Smiths) will perform at the venue on Friday, April 19, followed by Definitely Mightbe (tribute to Oasis) and UK Foo Fighters (tribute to Foo Fighters) on the following Friday, April 26. Tickets for the gigs go on sale this Friday (March 8) at 9am Linked here and there is also a pre-sale which will go live on Wednesday (March 6) at 10am GMT.
Looking forward into 2024, Editors have announced they are to perform at the iconic London venue on Thursday May 2, and The Black Keys are set to also play there on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 May.
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