London music venue Brixton Academy to reopen with Nirvana and Smiths tribute acts | Music
Brixton Academy is to reopen for the first time since it closed in December 2022 after a fatal crowd crush resulted in two deaths.Tribute acts for Nirvana and the Smiths will perform at the O2 venue on 19 April, followed by tribute acts for Oasis and the Foo Fighters on 26 April.More conventional acts will appear the following month, with the indie band Editors on 2 May and a two-night residency by the Black Keys on 7 and 8 May.The reopening comes after a ruling in September that the venue could retain its licence if it…