Lambeth Council: Last News

Turnstile have rescheduled their upcoming Brixton Academy gig in London and announced a new date in Manchester.The hardcore band announced their biggest UK gig to date in London last year, which was originally set for May 30.Now, the gig has been pushed back to August 15, with a new gig at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse now added for the following day. They will be the band’s only UK shows of 2023.Brixton Academy is set to remain closed until April following the fatal crowd crush at an Asake concert at the venue in December – with a number of gigs beyond that now being relocated, including the Turnstile show and a gig from Dublin’s Inhaler.After the venue’s licence was temporarily suspended until January 16, Lambeth Council said that they would meet again on that date to discuss the future of the venue.

BBC.It found that an undercover reporter was able to pay extra to complete a mandatory six-day training course in a day and half, and missed out on crucial first aid training. The BBC says it found similar instances across other training providers.Such practices are against regulations put in place to safeguard people coming to harm at public events.The industry regulator, The Security Industry Authority (SIA) said the evidence presented to them by the BBC suggested criminality and is now urgently referring the issue to police.The BBC presented their report to Paul Greaney KC – legal counsel to the inquiry into the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.

Asake gig on December 15, 2022 tried and were able to force their way in to the show, leading to overcrowding and the gig being cancelled half way through. Rebecca Ikumelo, aged 33 and Gaby Hutchinson, 23 died in the following days.

Inhaler have rescheduled their upcoming Brixton Academy show in London and shared a new video for ‘If You’re Gonna Break My Heart’.After touring the UK last month, the Dublin band – who released second album ‘Cuts & Bruises’ this year – were set to play Brixton in May along with a Manchester gig.Now, the band will instead play an intimate gig at the Electric Ballroom on May 20 (the Manchester gig the previous night will still go ahead as planned), before playing Brixton on November 4.Also in 2023, the band are confirmed to support Arctic Monkeys on their upcoming 2023 European tour. This year also sees them supporting Harry Styles at Slane Castle and Sam Fender at St James Park.See their upcoming UK headline tour dates and watch the new video for ‘If You’re Gonna Break My Heart’ below.pic.twitter.com/m6CQ9BEJcg— Inhaler (@InhalerDublin) March 29, 2023MAY 202319 – Manchester, O2 Victoria Warehouse20 – London, Electric BallroomJUNE 20235 – Liverpool, O2 Academy 26 – Sheffield, LeadmillNOVEMBER 20234 – London, O2 Academy BrixtonBrixton Academy is set to remain closed until April following the fatal crowd crush at an Asake concert at the venue in December – with a number of gigs beyond that now being relocated.

Asake gig on December 15, 2022 tried and were able to force their way in to the show, leading to overcrowding and the gig being cancelled half way through. Rebecca Ikumelo, aged 33 and Gaby Hutchinson, 23 died in the following days.Now, insiders at the venue’s medical provider – Collingwood Services Ltd – have approached BBC Radio 4’s File On 4 programme to reveal that only half of the recommended medical presence at a gig of that size were present on the night, as BBC News reports.Claiming that the medical cover at the gig had been “inadequate,” one whistleblower said: “[They] had two student paramedics, so they’re basically unqualified.