#brixtonacademy

[mycelebrityandi]

Investigation carried out by the police, has revealed that security guards at Brixton Academy, the south London venue for Asake's concert where two people died in a stampede, allegedly took bribes to let people without tickets into concerts. A security guard who worked on the night of the incident, told the police that the act has been ongoing since 2009 and some of his colleagues made £1,000 cash from bribes they took from people coming for concerts without tickets. He also accused the security firm in charge of the venue of knowing about the illegal deals. "There were people taking money... Some staff made £1,000 cash," a guard, who is employed by AP Security, told the BBC. "Our company knew what was going on and they knew the people who were doing it, and they did nothing about it." The whistleblower guard, using the fake name Rohan, added that there were only 110 security guards on duty on the night of the fatal crush, when there should have been 190. He described the crush which took place at Asake's concert "like being in a car crash that's been really awful - being crashed on and stamped on". Rohan said that things get "out of hand" when a few people bribe their way in, because word of the breach spreads and other people try their luck. The whistleblower added; "When you let a few people in, they would text their friends, and they'll text their friends. "And the bouncers started being greedy, and it got out of hand. And people wanted to come in anyway, without a ticket. "You can train someone to the max, but when that happens in front of you, you actually stop… you freeze." Rohan claimed that the subject of bribes had been brought up in staff meetings, but AP Security managers had not reprimanded guards accused of letting ticketless people in. He also disclosed that bribing guards for tickets was not limited to Brixton Academy, but also happened at several other venues. A police chief who spoke to BBC, also disclosed that a week before Asake's concert, guards allowed people without tickets to gain access to a different event that took place at same Brixton academy. #singer #asake #asakelondonconcert #brixtonacademy #mycelebrityandi https://www.instagram.com/p/CnhXoTXIDf_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[itwas20yrsagotoday]

#orbital #brixtonacademy

[mariolopezgoicoechea]

Photo by @deb.jaffe One of the advantages we, immigrants, have when relocating to another country, at least at the start, is a lack of awareness of codes. By this I mean that we are not conscious of local prejudices and hang-ups. The urban geography we slowly become acquainted with is just that: new territories to discover and new names to learn. That’s how I found out about #Brixton and its (unjustly deserved, in my opinion) bad reputation. In my early days at the travel agency where I worked for more than half a decade, I once mentioned to a colleague where I was planning to go later on that evening. He looked at me as if I’d just sworn at a client on the phone. Brixton? Are you mad? Do you want to get knifed? Of course, I went to Brixton that night. As days turned into years and years turned into a couple of decades, I came to fall in love with #SW9. I may live north of the river and hang out mainly in east London, but there’s something about Brixton that lures me back. It’s the crazy, organic and hard-to-define cultural and intellectual mix the place has to offer. I saw a post-#Baduizm but pre-New Amerykah Part One #ErykahBadu at #BrixtonAcademy (before it became O2 Brixton Academy) in the early noughties. I’ve raved to anyone who will listen about Fish, Wings and Tings, one of the top street food joints, not just in London, but probably in the country (pre-pandemic I’d already been to the place about half a dozen times. I can’t wait to go back). I danced my head off to the beat of master percussionist Kevin Haynes’ batá drums outside Habesha, an Ethiopian restaurant in Brixton Village on a sultry summer evening a few years ago. So, piece of advice for any fellow immigrant newly arrived in London. Go wherever the hell you want to go. Codes are meant to be broken and postcodes to be travelled through. You could even start in SW9. I know it will welcome you with open arms. #London #Londres #Londinense #cycling #cyclinglife #bicyclelife #bicycles #visitbritain #visitengland #visitlondon #strava #stravaphotos #stravacycling #streetphotography #urbanlandscape #photography #VSCO #Cuban #Immigrant #Londoner (at Brixton Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWRld_koUoR/?utm_medium=tumblr

[robbialy]

From • @carterusm_1992theloveprofile Sheriff Fatmannnnnnnn - - - - @mrjimbobfromcarter @lesliegeorgecarter #carter #carterusm #cartertheunstoppablesexmachine #jimbob #jimbobfromcarter #live #thewounderstuff #nedsatomicdustbin #gig #music #dadrock #30something #music #1992 #1992thelovealbum #sherriffatman #brixtonacademy https://www.instagram.com/p/CO3G0XfJbbvP2B31Vg6f8OA6ZeMvasGoH2Khf00/?igshid=10pri4lc9k3ir

[linda-ramone]

🌺 Nice 🌺 #Repost @mickpeek ・・・ Lockdown attic archaeology… “1... 2... 3... 4....” . Two of my tickets to see the Ramones in London… Hammersmith Palais on 22nd October 1981 and Brixton Academy on 26th October 1987. Also, there’s my prized possession of a “played” Dee Dee Ramone bass pick caught at the Palais!!! . #TheRamones #Live #1234 #HeyHoLetsGo #HammersmithPalais #1981 #BrixtonAcademy #1987 #JohnnyRamone #DeeDeeRamone #JoeyRamone #MarkyRamone #johnnyramonearmy #gabbagabbahey https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdeIhdDtai/?igshid=4qepv49t0asa

