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READ MORE: Artists and industry speak out to save Brixton Academy ... the approval of former Smiths frontman Morrissey, who shared one of the band’s gig posters on his official website.
The Smiths, David Bowie, Madonna, Bob Dylan, Blur and the Clash are just a few of the famous acts to have played there. “Brixton Academy has consistently held a special place in the hearts of ...
Asake gig: Crush builds at Brixton Academy entrance Outside the venue entrance on the main road, Solomon Smith, founder of Brixton Soup kitchen, films police moving barriers. "Are they helping us ...
Music fans are being called on to lend their voices to a campaign to save Brixton Academy. The legendary south London music venue — a former cinema that's hosted The Smiths, Diana Ross and Snoop ...
Brixton Academy shuttered in December 2022 after a ... tribute bands for The Smiths and Nirvana. Two people – one fan and a security guard – died on 15 December 2022 during a gig by Nigerian ...
who perform tracks by The Smiths. Rebecca Ikumelo, left, and Gaby Hutchinson were injured in the crush and died in hospital Lambeth Council suspended the Brixton O2 Academy's licence on 22 ...
There must be people in London who haven’t been to the Brixton Academy, in the same way there ... gigs I went to was the last gig by the Smiths One of the most fetishised gigs was the one ...
Brixton Academy is one of London’s best recognised and most storied live music venues. Since it opened as a concert hall in 1983, the likes of the Rolling Stones and Amy Winehouse to Madonna and ...
Before the show Doors at the O2 Academy Brixton were due to open ... Outside the venue entrance on the main road, Solomon Smith, founder of Brixton Soup kitchen, films police moving barriers.