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One woman has died and two others remain in a critical condition after a crush at a gig in Brixton, south London. How did it happen?
While many details are still unclear, the BBC has pieced together this account from verified social media videos and eyewitness accounts.
London’s Brixton O2 Academy will remain closed for at least three months, Lambeth Council has ruled.
It comes after two people died and several were injured in a crowd surge in the foyer of the venue during a gig by Afro-pop singer Asake on 15 December.
Some security guards at Brixton Academy regularly took bribes to let people in without tickets, a whistleblower has told the BBC.
Two people lost their lives at the south London venue in December, in a crush outside a gig by Afro-pop star Asake.
A second woman has died after a crush caused by people trying to get into a concert at the 02 Brixton Academy in London.
Gabrielle Hutchinson, 23, was working as one of the contracted security providers for the event on Thursday.
A second woman has died after being injured in a crush at a gig at London’s Brixton O2 Academy.
The concert, by Afro-pop singer Asake, was abandoned part-way through after a “large number of people” tried to force their way inside on Thursday, the Met Police said.
An MP has called for answers to what led to a suspected crowd crush at a concert at the O2 Academy Brixton, stating that “ticketing and security procedures have not performed as they should have”.
A woman has died after being injured in a crush at a gig at London’s Brixton O2 Academy that left several others hurt.
The concert, by Afro-pop singer Asake, had to be abandoned part-way through after a “large number of people” tried to force their way inside on Thursday, the Met Police said.
The mother-of-two was well known for her TikTok and Instagram posts about parenting an autistic child.
They need to close down o2 Brixton. What a myth lol #asake pic.twitter.com/5vjNzwi4pn
— say no more (@DammySNM) December 15, 2022
Four people are fighting for their lives after a crush at an Asake concert at the Brixton O2 Academy. Report to follow… pic.twitter.com/wfRS2StULS
— The Voice Newspaper (@TheVoiceNews) December 16, 2022
WATCH: #BNNUK Reports.
— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) December 16, 2022
Four people are in 'critical condition' after a large crowd attempted to gain entry into O2 Academy Brixton without tickets, the Metropolitan Police has revealed.#AsakeConcert #Brixton #UK #Social pic.twitter.com/3ydVe4mdIW
Crowd incident at London Brixton Academy. Videos shared from Tik Tok pic.twitter.com/nIryXYpSr1
— Working With Crowds (@wwcrowds) December 16, 2022