By Angela Green The O2 Academy Brixton will be allowed to reopen after its owners agreed to meet 77 “extensive and robust” safety measures in response to a fatal incident at the venue in December 2022, when two people died and others were seriously injured following a crowd crush at the door. Following the episode during a gig by the Afrobeats star Asake, Academy … [Read more...]
UK live music industry warns government of urgent need of energy cost mitigation, now
By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: UK live music industry warns government of urgent need of energy cost mitigation, now. LIVE, the voice of the UK’s live music industry, has warned government that intervention is urgently needed now to avoid the closure of hundreds of music venues across the UK. An industry survey revealed that music businesses across … [Read more...]