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CMAT finally made it to Brixton Academy — and was crowned the new queen of high camp

5/5 Alan Carr was headbanging on the balcony as Dunboyne Diana led the crowd in the Woke Macarena

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025

Brixton Calling: the wild true story behind the new musical

Simon Parkes bought Brixton Academy for £1, which was only the start of an incredible journey of music and madness - which has now been turned into a new theatre production

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2025

"When gangsters hustled me, I showed no fear because I was unaware of what was going on": What happens when you buy one of the UK's most iconic venues for £1

A new play tells the story of Simon Parkes, the entrepreneur who turned Brixton Academy into one of the nation's most-loved live venues

Metal Hammer · Jul 22, 2025

Brixton Academy music venue must meet 77 conditions to reopen, council rules

Popular south London music venue shut in December after crowd crush outside show by Afro-pop singer Asake left two people dead

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Brixton Academy can reopen Lambeth Council says, but must meet 77 conditions

Brixton Academy can re-open once the venue has met 77 “extensive and robust” conditions “designed to promote public safety”, Lambeth Council said.

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2023

Hot Chip talk Sinéad O’Connor and London’s nightlife crisis: ‘Brixton Academy is so essential’

Twenty years in, the band is still thriving

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2023

Children of woman crushed to death outside Brixton Academy ‘are realising their mother isn’t coming home’

‘With the seven-year-old, you can see the sadness in him’

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

Is it lights out for Brixton Academy?

From The Clash to Rihanna, the legendary venue has hosted them all. Then tragedy struck and it closed. Shannon Mahanty looks at whether it will remain shut forever

Evening Standard · May 12, 2023

Online petition to save Brixton Academy surpasses 50,000 signatures

The south London music venue faces permanent closure after the Metropolitan Police urged the council to strip the venue of its licence.

The Independent UK · May 1, 2023

A petition to save Brixton Academy has amassed 12 thousand signatures in two days

The petition follows the Met Police's call for Brixton Academy's permanent closure following the crowd crush that resulted in two deaths in December

Metal Hammer · Apr 28, 2023