The venue had heavy security for the reopening.
The O2 Brixton Academy reopened its doors, under a heavy security presence, more than a year after it was forced to close following a deadly crowd crush.
As he joined the small but quick-moving queue of customers who were set to see a Nirvana tribute act, chef Ben Wade, 19, of Ramsgate, Kent, said: “It almost looks like overkill, so I think it is probably going to be quite safe.” Mr Wade said: “I am glad they are showing awareness of what happened because it was catastrophic and hopefully nothing like that can happen again.“We used to walk just straight in through the door and you did not see this many people in hi-vis – it looks completely different.“I think if something did happen again – it would be completely catastrophic for the venue .
Academy Music Group Limited, the venue owner, had said it had developed new safety measures at the venue in the wake of the tragedy, including stronger doors, a better queuing system and more secure ticketing. “I think that having these tribute acts means they are not going to sell out and it is a gentle reopening.“This is just easing back into it.”
Kai Harding, 18, of Ware, Herts, thought is was “quite likely” that a strong show of security was being enforced on reopening after the tragedy.
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