BRITISH MUSIC FANS: A petition is being circulated to review and renew the license of famed British music venue BRIXTON ACADEMY, LONDON, ENGLAND.
FROM THE PRODIGY:
Brixton Academy is our home. What happened there a few months ago was tragic and very serious lessons need to be learnt from it.
It's the venue that has been at the heart of our band, the one that we have played the most and where fans from all around the world come to see us play. It is super important that it's able to continue to be a place that you can go and see bands play live. If you agree please, put your full support behind them, as we do.
FROM NIGHTIME INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION:
: Reference Application: 23/00773/PRMREV : 'Review of premises licence' Brixton Academy, 211 Stockwell Rd, London SW9 9SL
I am writing with regard to the review of the license for Brixton Academy, 211 Stockwell Rd, London SW9 9SL.
As a patron of this amazing venue in the heart of Brixton, I have visited the venue on many occasions, and have found the management and staff to be extremely professional.
Attracting over 650,000 people to the UK and London, and over 150 shows a year, this historic venue has cemented itself as one of the most culturally significant performance spaces in the UK.
The Brixton Academy has been part of the cultural tapestry of London, delivering over 50 live albums and winning NME best venue 12 times since the mid nineties whilst under AMG management. It has also hosted performances from thousands of British and International artists from Deep Purple in the 70’s, UB40, The Clash in 1981 with The Smiths playing their final show there in 1986.
In the 90’s the venue continued to set the precedent with shows from Stone Roses, David Bowie, The Prodigy and the who’s who list of American greats including Sonic Youth, The Ramones, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rage Against the Machines, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Offspring and legendary performances from icons such as Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.
2000 saw the Queen of pop, Madonna, perform an exclusive London gig in Brixton, after a 7 year hiatus from touring and watched by David Bowie and Mick Jagger. The performance was streamed live across the internet to an estimated 1 million viewers worldwide.
Today it stands as one of the most celebrated venues in the UK, hosting performance royalty from a hugely diverse internationally acclaimed pool of talent , including Eddie Izzard, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Groove Armada, Rema, Little Sims, Little Britain, Davido, Arctic Monkeys, Skrillex, Stormzy, Kylie Minogue, Ziggy Marley, Burnaboy, LCD Soundsystem, Rihanna, on top of the countless award ceremonies and ambassadorial moments representing the UK globally.
Without this venue in London, we would see a huge void in our cultural economy, a considerable gap in touring capability, loss of jobs and one less platform for headline domestic and international artists to perform, losing out to our international counterparts.
This venue is a huge talent bed for new artists, and for many performing within this space, it has been a turning point within their career, with many artists today citing this space as one of their pinnacle career moments.
For decades the Brixton Academy under Academy Music Group management has been a safe and inclusive space for people to enjoy a wide range of cultural activities, from awards, live and recorded music, comedy to corporate events and filming. The venue has a considerable workforce and is one of the key employers of young people within the area, supporting a wide range of businesses and freelancers within the local community and across the UK, making a huge contribution to the local and national economy.
It is also important to consider that this venue has helped to promote the licensing objectives and manage and prevent public nuisance, mitigate risks of crimes like anti social behaviour, noise and disturbance of the peace. It’s played a huge part in shaping communities, provides a safe space for all who live, work and seek entertainment and leisure within the area, and is important to the physical, social and mental well being of the community.
The potential impact of this closure would have huge ramification within the local economy, recent research has shown that we are already seeing an estimated 1/2 million pounds worth of lost revenue being suffered by local businesses every week since its temporary closure, with some unable to weather the suspension period.
As a patron, I am particularly concerned that the potential closure of this venue will lead to a considerable increase in poorly managed or illegal events taking place across London. This has the potential to displace audiences into uncontrolled and unsafe environments for events. Communities will be exposed to increased levels of noise and nuisance & anti social behaviour, rather than through the provision of a well regulated and safe space for adults but also for under 18’s. The lack of security provision in these unlicensed environments will also bring into question the protection of children and minors from harm, with the potential to place the public at risk, but also placing considerable pressure on an already stretched Metropolitan Police force.
Brixton & London are renowned for being a diverse and culturally rich area, its inevitable that the impact of this closure would bring into question the validity of the current equality impact assessment and whether this would present a disadvantage to any protected groups, placing them at risk of being excluded from participating in cultural activity.
I have not lost sight of the tragic incident that occurred in December , but would respectfully ask you to consider working with AMG and the venue to learn from what has happened and enhance the licence to ensure that this could never happens again.
