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Noted performances[edit]

What is the point of an entirely arbitrary list of a handful of the bands that have played at the venue? The Brixton Academy is a major music venue in the capitol of one of the world's great pop music producing nations. Pretty much every major recording artiste in recent history has played there. If such a list is wanted, one would have thought that The Rolling Stones, REM, Bob Dylan, Madonna etc were of greater note than some of the dreary emo bands currently listed.Terwilliger 00:15, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, if this section exists at all, it should only feature gigs and events noteworthy for specific reasons, such as live recordings for DVD etc.

I have removed it for reasons mentioned above. If someone feels like compiling a more concise list with better balanced content (+44 is listed, but The Rolling Stones aren't? Get a grip :D), go ahead. -mrbartjens 19:07, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Videos[edit]

The music video for Pet Shop Boy's "What have I done to deserve this?" was recorded at the Brixton Academy, according to the entry for the song. No credits given for the supporting musicians and dancers featured in the video. 84.92.56.32 (talk) 21:52, 9 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Name[edit]

Brixton Academy is the name by which the venue is known. Live albums released since the name change are called Live at Brixton Academy. The website is www.brixton-academy.co.uk. Someone searching on Wiki or an external search engine would be more likely to put in Brixton Academy. The press releases and news reports and ticket agencies all use Brixton Academy. I have moved the article back to the original name. SilkTork *SilkyTalk 21:55, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Name[edit]

What is now happening regarding the new Academy sponsor? Does this affect Brixton at all? --^{SteelersFanUK06} ReplyOnMine! 03:23, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well it will officially be changed to O2 Academy Brixton from January 1 2009, whether everyone will agree to changing the article name (or indeed refer to it by that name) is another matter. For the time being I've put in a redirect to this page. Feudonym (talk) 01:54, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Asake concert crush[edit]

I have added a line to List of fatal crowd crushes, containing a very brief summary:

One woman killed in crush during entry to concert headlined by Afropop star Asake at the O2 Brixton Academy.^[1]

It needs to be described in more detail in this article. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 16:56, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Guardian reports that the "people trying to force their way in without a ticket" story is questionable.^[2] --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 01:15, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Second woman dies, another critically ill.^[3] --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 18:19, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Brixton Academy: What happened in the crush?". BBC News. 17 December 2022.
^ "Witnesses to Brixton concert crush say many fans outside had tickets". The Guardian. 18 December 2022.
^ "Second woman dies after Brixton concert crush". The Guardian. 19 December 2022.

[1] "Brixton Academy: What happened in the crush?". BBC News. 17 December 2022.

[2] "Witnesses to Brixton concert crush say many fans outside had tickets". The Guardian. 18 December 2022.

[3] "Second woman dies after Brixton concert crush". The Guardian. 19 December 2022.

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