[kynkynerd]

#brixtonacademy #madonna . . . . . . . . #music #queenofpop https://www.instagram.com/p/CFF1RqElwDL/?igshid=187808zg59zin

[atari-teenage-riot]

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20 years ago Atari Teenage Riot was crashing like a tank hit by a rocket. Burnt out, sick, tired but furious, the end of the world seemed near: 1999, then switch... 2000 the final show was recorded... When Nic Endo, Alec Empire and Carl Crack took the stage at Brixton Academy in London, UK, they knew that this was the end of the 90s, Digital Hardcore and ATR.... but they decided that the only option they had left was to a t t a c k.... There was no doubt that it was, and still is the loudest noise show ever played to the biggest audience, and the discussion that followed it was more about dB levels. Some argued it was 130dB, others claimed it was more like 120dB. “Definitely louder than Motorhead” “Louder than My Bloody Valentine” We say... who cares? Noise music is about using a very wide frequency range and make that a physical experience for the listener. It is ‘information overload’ to those who can’t take that much energy, but those who look for this intensity? They reach for the volume button and press up up up up... in the red... that’s how we live life... if you don’t go over the edge you might never know who you really are.... 💥💥💥💥💥💥 #atariteenageriot #bandcamp #alecempire #nicendo #carlcrack #nin #nineinchnails #london #brixtonacademy #uk #england #noise #noisemusic #1999 #y2k #moogerfooger #digitalhardcore #electronicmusic #motorhead #mybloodyvalentine #techno #electronicmusic #musichistory #nme https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VRe5KlNIa/?igshid=ed2jod4czfzy

[bigjoanie]

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at @mothclub on Thursday night! Definitely one of the best shows we've ever played with the warmest and most supportive crowd 💖 we're so grateful to everyone involved, and particularly proud of @charlie.nohome and @breakuphaircut who both smashed their sets! Special shout out to @theeebanjodeb for spinning all the hits between sets too! 🕺🏾 Extremely excited to say that our next London show will be opening for the incredible Sleater-Kinney at @o2academybrix!! We're pinching ourselves! Hope to see some of you there 😱🌟 Photos of us by @cfaruolo from the awesome @losbitchos 📸 . . . . . #bigjoanie #sleater-kinney #harkin #brixtonacademy #mothclub #breakuphaircut #nohome #debbiesmith #badvibrations #tour #sistahs #sistahpunk https://www.instagram.com/p/B7vO6OAHUPJ/?igshid=jb0roiwnqzlb

[sonic-gonzo]

Last night at the 02 Brixton Academy London UK: Midnight Oil (130619) 

[escapethending]

Gojira were mega! #piercings #tattoos #ginger #makeup #themaincharacteristics #gojira #brixtonacademy https://www.instagram.com/p/BzY71C0ngpx/?igshid=7fetefdozuk8

[wichita-recordings]

♥️ • @indoorpets London that was amazing, pretty surreal experience all round. Thankyou so much to @weezer for having us, see you next week in Zurich @xtrazuerich. @o2academybrix 📸 @jesstookthese #brixtonacademy #weezer #indoorpets #geekrock #fender #hiwatt https://www.instagram.com/p/BzVZZYnnNrZ/?igshid=1j1j3wvgybrl8

[fmn24]

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STORMZY SEIZES FIRST NUMBER ONE Stormzy wins BOB (Battle of the British Airways) to claim his first number one. Stormzy has dropped his first new track of 2019 Vossi Bop is his first ever #number1 on the official #uksingleschart. Purchase his new #musicsingle @itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/vossi-bop-single/1460007267 and other streaming services. #beats #brixtonacademy #dave #entertainmentnews #entertainmentweekly #hiphop #musicnews #rap #rapper #recordingartist #radio #topcharts #topofthepops #music 🔊 #song #vossibop #kamaras_reviews (at United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxCtTIal7zn/?igshid=1upzzssps95ut

[myincubusupdate]

#Repost from @paulharries ••• More of my photos of @brandonboyd @incubusofficial in @kerrangmagazine_ this week. @o2academybrix live review. #incubus #brandonboyd #kerrang #musicphotography #musicphotographer #brixtonacademy (en O2 Academy Brixton) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn9YeRQA7Tb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nlw79hws3ah1

[alexforsey]

Amazing show last night. Always a great gig. #lcd #amazing #brixtonacademy #music https://www.instagram.com/p/CfcUeK2tWIj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hellomynameismelvin]

4/4 Yeah Yeah Yeahs 🖤 • • • • • #music #gig #yeahyeahyeahs #brixtonacademy #london (at Brixton Academy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeqBccns7Z3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[graceforty]

day one hundred and thirteen