I would ask you to carefully consider the evidence I have laid out above, the subsequent resulting community impacts of closing this iconic venue on the four key licensing objectives, and the damage that will be caused to the local economy and culture.
At this moment I would urge all involved to step forward and engage in productive and meaningful discussions, with an aim to resolve the current challenges and present a unified position on delivering the safe and effective management of this space in the future.
Kind Regards,
I am writing with regard to the review of the license for Brixton Academy, 211 Stockwell Rd, London SW9 9SL.
As a patron of this amazing venue in the heart of Brixton, I have visited the venue on many occasions, and have found the management and staff to be extremely professional.
Attracting over 650,000 people to the UK and London, and over 150 shows a year, this historic venue has cemented itself as one of the most culturally significant performance spaces in the UK.
The Brixton Academy has been part of the cultural tapestry of London, delivering over 50 live albums and winning NME best venue 12 times since the mid nineties whilst under AMG management. It has also hosted performances from thousands of British and International artists from Deep Purple in the 70’s, UB40, The Clash in 1981 with The Smiths playing their final show there in 1986.
In the 90’s the venue continued to set the precedent with shows from Stone Roses, David Bowie, The Prodigy and the who’s who list of American greats including Sonic Youth, The Ramones, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rage Against the Machines, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Offspring and legendary performances from icons such as Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.
2000 saw the Queen of pop, Madonna, perform an exclusive London gig in Brixton, after a 7 year hiatus from touring and watched by David Bowie and Mick Jagger. The performance was streamed live across the internet to an estimated 1 million viewers worldwide.
Today it stands as one of the most celebrated venues in the UK, hosting performance royalty from a hugely diverse internationally acclaimed pool of talent , including Eddie Izzard, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Groove Armada, Rema, Little Sims, Little Britain, Davido, Arctic Monkeys, Skrillex, Stormzy, Kylie Minogue, Ziggy Marley, Burnaboy, LCD Soundsystem, Rihanna, on top of the countless award ceremonies and ambassadorial moments representing the UK globally.
Without this venue in London, we would see a huge void in our cultural economy, a considerable gap in touring capability, loss of jobs and one less platform for headline domestic and international artists to perform, losing out to our international counterparts.
This venue is a huge talent bed for new artists, and for many performing within this space, it has been a turning point within their career, with many artists today citing this space as one of their pinnacle career moments.
For decades the Brixton Academy under Academy Music Group management has been a safe and inclusive space for people to enjoy a wide range of cultural activities, from awards, live and recorded music, comedy to corporate events and filming. The venue has a considerable workforce and is one of the key employers of young people within the area, supporting a wide range of businesses and freelancers within the local community and across the UK, making a huge contribution to the local and national economy.
It is also important to consider that this venue has helped to promote the licensing objectives and manage and prevent public nuisance, mitigate risks of crimes like anti social behaviour, noise and disturbance of the peace. It’s played a huge part in shaping communities, provides a safe space for all who live, work and seek entertainment and leisure within the area, and is important to the physical, social and mental well being of the community.
The potential impact of this closure would have huge ramification within the local economy, recent research has shown that we are already seeing an estimated 1/2 million pounds worth of lost revenue being suffered by local businesses every week since its temporary closure, with some unable to weather the suspension period.
As a patron, I am particularly concerned that the potential closure of this venue will lead to a considerable increase in poorly managed or illegal events taking place across London. This has the potential to displace audiences into uncontrolled and unsafe environments for events. Communities will be exposed to increased levels of noise and nuisance & anti social behaviour, rather than through the provision of a well regulated and safe space for adults but also for under 18’s. The lack of security provision in these unlicensed environments will also bring into question the protection of children and minors from harm, with the potential to place the public at risk, but also placing considerable pressure on an already stretched Metropolitan Police force.
Brixton & London are renowned for being a diverse and culturally rich area, its inevitable that the impact of this closure would bring into question the validity of the current equality impact assessment and whether this would present a disadvantage to any protected groups, placing them at risk of being excluded from participating in cultural activity.
I have not lost sight of the tragic incident that occurred in December , but would respectfully ask you to consider working with AMG and the venue to learn from what has happened and enhance the licence to ensure that this could never happens again.
I would ask you to carefully consider the evidence I have laid out above, the subsequent resulting community impacts of closing this iconic venue on the four key licensing objectives, and the damage that will be caused to the local economy and culture.
At this moment I would urge all involved to step forward and engage in productive and meaningful discussions, with an aim to resolve the current challenges and present a unified position on delivering the safe and effective management of this space in the future.
Kind Regards,
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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